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BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust to merge with Throgmorton
20th Feb 2026 07:20
(Sharecast News) - BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust said on Friday that it has agreed to merge with BlackRock Throgmorton Trust in a deal that will create a company with net assets of about £780m.
Read moreFriday newspaper round-up: Donald Trump, Telegraph sale, Blue Owl
20th Feb 2026 07:18
(Sharecast News) - A new 33-strong drone unit is being deployed to investigate the scourge of illegal waste dumping across England, the government has announced. The improvements to the investigation of illegal waste dumping - which costs the UK economy £1bn a year - come as the ringleader of a major waste crime gang was ordered to pay £1.4m after being convicted at Birmingham crown court. - Guardian
Read moreEDF reports lower earnings after fresh Hinkley Point impairment
20th Feb 2026 07:12
(Sharecast News) - Électricité de France reported lower earnings for 2025 on Friday, after weaker power prices and a fresh impairment on its UK Hinkley Point C project, but said strong nuclear output and disciplined cash generation helped cut debt and support investment plans.
Read moreAnglo American writes down De Beers by another $2.3bn
20th Feb 2026 07:10
(Sharecast News) - Anglo American wrote down the value of its troubled De Beers unit by another $2.3bn, weighing on group annual earnings.
Read moreEurope close: Markets fall on raft of earnings, US data
19th Feb 2026 15:43
(Sharecast News) - European stocks closed lower on Thursday as investors digested a fresh wave of corporate earnings and assessed minutes from the US Federal Reserve that revealed divisions over the future path of interest rates, with geopolitical tensions also keeping sentiment fragile.
Read moreLondon close: FTSE 100 retreats from record as oil prices jump
19th Feb 2026 15:36
(Sharecast News) - UK stocks pulled back from record highs on Thursday as oil prices hit a seven-month high amid rising geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran.
Read moreHims & Hers to buy Australian digital health firm Eucalyptus in $1.15bn deal
19th Feb 2026 15:20
(Sharecast News) - Hims & Hers Health said on Thursday that it has agreed to buy Australian digital health firm Eucalyptus in a $1.15bn deal.
Read moreUS open: Major indices fall as swelling US trade deficit, mixed data weigh
19th Feb 2026 15:15
(Sharecast News) - Major indices were in the red early on Wednesday after the Bureau of Economic Analysis revealed the US had recorded its third biggest trade deficit on record in 2025.
Read moreUS pending home sales down 0.8pc in January
19th Feb 2026 15:11
(Sharecast News) - US pending home sales slipped in January, according to the National Association of Realtors, falling 0.8% from December.
Read moreMandelson's advisory firm Global Counsel to go into administration - report
19th Feb 2026 14:52
(Sharecast News) - Global Counsel, the advisory firm founded by Peter Mandelson, is reportedly set to go into administration as soon as Friday following revelations about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Oil stocks jump on crude price rally amid Iran tensions
19th Feb 2026 14:35
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 23,578.92 -0.45%
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Centrica, Rio slide on results; Relx rallies
19th Feb 2026 14:34
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was down 0.8% at 10,602.33 in afternoon trade on Thursday, dragged lower by Centrica and Rio Tinto.
Read moreBroker tips: Haleon, Dunelm
19th Feb 2026 14:05
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg slightly lowered their target price on consumer health business Haleon from 517p to 510p on Thursday, stating that 2026 should represent "a turning point" in the group's evolution into a consumer-centric business.
Read moreDirector dealings: Sage Group director makes share purchase
19th Feb 2026 14:03
(Sharecast News) - Sage Group revealed on Thursday that non-executive director Lori Mitchell-Keller had acquired 10,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed software firm.
Read moreUS wholesale inventories up 0.2pc in December
19th Feb 2026 13:59
(Sharecast News) - US wholesale inventories rose by 0.2% month-on-month to $917.2bn in December, according to preliminary figures from the Census Bureau, matching November's reading and in line with market forecasts.
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