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UK house market remains under pressure - Rics
8th Jul 2026 08:11
(Sharecast News) - House prices remained subdued in June, a closely-watched survey showed on Thursday, as the cost of living and wider geopolitical tensions weighed on sentiment.
Read moreEurope open: Shares down, oil up as US-Iran exchange strikes again
8th Jul 2026 08:05
(Sharecast News) - European shares opened sharply lower and oil prices rose after the US and Iran exchanged strikes overnight, placing fresh strains on their already fragile ceasefire.
Read moreLondon open: FTSE slides, oil gains after US and Iran exchange strikes
8th Jul 2026 08:05
(Sharecast News) - London stocks slid in early trade on Wednesday as oil prices shot higher after the US and Iran traded strikes overnight.
Read moreOil prices rise as US and Iran exchange strikes
8th Jul 2026 08:02
(Sharecast News) - Oil prices rose on Wednesday after the US and Iran exchanged strikes overnight, threatening the fragile ceasefire between the two.
Read moreBerenberg raises target price on Grafton
8th Jul 2026 07:50
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg lifted their target price on builders merchants Grafton to 1,150p from 1,000p on Wednesday, saying stabilising earnings forecasts and balance‑sheet flexibility supported a re-rating of the shares.
Read moreSenior lifts full-year outlook again
8th Jul 2026 07:43
(Sharecast News) - Senior lifted its full-year outlook again on Wednesday as it highlighted "continued positive momentum".
Read moreVirgin Media fined record £28m for blocking contract cancellations
8th Jul 2026 07:40
(Sharecast News) - Virgin Media has been hammered with a record £28m fine after an investigation found it had actively blocked customers from trying to cancel their contracts.
Read moreLondon pre-open: Stocks to fall as oil rises after US and Iran exchange strikes
8th Jul 2026 07:33
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to fall at the open on Wednesday as oil prices shot up after the US and Iran traded strikes overnight.
Read moreVistry expects to report £30m H1 loss
8th Jul 2026 07:28
(Sharecast News) - Housebuilder Vistry said on Wednesday that it expects to report a first‑half pre‑tax loss of around £30m, after cash‑generation measures and weaker partner‑funded volumes significantly weighed on profitability.
Read moreWednesday newspaper round-up: Regional income divide, John Lewis, mortgages
8th Jul 2026 07:27
(Sharecast News) - Britain's deep regional income divide has barely changed in 30 years despite the promises of successive governments to narrow the gap, according to a report showing the challenge for Andy Burnham. As the prime minister-in-waiting prepares for government, the Resolution Foundation said almost no progress had been made since 1997 to tackle stark divisions in household income, before housing costs are taken into account, between the richest and poorest parts of the country. - Guardian
Read moreThursday preview: Rics survey, PepsiCo results due
8th Jul 2026 07:24
(Sharecast News) - There are no FTSE 350 corporate releases scheduled on Thursday, but the Rics house price balance for June will be out, along with US existing home sales data for June and the latest initial jobless claims.
Read moreGalliford Try wins place on YORbuild framework
8th Jul 2026 07:24
(Sharecast News) - Galliford Try said it had won a place on the £1.5bn YORbuild Major Works 2 regional framework for a four-year period.
Read moreHammerson sells £69m in non-core assets
8th Jul 2026 07:18
(Sharecast News) - Hammerson has sold £69m of non‑core assets, including several central Dublin holdings and another non‑core investment, taking its total disposals for 2026 to £75m after a final Leeds sale in January.
Read moreSegro lays out growth plans after rejecting 'opportunistic' Prologis offer
8th Jul 2026 07:16
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Segro fell on Wednesday despite the property investor and developer reporting an "encouraging" performance in the first half and setting targets for over £1bn of incremental rental income growth potential by 2030.
Read moreUS close: Stocks slip amid geopolitical worries, trade deficit concerns
7th Jul 2026 23:40
(Sharecast News) - Major indices closed lower on Tuesday as investors weighed rising tensions in the Middle East and a fresh jump in oil prices, as well as key trade‑deficit figures.
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