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Raspberry Pi names Tim Powell as CFO
6th Jul 2026 08:11
(Sharecast News) - High-performance computing firm Raspberry Pi tapped Tim Powell to take over as chief financial officer on Monday, succeeding Richard Boult with effect from 16 October.
Read moreLondon open: FTSE ticks higher, easyJet surges on Castlelake deal
6th Jul 2026 08:04
(Sharecast News) - London stocks edged up in early trade on Monday, with easyJet surging ahead as it agreed to a sweetened takeover approach from private equity firm Castlelake.
Read moreITV to sell media and entertainment business to Sky for up to £1.6bn
6th Jul 2026 08:02
(Sharecast News) - ITV said on Monday that it has agreed to sell its media and entertainment business to Comcast-owned Sky for up to £1.6bn.
Read moreEurope open: Stoxx hits fresh high as rally continues
6th Jul 2026 07:54
(Sharecast News) - European shares continued their rally at the open on Monday with the Stoxx 600 hitting a fresh intra-day high.
Read moreRBC Capital Markets lowers Close Brothers to sector perform
6th Jul 2026 07:36
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at RBC Capital Markets downgraded Close Brothers from 'outperform' to 'sector perform' on Monday, citing rising uncertainty after the Upper Tribunal unexpectedly agreed to hear a judicial review of the Financial Conduct Authority's motor‑finance redress scheme.
Read moreLondon pre-open: Stocks to dip; easyJet agrees in principle to Castlelake takeover
6th Jul 2026 07:32
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to dip at the open on Monday following solid gains the previous week, as investors eyed the latest reading on the UK construction sector.
Read moreEasyJet accepts sweetened £5.5bn offer from Castlelake
6th Jul 2026 07:13
(Sharecast News) - Budget airline easyJet on Monday said it planned to accept a £5.5bn takeover offer from US private equity firm Castlelake.
Read moreMonday newspaper round-up: Affordable housing, mobile coverage, unemployment
6th Jul 2026 07:12
(Sharecast News) - Half of all affordable housing supply in rural England could be under threat under plans being considered by ministers to relax regulations for private housing developers, according to analysis. The government has proposed ending affordable housing quotas - known as section 106 agreements - for new developments of between 10 and 49 houses in an effort to jumpstart sluggish housebuilding rates. Ministers are due to make a final decision within weeks on whether developers should be allowed to make cash payments to local authorities instead. - Guardian
Read moreAvon Technologies wins NATO CBRN filter contract
6th Jul 2026 07:09
(Sharecast News) - Protective equipment manufacturer Avon Technologies said on Monday that it has received a new order for its CBRN filters from an existing European NATO nation under the NATO Support & Procurement Agency framework contract.
Read moreLondon close: FTSE falls after uninspiring construction data; easyJet surges
6th Jul 2026 07:06
(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended lower on Monday after an uninspiring reading on the UK construction sector, but easyJet powered ahead as it agreed to a sweetened takeover approach from private equity firm Castlelake.
Read moreFinancial services sentiment drops in second quarter as volumes sink
6th Jul 2026 07:03
(Sharecast News) - Business activity and confidence levels across the UK financial services sector slumped in the second quarter, according to a survey out on Monday from the Confederation of British Industry.
Read moreNewspaper round-up: Ukraine strikes, Next, Barratt Redrow, EU EES, Elon Musk, OpenAI, Neil Kinnock, state pension
5th Jul 2026 07:48
(Sharecast News) - Ukraine launched a fresh long‑range strike on Russian energy infrastructure early on Saturday, hitting an oil terminal outside St Petersburg, according to The Telegraph. Dozens of drones targeted Russia's second‑largest city overnight, with one impacting the terminal and another crashing within the grounds of Peterhof, the former imperial residence. St Petersburg governor Alexander Beglov said on social media that an oil facility in the city's Kirovsky district had been struck, adding that Russian air defences shot down 72 drones.
Read moreLondon close: FTSE ends up, gold rises as Fed rate hike fears ease
3rd Jul 2026 16:51
(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended up on Friday after the latest US non-farm payrolls tempered US rate cut expectations, but gains were unspectacular as a survey showed the UK private sector shrank again in June, with trade quiet as Wall Street was closed for Independence Day.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Close Bros up; Harbour Energy down
3rd Jul 2026 14:29
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 23,514.73 0.41%
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Fresnillo shines as gold, silver prices rise
3rd Jul 2026 14:08
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was flat at 10,658.16 in afternoon trade on Friday.
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