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Asia report: Nikkei slides again on mixed day for region
11th Apr 2025 09:11
(Sharecast News) - Asia-Pacific markets ended mixed on Friday, as renewed US-China trade tensions fuelled investor caution.
Read moreM&C Saatchi chair to step down
11th Apr 2025 09:08
(Sharecast News) - Ad agency M&C Saatchi has announced that its non-exec chair Zillah Byng-Thorne is to step down from the company next month.
Read moreLondon open: Stocks gain after better-than-expected GDP figures
11th Apr 2025 08:31
(Sharecast News) - London stocks gained in early trade on Friday as investors mulled better-than-expected UK GDP data.
Read moreHelical sells Blackfriars office development for £333m
11th Apr 2025 08:29
(Sharecast News) - Central London property company Helical has reported "significant activity" across its portfolio over the second half of its financial year, as it announced the £333m forward sale of an office development near Blackfriars.
Read moreEurope open: Stoxx up after volatile week amid 'fragile' tariff pause
11th Apr 2025 07:57
(Sharecast News) - European shares opened higher at the end of a turbulent week driven by US President Donald Trump's erratic tariff policies, shrugging off falls on Wall Street and Asia overnight.
Read moreCharacter Group withdraws FY guidance on tariff uncertainty
11th Apr 2025 07:54
(Sharecast News) - Toys company Character Group withdrew its FY guidance on Friday as a result of Donald Trump's recently imposed "reciprocal" tariffs.
Read moreUK economy grows more than expected in February
11th Apr 2025 07:52
(Sharecast News) - The UK economy grew more than expected in February, according to figures released on Friday by the Office for National Statistics.
Read moreLondon pre-open: Stocks seen higher as GDP beats expectations
11th Apr 2025 07:45
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to gain at the open on Friday despite losses on Wall Street, as investors mulled better-than-expected UK GDP data.
Read moreDiageo launches $1.5bn, two-tranche bond offering
11th Apr 2025 07:39
(Sharecast News) - Diageo announced the launch and pricing of a $1.5bn two-tranche bond offering in the US market on Friday, issuing fixed-rate notes with maturities in 2030 and 2035.
Read moreBP sees lower first quarter upstream production
11th Apr 2025 07:36
(Sharecast News) - Energy giant BP on Friday said it expected to report lower first-quarter upstream production than in the previous three months.
Read moreFriday newspaper round-up: Prada/Versace, WeightWatchers, sewage plant
11th Apr 2025 07:34
(Sharecast News) - The EU will not rip up its tech rules in an attempt to reach a trade deal with Donald Trump, the bloc's most senior official on digital policy has said. Henna Virkkunen, the European Commission vice-president responsible for tech sovereignty, indicated the EU was not going to compromise on its digital rulebook to reach an agreement on trade with the US - a key demand of Trump administration officials. - Guardian
Read morePrada to buy Versace in €1.25bn deal
11th Apr 2025 07:28
(Sharecast News) - Italian luxury fashion brand Prada has agreed to buy rival Versace from Capri Holdings in a €1.25bn deal.
Read moreGerman inflation confirmed at four-month low as energy prices drop
11th Apr 2025 07:26
(Sharecast News) - The annual rate of German inflation fell to a four-month low in March, final estimates from the Federal Statistical Office confirmed on Friday.
Read moreGreencore deadline to make firm bid for Bakkavor extended to May 9
11th Apr 2025 07:06
(Sharecast News) - Convenience food group Greencore has been given an extension on the deadline to make a firm offer for rival Bakkavor until May 9 or walk away.
Read moreEurope close: Stocks rebound but end off best levels amid trade tensions
10th Apr 2025 23:08
(Sharecast News) - European markets rebounded on Thursday after US President Donald Trump paused his swingeing tariff measures for 90 days amid accusations of market manipulation.
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