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Orsted sees earnings tick higher in 'defining' year
6th Feb 2026 08:18
(Sharecast News) - Denmark's Orsted posted a modest uptick in earnings on Friday following a "defining" year which saw it hit hard by Donald Trump's bitter opposition to wind power.
Read moreBerenberg raises target price on IWG
6th Feb 2026 08:14
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg hiked their target price on serviced offices and coworking business International Workspace Group from 270p to 350p on Friday, stating that the firm was building a track record in delivery and accelerating its capital-light transition.
Read moreStellantis takes €22bn charge as it reverses EV plans, shares tumble
6th Feb 2026 08:01
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Stellantis crashed on Friday, after the European car maker announced it would take a €22bn charge as it scales back its expansion into electric vehicles.
Read moreEurope open: Stellantis slumps, software shares in focus as Stoxx slips
6th Feb 2026 08:00
(Sharecast News) - European shares were lower at the open with trade in Stellantis stock suspended after a 14% slump in response to the auto maker's €22bn write-down as it scaled back its expansion into electric vehicles.
Read moreLondon open: Stocks fall after Wall Street tech selloff
6th Feb 2026 07:48
(Sharecast News) - London stocks fell in early trade on Friday, taking their cue from a downbeat session on Wall Street, where Amazon's AI spending spree reignited worries about the tech sector.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks end up but software sector still under pressure
6th Feb 2026 07:46
(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended higher on Friday as US markets recovered, although software names remained under pressure.
Read moreEU gives GSK's Nucala green light for use in uncontrolled COPD
6th Feb 2026 07:45
(Sharecast News) - Drugmaker GSK said on Friday that the European Commission has approved Nucala (mepolizumab) as an add‑on maintenance treatment for adults with uncontrolled COPD characterised by elevated blood eosinophils.
Read moreHouse prices rebound to record high in January - Halifax
6th Feb 2026 07:45
(Sharecast News) - House prices rebounded in January to a record high, according to figures released on Friday by Halifax.
Read moreAmazon shares slump as hefty capex outlook offsets Q4 revenue beat
6th Feb 2026 07:38
(Sharecast News) - Online retail giant Amazon posted another quarter of solid revenue growth late on Thursday, driven by a strong showing from AWS, but shares fell in extended trading after it unveiled plans for a major increase in capital spending in 2026.
Read moreLondon pre-open: Stocks to fall amid tech selloff
6th Feb 2026 07:35
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to fall at the open on Friday following heavy losses on Wall Street, after tech shares sold off as Amazon tumbled on AI spending fears.
Read moreGerman December exports beat forecasts; Industrial production falls
6th Feb 2026 07:28
(Sharecast News) - German exports rose more than expected in December compared with the previous month, but industrial production fell, preliminary data from federal statistics office Destatis showed on Friday.
Read moreFriday newspaper round-up: Amazon, Barclays, Epstein
6th Feb 2026 07:22
(Sharecast News) - Amazon announced plans to spend $200bn on artificial intelligence and robotics this year, the latest tech giant to vow fresh enormous investments in the artificial intelligence arms race. The news of the investment comes one day after the Washington Post, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, announced it was cutting approximately a third of employees. - Guardian
Read moreDerwent London offloads office property for £32.6m
6th Feb 2026 07:15
(Sharecast News) - Derwent London said it had exchanged contracts to sell an office and retail property on London's Tottenham Court Road for £32.6m to a joint venture between Purestone Capital and BPS London.
Read moreVictrex hit by softer Q1 trading as revenues, volumes slip
6th Feb 2026 07:10
(Sharecast News) - High-performance polymers business Victrex reported a softer start to the year on Friday, with first‑quarter revenues and volumes declining as strength in its energy and industrials unit was offset by weaker trading in its transport, VARs and medical division.
Read moreSocGen shares slump as weak trading overshadows earnings beat
6th Feb 2026 07:03
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Société Générale fell sharply on Friday after the French lender reported record full-year results but disappointed investors with a weak performance in its trading business, overshadowing an earnings beat and an upgraded profitability outlook.
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