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China consumer price inflation rises less than expected in January
11th Feb 2026 07:29
(Sharecast News) - China's consumer price inflation rose less than expected in January, according to figures released on Wednesday by the National Bureau of Statistics.
Read moreLondon pre-open: Stocks to rise ahead of payrolls report
11th Feb 2026 07:25
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to rise at the open on Wednesday as investors eyed the release of the latest US non-farm payrolls report.
Read moreWednesday newspaper round-up: Franchise businesses, Lloyds, small businesses
11th Feb 2026 07:10
(Sharecast News) - The UK government needs to eradicate "unsustainable" gaps in the policing of franchise businesses after a series of scandals to hit the sector, a parliamentary committee has found. The conclusion forms part of the business and trade committee's small business strategy report and follows a Guardian investigation in December which revealed claims that Adrian Howe, a former Vodafone employee who had agreed to become a franchisee in 2018, drowned after becoming convinced his deal with the multinational company would prove financially disastrous. - Guardian
Read moreUS close: Dow hits new high, but stocks finish mostly lower
10th Feb 2026 22:06
(Sharecast News) - US stocks finished mixed on Tuesday, with the Dow hitting new highs but other indices slipping into the red, as investors digested a raft of corporate earnings and economic data, and looked ahead to number of key risk events over the coming days.
Read moreSaba makes third attempt to oust EWI board
10th Feb 2026 16:25
(Sharecast News) - Saba Capital Management has renewed its efforts to oust the entire board of Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust following two unsuccessful attempts.
Read moreEuropean Commission clears Google's $32bn acquisition of Wiz
10th Feb 2026 15:58
(Sharecast News) - The European Commission said on Wednesday that it has approved Google's $32bn acquisition of cybersecurity firm Wiz.
Read moreParamount sweetens bid for Warner Bros
10th Feb 2026 15:22
(Sharecast News) - Paramount has improved its $108bn bid for Warner Bros Discovery, offering a fee to shareholders as compensation if regulators delay completion of the deal.
Read moreUS open: Stocks open higher as investors digest retail sales, await key data
10th Feb 2026 14:55
(Sharecast News) - US stocks were in the green at the opening bell on Tuesday after hitting another all-time high in the previous session.
Read moreDirector dealings: Everplay chairman raises stake
10th Feb 2026 14:20
(Sharecast News) - Everplay revealed on Tuesday that non-executive chairman Frank Sagnier had acquired 33,200 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed video games developer.
Read moreBroker tips: S&U, Croda
10th Feb 2026 14:17
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg hiked their target price on motor and property lender S&U from 1,700p to 2,350p on Tuesday following the group's fourth-quarter trading update.
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Croda boosted by upgrade; BP gushes lower
10th Feb 2026 14:05
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was down 0.2% at 10,363.02 in afternoon trade on Tuesday.
Read moreAlibaba launches new AI model RynnBrain
10th Feb 2026 13:54
(Sharecast News) - China's Alibaba launched 'RynnBrain' on Tuesday, an artificial intelligence model designed to help robots operate in the real world.
Read moreHasbro swings to profit in Q4 as revenues rise
10th Feb 2026 13:29
(Sharecast News) - US toy manufacturer Hasbro said on Tuesday that it swung to a profit in the fourth quarter as revenue rose thanks to a standout performance from the Wizards of the Coast and digital gaming segment.
Read moreUS retail sales virtually flat month-on-month in December
10th Feb 2026 13:27
(Sharecast News) - US retail sales were virtually flat month-on-month in December at $735bn, according to the Census Bureau, only slightly short of November's revised $735.1bn reading.
Read moreSpotify shares surge as subscriber numbers beat guidance
10th Feb 2026 13:26
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Spotify jumped on Wall Street on Tuesday after the music-streaming platform beat its own guidance for subscriber numbers in the fourth quarter, helping the firm to smash profit forecasts.
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