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Brickability trades in line with management expectations despite BSR delays
21st Oct 2025 08:40
(Sharecast News) - Specialist products and services firm Brickability Group said on Tuesday that its first-half financial performance was in line with internal expectations, with revenues up approximately 4.9%.
Read moreWednesday preview: UK inflation, Barclays Q3 and Reckitt update
21st Oct 2025 08:36
(Sharecast News) - On the corporate front, Barclays will kick off the latest round of UK bank earnings with its third-quarter numbers, with earnings due from Lloyds and NatWest later in the week.
Read moreWatkin Jones ends year in line with forecasts
21st Oct 2025 08:31
(Sharecast News) - Watkin Jones said on Tuesday that trading for the year ended 30 September was in line with expectations, supported by a stronger second half and improved operational delivery across its development portfolio.
Read moreSegro delivers 'strong quarter' of letting activity
21st Oct 2025 08:26
(Sharecast News) - Property investment and development firm Segro said on Tuesday that improving occupier sentiment had driven "a strong quarter" of letting activity, with £22m of new rent signed in the three months ended 30 September.
Read morePetrofac warns of possible delays to long-running restructuring plans
21st Oct 2025 08:24
(Sharecast News) - Petrofac warned on Tuesday that crucial restructuring plans had been hit by a change in circumstances around certain stakeholders.
Read moreEurope open: Shares mixed but Stoxx nears record territory
21st Oct 2025 07:55
(Sharecast News) - European shares were mixed at the open on Tuesday as investors paused for breath after the bank and defence-stock rally in the previous session.
Read moreLondon open: FTSE gains, sterling dips after UK borrowing figures
21st Oct 2025 07:55
(Sharecast News) - London stocks edged higher in early trade on Tuesday, taking their cue from a positive close on Wall Street, while sterling dipped after the latest UK borrowing figures.
Read moreBunzl backs FY outlook after in line third quarter
21st Oct 2025 07:48
(Sharecast News) - Distribution and services group Bunzl backed its full-year guidance on Tuesday as it said third-quarter trading had been in line with expectations.
Read moreXP Power reiterates full-year outlook on strong third quarter
21st Oct 2025 07:46
(Sharecast News) - XP Power reiterated its full-year outlook on Tuesday, after the London-listed firm saw a "material" improvement in profitability in the third quarter.
Read moreDerwent London forms strategic partnership with Related Argent
21st Oct 2025 07:39
(Sharecast News) - Property investor Derwent London said on Tuesday that it has formed a strategic partnership with property and urban regeneration business Related Argent connected to the Old Street Quarter EC1 site, which it aims to acquire before year-end 2027.
Read moreReeves under pressure as UK govt borrowing hits highest in 5 years
21st Oct 2025 07:35
(Sharecast News) - UK government borrowing last month rose to its highest amount in five years, according to official data published on Tuesday, putting pressure on Finance Minister Rachel Reeves ahead of her budget next week.
Read moreHostelworld acquires B2B event discovery platform OccasionGenius
21st Oct 2025 07:33
(Sharecast News) - Hostel booking platform Hostelworld has acquired US-based B2B event discovery platform OccasionGenius for $12m in cash as part of an effort to enhance its social travel platform offering.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks rise despite heavy losses for gold miners; borrowing data in focus
21st Oct 2025 07:30
(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended up on Tuesday despite heavy losses for gold miners, as the latest data from the Office for National Statistics showed that public sector borrowing in September hit its highest level for the month in five years.
Read moreLondon pre-open: Stocks seen up on solid Wall St session; UK borrowing in focus
21st Oct 2025 07:29
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to rise at the open on Tuesday following a solid session on Wall Street, as investors mulled the latest UK borrowing figures.
Read moreTuesday newspaper round-up: Business bureaucracy, gambling watchdog, Apple shares
21st Oct 2025 07:19
(Sharecast News) - The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, is poised to launch a renewed "blitz on business bureaucracy" ahead of next month's budget to target savings for companies worth £6bn. With Labour under pressure to reboot the economy, Reeves is expected to tell business leaders in Birmingham for the government's first regional investment summit that she plans to "cut pointless admin". - Guardian
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