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Dillistone Group warns of 'challenging' market environment, raises £300k
23rd Aug 2024 07:34
(Sharecast News) - Recruitment software supplier Dillistone Group warned on Friday that the market remained challenging and, if anything, had softened further in the second quarter and into Q3.
Read moreHiscox appoints interim chair after Bloomer dies in Bayesian sinking
23rd Aug 2024 07:33
(Sharecast News) - Hiscox said on Friday that it had appointed senior independent director Colin Keogh as interim chair following the death of Jonathan Bloomer earlier in the week.
Read moreLondon pre-open: Stocks seen up ahead of Powell speech
23rd Aug 2024 07:30
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to gain at the open on Friday as investors eyed a speech by Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell at Jackson Hole.
Read moreFriday newspaper round-up: Energy bills, listing rules, aircraft deliveries
23rd Aug 2024 07:23
(Sharecast News) - Households will begin the run-up to winter with a sharp increase in their energy bills after the industry regulator increased its cap on energy prices by 9.5% from October. Under the new price cap, the average annual energy bill will rise to £1,717 a year for gas and electricity, up £149 from its current level of £1,568, which has been in place since July. The price cap is set every quarter by Ofgem, the energy regulator for Great Britain, and imposes a maximum on how much suppliers can charge their 29 million household customers per unit of gas and electricity. - Guardian
Read moreEvoke expands Romanian operation with Winner.ro acquisition
23rd Aug 2024 07:20
(Sharecast News) - William Hill owner Evoke announced the acquisition of New Gambling Solutions (NGS on Friday, which operates Winner.ro, Romania's seventh-largest online betting and gaming platform.
Read moreUS close: Stocks pull back ahead of Jackson Hole event
22nd Aug 2024 22:16
(Sharecast News) - US stocks declined on Thursday as risk appetite was scaled back ahead of Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell's hotly anticipated speech at the Jackson Hole economic symposium in Wyoming.
Read moreEurope close: Stocks rise on rate-cut hopes after ECB minutes
22nd Aug 2024 16:59
(Sharecast News) - The Stoxx 600 gained on Thursday despite a barrage of mixed economic data, with the stocks resuming their recent rally on rising hopes that central banks in Europe and the US will move to cut interest rates in September.
Read moreBroker tips: Admiral, Derwent London, Segro
22nd Aug 2024 15:46
(Sharecast News) - Jefferies upgraded Admiral on Thursday to 'hold' from 'underperform' and lifted its price target on the stock to 3,025.0p from 2,300.0p as it upped its earnings per share forecasts.
Read moreDirector dealings: Big Technologies CEO raises stake
22nd Aug 2024 15:36
(Sharecast News) - Big Technologies revealed on Thursday that chief executive Sara Murray had acquired 100,000 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed technology firm.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks mixed as investors look to Jackson Hole
22nd Aug 2024 15:31
(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets closed on a mixed note Thursday, as traders remained cautious ahead of a speech from Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell.
Read moreUS existing home sales rebound, snap four months of declines
22nd Aug 2024 15:21
(Sharecast News) - Existing home sales in the US rebounded slightly in July after a sharp drop the previous month, according to data out on Thursday from the National Association of Realtors.
Read moreUS open: Stocks mixed as traders await Powell's Jackson Hole speech
22nd Aug 2024 15:07
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street stocks were mixed early on Thursday as traders continued to await comments from Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell.
Read morePeloton shares bounce after first quarterly growth in two years
22nd Aug 2024 14:41
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Peloton Interactive raced ahead on Thursday after the struggling connected exercise equipment maker reported its first quarter of rising sales in more than two years.
Read moreBoston Fed president Collins signals her support for rate cuts
22nd Aug 2024 14:39
(Sharecast News) - Boston Federal Reserve president Susan Collins suggested on Thursday that it would soon be appropriate for the Fed to initiate a cycle of interest rate cuts, indicating her likely support for a rate reduction at the central bank's upcoming policy meeting.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Hays, Derwent London and Bank of Georgia in demand
22nd Aug 2024 13:34
(Sharecast News) - The second-tier index was edging higher on Thursday with Hays, Derwent London and Bank of Georgia providing a lift, offsetting weakness among ex-dividend stocks.
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