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Friday newspaper round-up: Mandelson, social media, Lloyds
27th Feb 2026 07:21
(Sharecast News) - Peter Mandelson is facing an inquiry by the EU's anti-fraud agency after the European Commission requested the body look into his activities during his time as trade commissioner in Brussels. The commission said it referred the peer, 72, to the European Anti-Fraud Office, known as Olaf, last week after the US Department of Justice released documents allegedly showing he shared sensitive government information with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. - Guardian
Read morePearson posts higher profit in FY25, guides for further growth in FY26
27th Feb 2026 07:09
(Sharecast News) - Education and assessment provider Pearson said on Friday that it had delivered on its goals in 2025, with both underlying sales and adjusted operating profit growth, leaving the firm confident in its outlook for 2026.
Read moreUK's Starmer under pressure as Greens win by-election
27th Feb 2026 07:05
(Sharecast News) - The pressure on UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer intensified on Friday after the Green Party won an unexpected victory in the Gorton and Denton by-election.
Read moreUS close: Nvidia drags tech stocks lower as results underwhelm
26th Feb 2026 21:57
(Sharecast News) - US stock finished mostly lower on Thursday, with a sharp plunge in the share price of tech behemoth Nvidia weighing heavily on the Nasdaq as record quarterly results from the company failed to excite investors.
Read moreSainsbury's planning to cut around 300 jobs in restructure
26th Feb 2026 16:51
(Sharecast News) - Sainsbury's is reportedly looking to cut around 300 jobs in a restructure.
Read moreIndigo Partners to sell 10m Wizz Air shares in placing
26th Feb 2026 16:04
(Sharecast News) - Private equity firm Indigo Partners is planning to sell around 10m shares in Wizz Air in a placing, according to a release by JP Morgan on Thursday.
Read moreEurope close: Markets mixed after AI-fuelled rally
26th Feb 2026 16:04
(Sharecast News) - European shares were mixed at the close on Thursday as investors digested blockbuster results from US chipmaker Nvidia and a fresh wave of corporate earnings across the region, while economic data painted a mixed picture on both sides of the Atlantic.
Read moreHardide secures £1.8m of orders from North American customer
26th Feb 2026 16:02
(Sharecast News) - Hardide shares were in the green on Thursday, after it announced that it had secured a further £1.8m of orders from a major North American energy sector customer, supporting expectations of a material improvement in revenues and performance in the current financial year.
Read moreLondon close: FTSE 100 hits another high as blue chip updates impress
26th Feb 2026 15:39
(Sharecast News) - UK stocks hit another record high on Thursday, extending their recent run despite a weak start on Wall Street following Nvidia's results, as London blue chips Howden, LSEG and Rolls-Royce impressed investors.
Read moreUK vehicle production drops sharply in January
26th Feb 2026 15:38
(Sharecast News) - UK vehicle production dropped sharply in January, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on Friday, amid weak demand across key global markets.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Howden soars; Ocado slumps
26th Feb 2026 14:56
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 23,660.03 0.10%
Read moreHertz shares fall on wider-than-expected Q4 loss
26th Feb 2026 14:56
(Sharecast News) - Hertz shares fell on Thursday after the car rental giant reported a wider-than-expected fourth-quarter loss, as a federal government shutdown, flight cancellations and weaker used-car prices weighed on results.
Read moreUS open: Stocks mixed as Nvidia slips, Salesforce rebounds
26th Feb 2026 14:50
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street trading got off to a mixed start on Thursday as market participants digested quarterly earnings from Nvidia and Salesforce.
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: LSEG surges on results; Hikma in the red
26th Feb 2026 14:50
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was flat at 10,805.99 in afternoon trade on Thursday.
Read moreVictory Capital makes $57.04 per share offer for Janus Henderson, trumps Trian
26th Feb 2026 14:46
(Sharecast News) - Shares of Janus Henderson shot higher on Thursday after Victory Capital offered to buy the asset manager in a deal with an enterprise value of about $16bn, trumping a previous offer from Trian Fund Management.
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