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US open: Stocks head south as Trump threatens to hit Iran 'extremely hard'
2nd Apr 2026 14:50
(Sharecast News) - Major indices were firmly in the red early on Thursday after Donald Trump threatened to "hit" Iran "extremely hard".
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: BP, Shell gush higher; Fresnillo loses its shine
2nd Apr 2026 13:57
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was down 0.5% at 10,310.21 in afternoon trade on Thursday.
Read moreDirector dealings: Wife of Berkeley CFO snaps up shares
2nd Apr 2026 13:38
(Sharecast News) - Berkeley revealed on Thursday that chief financial officer Neil Eady's wife had acquired 1,750 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed property developer.
Read moreUS job cuts rise in March, AI accounts for almost 25pc of layoffs
2nd Apr 2026 13:03
(Sharecast News) - US employers announced 60,620 job cuts in March, up from 48,307 in February but well below the 275,240 recorded a year earlier, according to last month's Challenger jobs report.
Read moreUS initial jobless claims fall to 202,000, near two‑year low
2nd Apr 2026 12:57
(Sharecast News) - Americans lined up for unemployment benefits at a decelerated pace in the week ended 29 March, according to the Labor Department, coming close to January's two‑year low.
Read moreScancell appoints interim CFO as it hunts for permanent successor
2nd Apr 2026 12:05
(Sharecast News) - Scancell Holdings announced the appointment of David Schilansky as a financial adviser and incoming interim chief financial officer on Thursday, as current CFO Sath Nirmalananthan prepared to step down later this month.
Read moreEurope midday: Shares slide as Trump promises more, not less, war
2nd Apr 2026 11:21
(Sharecast News) - European shares extended losses and oil surged to $108 a barrel after US President Donald Trump dashed investor hopes that his war of choice on Iran would end soon, saying Washington would hit the country "extremely hard" over the next two to three weeks.
Read moreUS pre-open: Futures slump as Trump threatens to send Iran 'back to the stone ages'
2nd Apr 2026 11:16
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street futures were firmly in the red ahead of the open on Thursday after Donald Trump threatened to "hit" Iran "extremely hard".
Read moreLondon midday: Stocks down but off lows, oil surges on Trump speech
2nd Apr 2026 10:48
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were off earlier lows but still in the red by midday on Thursday as oil prices shot up after Donald Trump said in his first national address since the start of the war that the US would hit Iran "extremely hard" in the coming weeks.
Read moreAir France-KLM submits bit for stake in Portugal's TAP
2nd Apr 2026 10:37
(Sharecast News) - Air France-KLM said it had submitted a non-binding offer to buy a minority stake in TAP Air Portugal as part of the Portuguese government's plan to privatise its national airline.
Read moreIEA, IMF and World Bank to coordinate response to Middle East impact
2nd Apr 2026 10:31
(Sharecast News) - The International Energy Agency, International Monetary Fund and World Bank have agreed to form a coordination group to "maximise" their response to the energy and economic impacts of the Middle East conflict.
Read moreRockhopper shares rise on updated Sea Lion field report
2nd Apr 2026 09:56
(Sharecast News) - Rockhopper Exploration said on Thursday that an updated independent report on its Sea Lion field in the North Falkland Basin had confirmed over 100 million barrels of net 2P reserves, following the reclassification of resources after a final investment decision.
Read moreAsia report: Markets fall as Trump speech unsettles sentiment
2nd Apr 2026 09:53
(Sharecast News) - Asia-Pacific markets fell sharply on Thursday, reversing earlier gains as oil prices surged following a national address from US president Donald Trump on the Iran war, which unsettled investor sentiment across the region.
Read moreSpaceX prepares for potential record‑breaking IPO
2nd Apr 2026 08:58
(Sharecast News) - Elon Musk's SpaceX has confidentially filed for a US initial public offering, according to Reuters, paving the way for what could become the largest stock market listing on record.
Read moreSorted Group proposes to dispose of its main trading subsidiary
2nd Apr 2026 08:47
(Sharecast News) - Sorted Group announced a proposal to dispose of its main trading subsidiary Sorted Group Limited on Thursday, for a nominal £1, in a move that would see the company become an AIM cash shell and pursue a new acquisition-led strategy.
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