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S+U profits ahead of budget as Advantage and Aspen deliver growth
11th Dec 2025 08:18
(Sharecast News) - Motor and property finance lender S&U said on Thursday that trading momentum had continued into the third quarter, with group profit running ahead of budget and receivables climbing to around £491m, up from £447m a year earlier.
Read moreEurope open: Shares lower after Fed cut; Oracle, Venezuela in focus
11th Dec 2025 08:12
(Sharecast News) - European shares were slightly lower at the open on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve cut interest rates and pencilled in only one reduction in 2026, while geopolitical tensions were also in focus as US forces seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela.
Read moreBP brings year's seventh major project into production
11th Dec 2025 08:02
(Sharecast News) - BP has brought its seventh major upstream project of the year into production after announcing the start up of the Atlantis Drill Center 1 expansion in the US Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, delivering first oil two months earlier than planned.
Read morePZ Cussons to keep African business, sets out 'ambitious' growth plans
11th Dec 2025 08:00
(Sharecast News) - Imperial Leather maker PZ Cussons set out "ambitious" growth plans for its Africa business on Thursday, having deciding to keep it after failing to receive offers that reflect its "inherent value".
Read moreLondon open: FTSE dips as investors mull Fed, Oracle earnings
11th Dec 2025 07:58
(Sharecast News) - London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Thursday as investors mulled disappointing earnings from US software company Oracle and the latest policy announcement from the Federal Reserve, which cut rates as expected but signalled a long pause ahead.
Read moreHenry Boot promotes Stacey to COO amid organisational overhaul
11th Dec 2025 07:39
(Sharecast News) - Property developer Henry Boot announced on Thursday that it had made "a number of promotions and organisational changes", in line with its ongoing commitment to further enhancing efficiency and driving improved operational performance.
Read moreCiti upgrades Sainsbury, downgrades B&M
11th Dec 2025 07:38
(Sharecast News) - Citi has readjusted a host of ratings and target prices across the European retail and brands sectors amid a "lacklustre" macro outlook, highlighting UK-listed Tesco among its key 'buys'.
Read moreFriday preview: UK GDP in focus
11th Dec 2025 07:38
(Sharecast News) - No FTSE 350 news of note is due on Friday, but investors will eye UK October GDP figures, along with manufacturing and industrial production, and German inflation data for November.
Read moreLondon pre-open: FTSE to edge down as investors mull Fed, Oracle earnings
11th Dec 2025 07:32
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to nudge lower at the open on Thursday as investors mulled the latest policy announcement from the Federal Reserve and disappointing earnings from Oracle.
Read moreRBC Capital Markets hikes Berkeley target price
11th Dec 2025 07:29
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at RBC Capital Markets bumped up their target price on Berkeley from 3,700p to 3,900p on Thursday as it did "some necessary housekeeping" to its estimates to reflect recent growth in net asset value per share and guidance.
Read moreSwiss National Bank leaves key rate on hold
11th Dec 2025 07:22
(Sharecast News) - The Swiss National Bank left its core policy interest rate unchanged on Thursday, as widely expected.
Read moreNCC expects return to 'marginal' growth after annual sales slip
11th Dec 2025 07:18
(Sharecast News) - NCC Group has said it expects to return to growth this year after the cybersecurity and software escrow business reported a small decline in both revenues and profits over the 12 months to 30 September.
Read moreThursday newspaper round-up: Youth employment, SpaceX, EY
11th Dec 2025 07:18
(Sharecast News) - Britain is slipping down the global league table for youth employment amid a dramatic rise in worklessness that is putting a generation's future at risk, research has warned. Sounding the alarm over a worsening youth jobs crisis, the report from the accountancy firm PwC said Britain's economy was missing out on £26bn a year because of sharp regional divisions in youth joblessness. - Guardian
Read moreWorkspace disposes of two additional low-conviction assets
11th Dec 2025 07:16
(Sharecast News) - Flexible work space provider Workspace Group has exchanged contracts for the disposal of two additional low-conviction assets for a total of £11.8m, in line with September 2025 valuations, at a net initial yield of 5.7%.
Read moreAvon wins $26m Nato respirator, filter order
11th Dec 2025 07:15
(Sharecast News) - Avon Technologies said it had won a $20.6m European order for respirators and filters through Nato's Support and Procurement Agency.
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