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Bridgepoint upgrades full-year expectations after solid first half
19th Jul 2024 12:55
(Sharecast News) - Bridgepoint Group upgraded its full-year expectations on Friday, after reporting a stronger-than-expected financial performance for the first half, driven by successful fundraising and robust capital deployment.
Read morePraxis Group mulling offer for Capital & Regional
19th Jul 2024 12:48
(Sharecast News) - Praxis Group announced on Friday that it was in the preliminary stages of considering a potential cash offer for Capital & Regional.
Read moreLondon midday: Stocks hold lower after global IT snafu
19th Jul 2024 12:47
(Sharecast News) - Stocks in London were holding lower in early afternoon trading as investors digested the latest political headlines out of the US and their potential implications for the stock market.
Read moreHarworth makes £8.5m land sale to Taylor Wimpey
19th Jul 2024 12:44
(Sharecast News) - Harworth Group announced the completion of an £8.5m sale on Friday, of 15.6 acres of serviced residential land at its Stopes Road development near Little Lever in Bolton, to Taylor Wimpey UK.
Read moreTaylor Maritime subsidiary gets approval to take full ownership of Grindrod
19th Jul 2024 12:40
(Sharecast News) - Taylor Maritime Investments (TMI) announced on Friday that its subsidiary, Grindrod Shipping Holdings, has received approval from Singapore's High Court for its selective capital reduction.
Read moreGSK application for myeloma treatment accepted by EMA
19th Jul 2024 12:33
(Sharecast News) - GSK announced on Friday that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted its marketing authorisation application for 'Blenrep', or belantamab mafodotin, in combination with bortezomib plus dexamethasone - 'BorDex', or pomalidomide plus dexamethasone - PomDex, for treating relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.
Read moreUnited Utilities affirms financial guidance in trading update
19th Jul 2024 12:27
(Sharecast News) - United Utilities Group reported sustained strong operational performance in an update on Friday, affirming its financial guidance for the 2024-2025 period remained unchanged.
Read moreCMA approves Nationwide's acquisition of Virgin Money UK
19th Jul 2024 12:21
(Sharecast News) - Virgin Money UK announced on Friday that its has received unconditional approval from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for its acquisition by Nationwide Building Society.
Read moreEurope midday: Shares down as global IT outage hits all sectors using Windows
19th Jul 2024 11:31
(Sharecast News) - European stocks opened lower on Friday as a major technical outage involving Microsoft hit businesses around the world.
Read moreAsia report: Most markets fall as Japan's inflation holds steady
19th Jul 2024 10:35
(Sharecast News) - Asia-Pacific markets mostly declined on Friday, mirroring Wall Street's downturn as investors rotated out of tech stocks and booked profits from recent equity rallies.
Read moreUS pre-open: Futures lower amid global IT crash
19th Jul 2024 10:21
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street futures were in the red ahead of the bell on Friday following big losses for the Dow in the previous session.
Read moreOfcom halts inflation-linked mid-contract price rises
19th Jul 2024 10:14
(Sharecast News) - Telecoms providers are to be banned from putting up prices linked to inflation mid-contract, the regulator confirmed on Friday.
Read moreCanaccord Genuity raises target price on Dunelm
19th Jul 2024 09:32
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Canaccord Genuity raised their target price on home furnishings retailer Dunelm from 1,250.0p to 1,325.0p on Friday, stating the firm's "strong finish" to FY24 had driven a "small" earnings beat.
Read moreBerenberg hikes target price on AJ Bell following Q3 earnings
19th Jul 2024 09:30
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg hiked their target price on financial services firm AJ Bell from 370.0p to 410.0p on Friday after the group's Q3 earnings on 18 July sent shares up roughly 6% on the day.
Read moreHargreaves Lansdown extends £5.4bn takeover deadline
19th Jul 2024 08:25
(Sharecast News) - The deadline for a potential £5.4bn takeover of Hargreaves Lansdown has been pushed back, the fund supermarket confirmed on Friday.
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