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Ibstock cautious on outlook as construction markets remain subdued
20th Jan 2026 07:53
(Sharecast News) - Building products manufacturer Ibstock said on Tuesday that market uncertainty had persisted into the new year, with residential construction and RMI activity expected to remain subdued in the near term, despite the prospect of modest year‑on‑year volume growth in the second half.
Read moreKier backs full-year expectations amid record order book
20th Jan 2026 07:50
(Sharecast News) - Infrastructure services group Kier backed its full-year expectations on Tuesday as it said it continued to trade well in the six months to the end of December.
Read moreMcBride expects steady profits this year
20th Jan 2026 07:41
(Sharecast News) - Cleaning and hygiene products group McBride has said that a decline in profits in its first half will be made up by an acceleration in momentum in the second, leaving full-year earnings more or less in line with last year.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks end down amid tariff woes; UK jobs data digested
20th Jan 2026 07:35
(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended down but off lows on Tuesday amid tariff worries, as Donald Trump ramped up his rhetoric on Greenland and as a selloff in Japanese bonds hit sentiment.
Read moreTrump threatens 200% tariffs on French wine over Macron Gaza board snub
20th Jan 2026 07:32
(Sharecast News) - US President Trump threatened to slap 200% tariffs on French wine and champagne if his counterpart Emmanuel Macron snubbed his planned Gaza "Board of Peace".
Read moreLondon pre-open: Stocks to fall as investors continue to mull tariff threats; UK jobs data in focus
20th Jan 2026 07:30
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set for more losses on Tuesday as investors continued to mull US President Donald Trump's latest tariff threats.
Read moreAO World rolls out musicMagpie-Timpson smartphone trade-in partnership
20th Jan 2026 07:30
(Sharecast News) - Electrical retailer AO World said on Tuesday that its recently acquired recommerce business, musicMagpie, has partnered with Timpson to offer customers a quicker and more convenient way to trade in old smartphones and receive payment almost immediately.
Read moreTuesday newspaper round-up: City & Guilds, water companies, home ownership
20th Jan 2026 07:20
(Sharecast News) - The new owners of the vocational training body City & Guilds appear to have more than tripled the pay of its top six executives right at the moment the company is cutting £22m of costs and shrinking its UK workforce. The large increases to salary and bonuses have emerged during a scandal over the sale of the qualification awards business by its former owner, the UK charity City & Guilds London Institute (CGLI), to the international certification company PeopleCert. - Guardian
Read moreTrump blasts UK for 'stupid' decision to hand over Chagos Islands
20th Jan 2026 07:20
(Sharecast News) - Donald Trump lambasted the UK over the Chagos Islands on Tuesday, calling a decision to transfer ownership to Mauritius "an act of great stupidity", as tensions continued to mount over the US president's plans to annexe Greenland.
Read moreBig Yellow revenues rise despite weaker occupancy levels
20th Jan 2026 07:20
(Sharecast News) - Self-storage operator Big Yellow Group reported higher revenues in its third quarter as increased space and higher rents offset a slight dip in occupancy levels compared with last year.
Read moreUK unemployment rate unchanged at 5.1%
20th Jan 2026 07:18
(Sharecast News) - The UK unemployment rate was unchanged in November, official data showed on Tuesday, while wage growth slowed modestly.
Read moreStaffline shares surge as 2025 profits smash forecasts
20th Jan 2026 07:16
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Staffline surged on Tuesday after the AIM-listed recruitment firm said 2025 results would be "significantly ahead" of market forecasts after a strong end to the year.
Read moreQinetiq holds annual guidance despite near-term spending worries
20th Jan 2026 07:07
(Sharecast News) - UK defence group Qinetiq said it still expected to deliver organic annual revenue growth of 3% and an operating margin of around 11% despite near-term spending uncertainty.
Read moreEurope close: Stocks fall on fears of trade war over Greenland
19th Jan 2026 15:49
(Sharecast News) - European share markets slumped on Monday as the prospect of a renewed trade war weighed heavily on investor sentiment after US president Donald Trump threatened escalating tariffs linked to his push to annex Greenland.
Read moreOracle Power intersects more gold at Kalgoorlie
19th Jan 2026 15:46
(Sharecast News) - Oracle Power said in an update on Monday that further drilling at its Kalgoorlie Gold Project had continued to intersect shallow gold mineralisation, extending the footprint of the Northern Zone and supporting plans for near-term mine development.
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