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US close: Markets stall after sell-off as oil prices ease
24th Jul 2026 22:09
(Sharecast News) - US equity markets finished mixed on Friday, stabilising after a big sell-off the previous session, though tech stocks continued to weigh on the Nasdaq.
Read moreLondon close: FTSE rallies as investors shrug off US tariffs, oil falls back
24th Jul 2026 16:57
(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended firmly in the black on Friday as investors shrugged off fresh US tariffs on more than 60 countries, and as oil prices eased back after Brent breached $100 a barrel for the first time since May.
Read moreEurope close: Stocks higher despite latest round of Trump tariffs
24th Jul 2026 16:35
(Sharecast News) - European shares rallied on Friday as investors assessed US President Donald Trump's latest tariffs and threats to global oil supplies from Houthi attacks in the Red Sea.
Read moreKazera proposes shareholder return after Aftan settlement
24th Jul 2026 16:31
(Sharecast News) - Kazera Global said on Friday that it intended to return about 80% of the net cash proceeds from its $10.5m Aftan settlement to qualifying shareholders through a proposed contingent value rights programme.
Read moreRevenue, earnings down at Victoria
24th Jul 2026 14:42
(Sharecast News) - Victoria reported underlying revenue of £1.05bn for the year ended 28 March on Friday, down 6.3%, while underlying EBITDA fell to £92.3m from £113.7m.
Read moreBurford Capital could get AUD 250m after international court award
24th Jul 2026 14:41
(Sharecast News) - Burford Capital said on Friday that an International Court of Arbitration tribunal had awarded more than $600m in favour of one of its counterparties in a Cameroon mining dispute.
Read moreAmerican Express lifts revenue outlook after strong quarter, but shares fall
24th Jul 2026 14:37
(Sharecast News) - American Express shares dropped in early New York trading on Friday after the payments giant kept its full-year earnings guidance unchanged despite reporting another quarter of double-digit revenue growth and raising its revenue outlook.
Read moreDirector dealings: Hercules CEO snaps up shares
24th Jul 2026 14:28
(Sharecast News) - Hercules revealed on Friday that chief executive Brusk Korkmaz had acquired 100,000 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed infrastructure and construction services group.
Read moreBroker tips: Anglo American, Wise
24th Jul 2026 14:27
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg trimmed their target price on Anglo American from 5,200p to 5,100p on Friday, citing updated modelling after the miner's second‑quarter production report and adjustments linked to Peruvian royalty changes at Quellaveco.
Read morePeel Hunt keeps Wise at 'hold'
24th Jul 2026 14:23
(Sharecast News) - Peel Hunt reiterated its 900p price target and 'hold' rating on Wise after the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rejected the fintech giant's application for a national trust bank charter, saying the decision reflected historical compliance issues rather than the group's current operating position.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: DiscoverIE, Renishaw jump
24th Jul 2026 14:19
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 23,723.62 0.41%
Read moreUS open: Stocks mixed amid easing oil prices, fresh economic data
24th Jul 2026 14:15
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street trading got off to a mixed start on Friday following a bruising session a day earlier.
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: 3i Group rallies again; oil giants gush lower
24th Jul 2026 14:04
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was 0.7% higher at 10,717.09 in afternoon trade on Friday.
Read moreGerman consumer confidence deteriorates further on weaker income outlook
24th Jul 2026 12:29
(Sharecast News) - Consumer confidence across Germany worsened this month, according to a closely watched survey from GfK and the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions (NIM) on Friday,
Read moreVerizon reports strong subscription growth, but Q2 profits fall
24th Jul 2026 12:16
(Sharecast News) - Verizon reported lower second-quarter profits on Friday despite delivering its strongest consumer postpaid phone growth in five years, though earnings came in marginally ahead of market forecasts.
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