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Chancellor confirms NHS spending to rise by 3% a year
11th Jun 2025 07:49
(Sharecast News) - The chancellor outlined the government's ambitious spending plans on Thursday, including a widely-trailed £39bn investment in social housing and a cash injection for the NHS.
Read moreCreo Medical's SpydrBlade Flex device receives US FDA clearance
11th Jun 2025 07:44
(Sharecast News) - Medical devices company Creo Medical Group said on Wednesday that its SpydrBlade Flex device has received US Food & Drug Administration clearance.
Read moreLondon pre-open: Stocks seen down ahead of spending review, US inflation
11th Jun 2025 07:38
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to fall at the open on Wednesday ahead of Chancellor Rachel Reeves' spending review and a key US inflation reading, as investors mulled news of a "framework" trade truce between the US and China.
Read moreFuller's sees profits surge after 'excellent' year
11th Jun 2025 07:36
(Sharecast News) - Pubs and hotels group Fuller's has hailed an "excellent" 12 months, with adjusted profits up by a third over the period to 29 March, while good trading momentum continuing into the new financial year.
Read moreCanada's WSP to buy Ricardo in £281m deal
11th Jun 2025 07:36
(Sharecast News) - Engineering company Ricardo said on Wednesday that it has agreed to be bought by Canadian professional services firm WSP Global in a £281m deal.
Read moreWednesday newspaper round-up: Spending review, BT, AstraZeneca
11th Jun 2025 07:25
(Sharecast News) - Officials from the US and China have agreed on a "framework" to move forward on trade after two days of talks in London stemming from their confrontation over tariffs. The US commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, expressed optimism on Tuesday that concerns about critical or "rare earth" minerals and magnets "will be resolved" as the deal is implemented. - Guardian
Read moreICG walks away from GlobalData takeover talks
11th Jun 2025 07:22
(Sharecast News) - Globaldata has announced that ICG has walked away from takeover discussions after two months of speculation.
Read moreIbstock revises FY guidance as cost inflation weighs
11th Jun 2025 07:21
(Sharecast News) - Building products firm Ibstock said on Wednesday that cost inflation had become more of an issue throughout H1 despite seeing sales volumes in its core business that were "materially above" the prior year.
Read moreWeir secures £40m Chilean tailings solution contracts
11th Jun 2025 07:08
(Sharecast News) - Engineering firm Weir has been tapped by copper producer Codelco to supply its tailings transport solution for the Talabre tailings dam expansion project in the Atacama region of Chile.
Read moreAssura accepts increased £1.7bn bid from KKR/Stonepeak
11th Jun 2025 07:02
(Sharecast News) - Healthcare property investment and management firm Assura has agreed to an increased and final 52.1p-a-share offer from from KKR and Stonepeak valuing the company at around £1.7bn.
Read moreUS close: Stocks close higher on trade talk hopes
10th Jun 2025 20:23
(Sharecast News) - US stocks finished higher on Tuesday as optimism rose that Beijing and Washington are making progress in their pivotal trade talks, though gains were only modest ahead of key inflation data due out the following session.
Read moreBroker tips: Aberdeen, Greatland Gold
10th Jun 2025 20:10
(Sharecast News) - JPMorgan Cazenove upgraded Aberdeen on Tuesday to 'overweight' from 'neutral' and placed the stock on 'positive catalyst watch' ahead of results, sending shares in the asset manager surging.
Read moreSigmaRoc division leads seed round in French firm Koncrete
10th Jun 2025 18:44
(Sharecast News) - SigmaRoc's innovation arm, Skreenhouse Ventures, has led a €1m seed funding round in Koncrete, a French construction technology start-up focused on digitalising procurement and logistics in the building materials sector, it announced on Tuesday.
Read moreBP Marsh delivers solid full-year figures
10th Jun 2025 18:43
(Sharecast News) - BP Marsh & Partners delivered a strong set of final results for the year ended 31 January, with profit before tax more than doubling to £104.7m from £43.6m a year earlier, it reported on Tuesday.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Firstgroup rallies on results; Hochschild loses its shine
10th Jun 2025 18:32
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 250 closed up 0.5% at 21,389.46 on Tuesday.
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