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Weir to buy remaining 50% stake in Chile JV ESEL for £56m
12th Dec 2025 10:52
(Sharecast News) - Weir said on Friday that it has agreed to buy the remaining 50% share of its Chile-based joint venture ESEL for a sterling equivalent purchase price of £56m.
Read moreAsia report: Regional markets follow Wall Street higher
12th Dec 2025 10:47
(Sharecast News) - Asia-Pacific markets traded higher on Friday, tracking gains on Wall Street after two key US benchmarks notched fresh record highs following the Federal Reserve's latest interest rate cut.
Read moreITM Power scores two new engineering contracts
12th Dec 2025 10:41
(Sharecast News) - Proton exchange membrane technology business ITM Power announced on Friday that it had been awarded two engineering contracts.
Read moreLondon midday: FTSE up as GDP data reinforces rate cut expectations
12th Dec 2025 10:30
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were still in the black by midday on Friday as the latest UK GDP data cemented expectations of a rate cut from the Bank of England next week, and helped along by a strong showing from gold miners.
Read morePublic inflation expectations ease slightly, Bank of England survey shows
12th Dec 2025 10:26
(Sharecast News) - Public expectations about inflation in the UK eased slightly in November, according to a quarterly survey from the Bank of England, with near, medium and long-term predictions all falling compared with three months ago.
Read moreFiltronic secures largest‑ever contract win, enters H2 with robust order book
12th Dec 2025 10:08
(Sharecast News) - RF solutions manufacturer Filtronic said on Friday that it had made major strategic progress in the first half of the year, securing a number of sizeable contract awards.
Read moreJefferies downgrades Whitbread, upgrades IHG
12th Dec 2025 09:32
(Sharecast News) - Jefferies downgraded Whitbread to 'hold' from 'buy' on Friday as it applied the reverse upgrade to InterContinental Hotels.
Read moreNationwide fined £44m for financial crime control failures
12th Dec 2025 09:10
(Sharecast News) - Nationwide has been slapped with a £44m fine by the UK's financial regulator for financial crime prevention failures from October 2016 to July 2021.
Read moreSolGold recommends revised £842m from Jiangxi Copper
12th Dec 2025 09:01
(Sharecast News) - Copper-gold miner SolGold has recommended shareholders vote in favour of a revised £842m cash offer from Chinese copper giant and Jiangxi Copper Company, which has already received the support from other major shareholders.
Read more1Spatial agrees terms of £87m bid by VertiGIS, shares surge
12th Dec 2025 08:53
(Sharecast News) - Geospatial software firm 1Spatial surged on Friday after it agreed in principle on the key terms of a 73p-a-share takeover by VertiGIS, a portfolio company of Battery Ventures.
Read moreTribal lifts guidance as profits and cash set to beat expectations
12th Dec 2025 08:17
(Sharecast News) - Educational software and services firm Tribal Group said on Friday that it was on track to deliver both profits and cash ahead of market expectations following a "solid" full-year performance.
Read moreCapita scales back revenue targets, but margin guidance unchanged
12th Dec 2025 08:01
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Capita rose on Friday after the outsourcing provider held on to its margin targets despite lower revenue guidance for its public service and contact centre divisions, while reporting a big increase in its contract pipeline.
Read moreWeek ahead: Investors eye BoE rate announcement
12th Dec 2025 07:55
(Sharecast News) - With the corporate calendar slowing down next week in the run-up to the Christmas break, all eyes will be firmly on the latest policy announcement from the Bank of England.
Read moreLondon open: Stocks gain as GDP figures cement rate cut expectations
12th Dec 2025 07:55
(Sharecast News) - London stocks rose in early trade on Friday as the latest UK GDP data cemented expectations of a rate cut from the Bank of England next week.
Read moreEcofin Global Utilities upbeat on solid full-year returns
12th Dec 2025 07:49
(Sharecast News) - Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust reported a net asset value total return of 15% for the year ended 30 September on Friday, and a share price total return of 16.6%, as it pointed to earnings growth across listed infrastructure driven by rising power demand and capital expenditure.
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