News Archive
US open: Stocks higher as April jobs surprise offsets geopolitical concerns
8th May 2026 13:30
(Sharecast News) - Major indices were in the green early on Friday as market participants monitored developments in the US and Israel's conflict with Iran and digested April's stronger-than-expected non‑farm payrolls report.
Read moreJarvis Securities agrees sale of Tunbridge Wells leasehold interest
8th May 2026 13:25
(Sharecast News) - Jarvis Securities said on Friday that it had conditionally agreed to sell its leasehold interest in a property in Tunbridge Wells for £100,000 as part of its ongoing disposal and wind-down strategy.
Read moreForgent completes maiden field programme at Green Rock
8th May 2026 13:21
(Sharecast News) - Forgent said on Friday that it had completed its maiden field programme at the Green Rock copper-gold project, with 111 rock chip samples collected and submitted to ALS Laboratories in Perth for multi-element assay.
Read moreAkamai shares surge on $1.8bn deal with unknown AI company
8th May 2026 13:20
(Sharecast News) - Akamai Technologies shares surged on Friday after the cyber security and cloud computing company revealed details of a $1.8bn contract, as first-quarter results came in line with market expectations.
Read moreDirector dealings: Melrose Industries non-executive director raises stake
8th May 2026 13:20
(Sharecast News) - Melrose Industries revealed on Friday that non-executive director Mary Petryszyn had acquired 5,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed aerospace manufacturer.
Read moreNew Physiomics board launches wide-ranging company review
8th May 2026 13:18
(Sharecast News) - Physiomics said on Friday that its newly-appointed board had started a wide-ranging review of the business focused on operational optimisation, commercial execution and shareholder value creation.
Read moreColefax raises profit expectations on strong US trading
8th May 2026 13:16
(Sharecast News) - Colefax Group said on Friday that full-year profit was expected to be at least £10.5m after trading in its core Fabric division came in ahead of expectations.
Read moreQuantum Blockchain resumes Bitcoin computing research programme
8th May 2026 13:13
(Sharecast News) - Quantum Blockchain Technologies said on Friday that it had resumed its quantum computing research programme focused on potential applications in Bitcoin mining.
Read moreBroker tips: Workspace, Zigup, Great Portland Estates
8th May 2026 13:03
(Sharecast News) - Barclays downgraded Workspace on Friday to 'underweight' from 'overweight' and slashed the price target to 310p from 450p as it said the turnaround is going to take longer than expected and it forecasts a "material" earnings rebasing over FY27/28.
Read moreUS job growth tops expectations as non-farm payrolls rise 115,000
8th May 2026 12:49
(Sharecast News) - US job growth heated up in April, with non‑farm payrolls rising by 115,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, coming in well and truly above expectations for a much softer increase of 63,000.
Read moreSony predicts slight sales decline this year, Q4 profits sink
8th May 2026 12:36
(Sharecast News) - Media and entertainment giant Sony said it expects annual sales to fall this year following a record 12 months for the Japanese firm, while profits in the fourth quarter dropped sharply.
Read moreEarnz acquisition A&D wins two-year retrofit contract
8th May 2026 12:21
(Sharecast News) - Earnz said on Friday that A&D Carbon Solutions had won an initial two-year contract with Fortem, working on behalf of Sanctuary Housing, to deliver retrofit work across Yorkshire.
Read moreSRT Marine Systems signs £5m one-year support contract
8th May 2026 11:58
(Sharecast News) - SRT Marine Systems said on Friday that it had signed a £5m one-year support contract for an existing SRT-MDA maritime surveillance deployment with a long-standing sovereign customer.
Read moreAsia report: Markets mostly fall amid renews clashes in Strait of Hormuz
8th May 2026 11:48
(Sharecast News) - Asia-Pacific markets mostly fell on Friday as renewed clashes between the US and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz unsettled investors and weighed on risk sentiment.
Read moreBoss of South East Water quits after winter outages
8th May 2026 11:44
(Sharecast News) - The chief executive of South East Water has quit following a spate of outages last winter, a week after the utility's chair also stepped down.
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