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US close: Stocks swing into red as Trump hikes tariffs on China
8th Apr 2025 21:26
(Sharecast News) - US stocks sank sharply again on Tuesday despite starting off the session with decent gains, after Donald Trump followed through on his threat to hike tariffs on China, sending the S&P 500 to its lowest close in 14 months.
Read moreEurope close: Stocks bounce with trade negotiations still in focus
8th Apr 2025 19:47
(Sharecast News) - European shares staged a bounce on Tuesday after a three-day battering, as investors hoped that progress on tariff talks between the US and Japan would set a template for more negotiations globally.
Read moreWednesday preview: Global trade negotiations, Fed minutes in focus
8th Apr 2025 19:27
(Sharecast News) - Investors' focus in the middle of the week will be on the ongoing trade negotiations between Washington and dozens of its trade partners.
Read moreBroker tips: Intertek, Impax, Hays
8th Apr 2025 16:46
(Sharecast News) - Shore Capital has upgraded its rating on Intertek from 'sell' to 'hold' following a big fall in the share price of the testing services firm over the past month.
Read moreBanco Santander considering options for stake in Polish unit - report
8th Apr 2025 15:23
(Sharecast News) - Spanish banking group Banco Santander is reportedly weighing up options for its majority stake in its Polish division, according to Bloomberg on Tuesday.
Read moreRipple to buy prime brokerage Hidden Road for $1.25bn
8th Apr 2025 14:45
(Sharecast News) - Cryptocurrency firm Ripple said on Tuesday that it has agreed to buy prime brokerage Hidden Road for $1.25bn.
Read moreUS open: Major indices open sharply higher, trade fears linger
8th Apr 2025 14:31
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street stocks were firmly in the green ahead at the start of trading on Tuesday as major indices looked set to reclaim some of their post-'Liberation Day' losses.
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Defence stocks jump; BT hit by downgrade
8th Apr 2025 13:56
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was up 3.4% at 7,967.22 in afternoon trade on Tuesday.
Read moreShore Capital upgrades Intertek to 'hold' after recent sell-off
8th Apr 2025 13:01
(Sharecast News) - Shore Capital has upgraded its rating on Intertek from 'sell' to 'hold' following a big fall in the share price of the testing services firm over the past month.
Read moreStada postpones IPO amid ongoing market volatility
8th Apr 2025 12:59
(Sharecast News) - German pharma firm Stada is the latest in a string of private companies that have postponed their plans to go public due to ongoing market volatility and geopolitical uncertainty.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Hays jumps; JTC slides
8th Apr 2025 12:54
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 18,287.12 2.94%
Read moreProspex Energy reports rise in net production across Europe assets
8th Apr 2025 12:30
(Sharecast News) - Prospex Energy reported a 187% year-on-year increase in net production across its European gas assets in an update on Tuesday, with current rates averaging around 70,000 standard cubic metres per day, equivalent to 2.5 million standard cubic feet or 424 barrels of oil equivalent per day.
Read moreWalgreens Boots posts better-than-expected Q2 earnings
8th Apr 2025 12:28
(Sharecast News) - Walgreens Boots Alliance posted a narrower quarterly loss and stronger-than-expected adjusted earnings on Tuesday, buoyed by cost savings and modest growth in its US healthcare segment, even as it continued to scale back its struggling VillageMD business.
Read moreDistribution Finance reports record new loan origination
8th Apr 2025 12:24
(Sharecast News) - Distribution Finance Capital reported record new loan origination of £382m in the first quarter of 2025 on Tuesday, up from £330m a year earlier, as strong demand - particularly in the motorhome and caravan sector - helped drive continued growth across its lending operations.
Read moreBradda Head gets drilling permits, exploration plan acceptance
8th Apr 2025 12:18
(Sharecast News) - Bradda Head Lithium announced on Tuesday that it has received drilling permit approvals for its San Domingo pegmatite targets, and had its amended exploration plan accepted at the Basin West lithium-in-clay project, both located on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands in Arizona.
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