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Sunday newspaper round-up: Rachel Reeves, Ukraine strikes Russian tankers, Greggs, Bank of England, Vladimir Putin, Your Party, Hong Kong fire, UN report on Israel
30th Nov 2025 05:28
(Sharecast News) - Rachel Reeves was fighting to save her job on Saturday after the Office for Budget Responsibility published a detailed account of its pre‑Budget discussions with the Treasury, according to the Telegraph. The watchdog revealed that statements from the Chancellor and her officials had overstated the fiscal shortfall, paving the way for tax rises and higher welfare spending.
Read moreUS close: Major indices end week on a high, November slide snaps streaks
29th Nov 2025 00:03
(Sharecast News) - US stocks closed higher on Friday in a shortened post‑Thanksgiving session, shrugging off disruption at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Read moreEurope close: Markets creep higher at end of turbulent month
28th Nov 2025 17:40
(Sharecast News) - European stocks crept higher on Friday as strong corporate moves offset mixed economic data and a disruption to futures trading caused by a power outage at a major US exchange operator.
Read moreSolGold rejects second takeover proposal from JCC, shares spark
28th Nov 2025 16:13
(Sharecast News) - SolGold shares sparked on Friday after the copper and gold miner said it had rejected a second takeover proposal from China's Jiangxi Copper Company (JCC).
Read morePensions giant WTW in talks to buy NatWest's pensions unit - report
28th Nov 2025 15:20
(Sharecast News) - Pensions giant WTW is reportedly in talks to buy the workplace retirement schemes platform owned by NatWest Group.
Read moreBroker tips: Burberry, British American Tobacco, Entain, Flutter, Evoke
28th Nov 2025 14:35
(Sharecast News) - JPMorgan downgraded Burberry to 'underweight' from 'neutral' on Friday as it took a look at the European luxury goods sector, noting that that after a "tough" 2024 and "volatile" 2025, 2026 should mark a year of stabilisation for the luxury sector.
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Whitbread, Burberry limit gains on blue chip index
28th Nov 2025 14:06
(Sharecast News) - Fresnillo, Rightmove and Rolls-Royce were doing their best to lift the FTSE 100 higher on Friday, though heavy losses from blue chips Whitbread and Burberry were limiting upside for the London benchmark index.
Read moreMindflair secures £0.25m contract from DfE
28th Nov 2025 14:00
(Sharecast News) - Mindflair said in an update on Friday that its portfolio company Stylus Education has secured a contract worth around £0.25m from the UK Department for Education under the government's AI Tools for Education programme.
Read moreDirector dealings: Halfords CEO snaps up shares
28th Nov 2025 13:54
(Sharecast News) - Halfords revealed on Friday that chief executive Henry Birch had acquired 71,500 ordinary shares in the London-listed motoring and cycling products retailer.
Read moreAferian further extends deadline on secured facilities
28th Nov 2025 13:41
(Sharecast News) - Aferian announced on Friday that it has secured a further short extension to the repayment deadline on its $16.5m secured banking facilities, as it continued to pursue a sale of the company and its core businesses.
Read moreUS open: Nasdaq leads early gains as US stocks rebound after holiday break
28th Nov 2025 13:33
(Sharecast News) - US stocks edged higher early on Friday in what will be a shortened post‑Thanksgiving session, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq leading gains despite disruption at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: M&B surges, Hochschild shines
28th Nov 2025 13:28
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 22,095.68 0.02%
Read moreAnglo American faces revolt from investors over share payouts - report
28th Nov 2025 12:44
(Sharecast News) - The UK investment industry's trade body is reportedly urging shareholders to oppose plans that would guarantee a multi-million pound share bonanza to executives at Anglo American as it finalises a $33bn merger with Canada's Teck Resources.
Read moreDelivery Hero surges on report investors pushing for divestments
28th Nov 2025 12:40
(Sharecast News) - Delivery Hero shares surged on a report the German food delivery platform is considering selling or divesting parts of its business under pressure from several major shareholders.
Read moreB90 says UK gambling tax hike will have no effect on business
28th Nov 2025 12:15
(Sharecast News) - B90 Holdings said in an update on Friday that the UK government's decision this week to raise gambling taxes would have no effect on its business, as the online marketing group generates all its revenue from customers outside the United Kingdom.
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