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Greatland Gold appoints Dean Horton as new finance chief

1st Jul 2024 09:14

(Sharecast News) - Greatland Gold announced the appointment of Dean Horton as its new chief financial officer on Monday.

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Asia report: Most markets rise amid mixed data from China, Japan

1st Jul 2024 09:13

(Sharecast News) - Asia-Pacific markets experienced an overall positive start to the second half of the year, with investors reacting to mixed economic indicators from China and revised GDP figures from Japan.

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Feedback secures contract with Queen Victoria Hospital

1st Jul 2024 09:09

(Sharecast News) - Clinical infrastructure business Feedback has scored a contract with the Queen Victoria Hospital to provide its Bleepa Community Diagnostics Centre solution.

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Apax X fund sells stake in Idealista

1st Jul 2024 09:07

(Sharecast News) - Apax Global Alpha announced on Monday that the Apax X fund, in which it is a limited partner, has agreed to sell its minority stake in Idealista, a prominent online real estate classifieds platform in southern Europe, to Cinven.

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Eurozone manufacturing PMI revised higher but downturn continues

1st Jul 2024 09:06

(Sharecast News) - The downturn in the eurozone's manufacturing sector wasn't as bad as initially feared in June, with initial estimates being revised higher on Monday, though the contraction across the region remained firmly entrenched.

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PayPoint kicks off £20m share buyback programme

1st Jul 2024 09:03

(Sharecast News) - PayPoint announced the start of a £20m share buyback programme on Monday, aimed at reducing its share capital.

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Berenberg upgrades British Gas owner Centrica to 'buy'

1st Jul 2024 08:56

(Sharecast News) - Berenberg upgraded British Gas owner Centrica on Monday to 'buy' from 'hold' and lifted the price target to 155p from 130p.

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HgCapital Trust offloads stake in F24

1st Jul 2024 08:52

(Sharecast News) - Private equity firm HgCapital Trust has agreed to sell its stake in European software-as-a-services business F24 to Altona.

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Aptitude Software wins expanded contract with global insurer

1st Jul 2024 08:39

(Sharecast News) - Finance software specialist Aptitude Software Group announced a significant contract win for its Fynapse platform on Monday, with an unnamed major global insurer that is an existing client of the Aptitude Accounting Hub.

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Vivendi settles long-running dispute with institutional investors

1st Jul 2024 08:29

(Sharecast News) - French media conglomerate Vivendi announced the resolution of a long-running legal dispute on Monday, concerning financial communications from the early 2000s.

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BlackRock snaps up UK data provider Preqin for £2.6bn

1st Jul 2024 08:09

(Sharecast News) - BlackRock is to take over UK data provider Preqin in a $3.2bn (£2.55bn) deal as the American investment giant expands further into the fast-growing private markets data segment.

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Europe open: Stoxx up as far-right RN wins first round of French election

1st Jul 2024 08:00

(Sharecast News) - European shares opened higher at the start of the new trading week as investors assessed first round results in France's snap parliamentary election which showed the far-right anti-immigrant National Rally (RN) party in front.

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Harland

1st Jul 2024 07:49

(Sharecast News) - Shares in Harland & Wolff are to be suspended temporarily after the shipbuilder failed to publish its annual results on time.

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London open: Stocks gain as investors mull French election news, Nationwide data

1st Jul 2024 07:47

(Sharecast News) - London stocks rose in early trade on Monday as investors mulled the latest French election news and UK house price data.

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UK house price growth broadly stable in June - Nationwide

1st Jul 2024 07:40

(Sharecast News) - UK house price growth was broadly stable in June, according to data released on Monday by Nationwide.

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