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Alstom to cut debt through €1bn rights issue
8th May 2024 09:30
(Sharecast News) - French train maker Alstom announced plans to raise €1bn from shareholders on Wednesday, as it looks to slash debt.
Read moreSTV Studios wins three BBC Daytime commissions
8th May 2024 09:30
(Sharecast News) - STV Group announced on Wednesday that its STV Studios division has secured three recommissions from BBC Daytime.
Read moreAsia report: Japan leads losses as Toyota, Nintendo flag weakness
8th May 2024 09:28
(Sharecast News) - Stock markets in the Asia-Pacific region were in a mixed state on Thursday, with Japan's markets leading the decliners, as investors thumbed through a series of earnings reports from the region.
Read morePlant Health Care FY revenues down, US sales boost YTD performance
8th May 2024 09:19
(Sharecast News) - Peptides provider Plant Health Care said on Wednesday that although full-year revenues were down in 2023, US sales throughout the first four months of FY24 had boosted year-to-date revenues.
Read moreAB Inbev's Q1 volumes fall less than expected
8th May 2024 08:50
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Anheuser-Busch InBev were rising strongly in Brussels after the Belgian beverages giant reiterated its full-year guidance following better-than-expected first-quarter volumes.
Read moreSoftBank in talks to buy UK's Graphcore - report
8th May 2024 08:46
(Sharecast News) - Japan's SoftBank is reportedly in talks to buy Graphcore, a struggling British semiconductor start-up once valued at $2.8bn.
Read moreEurope open: Shares rise amid corporate results, German data
8th May 2024 08:32
(Sharecast News) - European shares rose at the open on Wednesday amid another dump of corporate earnings and a smaller-than-expected fall in German industrial output.
Read moreSweden's Riksbank trims interest rates
8th May 2024 08:14
(Sharecast News) - Sweden's central bank trimmed interest rates on Wednesday, for the first time since 2016.
Read moreLondon open: Stocks gain as Informa, Wetherspoons rally
8th May 2024 08:11
(Sharecast News) - London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday, helped along by solid performances from the likes of Informa and Wetherspoons, as investors eyed this week's Bank of England policy announcement.
Read moreWorkspace poaches Capital & Regional boss as new CEO
8th May 2024 08:01
(Sharecast News) - Office provider Workspace has appointed Capital & Regional boss Lawrence Hutchings as its chief executive designate to replace its current CEO who announced his retirement in January.
Read moreGerman industrial production falls less than expected
8th May 2024 07:53
(Sharecast News) - Industrial output in Germany fell in March, according to data released on Wednesday by the Federal Statistical Office, Destatis, though it wasn't as big a drop as expected after figures for the previous month were revised lower.
Read more3i Infrastructure tops full-year total return target
8th May 2024 07:50
(Sharecast News) - 3i Infrastructure announced a successful financial year on Wednesday, reporting an 11.4% return for the 12 months ended 31 March, topping its target for a total return of 8% to 10% per annum over the medium term.
Read moreJD Wetherspoon sees FY profits at top of market forecast
8th May 2024 07:48
(Sharecast News) - Pub group JD Wetherspoon said on Wednesday that full-year profits were set to be towards the top of market expectations as it reported a jump in third-quarter sales, boosted by sales of traditional ales and Guinness.
Read moreDirect Line Q1 premiums up on price hikes
8th May 2024 07:40
(Sharecast News) - UK insurer Direct Line on Wednesday reported a large rise in first-quarter written premiums as it hammered consumers with price hikes.
Read moreLondon pre-open: FTSE seen up as attention turns to BoE
8th May 2024 07:34
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set for more gains on Wednesday as investors looked ahead to this week's policy announcement from the Bank of England.
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