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Vodafone inks deal to potentially acquire Romania Telekom Mobile
31st Oct 2024 08:08
(Sharecast News) - Vodafone announced on Thursday that its Vodafone Romania subsidiary and Digi Romania have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Hellenic Telecommunications Organization (OTE) concerning a potential acquisition of parts of Telekom Romania Mobile.
Read moreSynthomer trades broadly in line with expectations in Q3
31st Oct 2024 08:04
(Sharecast News) - Chemicals business Synthomer said on Thursday that overall Q3 trading was broadly in line with internal expectations as continuing group volumes improved from historically low levels.
Read moreLondon open: FTSE falls again after Budget; Shell results in focus
31st Oct 2024 07:59
(Sharecast News) - London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday as investors sifted through a raft of corporate releases and continued to mull the implications of the Budget.
Read moreGerman retail sales rise for third straight month
31st Oct 2024 07:58
(Sharecast News) - Retail sales in Germany unexpectedly rose for the third straight month in September, according to data from the Federal Statistical Office.
Read moreEurope open: Stocks at seven-week low as earnings disappoint
31st Oct 2024 07:58
(Sharecast News) - European stocks dropped to their lowest in seven weeks on Thursday as investors digested a barrage of economic data and weak corporate earnings from a long list of blue-chip names.
Read moreBoJ keeps benchmark policy rate unchanged
31st Oct 2024 07:57
(Sharecast News) - The Bank of Japan kept its benchmark policy rate unchanged on Thursday at 0.25%, as widely expected.
Read moreSainsbury's sells AFS cards portfolio to NewDay Group
31st Oct 2024 07:43
(Sharecast News) - Sainsbury's said on Thursday that it has agreed to sell the Argos Financial Services (AFS) cards portfolio to NewDay Group for £720m.
Read moreSmith & Nephew cuts sales guidance on Chinese headwinds
31st Oct 2024 07:38
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Smith & Nephew tumbled on Thursday, after the medical devices firm slashed its full-year sales guidance on weaker-than-expected sales in China.
Read moreBHP has not moved on from pursuit of Anglo despite chairman's comments
31st Oct 2024 07:37
(Sharecast News) - BHP Group has issued a statement to clarify that it has not officially walked away from its pursuit of Anglo American after comments made by the miner's chairman at this week's annual general meeting.
Read moreLondon pre-open: Stocks seen down again; Shell in focus
31st Oct 2024 07:37
(Sharecast News) - London stocks looked set for further losses on Thursday, having ended firmly in the red a day earlier after Labour's first Budget in 14 years.
Read moreOcado names tech veteran Adam Warby as chair designate
31st Oct 2024 07:19
(Sharecast News) - Online grocery tech provider Ocado Group has confirmed speculation that it is appointing former Microsoft exec Adam Warby to replace chair Rick Haythornthwaite, who announced his resignation six months ago.
Read moreChina manufacturing activity expands for first time in six months
31st Oct 2024 07:14
(Sharecast News) - Manufacturing activity in China expanded in October for the first time since April, according to figures released on Thursday by the National Bureau of Statistics.
Read moreHaleon 'on track' for full year, notwithstanding currency headwinds
31st Oct 2024 07:04
(Sharecast News) - Haleon reported organic revenue growth of 6.1% for the third quarter on Thursday, driven by balanced increases in both price and volume/mix at 3.3% and 2.8% respectively, though reported revenue declined by 0.6% due to currency impacts.
Read moreQuarterly profits slip at Shell
31st Oct 2024 07:02
(Sharecast News) - Energy major Shell posted a dip in third-quarter profits on Thursday, weighed down by lower oil prices, although the decline was less steep than feared.
Read moreDanske Bank ups guidance after bumper third quarter
31st Oct 2024 07:01
(Sharecast News) - Danske Bank boosted its full-year outlook on Thursday, after third-quarter earnings at Denmark's biggest lender smashed expectations.
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