News Archive

JPMorgan says BT entering next phase of re-rating, altnet threat receding

8th May 2026 14:37

(Sharecast News) - BT Group was the standout gainer on the FTSE 100 on Friday on the back bullish notes by JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs.

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Forgent completes maiden field programme at Green Rock

8th May 2026 13:21

(Sharecast News) - Forgent said on Friday that it had completed its maiden field programme at the Green Rock copper-gold project, with 111 rock chip samples collected and submitted to ALS Laboratories in Perth for multi-element assay.

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New Physiomics board launches wide-ranging company review

8th May 2026 13:18

(Sharecast News) - Physiomics said on Friday that its newly-appointed board had started a wide-ranging review of the business focused on operational optimisation, commercial execution and shareholder value creation.

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Colefax raises profit expectations on strong US trading

8th May 2026 13:16

(Sharecast News) - Colefax Group said on Friday that full-year profit was expected to be at least £10.5m after trading in its core Fabric division came in ahead of expectations.

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Quantum Blockchain resumes Bitcoin computing research programme

8th May 2026 13:13

(Sharecast News) - Quantum Blockchain Technologies said on Friday that it had resumed its quantum computing research programme focused on potential applications in Bitcoin mining.

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US job growth tops expectations as non-farm payrolls rise 115,000

8th May 2026 12:49

(Sharecast News) - US job growth heated up in April, with non‑farm payrolls rising by 115,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, coming in well and truly above expectations for a much softer increase of 63,000.

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Sony predicts slight sales decline this year, Q4 profits sink

8th May 2026 12:36

(Sharecast News) - Media and entertainment giant Sony said it expects annual sales to fall this year following a record 12 months for the Japanese firm, while profits in the fourth quarter dropped sharply.

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Earnz acquisition A&D wins two-year retrofit contract

8th May 2026 12:21

(Sharecast News) - Earnz said on Friday that A&D Carbon Solutions had won an initial two-year contract with Fortem, working on behalf of Sanctuary Housing, to deliver retrofit work across Yorkshire.

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SRT Marine Systems signs £5m one-year support contract

8th May 2026 11:58

(Sharecast News) - SRT Marine Systems said on Friday that it had signed a £5m one-year support contract for an existing SRT-MDA maritime surveillance deployment with a long-standing sovereign customer.

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Asia report: Markets mostly fall amid renews clashes in Strait of Hormuz

8th May 2026 11:48

(Sharecast News) - Asia-Pacific markets mostly fell on Friday as renewed clashes between the US and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz unsettled investors and weighed on risk sentiment.

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Boss of South East Water quits after winter outages

8th May 2026 11:44

(Sharecast News) - The chief executive of South East Water has quit following a spate of outages last winter, a week after the utility's chair also stepped down.

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Nvidia inks deal to invest up to $2.1bn in IREN

8th May 2026 11:25

(Sharecast News) - Nvidia announced a strategic partnership with data centre operator IREN overnight on Friday, to accelerate the deployment of large-scale artificial intelligence infrastructure, including a potential investment of up to $2.1bn in the company.

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Toyota shares fall as it warns of Iran war costs

8th May 2026 11:22

(Sharecast News) - Toyota shares fell on Friday after the world's largest carmaker forecast a sharper-than-expected decline in annual profit, warning that the Iran war would add about JPY 670bn (£3.14bn) of costs this financial year through higher materials, transport and supply-chain pressures.

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Europe midday: Shares fall as Hormuz skirmish weighs on sentiment

8th May 2026 11:09

(Sharecast News) - European shares pared morning losses on Friday as the US and Iran exchanged fire in the Strait of Hormuz, raising fears that the fragile ceasefire between the two may not hold.

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London midday: FTSE pares losses as oil dips below $100 a barrel

8th May 2026 10:59

(Sharecast News) - London stocks had pared losses by midday on Friday as oil prices dipped back below $100 a barrel, having risen after the US and Iran exchanged fire in the vital Strait of Hormuz.

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