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Colgate-Palmolive beats Q1 forecasts but cuts FY guidance
25th Apr 2025 15:05
(Sharecast News) - Colgate-Palmolive delivered a mixed earnings report on Friday as it beat analysts' forecasts with quarterly profits and simultaneously lowered its full-year outlook.
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: US-exposed stocks rise as trade tensions soften
25th Apr 2025 15:04
(Sharecast News) - Companies with heavy exposures to the US were among Friday's top performers as trade tensions between America and China eased, raising hopes that the two economic powerhouses could eventually come to an agreement over tariffs.
Read moreUS open: Stocks lower as traders digest Alphabet earnings, Trump comments
25th Apr 2025 14:43
(Sharecast News) - Major indices were in the red early on Friday as market participants digested earnings from Alphabet and assessed recent tariff comments from Donald Trump.
Read moreM&S suspends online orders after cyber incident
25th Apr 2025 14:31
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Marks & Spencer fell after the retailer said it would suspend taking online orders in the UK and Ireland due to a recent cyber incident.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Mobico slump dominates index; Indivior gains again
25th Apr 2025 12:49
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 19,593.02 0.45%
Read moreEurope midday: Shares hold gains on signs of trade war tensions cooling
25th Apr 2025 11:25
(Sharecast News) - European shares held gains on Friday as China signalled a potential de-escalation of its trade war with the US.
Read moreAccor impresses with strong Q1 revenue growth
25th Apr 2025 10:52
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Accor were rising strongly in Paris on Friday after the French hotel group reported solid increase in first-quarter revenues and reaffirmed its mid-term growth outlook despite a "volatile" environment.
Read moreUS pre-open: Futures mixed as tariffs remain in focus
25th Apr 2025 10:51
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street futures were mixed ahead of the bell on Friday as traders continued to assess the impact of Donald Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs on the US economy.
Read moreLondon midday: Nine-day rally loses steam as markets flatline
25th Apr 2025 10:49
(Sharecast News) - London's top-tier equity index was struggling for direction on Friday as investors locked in profits following nine straight days of gains, driven by easing trade tensions and hopes of a rate cut by the Federal Reserve.
Read moreBerenberg hikes target price on Babcock
25th Apr 2025 10:13
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg raised their target price on engineering services firm Babcock from 885.0p to 910.0p on Friday, stating the group was "charting a profitable course".
Read moreNaked Wines reiterates FY guidance
25th Apr 2025 09:40
(Sharecast News) - Retailer Naked Wines said on Friday that reiterated its full-year guidance on Friday as the group revealed its FY25 performance was continuing to track in line with internal expectations.
Read moreGovernment and regulators slammed over water industry failings
25th Apr 2025 09:34
(Sharecast News) - The public spending watchdog has slammed both government and the UK's water regulators, claiming they have failed to drive sufficient investment in the ailing sector.
Read moreAlphabet results beat forecasts, shares jump
25th Apr 2025 08:56
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Google-parent Alphabet sparked on Friday, after quarterly earnings at the US tech giant beat expectations.
Read moreShell to exit three offshore projects in Colombia
25th Apr 2025 08:51
(Sharecast News) - Shell is to exit three of its co-owned offshore gas projects in Colombia after just four years as they no longer meet the company's "strategic ambitions".
Read moreOxford Metrics 'on track' in H1
25th Apr 2025 08:08
(Sharecast News) - Smart sensing and software firm Oxford Metrics said on Friday that H1 trading was "on track", with both interim revenue and adjusted pre-tax profits expected to be in line with management expectations.
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