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Berenberg upgrades Computacenter to 'buy'
20th Jul 2026 07:46
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg lifted their target price for Computacenter from 3,450p to 5,300p and upgraded the stock to 'buy' on Monday, arguing that the group was now well positioned to beat current profit expectations after a stronger‑than‑expected first half.
Read moreChina holds loan prime rate steady despite Q2 growth miss
20th Jul 2026 07:39
(Sharecast News) - China left its key lending benchmarks unchanged on Monday, holding fire on monetary easing despite a sharper‑than‑expected slowdown in second‑quarter growth.
Read moreLondon pre-open: Stocks to fall as US-Iran tensions escalate; Burnham to become PM
20th Jul 2026 07:31
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to fall at the open on Monday as Andy Burnham was set to become Prime Minister and as oil prices rose amid escalating tensions between the US and Iran.
Read moreBig Yellow Q1 revenues rise on 'efficiencies'
20th Jul 2026 07:30
(Sharecast News) - Storage specialist Big Yellow reported a rise in first quarter sales as cost cutting offset a slight fall in occupancy.
Read moreAndy Burnham appointed UK prime minister
20th Jul 2026 07:20
(Sharecast News) - Andy Burnham pledged to bring about the "biggest changes in 40 years" on Monday, as he became the UK's latest prime minister.
Read moreGSK secures EMA review for single‑dose Bexsero booster
20th Jul 2026 07:09
(Sharecast News) - Drugmaker GSK said on Monday that the European Medicines Agency had accepted its submission to update the label for its Bexsero asset, allowing for a single‑dose booster in people aged 10 and over who were previously vaccinated in childhood.
Read moreMonday newspaper round-up: Pay gap, Thames Water, Boohoo
20th Jul 2026 07:09
(Sharecast News) - The bosses of Britain's largest listed companies received record pay last year, fuelling the widest earnings gap with workers in eight years. Median pay for FTSE 100 chief executives hit £5.06m in the last financial year, according to data released by the High Pay Centre, an 8.6% increase on £4.66m the previous year and the highest level on record. Executive remuneration has been rising steadily since the pandemic, when CEOs took pay and bonus cuts as the lockdowns affected business performance. - Guardian
Read moreTuesday preview: Mony Group results, UK jobs data in focus
20th Jul 2026 07:07
(Sharecast News) - Tuesday will bring the release of interim results from Mony Group and trading updates from caterer Compass and construction group Kier.
Read moreGCP Infrastructure completes £11m sale of two wind farms
20th Jul 2026 07:03
(Sharecast News) - GCP Infrastructure Investments has completed the sale of two onshore wind projects, the FTSE 250 firm announced on Monday.
Read moreSunday newspaper round-up: Northumbrian Water, Live Nation, Benjamin Netanyahu, digital IDs, poultry sector, Cuba
18th Jul 2026 23:23
(Sharecast News) - Northumbrian Water will hand chief executive Heidi Mottram a £1.5m retention payment over the next five years, a sum that sits outside Ofwat's new powers to block bonuses at companies that breach pollution rules, according to The Times. The Hong Kong‑owned supplier, which serves around 2.7m customers across the North East, said Mottram required additional incentives as she was "a highly marketable individual" operating in a sector where pay is tightly regulated and often subject to scrutiny. Mottram, who has led the company since 2010, is expected to have her annual bonus banned under Ofwat's rules. The retention award will be paid in five £300,000 tranches during the current AMP8 investment cycle.
Read moreLondon close: FTSE 100 rises for second day as defensives shine
17th Jul 2026 17:06
(Sharecast News) - London's blue chips rose for the second day on Friday, settling above the 10,600 mark for the first time in eight sessions, though gains were modest as sell-offs across global equity markets dampened sentiment.
Read moreEurope close: Markets close lower as tech rout continues
17th Jul 2026 17:05
(Sharecast News) - European stocks closed mostly lower on Friday as a sharp technology sell-off across Asian markets and rising oil prices fuelled risk-off sentiment.
Read moreAston Martin says it's in ongoing talks with potential financing providers
17th Jul 2026 15:24
(Sharecast News) - Aston Martin Lagonda said on Friday that it regularly considers its capital structure and strategic options "including ongoing discussions with potential financing providers" following a report it is in talks to raise new funding.
Read moreThalia Therapeutics enters new phase of development
17th Jul 2026 15:20
(Sharecast News) - Thalia Therapeutics said on Friday that it was entering a new phase of development ahead of its annual general meeting, with the proposed acquisition of Sanmirna Therapeutics and an oversubscribed £2.75m fundraising expected to accelerate its transition into a clinical-stage RNA therapeutics company.
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