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General Motors lifts FY26 guidance after Q2 beat

21st Jul 2026 12:25

(Sharecast News) - Automotive giant General Motors lifted a number of its 2026 earnings forecasts on Tuesday after posting a stronger‑than‑expected second quarter, with North American operations once again driving performance.

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IQE trading tops expectations in first half

21st Jul 2026 12:20

(Sharecast News) - IQE said on Tuesday that first-half trading exceeded expectations, with revenue expected to be at least £64m as strong demand across its core markets was led by accelerating sales of indium phosphide products for AI and data centre applications.

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Nebius shares jump as Nvidia filing reveals 9% stake

21st Jul 2026 11:42

(Sharecast News) - Shares in AI infrastructure group Nebius surged in pre-market trading on Tuesday after a SEC filing revealed that Nvidia holds a 9.3% stake in the company, underlining the chipmaker's commitment to one of the fastest-growing providers of AI cloud computing services.

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Marston's cheers bumper World Cup trading

21st Jul 2026 11:26

(Sharecast News) - Pub operator Marston's reiterated full-year guidance on Tuesday, despite a dip in underlying sales, following a bumper World Cup.

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German economic sentiment improves more than expected in July - ZEW

21st Jul 2026 11:21

(Sharecast News) - German economic sentiment improved more than expected in July, according to a survey released on Tuesday by the ZEW Center for European Economic Research in Mannheim.

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London midday: FTSE turns higher as Healy appointment boosts defence sector

21st Jul 2026 10:53

(Sharecast News) - London stocks had turned higher by midday on Tuesday, with defence names pacing the gains after Andy Burnham appointed former Defence Secretary John Healy as chancellor.

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US pre-open: Futures higher as traders eye earnings

21st Jul 2026 10:50

(Sharecast News) - Stock futures pushed higher on Tuesday as investors looked past the latest developments in the Iran conflict and shifted focus back to a busy slate of corporate earnings.

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Julius Baer H1 profits more than double as AUM hits record high

21st Jul 2026 10:30

(Sharecast News) - Shares in Julius Baer dropped in Zurich on Tuesday despite the private banking and financial services firm more than doubling profits in the first half, though results were affected by easier comparatives with last year.

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Fuller's sales lifted by good weather, World Cup

21st Jul 2026 10:25

(Sharecast News) - Pub group Fuller, Smith & Turner reported solid sales growth on Tuesday as it benefited from good weather and the World Cup.

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Galliford Try wins places on £9.5bn CPC construction framework

21st Jul 2026 10:03

(Sharecast News) - Construction group Galliford Try said on Tuesday that it has been appointed to the new £9.5bn Crescent Purchasing Consortium Construction and Capital Works framework, securing places on all five regional lots covering England, Wales and Scotland.

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Thames Water lenders pitch new governance plan as nationalisation threat looms

21st Jul 2026 09:58

(Sharecast News) - Thames Water's lenders have offered to give the government a so-called "golden share" in the utility as part of a revised £10bn rescue package aimed at avoiding nationalisation by new prime minister Andy Burnham.

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MHA reports rise in full-year revenue, earnings

21st Jul 2026 09:53

(Sharecast News) - MHA said on Tuesday that full-year revenue rose 12% to £251.3m, comprising 6.4% organic growth and 5.8% from acquisitions, while adjusted EBITDA increased 13% to £46.5m and adjusted profit before tax grew 11% to £39.2m.

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LSEG announces plans for 24-hour weekday trading venue

21st Jul 2026 09:49

(Sharecast News) - London Stock Exchange Group announced plans to launch LSE 24 on Tuesday, a separate venue offering near-continuous weekday trading to support digital, algorithmic and agent-based activity.

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Asia report: Markets rise after oil price pull-back

21st Jul 2026 09:46

(Sharecast News) - Asia-Pacific markets were mostly higher on Tuesday, recovering losses from the previous session as investors looked beyond the latest developments in the Iran conflict and focused on corporate earnings.

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Smiths strikes £760m pension buy-in with M&G

21st Jul 2026 09:40

(Sharecast News) - Smiths Group said on Tuesday that its Smiths Industries Pension Scheme completed a £760m buy-in with M&G, securing the benefits of more than 10,000 members and leaving all of the scheme's roughly 17,000 members fully insured.

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