News Archive

Digital 9 to make additional revolving credit facility repayment

29th Apr 2024 07:57

(Sharecast News) - Infrastructure company Digital 9 Infrastructure announced a significant step towards strengthening its financial position on Monday, with the receipt of a deferred consideration payment of $25m (£20m) related to the sale of the Verne Global group, as announced on 15 March.

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Supermarket Income REIT buys portfolio of Carrefour supermarkets for €75.3m

29th Apr 2024 07:55

(Sharecast News) - Supermarket Income REIT said on Monday that it has bought a portfolio of Carrefour supermarkets in France through a sale and leaseback transaction for €75.3m.

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Europe open: Shares up with eyes on rates; Philips surges on payout relief

29th Apr 2024 07:54

(Sharecast News) - European shares opened higher on Monday as investors eyed central bank rate decisions this week, while shares in Philips and Atos were in focus.

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Endeavour pours first gold at Senegal mine

29th Apr 2024 07:45

(Sharecast News) - Endeavour Mining said it had poured first gold from the Sabodala-Massawa BIOX Expansion project in Senegal on April 18.

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Gatemore Capital calls on Elementis to replace CEO

29th Apr 2024 07:32

(Sharecast News) - Activist investor Gatemore Capital Management said on Monday that Elementis was an attractive company that has "lost its direction" as it called for the chief executive to be replaced.

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London pre-open: Stocks seen up; Halifax house prices in focus

29th Apr 2024 07:28

(Sharecast News) - London stocks looked set for a positive open on Monday after closing at another record high at the end of last week.

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Wood Group creates new chief strategy officer role

29th Apr 2024 07:26

(Sharecast News) - Consulting and engineering business Wood Group has created a new executive role of chief strategy officer to look after things like sustainability and corporate development.

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AstraZeneca makes progress with two breast cancer treatments

29th Apr 2024 07:24

(Sharecast News) - AstraZeneca issued favourable updates on two of its breast cancer treatments on Monday - 'Truqap', or capivasertib, and 'Enhertu', or trastuzumab deruxtecan - following encouraging results from respective phase three trials.

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Monday newspaper round-up: Thames Water, Brexit, Babylon

29th Apr 2024 07:21

(Sharecast News) - Senior Whitehall officials fear Thames Water's financial collapse could trigger a rise in government borrowing costs not seen since the chaos of the Liz Truss mini-budget, the Guardian can reveal. Such is their concern about the impact on wider borrowing costs for the UK, even beyond utilities and infrastructure, that they believe Thames should be renationalised before the general election. Officials in the Treasury and the UK's Debt Management Office fear that, unless the UK's biggest water company is renationalised as soon as possible, "prolonged uncertainty" about its fate could "damage confidence in UK plc at a sensitive time", with elections in the UK and the US later this year. - Guardian

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Kosmos Energy refinances reserve-based lending facility

29th Apr 2024 07:16

(Sharecast News) - Kosmos Energy announced the refinancing of its reserve-based lending (RBL) facility on Monday, with its final maturity now set for December 2029.

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Demand for smaller homes pushes up house prices - Halifax

29th Apr 2024 07:14

(Sharecast News) - UK house prices jumped by nearly 2% over the last year, industry data showed on Monday, driven by demand for smaller homes.

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Insurer Beazley keeps guidance after solid Q1 premiums growth

29th Apr 2024 07:08

(Sharecast News) - Insurance group Beazley said that first-quarter results were in line with guidance with insurance written premiums (IWP) growing at high single digits.

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Blackstone ups bid for Hipgnosis with $1.57bn offer

29th Apr 2024 07:02

(Sharecast News) - Music rights owner Hipgnosis said it it agreed terms on a $1.57bn (£1.26bn) takeover by private equity investor Blackstone, in the latest tit-for-tat battle with rival Concord.

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BOLETÍN MATINAL: 29 de abril de 2024

29th Apr 2024 05:03

(Sharecast News) - RESÚMENES DE MERCADO

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Sunday share tips: Centrica, Lancashire Holdings

28th Apr 2024 18:52

(Sharecast News) - The Sunday Times's Lucy Tobin told her readers to book their profits in Centrica and 'sell'.

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