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US close: Stocks lower amid heightened Middle East tensions
13th Jun 2025 22:34
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street stocks closed lower on Friday as market participants reacted to news that Israel launched an airstrike on Iran.
Read moreEurope close: Stoxx 600 hits one-month low after Israeli airstrikes on Iran
13th Jun 2025 15:49
(Sharecast News) - European stocks dropped to their lowest levels in a month on Friday as an escalation of tensions in the Middle East hammered risk appetite and prompted a massive jump in oil prices.
Read moreUS consumer confidence rebounds more than expected, but uncertainty persists
13th Jun 2025 15:48
(Sharecast News) - Consumer confidence in the United States rebounded this month after falling to a near-three-year low over the previous two months, according to a closely watched survey from the University of Michigan.
Read moreEPE Special Opportunities to extend loan notes by a year
13th Jun 2025 15:41
(Sharecast News) - EPE Special Opportunities told holders of its 8% unsecured loan notes due 2025 on Friday that it intends to extend the maturity date by one year, subject to compliance with the terms of the loan note instrument as of 23 July.
Read moreFrontier IP enters strategic partnership with Abstract Mid-Tech
13th Jun 2025 15:35
(Sharecast News) - Frontier IP announced on Friday that it has entered into a strategic partnership with property developer Abstract Mid-Tech to establish a new innovation hub in Cambridge aimed at accelerating the growth of deep tech and life sciences start-ups.
Read moreArrow Exploration to launch £2.7m share buyback
13th Jun 2025 15:30
(Sharecast News) - Arrow Exploration announced the launch of a share buyback programme of up to £2.7m on Friday, with approval received from the TSX Venture Exchange to repurchase up to 14.3 million shares, representing 5% of its public float.
Read moreStrip Tinning confident despite wider full-year loss
13th Jun 2025 15:26
(Sharecast News) - Strip Tinning posted a wider loss for 2024 on Friday, but said it was still well-positioned for accelerated growth, particularly in its battery technologies division, which was expected to more than double revenue in the current year.
Read morePhoenix Copper raises £0.5m to strengthen capital position
13th Jun 2025 15:20
(Sharecast News) - Phoenix Copper announced on Friday that it has raised £0.5m through a share placing to strengthen its working capital position, as it progressed plans for a larger $75m copper bond issuance.
Read moreAFC Energy manages to cut costs of its hydrogen fuel cell generators
13th Jun 2025 15:16
(Sharecast News) - AFC Energy announced a major reduction in the cost of its 30kW hydrogen fuel cell generators on Friday, cutting build costs by about 85% through a combination of low-cost stack technology and an extensive value engineering programme.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks weaker on rising Middle East tensions
13th Jun 2025 15:14
(Sharecast News) - London equities closed in the red on Friday, as investors reacted to heightened geopolitical tensions following Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
Read moreMP Evans sees 11pc increase in harvested crop volumes
13th Jun 2025 15:07
(Sharecast News) - MP Evans said in an update on Friday that it has seen an 11% year-on-year increase in harvested crop volumes in the first five months of 2025, supported by stronger output from both its directly managed estates and smallholder schemes.
Read moreBroker tips: Gamma Communications, Hostelworld
13th Jun 2025 15:00
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg lowered their target price on communication services and solutions provider Gamma Communications from 2,000.0p to 1,570.0p on Friday as it said macro pressures on UK SMEs had forced it to lower forecasts.
Read moreDirector dealings: Foresight Solar Fund chairman designate snaps up shares
13th Jun 2025 14:56
(Sharecast News) - Foresight Solar Fund revealed on Friday that chairman-designate Tony Roper had acquired 40,000 ordinary shares in the London-listed investment trust.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Energy stocks gain; Energean in the red
13th Jun 2025 14:32
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 250 was down 1.1% at 21,143.14 in afternoon trade on Friday.
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Defence firms rally, airlines hit amid MidEast tensions
13th Jun 2025 14:32
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was down 0.5% at 8,844.27 in afternoon trade on Friday.
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