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Footfall improves in January as shoppers seek out bargains - BRC
12th Feb 2026 11:51
(Sharecast News) - Retail footfall softened slightly in January, industry data showed on Friday, although the pace of decline was a notable improvement on December.
Read moreFunding Circle signs new £700m forward flow deal with Waterfall
12th Feb 2026 11:45
(Sharecast News) - SME finance platform Funding Circle has announced a £700m deal with Waterfall Asset Management to provide funding for its shorter-term loan product.
Read moreEurope midday: Corporate earnings give Stoxx a lift; Schroders in focus
12th Feb 2026 11:38
(Sharecast News) - European shares were off morning record highs at midday on Thursday amid another flurry of corporate earnings, with a £9.9bn takeover of Schroders by US investment manager Nuveen boosting sentiment.
Read moreCanaccord Genuity hails growth potential at Dunelm, keeps 'buy' rating
12th Feb 2026 11:38
(Sharecast News) - Canaccord Genuity has reiterated its 'buy' rating for Dunelm following the homeware retailer's interim results this week, highlighting the company's long-term potential and strategic direction led by its new chief executive.
Read moreGriffin Mining starts gold production in zone three of Yuan Long
12th Feb 2026 11:32
(Sharecast News) - Griffin Mining said on Thursday that gold production has started in zone three of the Yuan Long orebody at its Caijiaying Mine in China, marking the transition to sustained output from gold-only stopes and establishing gold as a recurring feed source to the processing plant.
Read moreDirector dealings: Yougov non-executive director raises stake
12th Feb 2026 11:31
(Sharecast News) - Yougov revealed on Thursday that non-executive director Ashley Martin had acquired 16,586 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed market research and data analytics firm.
Read moreAsia report: Most markets rise despite strong US payrolls
12th Feb 2026 11:10
(Sharecast News) - Asia-Pacific markets opened higher on Thursday, with investors largely shrugging off stronger-than-expected US payrolls data that dampened expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts and weighed on Wall Street overnight.
Read moreNuveen's price for Schroders 'too cheap', says Panmure Liberum
12th Feb 2026 11:08
(Sharecast News) - Panmure Liberum said on Thursday that US investment manager Nuveen's 612p a share takeover offer for Schroders is "too cheap" and "only a touch ahead of where we might have been pitching a new target price in an independent world".
Read moreLondon midday: FTSE hits fresh intraday high as Schroders surges on takeover
12th Feb 2026 10:58
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were still a little firmer by midday on Thursday after the top-flight index hit fresh highs as news of Schroders' takeover by US investment manager Nuveen distracted investors from uninspring UK growth figures.
Read moreFirst-quarter sales slide at Thyssenkrupp
12th Feb 2026 10:58
(Sharecast News) - Thyssenkrupp posted a slide in first-quarter sales and orders on Thursday, as restructuring charges pushed the German industrial conglomerate deeper into the red.
Read moreAdyen shares slide on softer-than-expected payment volumes
12th Feb 2026 10:49
(Sharecast News) - Adyen shares fell sharply on Thursday after the Dutch payments group reported softer-than-expected payment volumes and issued 2026 revenue guidance that trailed market forecasts, dampening sentiment toward the sector.
Read moreIEA forecasts softening in oil demand growth
12th Feb 2026 10:44
(Sharecast News) - The International Energy Agency said on Thursday that global oil demand growth would slow in 2026 and that the market was set to remain in sizable surplus, even as prices have risen on geopolitical tensions and weather-related supply disruptions.
Read moreMagnum Ice Cream results fail to impress as operating profit slides
12th Feb 2026 10:38
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Magnum Ice Cream tumbled on Thursday as its first full-year results since the recent demerger from Unilever failed to impress.
Read moreHermes reports better-than-expected fourth quarter
12th Feb 2026 10:36
(Sharecast News) - Hermès reported stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter sales on Thursday, as resilient demand in the United States and Japan helped the French luxury house outperform a broader sector slowdown and close the year on a firmer footing.
Read moreUS pre-open: Futures sightly higher as rate‑cut outlook dominates sentiment
12th Feb 2026 09:53
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street futures were in the green ahead of the bell on Thursday after the blue chip Dow Jones snapped a three-day winning streak in the previous session.
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