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Shares in Sycona jump on positive drug trial results
21st Sep 2026 08:53
(Sharecast News) - A treatment for a progressive eye disease that is being developed by a Sycona-backed company has delivered positive topline trial results, the life sciences investor confirmed on Monday, sending shares in the FTSE 250 firm sharply higher.
Read moreVolkswagen delivers profit warning after €10bn write-down
21st Sep 2026 08:45
(Sharecast News) - Volkswagen shares fell on Monday after the German auto giant reported €10bn in one-off impairment charges, including a significant write-off relating to its investment in Porsche AG, causing management to downgrade profit assumptions for the full year.
Read moreUS pre-open: Futures higher as markets steady after Dow's third weekly loss
21st Sep 2026 08:11
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street futures were in the green ahead of the opening bell on Monday, with markets looking to stabilise after the Dow closed out a third straight week of losses.
Read moreUS economic activity softens in August
21st Sep 2026 08:10
(Sharecast News) - US economic activity softened in August, according to new data from the Chicago Federal Reserve, with its national activity index slipping back into negative territory.
Read more'Burnham bounce' fades as economic concerns mount
21st Sep 2026 07:50
(Sharecast News) - Consumer sentiment softened in September, a survey showed on Monday, as higher energy prices and growing concerns about a possible interest rate hike weighed heavily.
Read moreLondon open: Mining, travel stocks lift markets as oil prices fall
21st Sep 2026 07:44
(Sharecast News) - UK stocks moved moderately higher on Monday morning as markets tried to claw back after a bruising sell-off the previous session, with sentiment supported by the fourth straight fall in oil prices.
Read moreUK asking prices rise as autumn market picks up, Rightmove data shows
21st Sep 2026 07:30
(Sharecast News) - UK house sellers raised their asking prices in September as activity picked up following the summer lull, according to figures from Rightmove published on Monday.
Read moreMonday newspaper round-up: Meta, capital gains, rare earth minerals...
21st Sep 2026 07:28
(Sharecast News) - Meta has launched a fresh legal challenge against Britain's media regulator in the latest of a slew of actions by social media companies who are accused of using the courts to slow down implementation of the Online Safety Act. Lawyers for the parent company of Facebook served notice during the week in an appeal against placing WhatsApp and Instagram, which are also owned by Meta, in a category that subjects them to additional duties. - The Guardian
Read moreBerenberg lowers target price on Liontrust Asset Management
21st Sep 2026 07:26
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg trimmed their target price on Liontrust Asset Management to 360p from 410p, citing tougher market conditions and fresh outflow risks that forced it to cut earnings forecasts for the next two years.
Read moreLondon pre-open: Stocks to rebound as oil prices falls for fourth day
21st Sep 2026 07:18
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was tipped to rebound slightly on Monday after a sell-off the previous session as oil prices retreated for the fourth straight session.
Read moreAstrazeneca secures two positive regulatory opinions in Europe
21st Sep 2026 07:09
(Sharecast News) - Drugmaker Astrazeneca received a double boost on Monday as European regulators issued positive opinions for two of its medicines - Klygefa for generalised myasthenia gravis and Enhertu for early‑stage HER2‑positive breast cancer.
Read moreJD Group to launch in Mexico
21st Sep 2026 07:02
(Sharecast News) - JD Sports Fashion is to break into the Mexican market, the British retailer announced on Monday, after striking a deal with Grupo Axo.
Read moreUS close: Mixed finish but chip stocks bounce back
18th Sep 2026 23:45
(Sharecast News) - US stocks finished mixed on Friday after a volatile week marked by big swings in the oil and bond markets and three major central bank decisions, including the Federal Reserve's first rate hike in three years.
Read moreEurope close: Stocks fall as telecoms firms retreat; central bank decisions in focus
18th Sep 2026 16:24
(Sharecast News) - European stocks ended firmly in the red on Friday as investors took a breather following a tumultuous week for financial markets worldwide, which saw rate decisions from the Federal Reserve, the Bank of England and the Bank of Japan.
Read moreWeek ahead:
18th Sep 2026 15:02
(Sharecast News) - Next week will see the release of results from the likes of B&Q owner Kingfisher and JD Sports.
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