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Optima Health finance chief to step down
23rd Mar 2026 10:41
(Sharecast News) - Optima Health said on Monday that its chief financial officer Heidi Giles would step down from the company on 31 July, as the AIM-traded healthcare services provider prepared for leadership changes alongside its planned acquisition of PAM Healthcare.
Read moreAsia report: Markets plunge as investors watch Iran war
23rd Mar 2026 10:39
(Sharecast News) - Asia-Pacific markets sold off sharply on Monday as escalating tensions between the United States and Iran unsettled investors, with major benchmarks in Japan and South Korea leading declines amid fears over disruptions to energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz.
Read moreGoodwin reviewing dividend policy amid tough conditions, shares sink
23rd Mar 2026 10:08
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Goodwin plummeted 30% on Monday after the mechanical and refractory engineering conglomerate revealed it was reviewing its dividend policy as a result of two key lost tenders, tough trading conditions in the jewellery casting markets and supply chain disruptions arising from the conflict in the Middle East.
Read moreDanone to buy Huel for undisclosed sum
23rd Mar 2026 09:41
(Sharecast News) - Danone said on Monday that it has agreed to buy Huel, a maker of complete meal-replacement shakes, for an undisclosed sum as it looks to extend its portfolio in functional nutrition.
Read moreUK government bonds slide
23rd Mar 2026 09:40
(Sharecast News) - Gilts whipsawed amid extraordinarily volatile trading on Monday, hitting record highs before plunging after Donald Trump announced an apparent five-day pause on US attacks on Iranian energy infrastructure.
Read moreUS pre-open: Futures surge after Trump hints at 'very good' talks with Iran
23rd Mar 2026 09:39
(Sharecast News) - US stocks were set to surge on Monday morning after hitting a six-month low the previous session after president Donald Trump signalled he had held "very good" talks with Iran, raising hopes that an end to the conflict in the Middle East could be within sight.
Read morePoste Italiane launches €10.8bn takeover offer for Telecom Italia
23rd Mar 2026 09:34
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Poste Italiane tanked on Monday after the state-backed postal service group launched a €10.8bn takeover offer for part-owned Telecom Italia.
Read moreOil spikes, safe-haven assets tumble as US and Iran ramp up threats
23rd Mar 2026 08:32
(Sharecast News) - Oil prices once again soared on Monday, while traditional safe-haven assets tumbled, as Washington and Tehran ramped up rhetoric over war in the Middle East - just days after Donald Trump insisted the conflict was winding down.
Read moreLondon open: Stocks tumble as Middle East conflict escalates
23rd Mar 2026 08:32
(Sharecast News) - A GSK treatment for an aggressive form of small-cell lung cancer has been granted orphan drug designation in Japan, the pharma blue chip announced on Monday.
Read moreMe Group reports record annual profit, launches share buyback
23rd Mar 2026 08:23
(Sharecast News) - Me Group International reported record annual profit on Monday, as growth in its laundry division offset weaker photobooth performance, while it also confirmed the launch of an £18m share buyback programme.
Read moreEurope open: Shares slump as Iran threatens total blockade of Hormuz Strait
23rd Mar 2026 08:02
(Sharecast News) - European shares slumped at the open on Monday as the US-Israel war on Iran escalated, with Tehran threatening to block the vital Strait of Hormuz, sending oil and gas prices higher.
Read morePalantir lands trial contract with UK's Financial Conduct Authority
23rd Mar 2026 07:51
(Sharecast News) - The Financial Conduct Authority has awarded a key contract to US artificial intelligence specialist Palantir Technologies, it emerged on Monday.
Read moreSpire still in talks with other parties after Triton, Bridgepoint abandon pursuit
23rd Mar 2026 07:45
(Sharecast News) - Spire Healthcare said on Monday that talks with others parties about a potential sale are ongoing and that it is also considering other actions after Triton and Bridgepoint abandoned their pursuit of the private hospital operator.
Read moreLondon pre-open: Stocks to slide as Middle East conflict escalates
23rd Mar 2026 07:36
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to slide at the open on Monday as the war in the Middle East escalated after the US and Iran exchanged fresh threats over the weekend.
Read morePPHE inks £136m loan deal with Bank Hapoalim on Park Plaza hotel
23rd Mar 2026 07:30
(Sharecast News) - PPHE Hotel Group said it had reached agreement with Israel's Bank Hapoalim on a £136.45m loan to fund the acquisition of the freehold interest in Park Plaza London Waterloo.
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