News Archive
Monday newspaper round-up: Regional divide, retailers, NatWest, Pfizer
4th Mar 2024 07:24
(Sharecast News) - Britain's sharp regional divide is on track to deepen with London's economy pulling further ahead despite the government's levelling up promises, according to a report. Ahead of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's budget on Wednesday, the accountancy firm EY said it was forecasting stronger economic growth in London and the wider south-east of England than for the rest of the country. - Guardian
Read moreIntertek inks deal to acquire Base Met Labs
4th Mar 2024 07:21
(Sharecast News) - Intertek announced an agreement to acquire Base Metallurgical Laboratories and Base Met Labs US on Monday, which provide metallurgical testing services within the minerals sector in North America, for an undisclosed sum.
Read moreRyanair traffic jumps 5% in February
4th Mar 2024 07:18
(Sharecast News) - Budget airline Ryanair reported a 5% jump in February passenger numbers on Monday.
Read moreAstraZeneca's chemo replacement treatment moves closer to EU approval
4th Mar 2024 07:18
(Sharecast News) - European regulators have validated two marketing authorisation applications (MMAs) for AstraZeneca, as the biopharma giant's datopotamab deruxtecan chemotherapy replacement treatment comes one step closer to receiving the green light to treat two types of cancer.
Read moreUK retail sales subdued in February as wet weather provides a drag
4th Mar 2024 07:18
(Sharecast News) - UK retail sales growth slowed last month as volumes were dampened by the wettest February on record, according to the British Retail Consortium-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor released on Tuesday.
Read moreAviva enters Lloyd's market with £242m Probitas purchase
4th Mar 2024 07:15
(Sharecast News) - Aviva has returned to the Lloyd's insurance market after an absence of two decades with the £242m purchase of underwriting syndicate Probitas.
Read moreHalma buys Rovers Medical for €85m
4th Mar 2024 07:09
(Sharecast News) - Health tech company Halma on Monday said it had bought Netherlands-based Rovers Medical Devices for €85m (£73m).
Read moreSunday share tips: Elixirr, Shoe Zone
3rd Mar 2024 15:16
(Sharecast News) - Management consultants can talk the talk, but can they walk the walk?
Read moreSunday newspaper round-up: EasyJet, Direct Line, Cairo
3rd Mar 2024 15:16
(Sharecast News) - EasyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji.Ioannou has called time on his long-running feud with the "scoundrels" running the carrier. Haji-Ioannou has admitted that his war with easyJet boss Johan Lundgren was motivated by his fear that it would not get through Covid-19. His latest remarks come as the company is preparing to re-enter the ranks of the FTSE 100. They also come after attempts by easyJet to fill the gap in the market left by the collapse of Monarch and Thomas Cook, with Lundgren and chairman Stephen Hester having tried to shift focus towards selling holidays instead of just flights. - The Sunday Times
Read moreEurope close: Stocks keep pushing higher
1st Mar 2024 20:17
(Sharecast News) - European shares were all higher at the end of the week with German and French issues at or above all-time highs.
Read moreBroker tips: Hunting, Burberry, Relx
1st Mar 2024 16:30
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Canaccord Genuity hiked their target price on energy supplier Hunting from 400.0p to 450.0p on Friday following the publication of the group's full-year results a day earlier.
Read moreWeek ahead: US jobs report, Fed's Powell in the spotlight
1st Mar 2024 16:19
(Sharecast News) - Investors' attention over the coming week will be trained on two key risk events in the U.S..
Read moreUS factory activity slips further in February, ISM says
1st Mar 2024 15:45
(Sharecast News) - Manufacturing sector activity in the U.S. shrank at a slightly quicker pace in February than during the prior month, the results of a closely-followed survey revealed.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: ITV surges on Britbox sale; Spectris slips
1st Mar 2024 15:16
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 19,270.19 1.13%
Read moreConsumer confidence near long-term average in February, U Michigan says
1st Mar 2024 15:07
(Sharecast News) - Consumer confidence held near its long-term average last month, the results of a closely-followed survey showed.
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