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National Grid expects additional £70m from ESO
3rd Oct 2024 07:44
(Sharecast News) - National Grid said it performed in line with expectations in its first half, though it registered an unexpected additional £70m contribution from the Electricity System Operator (ESO).
Read moreLondon pre-open: Stocks to nudge up as sterling hit by Bailey comments
3rd Oct 2024 07:41
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to nudge up at the open on Thursday, benefiting from a weaker pound, as investors remained cautious amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East.
Read moreBritish Land raises £301m in placing for retail parks acquisition
3rd Oct 2024 07:25
(Sharecast News) - British Land said on Thursday that it had raised £301m in an equity placing to help fund the acquisition of a portfolio of seven "high quality" retail parks.
Read moreThursday newspaper round-up: Bank payments, GB News, OpenAI
3rd Oct 2024 07:23
(Sharecast News) - Sellafield will have to pay almost £400,000 after it pleaded guilty to criminal charges over years of cybersecurity failings at Britain's most hazardous nuclear site. The vast nuclear waste dump in Cumbria left information that could threaten national security exposed for four years, according to the industry regulator, which brought the charges. It was also found that 75% of its computer servers were vulnerable to cyber-attack. - Guardian
Read moreTelecom Plus f;ags continued robust growth in first half
3rd Oct 2024 07:19
(Sharecast News) - Telecom Plus reported continued robust growth in customer numbers in a first-half update on Thursday, with a rise of 67,000 customers in the six months ended 30 September.
Read moreTesco ups profit targets after strong first half
3rd Oct 2024 07:08
(Sharecast News) - Tesco has lifted its annual profit guidance despite a slight underlying slowdown in the second quarter, as growth remained resilient across its main retail operations.
Read moreSSP Group FY profits to jump despite weak Europe trade
3rd Oct 2024 07:04
(Sharecast News) - SSP Group said it expected to deliver a jump in full-year profits, despite weaker earnings in Continental Europe, especially in France where demand during the Olympics was lower than anticipated.
Read moreFriday preview: All eyes on non-farm payrolls report, Wetherspoons results
2nd Oct 2024 19:48
(Sharecast News) - All eyes will be on the latest US non-farm payrolls report on Friday, while in the UK, full-year results from pub chain JD Wetherspoon will be in focus.
Read moreEurope close: Stocks flat as Middle East conflict dampens risk appetite
2nd Oct 2024 15:46
(Sharecast News) - European stock markets finished more or less flat on Wednesday as investors adopted a risk-off approach in light of an escalation of conflict in the Middle East, while oil prices continued to be volatile.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Wizz dives; Miners in favour on MEast tensions
2nd Oct 2024 15:04
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 20,774.99 -0.67%
Read moreTesla underwhelms with Q3 deliveries growth
2nd Oct 2024 15:00
(Sharecast News) - Tesla shares were falling sharply on Wednesday despite the electric car giant reporting its first increase in quarterly deliveries, as investors took profits following a big rally in the shares in recent months.
Read moreUS open: Stocks lower amid heightened tensions in the Middle East
2nd Oct 2024 14:29
(Sharecast News) - Major indices were in the red early on Wednesday as Q4 trading began with losses amid renewed fears of a full-scale ground war in the Middle East.
Read moreTransense division Translogik enters southeast Asia partnership
2nd Oct 2024 14:11
(Sharecast News) - Transense Technologies announced on Wednesday that its Translogik division has entered a strategic distribution partnership with AssetFindr to expand into the southeast Asian market.
Read moreProspex Energy upbeat on drilling results at Viura-1B
2nd Oct 2024 12:59
(Sharecast News) - Prospex Energy announced on Wednesday that initial drilling of the Viura-1B development well in northern Spain had yielded better-than-expected results.
Read moreUS mortgage applications fall 1.3pc
2nd Oct 2024 12:56
(Sharecast News) - US mortgage applications fell by 1.3% week-on-week in the seven days ended 27 September, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association of America, the first drop in more than a month.
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