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Tuesday newspaper round-up: Vista/Mastercard alternative, KPMG, Boots/Morrisons
17th Feb 2026 07:19
(Sharecast News) - UK bank bosses will hold their first meeting to establish a national alternative to Visa and Mastercard, amid growing fears over Donald Trump's ability to turn off US-owned payment systems. The meeting, chaired by Barclays' UK chief executive, Vim Maru, will take place this Thursday and bring together a group of City funders that will front the costs of a new payments company to keep the UK economy running if problems were to occur. - Guardian
Read moreBHP profit surges on pivot to copper
17th Feb 2026 07:17
(Sharecast News) - Mining giant BHP on Tuesday reported a sharp jump in first-half earnings and lifted its dividend by 46% as its pivot towards copper production from iron ore paid off.
Read moreRaspberry Pi surges, traders point to X post about hoarding
17th Feb 2026 07:15
(Sharecast News) - Raspberry Pi surged on Tuesday, with traders highlighting optimism that the growing use of its computers with AI will boost demand.
Read moreEU to step up scrutiny of Shein over sex dolls, app design
17th Feb 2026 07:14
(Sharecast News) - The European Commission opened a formal investigation into Shein under the bloc's Digital Services Act (DSA) on Tuesday, stepping up scrutiny of the online retailer over the alleged sale of illegal products, including child-like sex dolls, and concerns about addictive app design and algorithmic transparency.
Read moreChesnara buys Scottish Widows Europe from Lloyds for €110m
17th Feb 2026 07:13
(Sharecast News) - Chesnara on Tuesday said it had signed a deal to buy Scottish Widows Europe, a Luxembourg based closed life insurance business from Lloyds Banking Group for €110m in cash.
Read moreIntertek acquires German drone-based inspection solutions firm
17th Feb 2026 07:07
(Sharecast News) - Quality assurance firm Intertek announced on Tuesday that it had acquired high-speed TEK-powered inspection and diagnostic solutions provider Aerial PV Inspection for an undisclosed sum.
Read moreEurope close: Defence plays underpin regional gains
16th Feb 2026 16:43
(Sharecast News) - European shares finished higher on Monday as investors weighed a sharp fall in eurozone industrial production and digested a raft of economic data from the UK, Switzerland and Japan, while defence stocks were in focus on reports that the UK government could accelerate military spending.
Read moreMercia investee Tozaro raises £6m in funding round
16th Feb 2026 16:41
(Sharecast News) - Mercia Asset Management said on Monday that its portfolio company Tozaro had raised £6m in a funding round led by Mercia to support the commercialisation of its 'Smart Polymer' technology.
Read moreLondon close: FTSE 100 ekes out new record after quiet session
16th Feb 2026 15:39
(Sharecast News) - The FTSE 100 held on to mild gains on Monday, finishing marginally above last week's record high after a quiet session with Wall Street closed for the day.
Read morePentagon close to ending Anthropic partnership
16th Feb 2026 15:03
(Sharecast News) - The Pentagon is reportedly considering ending its use of AI startup Anthropic's AI model Claude after the relationship between the two sides has soured in recent months.
Read moreUnited Oil completes first stage of Walton-Morant exploration
16th Feb 2026 14:53
(Sharecast News) - United Oil & Gas said on Monday that it has completed the first stage of its surface geochemical exploration programme on the Walton-Morant licence offshore Jamaica, marking an operational milestone in the basin-scale evaluation of the asset.
Read moreProspex resumes generation, sales at El Romeral
16th Feb 2026 14:40
(Sharecast News) - Prospex Energy said on Monday that electricity generation and sales had resumed at the El Romeral gas-to-power plant in Andalucía, Spain, following installation of a rental transformer, restoring revenue from the asset.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Pinewood Tech plunges after Apax withdraws from deal
16th Feb 2026 14:37
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 23,452.46 0.11%
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Banks, defence firms rally; housebuilders fall
16th Feb 2026 14:10
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was up 0.3% at 10,472.70 in afternoon trade on Monday.
Read moreBroker tips: Fevertree, Schroders, Centrica
16th Feb 2026 13:59
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg hiked their target price on drinks maker Fevertree from 790p to 920p on Monday as it put the spotlight on its US partnership with Molson Coors.
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