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Weir wins £25m contract for Morroco phosphate projects

30th Sep 2024 07:11

(Sharecast News) - Mining technology group Weir said it had won a £25m contract to provide services on the next phase of OCP's Benguerir and Louta greenfield phosphate projects in Morocco.

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London close: Stocks rise as US PCE inflation slows

27th Sep 2024 16:58

(Sharecast News) - London stocks closed higher on Friday as investors digested a slowdown in the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure.

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Learning Technologies 'minded to recommend' takeover bid from General Atlantic

27th Sep 2024 16:29

(Sharecast News) - Learning Technologies surged on Friday as it confirmed it had received a conditional takeover approach from US private equity investor General Atlantic that it would be minded to recommend.

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Rightmove tells shareholders to 'take no action' over £6.2bn REA offer

27th Sep 2024 16:06

(Sharecast News) - Rightmove responded to a fourth unsolicited and "highly conditional" acquisition proposal from REA Group on Friday afternoon, urging shareholders to take no action while it considered the deal.

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Director dealings: Wizz Air director makes share purchase

27th Sep 2024 15:31

(Sharecast News) - Wizz Air revealed on Friday that non-executive director Anthony Radev had acquired 6,150 ordinary shares in the London-listed budget carrier.

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US open: Dow Jones records solid gains following PCE report

27th Sep 2024 15:10

(Sharecast News) - Wall Street stocks were higher early on Friday following a solid session for the Dow Jones on Thursday.

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FTSE 100 movers: Prudential rallies again; Flutter gives back some gains

27th Sep 2024 14:41

(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was up 0.5% at 8,328.07 in afternoon trade on Friday.

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US PCE growth slows to 2.2pc in August

27th Sep 2024 13:58

(Sharecast News) - Inflation inched closer towards the Federal Reserve's target last month, according to the Commerce Department, paving the way for future interest rate cuts.

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CMA clears Amazon's partnership with Anthropic

27th Sep 2024 13:50

(Sharecast News) - The Competition and Markets Authority said on Friday that it had cleared Amazon's artificial intelligence partnership with San-Francisco based AI start-up Anthropic.

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UK retail sales nudge higher in September - CBI

27th Sep 2024 13:18

(Sharecast News) - Retail sales edged higher in September, an industry survey showed on Friday, boosted by strong online demand.

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Mindflair swings to first-half profit

27th Sep 2024 13:05

(Sharecast News) - Mindflair reported a first-half profit of £1.64m on Friday, swinging from a loss of £0.51m in the same period last year, driven by strong performance in its AI-related investment portfolio.

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Roebuck reports revenue increase as it works on new strategy

27th Sep 2024 12:56

(Sharecast News) - Roebuck Food Group reported first-half revenue of £5.97m on Friday - a significant increase from £1.66m in the same period last year.

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Emmerson reports progress on Khemisset Potash Project

27th Sep 2024 12:50

(Sharecast News) - Emmerson updated the market on the development of its Khemisset Potash Project in Morocco in its interim results on Friday, having submitted an updated environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) in the second quarter, incorporating optimisations from the Khemisset multi-mineral process (KMP).

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OptiBiotix reports 21pc decline in first-half revenue

27th Sep 2024 12:43

(Sharecast News) - OptiBiotix Health reported a 21.3% decline in revenue to £0.28m for the six months ended 30 June on Friday, compared to £0.35m in the same period last year.

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US pre-open: Futures slightly lower ahead of PCE reading

27th Sep 2024 11:42

(Sharecast News) - Wall Street futures were slightly lower ahead of the bell on Friday following a solid session for the Dow Jones on Thursday.

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