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Fresnillo to acquire Canada's Probe in £424m cash deal
31st Oct 2025 07:03
(Sharecast News) - Precious metals miner Fresnillo has agreed to acquire Canadian exploration company Probe for approximately CAD $780m (£424m) in an all-cash deal.
Read moreUS close: Stocks close lower as traders continued to weigh Powell comments
30th Oct 2025 21:07
(Sharecast News) - Major indices closed lower on Thursday after Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell hinted that the central bank may not be looking to cut interest rates again at its December meeting.
Read moreWood Group reports decline in first-half profit
30th Oct 2025 21:01
(Sharecast News) - Wood Group reported a drop in first-half profit on Thursday ahead of its conditonal takeover by Sidara.
Read moreVirgin Trains cleared to launch cross-Channel Eurostar competitor
30th Oct 2025 16:22
(Sharecast News) - Virgin Trains has been cleared to launch high-speed passenger services through the Channel Tunnel, it emerged on Thursday, ending Eurostar's three-decade monopoly on cross-Channel rail travel.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Computacenter says yes; Rathbones slumps
30th Oct 2025 15:04
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 22,269.22 -179.05 (-0.80%)
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: StanChart gains on results, WPP tumbles
30th Oct 2025 14:43
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was down 0.2% at 9,734.38 in afternoon trade on Thursday.
Read moreEurope close: Stocks finish lower as ECB holds rates
30th Oct 2025 14:41
(Sharecast News) - European shares ended fractionally lower on Thursday as investors digested the European Central Bank's decision to keep interest rates unchanged and assessed mixed economic data from across the bloc.
Read moreBP says carbon dioxide at Bumerangue discovery 'can be managed'
30th Oct 2025 14:41
(Sharecast News) - BP said on Thursday that it was progressing plans for its significant Bumerangue discovery, offshore Brazil, and that the carbon dioxide in the reservoir can be managed.
Read moreRBC Capital bumps up target price on Aberdeen
30th Oct 2025 14:38
(Sharecast News) - Over at RBC Capital Markets, analysts nudged up their target price on investment firm Aberdeen from 195p to 200p on Thursday as they updated their model for the group's third-quarter trading update.
Read moreBroker tips: Next, Rathbones, Aberdeen
30th Oct 2025 14:28
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg raised their target price on retailer Next from 14,700p to 17,800p on Thursday, stating the group's fourth-quarter guidance "continues to look cautious".
Read moreIomart flags improved second-half performance
30th Oct 2025 14:15
(Sharecast News) - Iomart said in an update on Thursday that group revenue rose 25% to about £77.7m in the six months ended 30 September, driven by its acquisition of Atech, as the cloud services provider prepared for a stronger second half of the year.
Read moreDirector dealings: Senior non-executive director makes share purchase
30th Oct 2025 14:13
(Sharecast News) - Senior revealed on Thursday that non-executive director Graham Oldroyd had acquired 52,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed manufacturer.
Read moreIFC approves up to $100m for Atome's Villeta project
30th Oct 2025 14:12
(Sharecast News) - Atome said on Thursday that the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private investment arm of the World Bank Group, had approved up to $100m in debt and equity financing for its flagship Villeta low-carbon fertiliser project in Paraguay.
Read moreUS open: Stocks mixed after Powell tempers rate cut hopes, Trump-Xi meeting in focus
30th Oct 2025 14:12
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street trading got off to a mixed start on Thursday after Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell hinted that the central bank may not be looking to cut interest rates again at its December meeting.
Read moreZinc Media upbeat on viewing figures for The Inner Circle
30th Oct 2025 14:09
(Sharecast News) - Zinc Media Group said in an update on Thursday that its new BBC One quiz format The Inner Circle, hosted by Amanda Holden, delivered strong audience figures, becoming the most watched programme in its time slot on Saturday 25 October.
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