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Trump extends pause on attacking Iran energy facilities to 6 April
26th Mar 2026 23:06
(Sharecast News) - Jack Daniel's owner Brown-Forman and French drinks maker Pernod Ricard confirmed on Thursday that they are in talks about a possible merger.
Read moreTrump insists Iran 'begging' to make a deal
26th Mar 2026 16:16
(Sharecast News) - US President Donald Trump insisted on Thursday at a cabinet meeting at the White House that Iran was "begging" to make a deal to end the war.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks slump, oil climbs amid erratic peace talks
26th Mar 2026 16:09
(Sharecast News) - Global equity markets experienced another day of volatility on Thursday, with stocks across Europe and the US dropping sharply and oil prices climbing in response to ongoing erratic peace talks in the Middle East.
Read moreEurope close: Stocks lower as investors weigh likelihood of Iran peace talks
26th Mar 2026 15:15
(Sharecast News) - European equity markets closed sharply lower on Thursday as escalating uncertainty around ceasefire talks in the Iran war weighed on sentiment, while a surge in oil prices added to inflation concerns.
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Next surges on results; 3i slumps
26th Mar 2026 14:35
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was down 0.9% at 10,017.77 in afternoon trade on Thursday.
Read moreIsrael says it killed Iranian naval commander
26th Mar 2026 14:24
(Sharecast News) - Israel said on Thursday that it has killed the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy, Alireza Tangsiri.
Read moreUBS upgrades Close Brothers to 'buy'
26th Mar 2026 13:55
(Sharecast News) - UBS upgraded Close Brothers on Thursday to 'buy' from 'neutral' as it pointed to a favourable risk/reward.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Ceres powers ahead, Currys tumbles
26th Mar 2026 13:44
(Sharecast News) - 21,371.19 -104.26 (-0.49%)
Read moreUS open: Stocks lower as Middle East tensions remain in focus
26th Mar 2026 13:14
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street trading got off to a mixed start on Thursday as market participants remained zeroed-in on Middle East developments.
Read moreBroker tips: Everplay, Volex, Close Brothers
26th Mar 2026 13:13
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg lowered their target price on video games developer Everplay from 450p to 370p on Thursday amid investor concerns regarding higher-than-expected capital expenditure in FY26 and the year's "significant H2 weighting".
Read moreCanaccord Genuity raises target price on Volex
26th Mar 2026 13:10
(Sharecast News) - Over at Canaccord Genuity, analysts hiked their target price on power products supplier Volex from 445p to 500p on Thursday, stating the firm's latest update highlighted "a strong step-up" in data centre activity, which it noted continued to be "the main driver" behind another high-single-digit upgrade to forecasts.
Read moreNS&I expected to repay millions to customers and bereaved families
26th Mar 2026 11:35
(Sharecast News) - National Savings and Investments is reportedly readying to pay hundreds of millions of pounds to customers and bereaves families after mismanaging premium bonds accounts.
Read moreShares jump as Treatt reiterates full-year guidance
26th Mar 2026 11:28
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Treatt sparked on Thursday, after the ingredients and extracts specialist reiterated full-year guidance despite ongoing headwinds.
Read moreDirector dealings: Franchise Brands co-founder snaps up shares
26th Mar 2026 11:07
(Sharecast News) - Franchise Brands revealed on Thursday that executive chairman Stephen Hemsley had acquired 72,500 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed franchise operator.
Read moreLondon midday: FTSE extends losses as oil prices climb; Next bucks trend
26th Mar 2026 10:59
(Sharecast News) - London stocks had fallen further by midday on Thursday as oil prices climbed amid conflicting messages about the status of the war in the Middle East.
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