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Softcat buys Leeds-based data and AI consultancy Oakland
7th Apr 2025 09:05
(Sharecast News) - Softcat said on Monday that it has bought Oakland, a specialist provider of data and AI consultancy services, for an initial payment of £8m.
Read moreSafestay receives planning approval for Brighton hostel
7th Apr 2025 08:58
(Sharecast News) - Hostel operator Safestay said on Monday that it has received planning approval to develop a new 170-bed hostel in Brighton.
Read moreRBC sees further upside at M&S as momentum builds
7th Apr 2025 08:57
(Sharecast News) - RBC Capital Markets has reiterated its 'outperform' rating for Marks & Spencer, saying the the business is well positioned to defy sector concerns.
Read moreeEnergy secures contract with Plymouth Derriford Hospital
7th Apr 2025 08:51
(Sharecast News) - Digital energy services firm eEnergy said on Monday that it has secured a £517,692 contract with University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust.
Read moreAsia report: Markets plunge in trade war 'bloodbath'
7th Apr 2025 08:51
(Sharecast News) - Asia-Pacific markets tumbled sharply on Monday, led by a steep sell-off in Hong Kong, as renewed fears of a global trade war drove investors into risk-off mode.
Read moreDe La Rue's £300m authentication unit sale expected to close in May
7th Apr 2025 08:43
(Sharecast News) - Banknote printing business De La Rue said on Monday that the £300.0m sale of its authentication business was now expected to close at the beginning of May.
Read moreWoodside Energy sells 40% of Louisiana LNG infrastructure to Stonepeak
7th Apr 2025 08:15
(Sharecast News) - New York-based investment firm Stonepeak is investing $5.7bn to take a 40% stake in Woodside Energy's proposed Louisiana LNG gas production and export terminal.
Read moreMade Tech sees 'robust sales booking momentum' throughout H2
7th Apr 2025 07:57
(Sharecast News) - Public sector services firm Made Tech said on Monday that it has seen "continued robust sales booking momentum" through the second half of FY25.
Read moreEurope open: Shares tank again on Trump's trade war 'medicine'
7th Apr 2025 07:57
(Sharecast News) - European shares slumped for a third straight session on Monday, sending the benchmark Stoxx 600 index to its lowest level in a year as the trade war fears stoked by US President Donald Trump's tariff measures turned trading screens red around the world.
Read moreLondon open: Sea of red as Trump tariff selloff intensifies
7th Apr 2025 07:48
(Sharecast News) - London stocks tumbled in early trade on Monday following whopping losses in Asia, as the Trump tariff selloff intensified.
Read moreWedbush slashes Apple price target on tariff impact
7th Apr 2025 07:47
(Sharecast News) - Wedbush slashed its price target on Apple to $250 from $325 in a note on Sunday as it argued that tariff uncertainty "turns the supply chain upside down" for the tech giant.
Read moreUK house prices fall again in March - Halifax
7th Apr 2025 07:46
(Sharecast News) - UK house prices fell again in March as demand returned to normal after a rush to beat the stamp duty change, according to figures released on Monday by Halifax.
Read moreLondon pre-open: FTSE set for more heavy losses as Asian shares tank
7th Apr 2025 07:40
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set for more heavy losses at the open on Monday after Asian shares tanked as concerns about Trump's trade war intensified.
Read moreFerrexpo reports strong production, warns of difficult operating environment
7th Apr 2025 07:34
(Sharecast News) - Ferrexpo reported its strongest quarterly production since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 on Monday, delivering 2.1 million tonnes of total output in the first quarter of 2025, although its shares were sliding as it warned of an increasingly difficult operating environment.
Read moreGerman industrial production drops, while trade surplus widens
7th Apr 2025 07:29
(Sharecast News) - Industrial output in Germany dropped more than expected in February with production markedly down in construction industry, while the country's trade surplus expanded as exports rose to a 10-month high.
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