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Marshalls cuts divi as profits fall, but outlook improves
17th Mar 2025 07:18
(Sharecast News) - Landscaping, building, and roofing products group Marshalls has trimmed its dividend after a dip in profits in 2024, but pointed to a recovery in end-markets later this year.
Read moreQinetiq to take £140m impairment charge as tough markets persist
17th Mar 2025 07:06
(Sharecast News) - Shares in QinetiQ slumped by a fifth on Monday as the UK defence contractor said it would take a £140m impairment charge amid persistently tough market conditions and contract delays.
Read moreEurope close: Stocks push higher
16th Mar 2025 14:13
(Sharecast News) - European shares surged on Friday after a bumper session in Asia boosted by China's pledge to stimulate its economy as US tariffs remained in focus and traders assessed a fall in German inflation.
Read moreSunday newspaper round-up: ITV, Tax, B & M
16th Mar 2025 13:35
(Sharecast News) - ITV and All3Media's continue to forge ahead with their plans to create a £3bn British TV production giant. Ultimately, their idea is that the new venture will list on the London Stock Exchange. Although a deal remains far from certain, talks are understood to have reached a very detailed level. ITV's broadcast and streaming business would keep their own share quote, while ITV Studios was merged with All3. - The Financial Mail on Sunday
Read moreUS close: Major indices round out volatile week with solid gains
14th Mar 2025 22:01
(Sharecast News) - Major indices closed higher on Friday in what had otherwise been a losing week for the Dow Jones.
Read moreRicardo rejects Science Group's demands for boardroom shake-up
14th Mar 2025 15:57
(Sharecast News) - Ricardo has hit back at a list of demands by major shareholder Science Group, which called for a major shake-up of the board including the replacement of its chair, saying that they represent an "unwelcome intervention" at an important time for the consultancy.
Read moreTesco, Sainsbury's slide as Asda says overhaul will dent profits
14th Mar 2025 15:54
(Sharecast News) - UK supermarket stocks tumbled on Friday after Asda said it would undertake a "substantive" programme of investment in price, availability and the shopping experience to get the business "firing on all cylinders again" that will "materially" dent its profits.
Read moreKKR, Stonepeak bid deadline for Assura extended
14th Mar 2025 15:01
(Sharecast News) - Assura said on Friday that the deadline by which investment firms KKR and Stonepeak must announce a firm offer for the group has been extended to allow the consortium more time for due diligence.
Read moreUS consumer confidence tanks as policy uncertainty dampens outlook
14th Mar 2025 14:51
(Sharecast News) - Consumer confidence in the US dropped to its lowest levels in two and a half years this month as ongoing political seesawing in Washington raised inflation expectations and hammered sentiment.
Read moreDirector dealings: C&C Group CEO makes share purchase
14th Mar 2025 14:47
(Sharecast News) - C&C Group revealed on Friday that chief executive Roger White acquired 100,00 ordinary shares in the London-listed drinks maker.
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Melrose rallies on Citi note; Reckitt retreats
14th Mar 2025 14:47
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was up 1.1% at 8,634.08 in afternoon trade on Friday.
Read moreGreencore says bids for Bakkavor rejected
14th Mar 2025 14:34
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Bakkavor surged late on Friday as it emerged the food company rejected two bids from UK rival Greencore - the second worth £1.13bn.
Read moreUS open: Stocks higher as White House avoids shutdown
14th Mar 2025 14:30
(Sharecast News) - Major indices were in the green early on Friday in what has otherwise been a losing week for the blue-chip Dow Jones.
Read moreAsia close: Stocks end mostly higher, but traders cautious
14th Mar 2025 14:24
(Sharecast News) - Asian indices were mostly higher at the end of the week, tracking a reversal in Wall Street futures after the top Democrat in the US Senate said he would not vote against a funding bill aimed at avoiding a government shutdown.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Bakkavor surges; Travis Perkins slips
14th Mar 2025 13:50
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 19,931.53 1.23%
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