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Berenberg raises target price on Informa
31st Jul 2026 08:54
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg lifted their target price for Informa from 965p to 1,040p on Friday, stating the firm's first‑half results and FY27 outlook underscored a stronger growth profile than previously assumed.
Read moreBoJ holds rates amid talk of yen intervention
31st Jul 2026 08:24
(Sharecast News) - The Bank of Japan on Friday left its benchmark interest rate unchanged as expected, keeping borrowing costs at 1% after last month's hike, amid heightened speculation the government intervened to support the yen.
Read moreHilton Food to sell Dutch vegan unit Dalco for £5.4m
31st Jul 2026 08:17
(Sharecast News) - Food packaging business Hilton Food said on Friday that it has agreed to sell Dalco Food, its Netherlands‑based vegan and vegetarian business, to Livekindly Production for £5.4m, as it continues to streamline operations and refocus on its core meat and fresh prepared food divisions.
Read moreLondon open: FTSE rallies after strong US, Asian sessions; NatWest jumps on results
31st Jul 2026 08:16
(Sharecast News) - London stocks rallied in early trade on Friday following strong gains in the US and Asia, underpinned by well-received results from NatWest and IMI, as investors mulled the latest quarterly numbers from Apple and Amazon.
Read moreTaylor Wimpey cuts shareholder returns, trims annual home completions target
31st Jul 2026 08:13
(Sharecast News) - Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey trimmed its forecast for annual home completions on Friday as it reported a decline in first-half profit and completions, and said it was reducing shareholder returns.
Read moreEurope open: Shares rally on Wall St, Asia rebound
31st Jul 2026 08:07
(Sharecast News) - European shares opened higher on Friday on the back of a rebound on Wall Street and Asia overnight.
Read moreShell agrees sale of BG Cyprus to Hungary's MOL for up to $720m
31st Jul 2026 07:50
(Sharecast News) - Shell on Friday said it was selling its wholly owned subsidiary BG Cyprus Limited to Hungary's MOL Group for up to $720m.
Read moreAnnual house price growth eases in July - Nationwide
31st Jul 2026 07:45
(Sharecast News) - Annual house price growth eased in July, according to figures released on Friday by Nationwide.
Read moreLondon pre-open: Stocks to rise after Wall Street gains
31st Jul 2026 07:38
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to rise at the open on Friday following solid gains on Wall Street, as investors mulled the latest quarterly results from Apple and Amazon.
Read moreFriday newspaper round-up: Anthropic, JLR, Apple
31st Jul 2026 07:26
(Sharecast News) - Anthropic said on Thursday its AI Claude model hacked systems of three organizations during testing, days after rival OpenAI revealed a rogue agent had gone on a days-long hacking spree at AI firm Hugging Face. Claude gained unauthorized access to the systems during cybersecurity evaluations after a misconfiguration allowed the models to reach the internet from testing environments that were supposed to be isolated, Anthropic said. - Guardian
Read moreNatWest posts 20% profit jump, accelerates buyback plans
31st Jul 2026 07:26
(Sharecast News) - NatWest on Friday reported strong half-year earnings driven by a jump in net interest income.
Read moreSainsbury's to sell Argos to Swift Partners in £120m deal
31st Jul 2026 07:11
(Sharecast News) - Supermarket chain Sainsbury's has agreed to sell Argos to newly formed retail vehicle Swift Partners, in a deal it said would allow the group to sharpen its focus on its core food business.
Read moreUS close: Stocks higher as Big Tech earnings take centre stage
30th Jul 2026 21:59
(Sharecast News) - Major indices closed higher on Thursday as traders digested a fresh wave of Big Tech earnings.
Read moreIG Group to buy US prediction markets operator Underdog for up to $1.3bn
30th Jul 2026 18:11
(Sharecast News) - IG Group said on Thursday that it has agreed to buy US daily fantasy sports and prediction markets operator Underdog for up to $1.3bn.
Read moreEurope close: Stocks rise on stronger-than-expected eurozone growth
30th Jul 2026 17:05
(Sharecast News) - European shares closed mostly higher on Thursday after stronger-than-expected eurozone growth improved sentiment, despite an overnight Wall Street sell-off and renewed concerns over tighter monetary policy.
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