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Sunday share tips: Spectra Systems, Domino's Pizza
5th May 2024 14:27
(Sharecast News) - The Sunday Times's Lucy Tobin spied an opportunity in shares of Domino's Pizza.
Read moreSunday newspaper round-up: Darktrace, National Insurance, Royal Mail
5th May 2024 13:51
(Sharecast News) - An aura of mystery continues to linger over whether the biggest of Darktrace's shareholders are prepared to support Thoma Bravo's £4.2bn takeover. Among those is Mike Lynch, who is currently facing trial in the US over fraud claims linked to executive search software outfit Autonomy. Also unclear is the position of the Darktrace Employee Benefit Trust, which owned just under 8% of the company's shares. The trust is managed by Equiniti, which has nothing to do with the decision. - The Financial Mail on Sunday
Read moreEurope close: Stocks end mixed after 'goldilocks' US jobs data
3rd May 2024 16:56
(Sharecast News) - European shares ended the Friday session on a mixed note despite an April jobs report out of the US that saw traders price back in a second interest rate cut for 2024.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks rise as US payrolls come in weaker
3rd May 2024 16:52
(Sharecast News) - London markets closed positively on Friday, as investors digested slower-than-expected payrolls growth in the US, while Anglo American jumped amid anticipation of a potential bidding war for the mining giant.
Read moreDirector dealings: Cohort CEO makes share sale
3rd May 2024 16:41
(Sharecast News) - Cohort revealed on Friday that chief executive Andrew Thomis had disposed of 3,792 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed management consultant.
Read moreBroker tips: Shell, Standard Chartered, Team 17, AJ Bell
3rd May 2024 16:16
(Sharecast News) - RBC Capital Markets has raised its forecasts for Shell and kept an 'outperform' rating, saying the business was "firing on most cylinders" in the quarter.
Read moreAccrol agrees to final offer of £130.8m from Navigator Paper
3rd May 2024 15:34
(Sharecast News) - Tissue maker Accrol Group said on Friday that it has agreed to be taken over by Navigator Paper after it made an improved and final offer that values the company at £130.8m.
Read moreUS open: Stocks sharply higher following NFP data
3rd May 2024 15:23
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street stocks were firmly in the green early on Friday as market participants digested some key jobs data.
Read moreTGI Fridays owner Hostmore narrows FY losses
3rd May 2024 14:40
(Sharecast News) - TGI Fridays owner Hostmore said on Friday that it had reduced its annual losses in a "transitional" year.
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Anglo rallies on Reuters report; IHG slumps
3rd May 2024 14:38
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was up 0.5% at 8,209.34 in afternoon trade on Friday.
Read moreUS services activity softens in April, ISM says
3rd May 2024 14:13
(Sharecast News) - Services activity in the States shrank unexpectedly at the start of spring, marking the first contraction since December 2022.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Trainline rolling; Georgia banks out of favour
3rd May 2024 13:54
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 20,198.09 0.73%
Read moreWeek ahead: Bank of England, euro area services PMIs in focus
3rd May 2024 13:04
(Sharecast News) - Investors' focus over the coming week would shift back to the UK as rate-setters met to decide on monetary policy.
Read moreU.S. non-farm payroll growth slows to just 175,000 in April
3rd May 2024 12:53
(Sharecast News) - Hiring in the U.S. slowed by noticeably more than expected in April, alongside lower than expected wage growth.
Read morePolarean gets new polariser order from Cincinnati Children's
3rd May 2024 11:46
(Sharecast News) - Polarean Imaging announced a new polariser order to replace the research polariser at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center on Friday.
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