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Light Science secures three new contracts
15th Aug 2025 07:19
(Sharecast News) - Technology and manufacturing business Light Science Technologies said on Friday that its contract electronics manufacturing division had won three contracts worth a combined total of approximately £500,000.
Read moreFriday newspaper round-up: Farmers, Mounjaro, Gatwick
15th Aug 2025 07:18
(Sharecast News) - The National Farmers' Union (NFU) has called for a meeting with Rachel Reeves to discuss changes to Labour's inheritance tax reforms after fresh evidence from tax experts that the planned changes may not achieve their stated goal of removing the incentive for rich people to shelter their wealth from tax by buying up farmland. The chancellor's plan, which comes into force next April, "largely protects family farms whilst limiting claims by the wealthiest estates", according to a report by researchers at the Centre for the Analysis of Taxation (CenTax), which has proposed amendments to the inheritance tax changes. - Guardian
Read moreChinese economic outlook weakens as industrial, retail data disappoints
15th Aug 2025 07:12
(Sharecast News) - A trio of leading economic indicators from China came in below estimates on Friday, with industrial production, retail sales and fixed asset investment figures all showing weaker rates of growth in July.
Read moreUS close: Stocks erase losses but finish flat after PPI jumps
14th Aug 2025 19:34
(Sharecast News) - The strongest rise in wholesale prices in three years limited upside for stocks on Thursday, with markets flatlining after hopes for an imminent interest-rate cut propelled indices to record highs the previous session.
Read moreDeere & Co shares drop as sales targets trimmed
14th Aug 2025 16:15
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Deere & Co tumbled on Wall Street on Thursday despite the heavy machinery giant marginally topping third-quarter forecasts, as the sales outlook was trimmed on the back of tough macro conditions.
Read moreEurope close: Late rally helps Stoxx extend gains
14th Aug 2025 15:56
(Sharecast News) - European shares extended gains in the afternoon to close broadly higher on Thursday as investors digested flash GDP data from the UK and eurozone while upcoming talks between US President Donald Trump and Russia counterpart Vladimir Putin on a ceasefire in Ukraine were also in focus.
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Admiral gains on results; Diploma slumps on CFO exit
14th Aug 2025 14:47
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was flat at 9,161.47 in afternoon trade on Thursday.
Read moreCalnex sees growing traction in cloud, defence markets
14th Aug 2025 14:34
(Sharecast News) - Calnex Solutions said in an update on Thursday that it is seeing growing traction in the cloud computing and defence markets, adding that it expects its performance in 2026 to be in line with market expectations.
Read moreOptiBiotix announces launch of product with major US brand
14th Aug 2025 14:30
(Sharecast News) - OptiBiotix Health announced the US launch of 'Hydroxycut Hunger Control' on Thursday, the first product from America's top-selling weight loss supplement brand to include its 'SlimBiome' appetite control ingredient.
Read moreGreat Western Mining reports progress in 'pivotal' year
14th Aug 2025 14:26
(Sharecast News) - Great Western Mining said in an update on Thursday that 2025 was set to be a pivotal year, as it advanced its multi-metal portfolio in Nevada, with active copper, gold, silver and tungsten projects alongside near-term processing capacity through its Western Milling joint venture.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Savills, Rank on the slide despite results
14th Aug 2025 14:10
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 21,800.18 -0.24%
Read moreBroker tips: Beazley, Amaroq Minerals
14th Aug 2025 13:58
(Sharecast News) - RBC Capital Markets cut its price target on Beazley on Thursday to 1,000p from 1,125p on lower forecasts, following the company's first-half results a day earlier.
Read moreUS open: Stocks lower following hotter-than-expected PPI reading
14th Aug 2025 13:51
(Sharecast News) - Major indices were in the red at the open on Thursday as investors digested last month's producer price index and weekly jobless claims data.
Read moreAdyen cuts full-year outlook, shares tumble
14th Aug 2025 13:48
(Sharecast News) - Adyen cut its full-year growth outlook on the back of its first-half results on Thursday, sending its shares sharply lower as investors reacted to slowing revenue growth and the impact of US trade tariffs on customer spending.
Read moreSkinBioTherapeutics revenue rises fourfold, still misses forecasts
14th Aug 2025 13:48
(Sharecast News) - SkinBioTherapeutics said in an update on Thursday that revenue for the year ended 30 June were expected to rise almost fourfold to between £4.5m and £4.8m, driven by a full-year contribution from Dermatonics, eight months from Bio-Tech Solutions (BTS), and continued organic growth in AxisBiotix sales.
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