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US close: Stocks mixed as traders digest corporate updates, falling oil prices
1st May 2026 22:14
(Sharecast News) - Major indices turned in a mixed performance on Friday as markets participants digested another batch of corporate earnings and developments in the Middle East.
Read moreOil prices drop as Iran offers new proposal for peace talks with US
1st May 2026 15:41
(Sharecast News) - Oil prices fell on Friday afternoon following reports that Iran has put forward a new proposal for a second round of peace talks with the US.
Read moreFCA facing four legal challenges over car finance compensation scheme
1st May 2026 15:18
(Sharecast News) - The Financial Conduct Authority said on Friday that it will defend its motor finance compensation scheme "robustly" in the face of four legal challenges.
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: NatWest slumps after results; DCC recovers
1st May 2026 14:54
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was down 0.1% at 10,364 in afternoon trade on Friday.
Read moreUS open: Stocks trade higher as traders digest earnings, manufacturing data
1st May 2026 14:31
(Sharecast News) - Major indices traded higher early on Friday as markets participants strapped in for a new month of trading.
Read moreBroker tips: Unilever, Halfords
1st May 2026 14:26
(Sharecast News) - Berenberg lowered its target price on consumer goods giant Unilever from £58.40 to £50.40 on Friday following the group's first quarter sales figures a day earlier.
Read moreDirector dealings: Melrose Industries Alison Goligher raises stake
1st May 2026 14:23
(Sharecast News) - Melrose Industries revealed on Friday that senior independent director Alison Goligher had acquired 20,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed aerospace manufacturing company.
Read moreExxonMobil Q1 adjusted earnings beat expectations
1st May 2026 14:16
(Sharecast News) - ExxonMobil said on Friday that first-quarter unadjusted profit fell to a five-year low, but adjusted earnings beat analysts' expectations.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks mixed as investors mull longer Hormuz blockade
1st May 2026 14:13
(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended mixed on Friday as investors weighed ongoing concerns about the Strait of Hormuz blockade against resilient domestic data, after the Bank of England warned that inflation could breach 6% next year in a worst-case scenario linked to higher oil prices.
Read moreClontarf Energy engaging with Bolivia's new 'pro-business' government
1st May 2026 14:01
(Sharecast News) - Clontarf Energy said on Friday that it was engaging with the new leadership of Bolivia's state lithium company as it seeks to advance its lithium brine strategy.
Read moreUnion Jack Oil confirms Crossroads rig still undergoing repair
1st May 2026 13:56
(Sharecast News) - Union Jack Oil said on Friday that the rig for the Crossroads well in southern Oklahoma was still undergoing maintenance and repair, delaying confirmation of the well's spud date.
Read morePower Metal identifies 'fertile structure' at Perch River
1st May 2026 13:54
(Sharecast News) - Power Metal Resources said on Friday that supplementary drill core sampling at the Perch River uranium property in Saskatchewan had identified what it described as a fertile structure with potential for significant uranium mineralisation at depth.
Read morePipeHawk says due date for Utsi disposal extended through June
1st May 2026 13:51
(Sharecast News) - PipeHawk said on Friday that the long-stop date for the proposed disposal of Utsi Electronics had been extended to 30 June.
Read moreChevron Q1 earnings drop but beat expectations
1st May 2026 13:42
(Sharecast News) - Chevron posted better-than-expected first-quarter earnings on Friday as it benefited from higher prices of oil and natural gas.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Rotork up, miners lose shine
1st May 2026 13:27
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 22,378.40 -0.39%
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