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London pre-open: FTSE to edge up ahead of services data
4th Apr 2024 07:36
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to edge up at the open on Thursday following a mostly firmer US session, as investors eyed the latest reading on the UK services sector.
Read moreThursday newspaper round-up: Elon Musk, Dr Martens, HSBC
4th Apr 2024 07:29
(Sharecast News) - Delivery app riders pedalling through cities and tailbacks at drive-throughs were familiar signs of Britain's hunger for takeaway food at the peak of the Covid pandemic. Now a study suggests it became an enduring habit. After a boom in orders on Deliveroo, Just Eat and other platforms by locked-down consumers, research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) suggests the popularity of takeaways, meal deliveries and food-on-the-go bought from retailer such as sandwiches and crisps has remained above pre-pandemic levels after the removal of Covid restrictions. - Guardian
Read moreThames Water at loggerheads with lenders over £190m loan
4th Apr 2024 07:23
(Sharecast News) - Chinese state-owned banks will play a pivotal role in the future of Thames Water as the utility provider remains at loggerheads with lenders in a stand-off over debt at its parent company.
Read moreFuture returns to organic revenue growth in second quarter
4th Apr 2024 07:22
(Sharecast News) - Future reported a return to organic revenue growth in its second quarter on Thursday, largely attributed to robust performances in Go.Compare, B2B sectors, and resilient magazine sales.
Read moreEntain chair steps down while CEO search continues
4th Apr 2024 07:16
(Sharecast News) - Entain, the sports betting and gambling group currently without a permanent chief executive, has announced that chair Barry Gibson will also step down later this year following a four-year tenure.
Read moreSector movers: Miners and oil producers pace gains
3rd Apr 2024 23:26
(Sharecast News) - Miners and the oil patch were again the strongest areas of the stock market on Wednesday.
Read moreUS close: Stocks mixed as investors weigh data, Powell comments
3rd Apr 2024 21:23
(Sharecast News) - US stocks finished mixed on Wednesday and were rangebound for most of the session as investors continued to pour over economic data and assess its impact on monetary policy.
Read moreEurope close: Stocks edge higher as euro area inflation ebbs further
3rd Apr 2024 16:58
(Sharecast News) - European stocks edged higher on Wednesday, as investors assessed how a surprise drop in inflation might affect the short-term outlook for interest rates.
Read moreDirector dealings: Airtel Africa non-exec keeps buying shares
3rd Apr 2024 16:46
(Sharecast News) - Indian Continent Investment, a firm linked to Airtel Africa non-executive director Shravin Bharti Mittal, added to its stake in the telecommunications group ahead of the Easter break.
Read moreBroker tips: Segro, GSK
3rd Apr 2024 16:17
(Sharecast News) - Barclays has upgraded its rating on industrial real estate group Segro by two notches from 'underweight' to 'overweight' as part of its review of the European warehouse sector.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks reverse losses to finish slightly higher
3rd Apr 2024 16:07
(Sharecast News) - London markets saw modest gains by the close on Wednesday, following Wall Street higher in afternoon trading.
Read moreUS services activity dips in March, alongside slower price gains, ISM says
3rd Apr 2024 15:48
(Sharecast News) - Activity levels in U.S. services failed to pick up last month as anticipated by economists, the results of a closely-followed survey showed.
Read moreUS services activity dips in March, alongside slower price gains, ISM says
3rd Apr 2024 15:48
(Sharecast News) - Activity levels in U.S. services failed to pick up last month as anticipated by economists, the results of a closely-followed survey showed.
Read moreDuke Capital makes follow-on investment in New Path
3rd Apr 2024 14:57
(Sharecast News) - Duke Capital announced a follow-on investment of £3.85m into its existing capital partner, New Path Fire and Security, on Wednesday.
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Banks and miners gain; RS Group retreats
3rd Apr 2024 14:51
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was down 0.1% at 7,926.24 in afternoon trade on Wednesday.
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