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WPP attracts takeover interest from Havas, Apollo and KKR - report
17th Nov 2025 07:58
(Sharecast News) - Advertising giant WPP has reportedly attracted takeover interest from France's Havas and private equity firms Apollo and KKR ahead of its demotion from the FTSE 100.
Read moreNinety One inflows return in H1, profits jump
17th Nov 2025 07:50
(Sharecast News) - Investment manager Ninety One on Monday reported a return to first-half net inflows on the back of stronger markets, with profits up 12%.
Read moreTuesday preview: Imperial Brands, GPE, Home Depot
17th Nov 2025 07:45
(Sharecast News) - Tuesday will see the release of full-year results from Imperial Brands, Diploma and Greencore.
Read moreLondon pre-open: Stocks to fall again as investors eye return of US data
17th Nov 2025 07:36
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to fall again on Monday following heavy losses on Friday on the back of Budget jitters, concerns about an AI bubble and growing doubts about a US rate cut in December.
Read moreSenior joins Dutch consortium working on zero-emissions aircraft
17th Nov 2025 07:32
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 international engineering and manufacturing group Senior has joined a consortium led by Dutch aerospace firm Conscious Aerospace, focused on accelerating the roll-out of next generation, sustainable aviation solutions.
Read moreGenuit warns on profits, shares slide
17th Nov 2025 07:30
(Sharecast News) - Genuit Group cut its earnings guidance on Monday, sending shares in the FTSE 250 firm sharply lower, after uncertainty around the upcoming Budget and the weaker economic backdrop hit demand.
Read moreLondon close: FTSE falls as investors brace for US data, Nvidia results
17th Nov 2025 07:27
(Sharecast News) - London stocks fell on Monday, with caution setting in as investors eyed the release of the first batch of US data since the government shutdown and third-quarter results from US chipmaker Nvidia this week.
Read moreCirata secures record $6.7m contract with IBM
17th Nov 2025 07:22
(Sharecast News) - Cirata has struck a multi-year contract with IBM worth nearly $7m, the AIM-listed tech firm announced on Monday, sending the shares higher.
Read moreTHG's Myprotein ramps up offline offering with new Mars deal
17th Nov 2025 07:18
(Sharecast News) - Ecommerce group THG has announced that its Myprotein brand has agreed a new partnership with American food giant Mars to collaborate on a new range of Snickers-flavoured protein powders.
Read moreMonday newspaper round-up: Wizz Air, Energy debts, Thames Water
17th Nov 2025 07:16
(Sharecast News) - The City watchdog has said the UK needs to "strengthen" its grip on foreign tech firms providing critical services to banks, amid growing concerns over outages and cyber-attacks. Sarah Pritchard, who was appointed the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) first deputy chief executive this summer, said there had been "very frequent reminders" of how important it was for the banking sector to have "good, strong operational resilience and cyber controls". - Guardian
Read moreHICL Infra, TRIG plan merger
17th Nov 2025 07:05
(Sharecast News) - HICL Infrastructure and The Renewables Infrastructure Group on Monday said they had agreed a merger to create the UK's largest listed infrastructure investment company with net assets of more than £5.3bn.
Read moreDCC to return up to £600m to shareholders
17th Nov 2025 07:02
(Sharecast News) - DCC said on Monday that it will return up to £600m to shareholders following the £1bn sale of its healthcare unit earlier this year.
Read moreBudget jitters weigh heavily as house prices slide - Rightmove
17th Nov 2025 06:52
(Sharecast News) - House prices fell in November, industry data published on Monday showed, as the spike in supply and mounting uncertainty around the Budget weighed heavily.
Read moreUS close: Stocks still weaker on AI bubble fears
16th Nov 2025 23:28
(Sharecast News) - US stock markets extended their decline on Friday after the previous session's steep selloff, as fading expectations for a December Federal Reserve rate cut and persistent concerns over an AI bubble kept investors on the defensive.
Read moreSunday newspaper round-up: UK asylum, Mexican protest, BBC, WPP, Angela Rayner, HSBC, Marjorie Taylor Greene
16th Nov 2025 06:40
(Sharecast News) - Home secretary Shabana Mahmood was expected to unveil a series of changes to the UK's asylum system on Monday, aimed at addressing growing public concern over immigration levels, according to The Guardian.
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