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GSK announces positive COPD trial results
6th Sep 2024 08:53
(Sharecast News) - GSK announced positive results from its phase three 'MATINEE' clinical trial on Friday, which evaluated the effectiveness of 'Nucala', or mepolizumab, in treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Read moreNext 15 shares halve as major clients walks
6th Sep 2024 08:03
(Sharecast News) - Shares in public relations firm Next 15 nosedived early on Friday following the announcement that one of its biggest clients would not be renewing its contract.
Read moreLondon open: Stocks fall ahead of payrolls report
6th Sep 2024 07:51
(Sharecast News) - London stocks fell in early trade on Friday as investors eyed the release of the all-important non-farm payrolls report and mulled the latest UK house price data.
Read moreGoogle abusing dominant position in online advertising - CMA
6th Sep 2024 07:43
(Sharecast News) - The UK competition watchdog has accused Alphabet's Google of using its dominant position in digital advertising to hinder competition and favour its own services.
Read moreBerkeley Group says trading 'stable', backs FY guidance
6th Sep 2024 07:37
(Sharecast News) - Housebuilder Berkeley Group backed its full-year guidance on Friday as it said trading in the first four months of the year has been stable.
Read moreEurope open: Stocks drop as investors eye payrolls report, German data disappoints
6th Sep 2024 07:35
(Sharecast News) - European stocks fell in early trade on Friday as nervousness crept in ahead of the key US non-farm payrolls report and after the release of weaker-than-expected German data.
Read moreEurope open: Stocks drop as investors eye payrolls report, German data disappoints
6th Sep 2024 07:35
(Sharecast News) - European stocks fell in early trade on Friday as nervousness crept in ahead of the key US non-farm payrolls report and after the release of weaker-than-expected German data.
Read moreLondon pre-open: Stocks seen down ahead of payrolls; Halifax data in focus
6th Sep 2024 07:34
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to open lower on Friday as investors mulled the latest UK house price data and looked ahead to the release of the non-farm payrolls report.
Read moreFriday newspaper round-up: PwC, UK pension funds, wind farms
6th Sep 2024 07:24
(Sharecast News) - The consultancy PwC has told its employees it is going to begin tracking their working locations to ensure that all workers spend "a minimum of three days a week" in the office or at client sites. In a memo sent to its 26,000 UK employees, the big four accounting firm announced that it will start monitoring how often employees work from home in the same way it monitors how many chargeable hours they work. - Guardian
Read moreInvinity warns of longer sales cycle, appoints new CEO
6th Sep 2024 07:20
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Invinity Energy Systems were sliding on Friday morning, after it warned of a lengthened sales cycle and announced a change of chief executive officers.
Read morePoppy Gustafsson steps down as Darktrace CEO
6th Sep 2024 07:17
(Sharecast News) - Cybersecurity specialist Darktrace announced on Friday that Poppy Gustafsson was stepping down as chief executive officer, effective immediately.
Read moreHouse prices pick up to two-year high - Halifax
6th Sep 2024 07:01
(Sharecast News) - UK house prices edged up to a two-year high in August as confidence picked up amid easing interest rates, according to figures released by Halifax on Friday.
Read moreUS close: Dow Jones sheds more than 200 points
5th Sep 2024 21:15
(Sharecast News) - Major indices delivered a mixed performance on Thursday as market participants thumbed over a number of data points in an effort to gain more insight into the current state of the US economy.
Read moreSector movers: Investors seek out high dividend names
5th Sep 2024 19:27
(Sharecast News) - Utilities paced gains on the FTSE 350 on Thursday as investors added to their positions in interest rate sensitive names in a bid to lock in current dividend yields.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks slip as investors digest US jobless claims
5th Sep 2024 18:02
(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets closed in negative territory on Thursday, as investors digested a slightly lower-than-expected jobless claims number out of the United States.
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