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US close: Dow, S&P 500 eke out new highs despite Trump-Powell tensions
12th Jan 2026 22:04
(Sharecast News) - US stocks erased earlier losses to push into positive territory by the close, sending the Dow and S&P 500 to new all-time highs, though markets traded within a narrow range amid heightened policy risk at home and rising geopolitical tensions overseas.
Read moreLondon close: FTSE 100 erases early losses to hit another record
12th Jan 2026 15:56
(Sharecast News) - London's Footsie managed to push into positive territory by the close of play, erasing earlier losses to hit another all-time high, helped by a resilient start on Wall Street as investors seemingly shrugged off rising tensions between the president and head of the Federal Reserve.
Read moreHargreaves Lansdown appoints Vanguard's Matt Benchener as CEO
12th Jan 2026 15:40
(Sharecast News) - Investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown said on Monday that it has appointed Matt Benchener as chief executive officer, with effect from July.
Read moreParamount to sue Warner Bros for info on Netflix deal
12th Jan 2026 14:58
(Sharecast News) - Paramount Skydance on Monday said it planned to nominate directors to the Warner Bros Discovery board to vote against its $83bn takeover by Netflix and also filed a lawsuit seeking disclosure of the deal's financial details.
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Gold miners shine; Barclays slumps
12th Jan 2026 14:03
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was up 0.1% at 10,133.88 in afternoon trade on Monday.
Read moreEurope close: Stocks higher despite Iran, US tensions
12th Jan 2026 13:56
(Sharecast News) - European shares finished slightly higher on Monday, reversing early losses as markets navigated heightened geopolitical tension in the Middle East and fresh concerns over the independence of US monetary policy.
Read moreEWI returns outperform benchmark as Saba spat continues
12th Jan 2026 13:53
(Sharecast News) - Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust released its full-year results on Monday, showing that share price gains and net asset value returns more than doubled their respective benchmarks over the 12 months to 31 October.
Read moreBroker tips: Pearson, WPP, Auto Trader, Travis Perkins
12th Jan 2026 13:52
(Sharecast News) - Citi initiated coverage on a host of UK and European media stocks on Monday as it noted it was the worst performing sub-sector in the Stoxx 600 in 2025, underperforming by around 30%.
Read moreUS open: Banks fall as cyclical stocks slip on Trump-Powell spat
12th Jan 2026 13:45
(Sharecast News) - US stocks opened flat to slightly lower on Monday as political and policy uncertainty weighed on risk appetite, pulling both the Dow and S&P 500 back from last week's record highs.
Read moreLululemon expects Q4 results at top end after strong festive sales
12th Jan 2026 13:42
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Lululemon were rising on Wall Street on Monday after the Canadian upmarket athleisure brand said results would be at the top end of forecasts following a strong festive selling season.
Read moreEarnz ends first full listed year as expected
12th Jan 2026 13:12
(Sharecast News) - Earnz said in an update on Monday that trading for its first full year as a listed company was in line with expectations, marking a successful period of expansion following its admission to AIM in August 2024.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Oxford Nanopore surges on sales beat
12th Jan 2026 13:10
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 22,996.82 -0.17%
Read moreNativo confirms strong gold grades, shares pop
12th Jan 2026 12:37
(Sharecast News) - Nativo Resources said on Monday that surface trenching and sampling at its Bonanza mine in Peru confirmed gold grades consistent with historical data and supportive of plans to restart production, while also highlighting additional prospectivity across the wider Tesoro concession.
Read moreOnward Opportunities reports record year of NAV growth
12th Jan 2026 12:31
(Sharecast News) - Onward Opportunities reported a record year of net asset value growth in the 12 months ended 31 December on Monday, delivering top-quartile performance within the UK Smaller Companies sector and extending its track record of outperformance since launch.
Read moreTravis Perkins 'likely' to miss profit forecasts, says Jefferies
12th Jan 2026 11:52
(Sharecast News) - Jefferies has repeated its 'underperform' rating for Travis Perkins as its previewed the builders merchant's annual results announcement next month, saying it expects full-year profits to miss forecasts.
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