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Nexstar to buy rival broadcasting group Tegna for $6.2bn
19th Aug 2025 15:09
(Sharecast News) - American broadcasting group Nexstar is to acquire rival Tegna for $6.2bn, bolstering its position in the local media market.
Read moreBroker tips: Dowlais, Metro Bank, JD Sports, Entain, Wilmington
19th Aug 2025 14:56
(Sharecast News) - RBC Capital Markets downgraded Dowlais on Tuesday to 'sector perform' from 'outperform' as the American Axle deal gets closer and was now in the price.
Read moreDirector dealings: AJ Bell CEO raises stake
19th Aug 2025 14:43
(Sharecast News) - AJ Bell revealed on Tuesday that chief executive Michael Summersgill had acquired 85,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed online investment platform operator.
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: JD Sports boosted by broker note; defence firms slump
19th Aug 2025 14:19
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was 0.3% higher at 9,185.70 in afternoon trade on Tuesday.
Read moreUS building permits hit four-year low, housing starts post biggest increase in five months
19th Aug 2025 13:47
(Sharecast News) - US building permits fell by 2.8% to a seasonally adjusted annualised rate of 1.35m in July, according to the Census Bureau, the lowest reading since June 2020 and below market expectations of 1.39m.
Read moreUS open: Stocks mixed as traders look ahead to Jackson Hole
19th Aug 2025 13:40
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street trading got off to a mixed start on Tuesday as market participants continued to await a key speech from Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell later in the week.
Read moreHome Depot shares rise as underlying sales growth picks up
19th Aug 2025 13:04
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Home Depot jumped on Tuesday after the American DIY retail giant maintained full-year targets despite missing the mark with its second-quarter earnings.
Read moreAnglo seeks damages as Peabody pulls out of $3.8bn coal sale
19th Aug 2025 12:58
(Sharecast News) - American coal miner Peabody has officially pulled out of the $3.8bn move to take over Anglo American's steelmaking coal business in Australia, blaming a contested 'material adverse change' to the deal first announced last November.
Read moreRevolution Beauty warns of lower EBITDA after stock treatment revision
19th Aug 2025 12:37
(Sharecast News) - Revolution Beauty said on Tuesday that it expects to report adjusted EBITDA of about £4.7m for the year ended 28 February, following a revision to the treatment of stock provisions agreed with its auditors.
Read moreONS 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.
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