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Balfour Beatty CFO to step down after more than ten years
24th Feb 2026 07:04
(Sharecast News) - Infrastructure group Balfour Beatty revealed on Tuesday that chief financial officer Phil Harrison will step down from the board later this year following more than ten years in the role.
Read moreStanChart earnings jump 16% on strong wealth management
24th Feb 2026 07:01
(Sharecast News) - Asia and Africa-focused bank Standard Chartered on Tuesday reported a 16% rise in annual earnings on the back of a strong performance at its wealth management division.
Read moreUS close: Stocks sharply lower after Trump raises global tariff rate
23rd Feb 2026 22:02
(Sharecast News) - Major indices were firmly in the red at the close of trading on Monday as Donald Trump raised his global tariff rates after the Supreme Court ruled he had exceeded his powers when instituting his so-called "reciprocal" tariffs.
Read moreEurope close: Markets slip on fresh Trump tariff fears
23rd Feb 2026 16:22
(Sharecast News) - European shares closed lower on Monday after US president Donald Trump imposed a blanket 15% tariff on imports, escalating trade tensions just days after the Supreme Court ruled most of his previous global levies illegal, prompting investors to retreat into defensive assets.
Read moreUS factory orders pull back in December
23rd Feb 2026 16:21
(Sharecast News) - US factory orders declined for the second time in three months in December, according to figures from the Census Bureau on Monday.
Read moreUnited Oil completes second stage of Jamaica exploration
23rd Feb 2026 15:59
(Sharecast News) - United Oil & Gas announced on Monday that it has completed stage two of its surface geochemical exploration programme offshore Jamaica and started stage three piston coring operations on the Walton-Morant licence, marking what it described as the critical phase of the campaign.
Read moreLondon close: FTSE 100 flat as markets stall on tariff turmoil
23rd Feb 2026 15:30
(Sharecast News) - UK stocks ended a choppy session where they started on Monday, with renewed concerns about trade tariffs weighing on risk appetite with markets already at record highs.
Read moreEU postpones vote on US trade deal
23rd Feb 2026 14:46
(Sharecast News) - The European Parliament has postponed a planned vote on the EU's trade agreement with the US following Donald Trump's decision to impose a blanket 15% import tariff, according to parliamentary sources cite by Reuters.
Read moreEli Lilly launches new Zepbound pen with month of doses
23rd Feb 2026 14:26
(Sharecast News) - Eli Lilly & Co on Monday unveiled a new multi-dose form of its blockbuster obesity drug Zepbound, allowing patients to receive a months' worth of doses in a single pen.
Read moreChicago national activity index improves to +0.18 in January
23rd Feb 2026 14:22
(Sharecast News) - The Chicago Federal Reserve's national activity index improved in January, pointing to a pickup in economic momentum at the start of the year.
Read moreBroker tips: EnQuest, Victoria
23rd Feb 2026 14:12
(Sharecast News) - Canaccord Genuity has raised its target price for EnQuest from by over a quarter, hailing the "considerable value" unlocked by a transaction affecting the oil group's Magnus field in the North Sea.
Read moreUS open: Stocks mixed as Trump tariff hike weighs on sentiment
23rd Feb 2026 14:11
(Sharecast News) - Major indices were little changed early on Monday as Donald Trump raised his global tariff rates after the Supreme Court ruled he had exceeded his powers when instituting his so-called "reciprocal" tariffs.
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: JD Sports surges on buybacks; software stocks fall
23rd Feb 2026 14:09
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was 0.4% higher at 10,732.72 in afternoon trade on Monday.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Johnson Matthey tanks; Miners shine amid tariff gloom
23rd Feb 2026 13:55
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 23,691.70 -0.25%
Read moreAOTI ends year as expected despite reimbursement headwinds
23rd Feb 2026 13:05
(Sharecast News) - AOTI said in an update on Monday that it expects to report full-year 2025 revenue and adjusted EBITDA margin in line with market consensus, despite reimbursement headwinds in the US healthcare market, as it positioned for renewed growth in 2026.
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