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Paramount Skydance extends deadline for hostile Warner Bros bid
22nd Jan 2026 14:24
(Sharecast News) - Paramount Skydance has extended the deadline for its hostile takeover of Warner Bros Discovery, as it attempts to convince the latter's shareholders to vote against the studio's recommended sale of its movie and streaming business to Netflix.
Read moreSpirit Airlines in talks with Castlelake over potential takeover - report
22nd Jan 2026 14:16
(Sharecast News) - Low-cost US carrier Spirit Airlines is reportedly in talks with alternative investment firm Castlelake over a potential takeover as it looks for a path out of bankruptcy.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Senior surges; Oil stocks slide
22nd Jan 2026 13:41
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 23,320.27 1.08%
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Senior surges; Oil stocks slide
22nd Jan 2026 13:41
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 23,320.27 1.08%
Read moreDirector dealings: Victoria director raises stake
22nd Jan 2026 13:41
(Sharecast News) - Victoria revealed on Thursday that non-executive director Gavin Petken had acquired 187,496 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed flooring products business.
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Vodafone boosted by Deutsche note; Admiral hit by downgrade
22nd Jan 2026 13:40
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was 0.6% firmer at 10,200.34 in afternoon trade on Thursday.
Read moreUS PCE grows 0.2pc in October and November
22nd Jan 2026 13:39
(Sharecast News) - US consumer spending continued to rise into the autumn, with personal consumption expenditures increasing in both October and November, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Read moreOvo Energy to pay £2.7m in compensation for Warm Home discount delays
22nd Jan 2026 13:39
(Sharecast News) - Energy provider Ovo Energy will pay over £2.7m in compensation after it failed to provide Warm Home Discount (WHD) rebates to more than 11,000 customers on time.
Read moreUS GDP growth accelerates to two-year high, revised Q3 data shows
22nd Jan 2026 13:15
(Sharecast News) - The final reading of US gross domestic product for the third quarter of 2025 has been revised upwards to a two-year high, according to revised estimates from the Bureau of Economic Analysis on Thursday.
Read moreGE Aerospace upbeat after strong end to the year
22nd Jan 2026 12:45
(Sharecast News) - GE Aerospace said on Thursday it had started 2026 with "solid momentum", on the back of robust demand and a spike in earnings.
Read moreRBC Capital downgrades Admiral to 'sector perform'
22nd Jan 2026 12:43
(Sharecast News) - RBC Capital Markets downgraded Admiral Group on Thursday to 'sector perform' from 'outperform' and slashed the price target to 3,100p from 3,600p.
Read moreEmmerson progresses arbitration proceedings against Morocco
22nd Jan 2026 12:42
(Sharecast News) - Emmerson said on Thursday that its arbitration proceedings against the Kingdom of Morocco had progressed, with the tribunal now fully constituted and a procedural timetable agreed for the initial phase of the case.
Read moreMP Evans pleased with performance as it focuses on own crops
22nd Jan 2026 12:36
(Sharecast News) - MP Evans Group reported higher harvested crop from its own and smallholder-managed estates in 2025 on Thursday, supported by maturing plantations and recent acquisitions, although total fresh fruit bunch volumes declined due to a deliberate reduction in lower-margin third-party purchases.
Read moreJudges Scientific lowers expectations as US weakness persists
22nd Jan 2026 12:32
(Sharecast News) - Judges Scientific said in an update on Thursday that challenging market conditions in 2025, particularly in the United States, weighed on performance and were continuing to cloud the outlook for 2026, prompting it to guide to lower earnings than previously expected.
Read moreAnimalcare delivers strong revenue, underlying growth in 2025
22nd Jan 2026 12:28
(Sharecast News) - Animalcare Group said on Thursday that it delivered strong revenue and underlying EBITDA growth in 2025, in line with market expectations, as the veterinary medicines group highlighted successful integration of acquisitions and continued execution of its growth strategy.
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