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C&C Group first-half profits rise despite lower revenue
28th Oct 2026 07:47
(Sharecast News) - Alcoholic drinks group C&C reported higher profits despite a decline in revenues in the first half, as stronger branded drinks sales and cost controls helped offset weakness in its distribution business.
Read moreStandard Chartered posts better-than-expected Q3 profit, lifts guidance
28th Oct 2026 07:43
(Sharecast News) - Standard Chartered lifted its full-year income and return guidance on Wednesday as it posted better-than-expected third-quarter profit.
Read moreBerenberg downgrades Johnson Matthey to 'hold', raises target price
28th Oct 2026 07:43
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg cut their rating on Johnson Matthey to from 'buy' to 'hold' on Wednesday, saying their earlier bullish thesis had largely played out and that near‑term valuation upside now looked limited.
Read moreLondon pre-open: Stocks to fall ahead of Autumn Budget
28th Oct 2026 07:32
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to fall at the open on Wednesday as investors eyed Chancellor John Healey's first Autumn Budget and the latest policy announcement from the Federal Reserve.
Read moreGSK Q3 sales rise as specialty medicines drive growth
28th Oct 2026 07:18
(Sharecast News) - GSK reported a 5% increase in third-quarter sales on Wednesday, driven by strong growth in specialty medicines, as the pharmaceutical giant reaffirmed its full-year guidance.
Read moreIntertek on track for strong FY performance as Q3 revenues rise 7pc
28th Oct 2026 07:17
(Sharecast News) - Quality assurance provider Intertek said on Wednesday that it remained on track to deliver a strong 2026 performance as it posted 7% Q3 revenue growth and upgraded divisional guidance across several units.
Read moreWednesday newspaper round-up: Sizewell plant, Rosebank oilfield, Google
28th Oct 2026 07:16
(Sharecast News) - The government's plan to fund a multibillion-pound nuclear plant at the Sizewell site in Suffolk represents a "terrible deal" for the UK taxpayer over the rest of the century, according to the government's spending watchdog. MPs on the public accounts committee (PAC) have warned the government that the cost of the Sizewell C nuclear reactor could spiral to almost £48bn, leaving bill payers on the hook to provide an extra £9.8bn to construct the plant before 2040 and a further £12bn over its 60-year operating life. - Guardian
Read moreEntain to take additional £25m per year hit from latest tax hikes
28th Oct 2026 07:12
(Sharecast News) - Entain said on Wednesday that it expects an additional £25m per year in costs to its UK and Ireland business after the government announced plans to lift the machine games duty in the Autumm Budget, although these are expected to be mitigated by the end of 2028.
Read moreUBS posts jump in quarterly numbers despite 'complex' market backdrop
28th Oct 2026 07:11
(Sharecast News) - Swiss banking giant UBS Group posted a jump in third-quarter earnings on Wednesday, despite an "increasingly complex" market backdrop and measured investor sentiment.
Read moreUS close: Stocks higher as chip stocks rally, traders eye Fed signals
27th Oct 2026 22:39
(Sharecast News) - Major indices closed higher on Tuesday as investors digested another batch of corporate earnings and eyed the begining of the Federal Reserve's two‑day policy meeting.
Read moreLondon close: FTSE falls as HSBC, Reckitt slump on results
27th Oct 2026 17:11
(Sharecast News) - London stocks fell on Tuesday, with HSBC and Reckitt Benckiser pacing the decline after third-quarter results failed to impress.
Read moreNovartis lifts earnings guidance as key drug sales drive Q3 growth
27th Oct 2026 14:43
(Sharecast News) - Novartis raised its full-year earnings guidance on Tuesday after reporting higher third-quarter core operating profit, driven by strong sales of its key medicines and improved margins.
Read moreBroker tips: Computacenter, Sainsbury's
27th Oct 2026 14:24
(Sharecast News) - Berenberg lifted its price target on Computacenter on Tuesday following the company's trading update a day earlier, in which it lifted its full-year guidance.
Read moreUS open: Socks mixed as earnings roll in, Fed meeting gets under way
27th Oct 2026 14:20
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street trading got off to a mixed start on Tuesday as investors digested another batch of corporate earnings and eyed the begining of the Federal Reserve's two‑day policy meeting.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Vistry gains on CFO appointment; NCC slumps
27th Oct 2026 14:13
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 250 was 0.5% higher at 24,624.19 in afternoon trade on Tuesday.
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