Wednesday newspaper round-up: Palantir, SpaceX, Aston Martin, Ryanair
(Sharecast News) - The software group Palantir paid just £2m in corporation tax in the UK in 2024, despite holding public sector contracts worth hundreds of millions, thanks to tax breaks that are likely to reduce its contributions to governments around the world for years to come. The US-headquartered company, which has harnessed AI to secure lucrative work for the NHS and the Ministry of Defence, is growing exponentially. - Guardian
Read MoreNext lifts FY profit guidance again as hot summer boosts Q2 sales
(Sharecast News) - UK retailer Next on Wednesday lifted profit guidance for the second time this year after second quarter full-price sales smashed estimates due to the hotter summer and the release of pent‑up demand in the Middle East and Northern Europe.
Read MoreUS close: Dow, S&P 500 hit new highs on Iran deal hopes
(Sharecast News) - US stock markets closed sharply higher on Tuesday, with both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 finishing at all-time highs on rising hopes of diplomatic progress in the Middle East.
Read MoreEurope close: Stoxx 600 hits record high on hopes of US-Iran deal
(Sharecast News) - Europe's benchmark Stoxx 600 index rose to a record close on Tuesday as global stock markets raced higher on optimism that a deal to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz was imminent.
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