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London pre-open: Stocks set to tumble as tariffs kick in

9th Apr 2025 07:43

(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to tumble at the open on Wednesday as Trump's sweeping tariffs came into force, including a swingeing 104% on China.

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London pre-open: Stocks set to tumble as tariffs kick in

9th Apr 2025 07:41

(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to tumble at the open on Wednesday as Trump's sweeping tariffs came into force, including a swingeing 104% on China.

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London pre-open: Stocks set to tumble as tariffs kick in

9th Apr 2025 07:40

(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to tumble at the open on Wednesday as Trump's sweeping tariffs came into force, including a swingeing 104% on China.

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PageGroup says outlook 'uncertain' as macro challenges hit profits

9th Apr 2025 07:32

(Sharecast News) - Recruiter PageGroup has said it is not providing financial targets for 2025 as a result of the economic uncertainty caused by an escalating trade war, with profits in the first quarter falling by almost a tenth.

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Assura rejects £1.5bn merger offer from PHP

9th Apr 2025 07:27

(Sharecast News) - UK medical property Assura on Wednesday said it had agreed to a £1.61bn takeover offer from private investors KKR and Stonepeak Partners after rebuffing a lower bid from Primary Health Properties.

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DCC announces leadership changes

9th Apr 2025 07:26

(Sharecast News) - DCC announced a series of senior leadership changes on Wednesday, aimed at aligning its management structure with its strategic focus on the energy sector, as outlined in its November update.

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Trump's tariff regime takes effect, sending markets tumbling

9th Apr 2025 06:57

(Sharecast News) - Donald Trump's sweeping tariff regime came into force on Wednesday, including a swingeing 104% on China, unnerving markets and pushing the world to the brink of an all-out trade war.

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US close: Stocks swing into red as Trump hikes tariffs on China

8th Apr 2025 21:26

(Sharecast News) - US stocks sank sharply again on Tuesday despite starting off the session with decent gains, after Donald Trump followed through on his threat to hike tariffs on China, sending the S&P 500 to its lowest close in 14 months.

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Europe close: Stocks bounce with trade negotiations still in focus

8th Apr 2025 19:47

(Sharecast News) - European shares staged a bounce on Tuesday after a three-day battering, as investors hoped that progress on tariff talks between the US and Japan would set a template for more negotiations globally.

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Wednesday preview: Global trade negotiations, Fed minutes in focus

8th Apr 2025 19:27

(Sharecast News) - Investors' focus in the middle of the week will be on the ongoing trade negotiations between Washington and dozens of its trade partners.

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Broker tips: Intertek, Impax, Hays

8th Apr 2025 16:46

(Sharecast News) - Shore Capital has upgraded its rating on Intertek from 'sell' to 'hold' following a big fall in the share price of the testing services firm over the past month.

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Banco Santander considering options for stake in Polish unit - report

8th Apr 2025 15:23

(Sharecast News) - Spanish banking group Banco Santander is reportedly weighing up options for its majority stake in its Polish division, according to Bloomberg on Tuesday.

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Ripple to buy prime brokerage Hidden Road for $1.25bn

8th Apr 2025 14:45

(Sharecast News) - Cryptocurrency firm Ripple said on Tuesday that it has agreed to buy prime brokerage Hidden Road for $1.25bn.

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US open: Major indices open sharply higher, trade fears linger

8th Apr 2025 14:31

(Sharecast News) - Wall Street stocks were firmly in the green ahead at the start of trading on Tuesday as major indices looked set to reclaim some of their post-'Liberation Day' losses.

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FTSE 100 movers: Defence stocks jump; BT hit by downgrade

8th Apr 2025 13:56

(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was up 3.4% at 7,967.22 in afternoon trade on Tuesday.

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