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M&S resumes online orders after cyber attack
10th Jun 2025 07:56
(Sharecast News) - Marks & Spencer is to start taking some online orders again, the retailer confirmed on Tuesday, six weeks after it was rocked by a major cyber attack.
Read moreLondon open: FTSE gains as housebuilders rally on Bellway update
10th Jun 2025 07:50
(Sharecast News) - London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday, underpinned by optimism over Sino-US trade talks and strength in the housebuilding sector, as investors mulled the latest UK jobs and retail sales data.
Read moreHochschild sees 'significant' cut to Mara Rosa gold output forecast
10th Jun 2025 07:49
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Hochschild Mining tanked by 20% on Tuesday after the company said it expected a "significant reduction" to output guidance at its Mara Rosa gold mine in Brazil due to a processing shutdown caused by heavier-than-usual seasonal rainfall over the past few months and "contractor performance issues".
Read moreEurope open: Shares edge ahead; UK data in focus
10th Jun 2025 07:46
(Sharecast News) - European shares made a tentative start to trade on Tuesday, despite optimism around US-China trade talks, while investors also assessed UK employment and wage data.
Read moreUK unemployment rate ticks up, wage growth eases
10th Jun 2025 07:37
(Sharecast News) - The UK unemployment rate ticked up in the three months to April, while wage growth eased, according to figures released on Tuesday by the Office for National Statistics.
Read moreLondon pre-open: Stocks seen up as investors mull jobs data
10th Jun 2025 07:36
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to rise at the open on Tuesday as investors mulled the latest UK jobs data.
Read moreTuesday newspaper round-up: Sizewell C, Thames Water, BBC
10th Jun 2025 07:24
(Sharecast News) - The biggest nuclear programme in a generation will "get Britain off the fossil fuel rollercoaster", the energy secretary, Ed Miliband, has said, announcing £14.2bn to build a new nuclear power station and a drive to build small modular reactors. The multibillion-pound investment at Sizewell C on the Suffolk coast, which has been long expected, will create 10,000 jobs and power the equivalent of 6m homes. - Guardian
Read moreFirstGroup unveils £50m buyback as full-year profits rise
10th Jun 2025 07:22
(Sharecast News) - Train and bus operator FirstGroup has announced a new £50m buyback and said the outlook for the current year remains in line with expectations, though rail results will be lower due to South Western Railway (SWR) transferring into public ownership.
Read moreUS close: Stocks finish flat as uncertainty builds, Apple slips
10th Jun 2025 07:21
(Sharecast News) - US stock markets finished more or less flat on Monday, as investors took a breather with indices trading at their highest levels in nearly four months.
Read moreOxford Instruments preliminary results delayed, announces share buyback
10th Jun 2025 07:21
(Sharecast News) - High technology products business Oxford Instruments revealed on Tuesday that it would soon launch a share buyback despite preliminary results being delayed.
Read moreSafestore comfortable with outlook after 'robust' first half
10th Jun 2025 07:20
(Sharecast News) - Self storage operator Safestore saw a slight dip in interim underlying profits due to declines in occupancy levels and rental rates, but said it remains "comfortable" with full-year expectations, with third-quarter trends consistent with the first half.
Read moreBellway forward order book grows, trading 'robust'
10th Jun 2025 07:03
(Sharecast News) - Construction firm Bellway said on Tuesday that trading has been "robust" through the spring selling season, with its forward order book increasing by 7.7% year-on-year and comprising 5,759 homes as of 1 June.
Read moreEurope close: Stocks snap four-day winning streak
9th Jun 2025 16:24
(Sharecast News) - European stocks snapped a four-day winning streak to finish marginally lower on Monday, with markets trading within a narrow range amid Chinese economic concerns and ongoing trade tariff uncertainty.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks mixed on China data, trade talks
9th Jun 2025 16:08
(Sharecast News) - London's equity markets closed in mixed territory on Monday as investors weighed fresh economic data from China and looked ahead to the outcome of trade discussions between the US and China taking place in London.
Read moreIonQ to buy British quantum computing firm Oxford Ionics for $1.1bn
9th Jun 2025 16:07
(Sharecast News) - Quantum computing and networking group IonQ is to buy Oxford Ionics in a deal valuing the British outfit at $1.08bn.
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