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Hunting secures $38m of new contracts
31st Mar 2025 11:32
(Sharecast News) - Precision engineering firm Hunting said on Monday that its subsea technologies arm had secured a number of new contract wins totalling $38.0m.
Read moreUK mortgage approvals fall more than expected
31st Mar 2025 11:31
(Sharecast News) - The number of mortgage approvals for house purchases in the UK fell for the second straight month in February, while consumer credit borrowing slipped, according to data out on Monday from the Bank of England.
Read morePetershill Partners reports solid profit growth, upbeat outlook
31st Mar 2025 11:30
(Sharecast News) - Petershill Partners has unveiled another special dividend payment after a solid increase in profits in 2024, as the private equity group painted a confident outlook for future shareholder returns.
Read moreGlobal markets in turmoil as Trump threatens all countries with tariffs
31st Mar 2025 11:26
(Sharecast News) - Global share markets were in turmoil on Monday as US President Donald Trump said he would impose tariffs on all countries and told his advisers to get even more aggressive with tariffs ahead of a raft of new levies due to take effect on Wednesday.
Read moreJPMorgan starts coverage of Wise at 'overweight'
31st Mar 2025 08:37
(Sharecast News) - JPMorgan Cazenove initiated coverage of Wise on Monday with an 'overweight' rating and a 1,242p price target.
Read moreWood Group finds 'material weakness and failures' in accounts
31st Mar 2025 08:22
(Sharecast News) - Engineering and consulting business Wood Group revealed on Monday that its shares would most likely be suspended from trading on the London Stock Exchange after finding "material weakness and failures" in its books.
Read moreLondon open: Stocks slump amid Trump tariff threats
31st Mar 2025 08:18
(Sharecast News) - London stocks fell sharply in early trade on Monday as Donald Trump threatened to impose reciprocal tariffs on "all countries".
Read moreEurope open: Stoxx slumps as Trump targets all countries with tariffs
31st Mar 2025 08:11
(Sharecast News) - European shares slumped at the open on Monday as US President Donald Trump said he would target all countries with tariffs ahead of a raft of new levies due to take effect on Wednesday.
Read moreGerman February retail sales rise 0.8%
31st Mar 2025 07:59
(Sharecast News) - German retail sales rose by 0.8% in February 2025 compared to the previous month, the federal statistics office said on Monday.
Read moreStroll invests £52m in Aston Martin
31st Mar 2025 07:37
(Sharecast News) - Luxury car maker Aston Martin on Monday said that chairman Lawrence Stroll's Yew Tree Consortium would plough another £52.5m into the company, lifting its stake to around 33%.
Read moreLondon pre-open: Stocks to fall amid tariff concerns
31st Mar 2025 07:26
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to fall at the open on Monday following heavy losses in Asia, with Donald Trump's tariffs due to kick in this week.
Read moreAstraZeneca makes regulatory progress with Imfinzi, Calquence
31st Mar 2025 07:21
(Sharecast News) - AstraZeneca announced on Monday that it secured a US regulatory approval and a positive EU recommendation for two of its oncology therapies, Imfinzi and Calquence, marking progress in its immunotherapy and haematology pipelines.
Read morePets at Home tumbles as profits set to drop next year
31st Mar 2025 07:12
(Sharecast News) - Pets at Home tumbled on Monday as it said profits were set to fall next year as an uncertain economic backdrop and increased costs take their toll.
Read moreUK shop prices fall but hikes are coming, warns BRC
31st Mar 2025 07:11
(Sharecast News) - UK shop prices slipped in March as retailers held back from hiking rates, according to data out on Tuesday from the British Retail Consortium (BRC), which warned of rising cost pressures for the industry over the coming months.
Read moreMonday newspaper round-up: Scams, Aviva, retailers
31st Mar 2025 07:08
(Sharecast News) - Anti-scam campaign groups are calling for police forces to be much tougher on fraudsters, who they claim are scamming millions from victims in "a penalty-free crime". The pleas are being made just days after the UK government announced it is working on an "expanded" fraud strategy as part of a "robust response" to surging reported fraud rates, which rose by 19% last year according to the Office for National Statistics. - Guardian
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