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Wynnstay jumps after upbeat trading update

1st Dec 2025 07:41

(Sharecast News) - Agricultural products and services firm Wynnstay Group traded higher early on Monday after it said full‑year results would come in modestly ahead of market expectations.

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UK growth to slow further as labour market weakens, KPMG predicts

1st Dec 2025 07:37

(Sharecast News) - A weakening labour market and meagre consumer spending is expected to weigh on the UK economy in 2026, with GDP growth expected to slow to just 1%, according to KPMG.

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London pre-open: Stocks seen down ahead of data slew

1st Dec 2025 07:31

(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to edge lower at the open on Monday as Bitcoin slid, as investors eyed a raft of UK data releases.

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Bitcoin slides as crypto sell-off resumes

1st Dec 2025 07:24

(Sharecast News) - Bitcoin tumbled on Monday, as investors resumed a flight from risk and sold out of cryptocurrencies.

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Wizz, easyJet complete software updates on Airbus A320s without disruption

1st Dec 2025 07:21

(Sharecast News) - Budget airlines easyJet and Wizz said they had completed software upgrades to their fleets of Airbus A320 planes over the weekend without any cancellations after a warning from the manufacturer on Friday that solar radiation could interfere with onboard computers.

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JPMorgan European Discovery Trust outperforms in volatile H1

1st Dec 2025 07:14

(Sharecast News) - JPMorgan European Discovery Trust outperformed the wider market over the six months to 30 September, as the investment trust expressed confidence about the prospects for small and mid-caps across the continent.

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Monday newspaper round-up: Black Friday, Gail's, Evri, Amazon

1st Dec 2025 07:13

(Sharecast News) - Shoppers held back from visiting high streets over Black Friday, data shows, amid fears weak consumer spending will put the brakes on economic growth in 2026. Visitors to all UK shopping destinations were down 2% on Friday and 7.2% compared with the equivalent days last year, according to the monitoring company MRI Software, with locations near central London offices among the few to experience a lift in visits. - Guardian

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Monday newspaper round-up: Black Friday, Gail's, Evri, Amazon

1st Dec 2025 07:13

(Sharecast News) - Shoppers held back from visiting high streets over Black Friday, data shows, amid fears weak consumer spending will put the brakes on economic growth in 2026. Visitors to all UK shopping destinations were down 2% on Friday and 7.2% compared with the equivalent days last year, according to the monitoring company MRI Software, with locations near central London offices among the few to experience a lift in visits. - Guardian

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Monday newspaper round-up: Black Friday, Gail's, Evri, Amazon

1st Dec 2025 07:13

(Sharecast News) - Shoppers held back from visiting high streets over Black Friday, data shows, amid fears weak consumer spending will put the brakes on economic growth in 2026. Visitors to all UK shopping destinations were down 2% on Friday and 7.2% compared with the equivalent days last year, according to the monitoring company MRI Software, with locations near central London offices among the few to experience a lift in visits. - Guardian

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Monday newspaper round-up: Black Friday, Gail's, Evri, Amazon

1st Dec 2025 07:13

(Sharecast News) - Shoppers held back from visiting high streets over Black Friday, data shows, amid fears weak consumer spending will put the brakes on economic growth in 2026. Visitors to all UK shopping destinations were down 2% on Friday and 7.2% compared with the equivalent days last year, according to the monitoring company MRI Software, with locations near central London offices among the few to experience a lift in visits. - Guardian

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Service sector confidence hits three-year low, CBI survey finds

1st Dec 2025 07:13

(Sharecast News) - Confidence levels and business activity across the UK services sector have both deteriorated over the past three months, according to a survey out on Monday by the Confederation of British Industry.

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Target Healthcare REIT invests £45m in Scottish care homes

1st Dec 2025 07:12

(Sharecast News) - Specialist investor Target Healthcare REIT said on Monday it had acquired three operational care homes in Central Scotland and contracted on a forward commitment to purchase a fourth, in deals worth £45m.

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London close: FTSE dips in risk-off mood; defence stocks drop

1st Dec 2025 07:07

(Sharecast News) - London stocks closed in the red on Monday, with markets in a risk-off mood and defence names under the cosh amid Ukraine peace hopes.

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Hunting secures first South American contract for newly acquired unit

1st Dec 2025 07:03

(Sharecast News) - Precision engineering group Hunting's Hunting Energy Services Production Technology subsidiary has won its first sampling and testing contract in Brazil.

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Melrose Industries' finance chief to step down

1st Dec 2025 07:02

(Sharecast News) - The chief financial officer of Melrose Industries is to step down, the blue chip aerospace firm announced on Monday.

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