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Hiring in the US rose by 151,000 in February
7th Mar 2025 13:31
(Sharecast News) - Hiring in the US rose roughly as expected last month.
Read moreBarratt Redrow COO retires after 47 years with the company
7th Mar 2025 13:13
(Sharecast News) - Housebuilder Barratt Redrow has announced that its chief operating officer and deputy CEO, Steven Boyes, is planning on retiring later this year - after nearly five decades of service.
Read moreUS open: Stocks lower as investors digest February jobs report
7th Mar 2025 12:32
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street stocks were in the red early on Friday as investors digested last month's all-important non-farm payrolls report.
Read moreBerenberg raises target price on Reckitt Group
7th Mar 2025 12:28
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg raised their target price on consumer goods giant Reckitt Group from 5,177.0p to 5,920.0p on Friday but warned of "risks on all sides" as 2025 unfolds.
Read moreBarclays nears deal to offload UK payments business to Brookfield - report
7th Mar 2025 11:34
(Sharecast News) - Barclays is reportedly closing in on a £650m deal to offload control of its UK payments business to the Canadian investment giant Brookfield Asset Management after months of negotiations.
Read moreUS pre-open: Futures cautiously higher ahead of February NFP report
7th Mar 2025 11:16
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street futures were in the green ahead of the bell on Friday as investors looked ahead to last month's non-farm payrolls report.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Just Group, Burberry lead the decline
7th Mar 2025 11:15
(Sharecast News) - Just Group was leading the fallers on the FTSE 250 on Friday after the financial services group reported full-year profits that fell short of analysts' estimates by a wide margin.
Read moreUniversal Music impresses with strong Q4 subscription growth
7th Mar 2025 11:14
(Sharecast News) - Dutch-American music record label Universal Music Group impressed with its fourth-quarter results on Friday, with strong subscription revenues driving top-line growth above analysts' expectations.
Read moreLondon midday: Stocks stay down amid Trump tariff confusion, ahead of payrolls
7th Mar 2025 10:52
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were still in the red by midday on Friday as confusion about Trump's tariff plans dented sentiment, and as investors eyed the latest US non-farm payrolls report.
Read moreEurope midday: Stocks drop as tariff confusion hits risk appetite
7th Mar 2025 10:49
(Sharecast News) - European stocks were following Asian and US markets lower on Friday as investors continued to digest the latest seesawing from Donald Trump on trade tariffs, as well as a batch of mixed economic data.
Read moreAsia report: Japanese stocks lead losses on stronger yen, yields
7th Mar 2025 10:08
(Sharecast News) - Asian stocks experienced yet more volatility on Friday with markets mirroring losses on Wall Street as sentiment continues to be dominated by newsflow on trade tariffs; while Japanese shares bore the brunt of the sell-off.
Read moreLondon close: FTSE ends flat as investors mull payrolls report
7th Mar 2025 09:59
(Sharecast News) - London stocks pared earlier losses to close flat on Friday as investors digested a slightly weaker-than-expected non-farm payrolls report amid confusion about Donald Trump's tariff plans.
Read moreSerica in talks with EnQuest about possible combination
7th Mar 2025 09:56
(Sharecast News) - Serica confirmed on Friday that it is in talks with EnQuest about a possible combination.
Read moreAirbus sees deliveries decline by 18% in January-February
7th Mar 2025 09:43
(Sharecast News) - Airbus saw its aircraft deliveries fall at the start of 2025, as the company had previously anticipated.
Read moreBritish American Tobacco's Canadian subsidiary obtains CCAA
7th Mar 2025 09:36
(Sharecast News) - Tobacco giant British American Tobacco revealed on Friday that its Canadian subsidiary has obtained protection under the Canadian Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act.
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