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WH Smith hails strong UK travel performance as FY profits rise
14th Nov 2024 07:18
(Sharecast News) - WH Smith reported a jump in full-year profit and revenue on Thursday as it hailed a particularly strong performance from the UK travel business and over the summer.
Read moreAlfa Financial Software ups profit outlook as H1 revenues jump
14th Nov 2024 07:17
(Sharecast News) - Alfa Financial Software has raised profit guidance for the full year after reporting double-digit revenue growth in the third quarter, causing shares to rise on Thursday.
Read moreSpirax retains outlook but warns of FX impact on annual results
14th Nov 2024 07:14
(Sharecast News) - Fluid technology and thermal solutions group Spirax has left its full-year outlook unchanged after increasing organic sales across all three of its businesses in the third quarter, but warned of a slight impact on results from currency movements.
Read moreBurberry launched turnaround plan as sales, profits plunge
14th Nov 2024 07:02
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Burberry surged on Thursday as the luxury goods brand launched a review of the business in an "urgent" effort to turnaround its struggling fortunes after slumping to a £80m half-year loss driven by plunging sales in its key Chinese market.
Read moreB&M reiterates full-year guidance
14th Nov 2024 07:02
(Sharecast News) - B&M European Value Retail reiterated its full-year outlook on Thursday after half-year sales ticked higher.
Read moreUS close: Stocks mixed following October CPI reading
13th Nov 2024 22:03
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street stocks delivered a mixed performance on Wednesday as market participants digested fresh inflation data.
Read moreEurope close: Stocks end mixed despite in-line CPI data Stateside
13th Nov 2024 20:23
(Sharecast News) - European shares finished on a mixed note on Wednesday after a weak session in Asia as investors worried about the possible imposition of tariffs by the new US administration.
Read moreThursday preview: US producer prices, Fed's Powell in focus
13th Nov 2024 15:56
(Sharecast News) - Investors' focus on Thursday will continue to be on the inflation picture in the States.
Read moreBroker tips: Oxford Instruments, Serco
13th Nov 2024 15:42
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg lowered their target price on manufacturing and research company Oxford Instruments from 2,925.0p to 2,830.0p on Wednesday, citing a "strong underlying performance".
Read moreDirector dealings: Jadestone CEO snaps up shares
13th Nov 2024 15:39
(Sharecast News) - Jadestone Energy revealed on Wednesday that chief executive Alexander Blakeley had acquired 443,100 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed upstream production company.
Read moreBioNTech to acquire China's Biotheus in $800m deal
13th Nov 2024 15:35
(Sharecast News) - German biotechnology company BioNTech announced the $800m acquisition of Chinese biotech firm Biotheus on Wednesday, in a bid to further strengthen its oncology pipeline.
Read moreUS open: Stocks mixed following October CPI reading
13th Nov 2024 15:31
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street trading got off to a mixed start on Wednesday as market participants digested fresh inflation data.
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: ICG slides; Smiths Group up on results
13th Nov 2024 15:15
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 8,005.49 in afternoon trade on Wednesday.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks mixed as US inflation meets forecasts
13th Nov 2024 15:00
(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended with mixed results on Wednesday, as investors assessed the latest US inflation data for October, which aligned with forecasts.
Read moreKefi Gold launches strategic review of GMCO joint venture
13th Nov 2024 14:56
(Sharecast News) - Kefi Gold and Copper announced a strategic review of its stake in the Gold and Minerals (GMCO) joint venture in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, which it holds with majority partner Abdulrahman Saad AlRashid & Sons (ARTAR).
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