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Europe midday: Shares look for direction ahead of US payrolls
6th Jun 2025 12:17
(Sharecast News) - European shares were flat at as investors eyed the very public breakup of the Donald Trump-Elon Musk bromance, which quickly descended into personal insult and threats over the US President's planned tax and spending Bill.
Read moreFormer McKinsey boss sounded out over HSBC chair - report
6th Jun 2025 12:15
(Sharecast News) - The former head of McKinsey & Company has been sounded out about becoming the new chair of HSBC Holdings, it was reported on Friday.
Read moreN4 Pharma reports narrower full-year operating loss
6th Jun 2025 12:14
(Sharecast News) - N4 Pharma reported a reduced operating loss of £1.22m for 2024 on Friday, down from £1.42m the prior year, as the biotech company continued to develop its proprietary Nuvec gene delivery platform.
Read moreRenewi chief steps down as £700m takeover closes
6th Jun 2025 12:14
(Sharecast News) - Renewi's long-standing chief executive has left the recycling specialist, it was confirmed on Friday, following the completion of Macquarie's £707m takeover.
Read moreAnexo Group confident despite fall in profit
6th Jun 2025 12:12
(Sharecast News) - Anexo Group reported a 35.7% fall in pre-tax profit to £14.8m for 2024 on Friday, reflecting the absence of a one-off settlement with Volkswagen in the prior year and continued investment in its legal services division.
Read moreAndrada tin concentrate production rises
6th Jun 2025 12:11
(Sharecast News) - Andrada Mining reported an 11% year-on-year increase in tin concentrate production to 405 tonnes for the quarter ended 31 May on Friday, alongside a continued reduction in operating costs as it strengthened its performance at the Uis mine in Namibia.
Read moreLondon midday: FTSE flat ahead of payrolls report
6th Jun 2025 10:48
(Sharecast News) - London stocks had pared earlier small gains to trade flat by midday on Friday as investors eyed the latest US non-farm payrolls report.
Read moreRosebank to buy US firm in $1.9bn deal
6th Jun 2025 10:37
(Sharecast News) - Rosebank is to raise more than £1bn to acquire US-based Electrical Components International, the British investment firm said on Friday.
Read moreUS pre-open: Futures higher ahead of NFP report
6th Jun 2025 10:15
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street futures were in the green ahead of the bell on Friday , as market participants awaited the release of May's all-important non-farm payrolls report.
Read moreBerenberg bullish on Dr Martens' new growth strategy
6th Jun 2025 09:58
(Sharecast News) - Berenberg has hiked its target price for Dr Martens by a tenth and kept a 'buy' rating on the stock following the bootmaker's stronger-than-expected annual results this week.
Read moreEurozone GDP revised higher for first quarter
6th Jun 2025 09:57
(Sharecast News) - The eurozone economy expanded at a much stronger rate than initially expected in the first quarter, registering the steepest rate of growth in two and a half years.
Read moreApax Global Alpha to invest further in WSGN
6th Jun 2025 09:20
(Sharecast News) - Apax Global Alpha said in an update on Friday that it expects to invest a further €3m indirectly in WGSN, following the consumer trend forecaster's acquisition of IWSR, a provider of data and analytics for the alcoholic beverage industry.
Read moreExecutive bonuses banned at six water companies under new powers
6th Jun 2025 08:45
(Sharecast News) - A raft of water companies have been banned from paying out executive bonuses, including Thames Water, as new rules came into force on Friday.
Read morePinewood to acquire remaining Lithia joint venture stake
6th Jun 2025 08:28
(Sharecast News) - Pinewood Technologies Group announced on Friday that it has agreed to acquire the 51% stake it does not already own in its North American joint venture from Lithia Motors for $76.5m, to be satisfied entirely in new shares.
Read moreAsia report: Markets mixed after Trump-Xi phone call
6th Jun 2025 08:25
(Sharecast News) - Asia-Pacific markets ended mixed on Friday as investors weighed a positive phone call between US president Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, in which the two leaders agreed to resume trade negotiations.
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