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US close: Stocks give back some of Friday's solid gains
25th Aug 2025 15:41
(Sharecast News) - Major indices closed lower on Monday after the blue-chip Dow Jones rocketed to fresh intraday and closing records in the previous session.
Read moreTuesday preview: Bunzl earnings, ONS travel trends
25th Aug 2025 12:23
(Sharecast News) - Tuesday will see the release of results from Bunzl, whose diversified distribution model often gives clues about broader supply chain trends, as well as Ashtead and Prudential, while macro calendar highlights will be the Office for National Statistics' travel trends and tourism update, which could prove useful for long-term sectoral analysis, especially for firms like IHG, TUI or SSP.
Read moreUS new home sales edge lower in July
25th Aug 2025 11:20
(Sharecast News) - Sales of new US single-family homes edged lower in July, pointing to continued pressure on the housing market as a result of elevated mortgage rates.
Read moreUS open: Dow Jones gives back some of Friday's solid gains
25th Aug 2025 11:18
(Sharecast News) - Major indices were in the red early on Monday after the blue-chip Dow Jones rocketed to fresh intraday and closing records in the previous session.
Read moreUS pre-open: Futures trade lower following Friday's solid gains
25th Aug 2025 11:06
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street futures were in the red ahead of the bell on Monday after the blue-chip Dow Jones rocketed to fresh intraday and closing records in the previous session.
Read moreSunday newspaper round-up: UK debt crisis, Iranian uranium enrichment, OpenAI, British carmakers, Trump tariffs, asylum overhaul
25th Aug 2025 08:17
(Sharecast News) - Rachel Reeves' tax-and-spend gamble is driving Britain towards a 1970s-style debt crisis and bailout from the International Monetary Fund, leading economists have warned. They have said the Chancellor's handling of the economy risks a return to the years of high inflation and borrowing that ended with Britain being forced to borrow billions from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) 50 years ago. It came as leading retailers sounded the alarm over the rising cost of taxes and red tape, which is pushing the country into an era of "stagflation". - The Sunday Telegraph
Read moreUS close: Dow hits new high as Powell comments fuel rate-cut hopes
22nd Aug 2025 22:29
(Sharecast News) - US stocks raced higher on Friday after Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell hinted that an interest-rate cut could be on the cards at the next policy meeting, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting a new record.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks rise as Powell hints at policy shift
22nd Aug 2025 18:01
(Sharecast News) - London equities ended higher on Friday as investors assessed Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell's speech at the Jackson Hole symposium for clues on the outlook for US interest rates.
Read moreEurope close: Dovish Powell sparks late rally as Stoxx 600 nears record
22nd Aug 2025 15:33
(Sharecast News) - European stocks rallied into the afternoon on Friday, with all major indices across the continent registering solid gains, after dovish comments from head of the Federal Reserve fuelled risk appetite.
Read moreDirector dealings: Hikma Pharmaceuticals director raises stake
22nd Aug 2025 15:32
(Sharecast News) - Hikma Pharmaceuticals revealed on Friday that non-executive director Laura Balan had acquired 3,500 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed drugmaker.
Read moreAlien Metals reports more high-grade results from Elizabeth Hill
22nd Aug 2025 15:27
(Sharecast News) - Alien Metals reported further high-grade assay results from the maiden diamond drilling programme at the Elizabeth Hill Silver Project in Western Australia on Friday, including silver grades of up to 10,049 grams per tonne and gold grades of up to 11.1 grams per tonne.
Read moreAgronomics investee Meatable acquires Uncommon Bio platform
22nd Aug 2025 15:23
(Sharecast News) - Agronomics said on Friday that its portfolio company Meatable has acquired Uncommon Bio's cultured meat technology platform, strengthening its position in the rapidly developing cellular agriculture sector and expanding its capabilities for commercial-scale production.
Read moreWill Sawyer leaves Zinc Media to take up CFO role at Manolete
22nd Aug 2025 15:20
(Sharecast News) - Manolete Partners announced the appointment of Will Sawyer as its chief financial officer on Friday, effective 15 December, as the insolvency litigation financing firm strengthened its leadership team.
Read more88 Energy chair Philip Byrne retires
22nd Aug 2025 15:17
(Sharecast News) - 88 Energy announced Friday that Philip Byrne has retired as non-executive chairman and from the company's board, with Joanne Williams appointed as his successor effective immediately.
Read moreJerome Powell opens the door to rate cuts at keynote Jackson Hole speech
22nd Aug 2025 14:32
(Sharecast News) - Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell opened the door to rate cuts on Friday as he delivered his keynote address at the central bank's annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
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