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Director dealings: Prudential director makes share purchase
8th Jul 2024 15:46
(Sharecast News) - Insurance business Prudential revealed on Monday that independent non-executive director George Sartorel had acquired 8,000 ordinary shares in the London-listed firm.
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Beazley follows Hiscox higher; B&M in the black
8th Jul 2024 15:10
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was flat at 8,207.90 in afternoon trade on Monday.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks mixed as investors assess hung French parliament
8th Jul 2024 15:07
(Sharecast News) - London markets showed mixed performance on Monday as investors weighed the implications of a hung parliament in France.
Read morePulsar reports first-half rise in annual recurring revenue
8th Jul 2024 15:02
(Sharecast News) - Marketing and communications software-as-a-service specialist Pulsar Group reported a £2.2m increase in annual recurring revenue in its interim results on Monday, demonstrating a marked improvement in growth momentum compared to the £1.3m growth in the first half of 2023.
Read moreUS open: Dow trades higher as investors look ahead to CPI reading, Q2 earnings
8th Jul 2024 15:00
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street stocks were in the green early on Monday as investors prepared for the beginning of Q2 corporate earnings season later in the week.
Read moreZinc Media trading in line despite slow UK market
8th Jul 2024 14:48
(Sharecast News) - Television and content production company Zinc Media Group reported ongoing delays in the UK content commissioning market in an update on Monday.
Read moreTuesday preview: Fed's Powell, US Treasury auctions in focus
8th Jul 2024 13:18
(Sharecast News) - All eyes on Tuesday will be on the head of the US Federal Reserve ,who will deliver his semi-annual testimony to Congress.
Read moreDevon Energy to buy Grayson Mill's Williston Basin business in $5bn deal
8th Jul 2024 13:15
(Sharecast News) - Devon Energy said on Monday that it has agreed to buy the Williston Basin business of Grayson Mill Energy in a $5bn deal.
Read moreEli Lilly to acquire Morphic via tender offer
8th Jul 2024 12:42
(Sharecast News) - American pharmaceuticals company Eli Lilly has struck an agreement to acquire biopharma business Morphic in a deal worth approximately $3.2bn.
Read moreFrench election stalemate leads to worries about spending plans
8th Jul 2024 12:30
(Sharecast News) - France faced an uncertain political future on Monday after voters rejected the idea a of government led by Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally but also failed to endorse fully centrist or left-wing alliances, with uncertainty around the spending plans of any incoming administration causing concern among analysts.
Read moreHiscox surges as Sompo, Generali said to be interested in takeover
8th Jul 2024 12:17
(Sharecast News) - Hiscox surged on Monday following a report that two rivals are considering takeover bids for the insurer.
Read moreGrifols shares surge on report Grifols family, Brookfield eyeing €5.5bn bid
8th Jul 2024 12:07
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Grifols surged on Monday after a newspaper report stated descendants of the founding family and Canadian fund Brookfield were in talks to launch a takeover bid for the Spanish drugmaker that could be worth around €5.5bn (£4.64bn).
Read moreEurope midday: French stocks up despite prospect of hung assembly
8th Jul 2024 11:26
(Sharecast News) - European shares opened higher on Monday as investors digested the political stalemate in France after the second round of national elections that saw a shock first-place result for the left-wing alliance, but with no single group able to achieve an absolute parliamentary majority.
Read moreThousands of Samsung workers begin three-day strike over pay, working conditions
8th Jul 2024 11:21
(Sharecast News) - More than 6,000 members of the National Samsung Electronics Union (NSEU) began a three-day walkout over pay and working conditions on Monday, just days after the South Korean conglomerate reported a 10-fold increase in quarterly profits.
Read moreUS pre-open: Stocks flat as investors look ahead to Q2 earnings
8th Jul 2024 11:20
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street futures were little changed ahead of the bell on Monday as investors braced for the beginning of Q2 corporate earnings season later in the week.
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