News Archive
ONS delays July retail sales for 'quality assurance'
19th Aug 2025 12:34
(Sharecast News) - The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has postponed the release of its July retail sales figures, marking the latest in a series of disruptions to the country's official economic data, Reuters reported.
Read moreWednesday preview: UK CPI, Fed minutes in focus
19th Aug 2025 12:22
(Sharecast News) - The market spotlight in the middle of the week will switch to the Bank of England.
Read moreBuccaneer raises £0.6m to fund East Texas drilling
19th Aug 2025 12:22
(Sharecast News) - Buccaneer Energy said on Tuesday that it has raised £0.6m through a placing and subscription to fund drilling activity in East Texas, while also advancing plans to monetise associated gas production.
Read moreRicca Resources withdraws from earn-in deal with Firering
19th Aug 2025 12:11
(Sharecast News) - Firering Strategic Minerals said on Tuesday that Ricca Resources had withdrawn from its earn-in agreement on two lithium-tantalum projects in Côte d'Ivoire, returning full control of the assets to the company.
Read moreCapital Metals agrees two-week extension to Ambeon option
19th Aug 2025 12:08
(Sharecast News) - Capital Metals said in an update on Tuesday that it has agreed a two-week extension to the option period granted to Ambeon Capital, allowing further investment in the company until 2 September.
Read moreConygar sells Virgin Active gym site for £0.75m loss
19th Aug 2025 12:04
(Sharecast News) - Conygar Investment Company announced on Tuesday that it has agreed to sell the Virgin Active gym site at the Island Quarter in Nottingham for £6.75m in cash.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: IWG slumps on outlook
19th Aug 2025 12:03
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 250 was up 0.5% at 21,847.65 in afternoon trade on Tuesday.
Read moreSouthern Energy reports improved second quarter
19th Aug 2025 12:00
(Sharecast News) - Southern Energy Corporation reported improved second-quarter results on Tuesday, as firmer natural gas prices and new well completions supported revenue growth and reduced losses.
Read moreCapricorn Energy says full Waldorf earn-out payout now unlikely
19th Aug 2025 11:01
(Sharecast News) - Capricorn Energy has said that a full recovery of nearly $30m owed to it relating to an agreement with distressed North Sea oil and gas producer Waldorf Production is now unlikely.
Read moreUS pre-open: Futures lower as traders continue to await news from Jackson Hole
19th Aug 2025 10:56
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street futures were trading slightly lower ahead of the bell on Tuesday as market participants continued to await a key speech from Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell later in the week.
Read moreLondon midday: Stocks edge up amid Ukraine peace hopes
19th Aug 2025 10:47
(Sharecast News) - London stocks had edged higher by midday on Tuesday as investors mulled the prospect of an end to the Ukraine war, after US President Trump said he was arranging a meeting between his Ukrainian and Russian counterparts.
Read moreEurope midday: Defence stocks slide on optimism around Ukraine peace talks
19th Aug 2025 10:40
(Sharecast News) - European shares extended gains on Tuesday as traders reacted positively to hopes of a Russia-Ukraine peace deal after talks in Washington between US President Donald Trump and Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy, although the news sent shares in arms makers plunging amid fears their wares may not be in as much demand as first thought.
Read moreCanaccord Genuity sees major upside at Wilmington after Spanish bolt-on deal
19th Aug 2025 10:37
(Sharecast News) - Canaccord Genuity has reiterated its positive stance on Wilmington following the company's recent acquisition of a Spanish regtech company, saying it sees around 35% upside from the stock's current level.
Read moreCambridge Cognition's Monument enters schizophrenia partnership with FNIH
19th Aug 2025 10:14
(Sharecast News) - Cambridge Cognition said on Tuesday that Monument Therapeutics, in which it holds a 20% stake, has partnered with the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health to trial a new treatment for schizophrenia.
Read moreAsia report: Markets lower, SoftBank falls on Intel investment
19th Aug 2025 09:49
(Sharecast News) - Asia-Pacific markets ended mostly lower on Tuesday, following Wall Street's overnight decline and with investors cautious ahead of the US Federal Reserve meeting later this week.
Read more