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PPHE Hotel Group hails strong UK performance as H1 profit rises
27th Aug 2026 10:34
(Sharecast News) - PPHE Hotel Group reported a rise in first-half profit and revenue on Thursday as it hailed a strong performance from its UK properties.
Read moreAsia report: Nvidia earnings boost tech stocks, but markets mixed
27th Aug 2026 10:32
(Sharecast News) - Asian stock markets finished mixed on Thursday, though sentiment across the chip sector was lifted by blockbuster results from American semiconductor giant Nvidia.
Read moreUK vehicle production falls in July as exports weaken
27th Aug 2026 09:55
(Sharecast News) - UK vehicle production fell 11.6% year-on-year in July as weaker exports and the timing of summer shutdowns weighed on output, industry figures showed on Thursday.
Read moreEurope open: Stocks mixed as investors mull Nvidia results, US inflation
27th Aug 2026 09:49
(Sharecast News) - European stocks were mixed in early trade on Thursday as investors mulled strong results from US chip maker Nvidia amid concerns about sticky US inflation.
Read moreHalfords lifts full-year profit outlook, shares surge
27th Aug 2026 09:06
(Sharecast News) - Halfords shares surged on Thursday after the motoring and cycling products retailer lifted its profit outlook for the year, having been boosted in part by unusually warm weather.
Read moreLondon open: FTSE falls amid concerns about sticky US inflation; Nvidia in focus
27th Aug 2026 08:32
(Sharecast News) - London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday as concerns about sticky US inflation overshadowed strong quarterly earnings from US chip maker Nvidia.
Read morePernod Ricard FY26 profits slide on US and China weakness
27th Aug 2026 07:45
(Sharecast News) - Spirits giant Pernod Ricard reported a drop in full‑year sales and profits on Thursday as weakness in the US and China, currency headwinds and a softer pricing environment weighed on results.
Read moreNvidia shares jump as Q2 revenues, sales guidance smash forecasts
27th Aug 2026 07:40
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Nvidia were set to jump on Thursday after the chip designer and computing infrastructure giant reported a doubling of revenues in the second quarter and delivered sales guidance well ahead of market forecasts.
Read moreLondon pre-open: Stocks to fall despite solid Nvidia results
27th Aug 2026 07:32
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to fall at the open on Thursday despite strong quarterly earnings from US chip maker Nvidia.
Read morePrudential hikes buyback, dividend as first-half profits rise
27th Aug 2026 07:25
(Sharecast News) - Prudential raised its share buyback programme and hiked its dividend on Thursday after reporting strong first-half results, which showed adjusted profits rising by a tenth.
Read moreThursday newspaper round-up: Thames Water, Epstein, Macquarie Group
27th Aug 2026 07:24
(Sharecast News) - Levels of a toxic "forever chemical" rose to 13 times the legal limit during Thames Water pilots for a controversial multimillion pound water recycling scheme that will pump millions of litres of treated sewage into the River Thames during drought. The data from the pilots is in stark contrast to public comments from Thames Water that their water recycling project in south-west London will not harm the riverine environment. - Guardian
Read moreGerman consumer confidence improves as income expectations rebound
27th Aug 2026 07:20
(Sharecast News) - German consumer sentiment improved noticeably in August as income expectations recovered and households became slightly less inclined to save, according to the latest survey from the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions.
Read moreAstrazeneca's Tezspire delivers positive results in EoE trial
27th Aug 2026 07:14
(Sharecast News) - Drugmaker AstraZeneca said on Thursday that Tezspire had delivered positive Phase III results in eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE), hitting both co‑primary endpoints and all key secondary measures, with improvements sustained through 52 weeks.
Read moreUS close: Stocks slip as traders digest PCE inflation uptick, Nvidia earnings
26th Aug 2026 23:13
(Sharecast News) - Major indices closed lower on Wednesday as traders digested key US inflation data and Nvidia's latest quarterly numbers.
Read moreMeta to pay up to $18m to settle social media case
26th Aug 2026 16:38
(Sharecast News) - Social media firm Meta said on Wednesday that it has agreed to pay a maximum of $18bn to settle a court case related to child safety on Facebook and Instagram.
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