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Director dealings: Whitbread chairwoman makes share purchase
17th Feb 2026 14:35
(Sharecast News) - Whitbread revealed on Tuesday that chairwoman Christine Hodgson had acquired 7,750 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed hotel and restaurant company.
Read moreUS open: Major indices retreat as traders return from President's Day break
17th Feb 2026 14:26
(Sharecast News) - Major indices were in the red early on Tuesday as traders returned from yesterday's President's Day break.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Raspberry Pi surges; Plus500 tumbles
17th Feb 2026 14:21
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 23,451.00 0.32%
Read moreUBS upgrades SSP to 'buy', shares spark
17th Feb 2026 14:10
(Sharecast News) - SSP Group surged on Tuesday after UBS upgraded the shares to 'buy' from 'neutral', saying it expects the company's focus on cash flow generation to alleviate investor concerns.
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Housebuilders gain; IHG falls after results
17th Feb 2026 14:10
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was 0.4% higher at 10,513.07 in afternoon trade on Tuesday.
Read moreDanaher snaps up diagnostics firm Masimo for $10bn
17th Feb 2026 13:50
(Sharecast News) - Masimo Corp shares soared as Wall Street opened on Tuesday after the specialty diagnostics provider agreed to be acquired by science and tech giant Danaher for nearly $10bn.
Read moreGeneral Mills cuts full-year sales, profit outlook
17th Feb 2026 13:47
(Sharecast News) - General Mills cut its full-year 2026 sales and profit outlook on Tuesday as it updated investors on its six-year-old 'Accelerate' strategy, citing weak consumer sentiment and a slower, more costly recovery in volumes than previously expected.
Read moreShore Capital lifts NatWest estimates but keeps at 'hold'
17th Feb 2026 12:41
(Sharecast News) - Shore Capital has raised its share price estimate for NatWest after a "strong set of FY results" from the bank, but kept a neutral stance on the stock, raising questions about whether the firm can maintain high-teens returns over the long term.
Read moreWarner Bros reopens talks with Paramount Skydance
17th Feb 2026 12:31
(Sharecast News) - Warner Bros Discovery said it had rejected Paramount Skydance's $30-a-share hostile takeover bid but gave the Hollywood studio a week to formulate a better deal.
Read moreAdani plans $100bn investment in Indian AI infrastructure
17th Feb 2026 12:22
(Sharecast News) - India's Adani Group unveiled plans on Tuesday to invest $100bn by 2035 to build renewable energy-powered, AI-ready data centres, marking what multiple media outlets described as the largest such commitment in India to date and a significant push to position the country in the global artificial intelligence race.
Read morePortland General buys PacifiCorp's Washington assets for $1.9bn
17th Feb 2026 11:47
(Sharecast News) - Portland General Electric on Tuesday said it has agreed $1.9bn deal to buy the wind, natural-gas generation and distribution assets of PacifiCorp in Washington state.
Read moreIreland launches large-scale probe into X's Grok
17th Feb 2026 11:37
(Sharecast News) - Ireland's data protection authority has launched a "large-scale" investigation into X over its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok, amid concerns about the creation of non-consensual and sexualised images, including of minors, according to reports on Tuesday.
Read moreEurope midday: Shares hold gains as US-Iran talks set to start
17th Feb 2026 11:19
(Sharecast News) - European shares were higher on Tuesday as investors eyed talks in Geneva between Iran and the US on a nuclear deal and digested unemployment and wage data from the UK.
Read moreCompany insolvencies rise in January as administrations jump
17th Feb 2026 11:14
(Sharecast News) - Company insolvencies across England and Wales edged higher in January, according to figures out on Tuesday from HMRC, as the number of administrations jumped.
Read moreWagamama owner exploring sale of transport concessions unit - report
17th Feb 2026 11:13
(Sharecast News) - Wagamama owner The Restaurant Group is reportedly exploring a sale of its transport concessions division amid tough high street trading conditions.
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