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FTSE 100 movers: StanChart rallies on results; Diageo slumps

30th Jul 2024 13:51

(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was flat at 8,293.37 in afternoon trade on Tuesday.

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P&G misses the mark with fourth-quarter sales

30th Jul 2024 13:46

(Sharecast News) - Procter & Gamble's stock took a hit on Tuesday after the American consumer goods giant underwhelmed investors with its quarterly sales figures.

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Seeing Machines system gets approved for Wrightbus

30th Jul 2024 13:35

(Sharecast News) - Driver monitoring technology specialist Seeing Machines announced the successful approval of its Guardian Generation 3 driver monitoring solution for Wrightbus, the UK's largest electric bus manufacturer, on Tuesday.

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Yellow Cake NAV per share narrows as uranium prices slip

30th Jul 2024 13:30

(Sharecast News) - Uranium investor Yellow Cake said in an update on Tuesday that during the June quarter, the spot price of uranium saw a slight decline of 1.8%, from $87.00 per pound on 31 March to $85.50 on 28 June.

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SigmaRoc ends first half ahead of expectations

30th Jul 2024 13:23

(Sharecast News) - Lime and limestone specialist SigmaRoc reported a first-half performance ahead of expectations in an update on Tuesday.

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Fintel flags solid first-half revenue, earnings growth

30th Jul 2024 13:17

(Sharecast News) - Fintech and support service provider Fintel flagged a 13.3% increase in first-half core revenue on Tuesday, reaching £31.2m.

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Somero lowers expectations after tough first half

30th Jul 2024 13:11

(Sharecast News) - Somero Enterprises said in a trading update on Tuesday that, while the broad US non-residential construction market remained healthy, its recent trading in North America had been impacted by project start delays and pauses due to elevated interest rates, labour shortages and concrete rationing.

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PayPal lifts full-year forecast after bumper second quarter

30th Jul 2024 12:57

(Sharecast News) - PayPal reported a strong set of second-quarter results on Tuesday, surpassing analyst expectations, as it hiked its full-year earnings forecast.

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Tesla recalls 1.8m cars over bonnet latch issue

30th Jul 2024 12:54

(Sharecast News) - Electric car giant Tesla was forced to update the software of more than 1.8m vehicles in the US after a software issue relating to the bonnet opening latch.

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Pfizer lifts outlook on strong Q2 sales

30th Jul 2024 12:35

(Sharecast News) - US pharma giant Pfizer lifted its full-year profit forecast on Tuesday after second-quarter sales of its Covid vaccine and antiviral treatment came in better than expected, along with contributions from new cancer treatments and sales of its heart disease drug.

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Uniphar flags positive first-half performance

30th Jul 2024 12:22

(Sharecast News) - Healthcare services business Uniphar announced a positive unaudited trading update for the six months ended 30 June on Tuesday.

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Sabre Insurance upbeat on first half growth

30th Jul 2024 12:13

(Sharecast News) - Motor insurance underwriter Sabre Insurance Group reported a strong set of half-year results on Tuesday, with substantial year-on-year profit growth and healthy gross written premium levels at target margins.

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Severfield trading in line with expectations

30th Jul 2024 12:05

(Sharecast News) - Structural steel company Severfield said in an update on Tuesday that trading since the start of the financial year had met expectations.

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Ocado prices £250m guaranteed bonds, £350m unsecured notes

30th Jul 2024 12:01

(Sharecast News) - Ocado Group announced the successful pricing of its £250m guaranteed senior unsecured convertible bonds on Tuesday, due 2029.

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AstraZeneca prices EUR 1.4bn eurobond offering

30th Jul 2024 11:56

(Sharecast News) - AstraZeneca announced on Tuesday that its wholly owned subsidiary, AstraZeneca Finance, priced a €1.4bn eurobond offering on 29 July.

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