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Atome losses widen in first half
29th Aug 2025 11:50
(Sharecast News) - Atome reported a wider first-half loss on Friday, but said it had made "considerable progress" on its flagship Villeta low-carbon fertiliser project as it moved towards a final investment decision before the end of 2025.
Read moreApax Global Alpha NAV falls as board backs Janus takeover
29th Aug 2025 11:44
(Sharecast News) - Apax Global Alpha reported a fall in net asset value in the first half of 2025 on Friday, as currency movements weighed on returns, while its board backed a takeover offer from Janus Bidco.
Read moreBrookfield Wealth updates market on Just Group acquisition financing
29th Aug 2025 11:38
(Sharecast News) - Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BWS) confirmed the successful syndication of a majority of Royal Bank of Canada's commitments under the financing arrangements for its planned acquisition of Just Group on Friday.
Read moreRockhopper receives annulment payout, agrees disposal of Italian assets
29th Aug 2025 10:56
(Sharecast News) - Rockhopper Exploration said on Friday that it has received the full €31m payout from its annulment insurance linked to the Ombrina Mare arbitration and has agreed amended terms for the disposal of its remaining Italian assets.
Read moreEurope midday: Shares lower as investors await inflation data
29th Aug 2025 10:46
(Sharecast News) - European shares were lower on Friday as investors awaited inflation data from a raft of continental countries and the US later in the day.
Read moreLondon midday: Stocks fall as banking sector hit; US PCE eyed
29th Aug 2025 10:42
(Sharecast News) - London stocks had fallen further by midday on Friday, with banks under the cosh after a think tank raised the possibility of a potential windfall tax on the sector, as investors eyed the latest US PCE inflation numbers.
Read moreP&O Ferries CEO Hebblethwaite to resign
29th Aug 2025 10:00
(Sharecast News) - P&O Ferries, a subsidiary of DP World, confirmed on Friday that chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite was planning to resign.
Read moreGerman unemployment rate unchanged for sixth straight month
29th Aug 2025 09:23
(Sharecast News) - Germany's unemployment rate held at its highest level in more than four years in August, remaining unchanged for the sixth straight month, according to official statistics out on Friday.
Read moreUS pre-open: Futures lower ahead of July PCE reading
29th Aug 2025 09:17
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street futures were in the red ahead of the bell on Friday as market participants awaited the release of last month's PCE price index.
Read moreBerenberg nudges up target price on Chesnara
29th Aug 2025 09:14
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg nudged up their target price on UK life and pension consolidator Chesnara from 328p to 333p on Friday following the group's first-half earnings a day earlier.
Read moreAsia report: Markets mixed after Japan data dump
29th Aug 2025 08:57
(Sharecast News) - Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Friday, diverging from Wall Street as investors weighed fresh economic data from Japan.
Read moreJames Latham secures planning consent for National Distribution Centre
29th Aug 2025 08:54
(Sharecast News) - Trade distributor James Latham said on Friday that it has obtained planning consent to build its 300,000 square foot National Distribution Centre in East Anglia.
Read moreUK bank shares fall as IPPR calls for levy on QE windfall
29th Aug 2025 08:31
(Sharecast News) - Shares in UK banks fell on Friday after an influential think tank called for a windfall tax on the sector to bolster public finances.
Read moreBigblu swings to £16.3m H1 comprehensive profit following Skymesh sale
29th Aug 2025 08:28
(Sharecast News) - Broadband services provider Bigblu Broadband said on Friday that it had swung to a profit in the six months ended 31 May following the disposal of its Australian subsidiary, Skymesh.
Read moreEurope open: Shares fall ahead of US, European inflation data
29th Aug 2025 07:57
(Sharecast News) - European shares opened lower on Friday as investors awaited inflation data from a raft of continental countries and the US later in the day.
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