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Thames Water rescue deal at risk after government raises concerns

16th Jun 2026 07:04

(Sharecast News) - Thames Water edged closer to possible re-nationalisation on Tuesday after the government baulked at a proposed £10bn rescue plan put in place by the stricken utility's creditors.

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US close: Dow Jones registers fresh record close on news of Iran deal

15th Jun 2026 22:42

(Sharecast News) - Major indices closed higher on Monday as the holiday‑shortened trading week got off to a positve note, buoyed by news that Washington and Tehran had reached an agreement to end the war.

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London close: FTSE 100 underperforms as oil, defensive stocks fall after peace deal

15th Jun 2026 17:13

(Sharecast News) - A peace deal between the US and Iran wasn't enough to lift UK stock markets on Monday, with the FTSE 100 underperforming global equity indices to post a daily loss of 0.4%.

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Europe close: Stocks pare gains as oil prices continue to fall

15th Jun 2026 16:18

(Sharecast News) - European shares pared gains by the close on Monday after Israel said its troops would remain in Lebanon, casting doubt on a US-Iran agreement intended to end their four-month war.

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Fusion Antibodies reports progress with DR5 project

15th Jun 2026 16:10

(Sharecast News) - Fusion Antibodies said on Monday that its grant-funded DR5 project with Queen's University Belfast had made further progress, with the antibody successfully humanised using the company's proprietary CDRx platform and several more complex structural variants showing positive results in tumour cell death assays.

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Team Internet flags results at least in line with analyst expectations

15th Jun 2026 16:07

(Sharecast News) - Team Internet said on Monday that 2025 results remained in line with or above analyst expectations and that trading in 2026 to date was also in line with expectations, supported by improving Search profitability and strong growth in its Domains, Identity & Software and Comparison divisions.

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Pulsar Helium expands mineral position at Topaz

15th Jun 2026 16:04

(Sharecast News) - Pulsar Helium said on Monday that it has expanded its mineral position at the Topaz helium project in Minnesota and is preparing to move into the next phase of development following the successful completion of its seven-well Jetstream exploration programme.

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Bradda Head reports solid surface sampling results from Whistlejacket

15th Jun 2026 15:59

(Sharecast News) - Bradda Head Lithium reported surface sampling results of up to 3.03% lithium oxide at its Whistlejacket project in Arizona on Monday, with 18 of 60 rock samples returning grades above 0.59% lithium oxide and 12 exceeding 1.0%.

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JPMorgan downgrades Taylor Wimpey and Vistry, keeps Persimmon as 'top pick'

15th Jun 2026 15:40

(Sharecast News) - JPMorgan said on Monday that Persimmon remains its "top pick" in the UK housebuilding sector, as it downgraded its stance on Taylor Wimpey and Vistry to 'underweight' from 'neutral'.

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New York manufacturing growth eases from four-year high

15th Jun 2026 15:36

(Sharecast News) - Manufacturing activity growth across New York eased this month after increasing by its most in over four years in May, according to the latest Empire State Manufacturing Index released by the regional Federal Reserve.

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FTSE 100 movers: Oil giants slide, miners in the black

15th Jun 2026 14:56

(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 10,437.54 in afternoon trade on Monday.

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Salesforce to buy Fin for around $3.6bn

15th Jun 2026 14:55

(Sharecast News) - Salesforce said on Monday that it has agreed to buy AI customer service platform Fin for around $3.6bn.

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Canada's Nuvei to buy Payoneer Global for $2.75bn

15th Jun 2026 14:54

(Sharecast News) - Canada's Nuvei said on Monday that it has agreed to buy cross-border payments company Payoneer Global for around $2.75bn.

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Broker tips: Softcat, WH Smith, B&M

15th Jun 2026 14:21

(Sharecast News) - Citi downgraded Softcat to 'neutral' from 'buy' on Monday and lifted the price target to 1,950p from 1,550p as it argued that "even the best house in the neighbourhood has a price".

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Invinity sells vanadium battery system to Pacific Steel

15th Jun 2026 14:19

(Sharecast News) - Invinity Energy Systems announced on Monday that it has agreed to the sale of a 32 MWh vanadium flow battery system to Pacific Steel Group for installation at its Mojave Micro Mill project in Kern County, California.

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