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Big Yellow sells Bracknell industrial estate for £6.3m
23rd Sep 2026 08:47
(Sharecast News) - Self storage firm Big Yellow announced on Wednesday that it had agreed to sell its industrial estate in Bracknell, Berkshire for £6.3m.
Read moreCeres posts dip in gross profits, reiterates outlook
23rd Sep 2026 08:38
(Sharecast News) - Clean energy specialist Ceres Power Holdings reiterated its outlook on Wednesday, despite a fall in half-year gross profits.
Read moreChapel Down lifts FY profit expectations
23rd Sep 2026 08:19
(Sharecast News) - Wine maker Chapel Down lifted its full-year profit expectations on Wednesday after a continued strong performance in the third quarter.
Read moreEurope open: Stoxx up, oil down again on hopes of US-Iran talks
23rd Sep 2026 07:55
(Sharecast News) - European shares opened higher on Wednesday as oil prices fell again on hopes of talks between the US and Iran that could see the blockaded Strait of Hormuz re-open.
Read moreUK does not need higher interest rates - OECD
23rd Sep 2026 07:47
(Sharecast News) - The Bank of England does not need to put up interest rates, a leading global think tank argued on Wednesday, even as worldwide growth was forecast to slow.
Read moreCost-of-living pressures weigh on profits at JD Sports
23rd Sep 2026 07:41
(Sharecast News) - JD Sports Fashion posted a slide in half-year earnings on Wednesday, as it warned that the tough conditions seen in the first half were set to continue.
Read moreRBC Capital raises target price on Standard Life
23rd Sep 2026 07:36
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at RBC Capital Markets lifted their target price on Standard Life to 970p from 885p on Wednesday, saying upgraded forecasts and a stronger long‑term outlook justified the increase.
Read moreLondon open: FTSE gains as oil dips on hopes over US-Iran talks
23rd Sep 2026 07:30
(Sharecast News) - London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday as oil prices fell on hopes of progress in US-Iran talks, and as investors eyed flash PMIs for the UK and eurozone.
Read moreLondon close: oil price rally tips stocks into the red
23rd Sep 2026 07:27
(Sharecast News) - London stocks finished on the back foot on Wednesday, as a renewed rally in the oil price reversed earlier modest gains.
Read moreLondon pre-open: Stocks to rise as investors eye flash PMIs
23rd Sep 2026 07:24
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to rise at the open on Wednesday as investors eyed flash PMIs for the UK and eurozone and mulled news that US and Iranian officials have heled their first talks in months, through mediators, on the sidelines of the UN Summit.
Read moreTritax Big Box completes 1m sq ft Amazon‑let Kettering site
23rd Sep 2026 07:19
(Sharecast News) - Tritax Big Box REIT said it had reached practical completion of a 1m sq ft logistics facility at Symmetry Park, Kettering, with the pre‑let to Amazon now commencing.
Read moreRenishaw FY jumps on demand for AI processing
23rd Sep 2026 07:17
(Sharecast News) - Specialist engineer Renishaw on Wednesday posted a 27% rise in annual profit driven by surging demand for artificial intelligence data centres and from customers in the aerospace and defence sectors.
Read moreDiageo taps WPP's Joanne Wilson for CFO
23rd Sep 2026 07:11
(Sharecast News) - Alcoholic drinks business Diageo said on Wednesday that Joanne Wilson will join the group as chief financial officer in 2027, succeeding Nik Jhangiani.
Read moreWednesday newspaper round-up: state pension, pharmaceutical companies, BMW
23rd Sep 2026 07:05
(Sharecast News) - A thinktank linked to Reform UK has called for the abolition of the state pension and £75bn worth of sweeping tax cuts in a "radical" report likely to influence the party's platform for the next election. The Centre for a Better Britain's (CFABB) report - which also calls for weaker rules for UK banks and Trump-style investment accounts offering £1,000 to newborns - will be formally launched at a private event with City executives on Wednesday. - Guardian
Read moreWednesday newspaper round-up: state pension, pharmaceutical companies, BMW
23rd Sep 2026 07:05
(Sharecast News) - A thinktank linked to Reform UK has called for the abolition of the state pension and £75bn worth of sweeping tax cuts in a "radical" report likely to influence the party's platform for the next election. The Centre for a Better Britain's (CFABB) report - which also calls for weaker rules for UK banks and Trump-style investment accounts offering £1,000 to newborns - will be formally launched at a private event with City executives on Wednesday. - Guardian
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