News Archive
Friday newspaper round-up: Goldman Sachs bonuses, TalkTalk, credit card defaults
9th Oct 2026 07:23
(Sharecast News) - Top bosses at Goldman Sachs are in line to share a bonus pot worth up to $500m (£378m) this year, marking one of the biggest payouts in the Wall Street bank's history. The eye-watering sum will be shared between 20 bankers, with its chief executive, David Solomon, due to take about $100m (£75.6m) of the reward, which is made up of Goldman Sachs stock. That is more than double the value of the record $47m (£35.5m) annual pay packet he was granted last year. - Guardian
Read moreSSP sees lower FY profit on weaker NAmerican passenger numbers
9th Oct 2026 07:13
(Sharecast News) - Airport and rail food outlet operator SSP Group said it expected full-year operating profit to be slightly lower than expectations due to weaker passenger numbers in North America during the summer.
Read moreUS close: Falling AI stocks weigh on S&P 500, Nasdaq
8th Oct 2026 23:07
(Sharecast News) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq retreated further from their recent highs on Thursday as a surge in oil prices hammered risk appetite in the AI sector, while the Dow eeked higher as defensive stocks rose.
Read moreEurope close: Stoxx 600 hits four-month low as oil prices jump
8th Oct 2026 16:58
(Sharecast News) - Inflationary concerns weighed on stocks again on Thursday in Europe, with the Stoxx Europe 600 falling to its lowest in four months on the back of surging oil prices and elevated bond yields.
Read moreRightmove surges on Betaville takeover speculation
8th Oct 2026 16:56
(Sharecast News) - Rightmove surged on Thursday after markets blog Betaville suggested the property portal was the subject of takeover speculation.
Read moreBroker tips: Tesco, Harworth
8th Oct 2026 15:27
(Sharecast News) - Shore Capital said on Thursday that Tesco had delivered a resilient first‑half performance in a UK grocery market that tightened over the summer, with the grocery chain posting 1.6% constant‑currency sales growth and a 6.3% rise in adjusted underlying earnings.
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Tesco, Imperial Brands rally on results; Standard Life slumps
8th Oct 2026 15:03
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was up 0.1% at 10,473.30 in afternoon trade on Thursday.
Read moreBRC calls on govt to cut costs for retailers as footfall drops in September
8th Oct 2026 15:02
(Sharecast News) - The British Retail Consortium called on the government on Friday to cut costs for retailers as it reported a drop in retail footfall for September.
Read moreNext 15 first-half results in line as profits, revenue dip
8th Oct 2026 14:53
(Sharecast News) - Shares of Next 15 slid on Thursday after it reported a dip in first-half profit and revenue, albeit in line with expectations.
Read moreSamsung Electronics guides to huge surge in Q3 profits
8th Oct 2026 14:29
(Sharecast News) - Samsung Electronics on Thursday guided to a near-ninefold increase in operating profits in the third quarter, with the predicted quarterly total more than double what the memory chipmaker earned in 2025 - though numbers still came up short of analysts' projections.
Read moreUS open: Stocks slip as surging yields, crude spike weigh on sentiment
8th Oct 2026 14:22
(Sharecast News) - Major indices were in the red early on Thursday, as investors contended with another jump in Treasury yields and a sharp move higher in crude prices.
Read moreUS jobless claims dip to near multi-decade lows as labour-market resilience persists
8th Oct 2026 14:15
(Sharecast News) - Americans lined up for unemployment benefits at a decelerated pace in the week ended 3 October, according to the Labor Department, extending the labour market's run of resilience as the Fed maintains its emphasis on tight employment conditions.
Read moreFriday preview: Delta Air Lines results in focus
8th Oct 2026 14:12
(Sharecast News) - Friday sees the release of quarterly results from Delta Air Lines in the US, along with the preliminary Michigan consumer sentiment index for October.
Read moreAsos hackers accessed more customer details than first thought
8th Oct 2026 13:58
(Sharecast News) - More customer information than first thought was accessed in the Asos cyber attack that came to light earlier this week, after hackers gained access to an employee account by impersonating a trusted contact.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Asos up despite cyber attack; Wizz Air falls on Brent jump
8th Oct 2026 13:21
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 23,987.08 -0.21%
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