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Oriole Resources completes maiden drilling at new Mbe target
20th Feb 2026 13:14
(Sharecast News) - Oriole Resources said on Friday that it has completed a maiden 3,000-metre diamond drilling programme at the MB01-N target on its Mbe gold project in Cameroon, with partner BCM International now earning a 50% beneficial interest in the asset.
Read morePulsar Helium raises £7.4m to advance US prospects
20th Feb 2026 13:09
(Sharecast News) - Pulsar Helium announced on Friday that it has raised gross proceeds of £7.4m through an accelerated bookbuild placing, as it advanced development at its US helium projects.
Read moreGrail shares sink after cancer-screening trial disappointment
20th Feb 2026 13:05
(Sharecast News) - Grail's share price halved on Friday in New York after the American biotech group said that a three-year trial of its Galleri cancer-screening test with the NHS failed to meet its primary endpoint.
Read moreMothercare refinances £8m facility, further defers pension deficit contributions
20th Feb 2026 13:02
(Sharecast News) - Mothercare said in an update on Friday that it has secured a refinancing of its existing £8m debt facility, extending maturities to the end of 2027 and increasing available funding, while also agreeing a further deferral of pension deficit contributions.
Read moreCMA to appoint former Amazon UK boss Doug Gurr as permanent chair - report
20th Feb 2026 12:59
(Sharecast News) - The Competition and Markets Authority will reportedly name former Amazon UK boss Doug Gurr as its new permanent chair next week, after winning backing from ministers for his stewardship of the agency since early last year.
Read moreUS GDP growth cools to 1.4pc, PCE overshoots forecasts
20th Feb 2026 12:36
(Sharecast News) - US economic growth slowed sharply at the end of 2025 while inflation remained stubborn - a combination that will likely complicate the Federal Reserve's path on interest rates.
Read moreShore Capital hails promising outlook for Segro
20th Feb 2026 12:20
(Sharecast News) - Shore Capital has kept a 'buy' rating for Segro after strong results from the industrial real estate group on Friday, highlighting the company's "impressive" rental growth and the stock's attractive investment case.
Read moreAsia report: Kospi rises again as other markets slip
20th Feb 2026 11:54
(Sharecast News) - Asia-Pacific markets were mostly lower on Friday after all three major Wall Street indexes declined overnight, pressured by weakness in private credit stocks and rising tensions between the United States and Iran.
Read moreWeek ahead: Diageo, Rolls-Royce, HSBC among those slated to report
20th Feb 2026 11:32
(Sharecast News) - Next week sees the release of results from Rolls-Royce, BA and Iberia owner IAG, drinks group Diageo, HSBC, Home Depot and US tech giant Nvidia.
Read moreEurope midday: Shares hold gains on eurozone survey data
20th Feb 2026 11:22
(Sharecast News) - European shares were higher on Friday as investors eyed the stand-off between the US and Iran, while corporate earnings and regional data remained in focus including upbeat news on eurozone business activity.
Read moreLondon midday: FTSE extends gains after trio of encouraging economic releases
20th Feb 2026 11:09
(Sharecast News) - London stocks had extended gains by midday on Friday despite growing tensions between the US and Iran, as investors mulled a trio of encouraging UK data releases.
Read moreUS pre-open: Futures little changed ahead of PCE, GDP readings
20th Feb 2026 11:07
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street futures were little changed prior to the open on Friday as market participants looked ahead to key inflation data, fourth quarter GDP figures, and a potential Supreme Court ruling on Donald Trump's controversial tariff agenda.
Read moreMoneySuperMarket launches ChatGPT app
20th Feb 2026 11:05
(Sharecast News) - MoneySuperMarket said on Friday that it has launched the first UK financial services and price comparison service ChatGPT app.
Read moreKingspan reports record 2025 as data centre demand surges
20th Feb 2026 10:44
(Sharecast News) - Full-year results from Kingspan impressed investors on Friday as the Ireland-based insulation and building materials group reported record revenues, as strong demand for data centre infrastructure offset weaker trading in the industrial and residential markets.
Read moreAstraZeneca's Calquence leukaemia treatment gets US FDA approval
20th Feb 2026 10:40
(Sharecast News) - AstraZeneca said on Friday that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved its 'Calquence', or acalabrutinib, in combination with venetoclax as the first all-oral, fixed-duration regimen for the treatment of adult patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma in the first-line setting.
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