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London open: Banks and Miners pace early gains
3rd Oct 2025 08:19
(Sharecast News) - Stocks are moving higher with investors sentiment buoyed by fresh bullish news around the artificial intelligence space, even as investors keep a wary eye on the ongoing budget standoff in Washington D.C..
Read moreHeadlam CEO resigns as board steps up turnaround strategy
3rd Oct 2025 07:44
(Sharecast News) - The chief executive of floor coverings distributor Headlam Group has announced his resignation as the company steps up its turnaround plans following a 60% plunge in its share price since the start of the year.
Read moreRWS Holdings CFO to step down
3rd Oct 2025 07:43
(Sharecast News) - Content solutions firm RWS Holdings announced on Friday that chief financial officer Candida Davies will step down from the role at the end of 2025.
Read moreEurope open: Stocks on track for sixth straight gain
3rd Oct 2025 07:40
(Sharecast News) - European stocks rose for the sixth straight session on Friday, with gains across all major markets, despite a mixed batch of economic data early on.
Read moreShares spark as trading gets underway in Beauty Tech Group IPO
3rd Oct 2025 07:32
(Sharecast News) - Shares in The Beauty Tech Group rallied on Friday as the skincare specialist's £300m London debut got underway.
Read moreCaspian Sunrise spuds first well on Shalva contract area
3rd Oct 2025 07:25
(Sharecast News) - Central Asian exploration and production company Caspian Sunrise said on Friday that the first well to be drilled on the Shalva contract area has been spudded.
Read moreBig Technologies chair steps down after shareholder backlash
3rd Oct 2025 07:15
(Sharecast News) - AIM-listed Big Technologies has announced the resignation of Alexander Brennan from its board following calls from shareholders to oust the non-executive chair.
Read moreWeek ahead: US government shutdown, Fed, consumer confidence in focus
3rd Oct 2025 07:10
(Sharecast News) - Investor focus in financial markets over the coming week will continue to be on the outlook for an end to the US federal government shutdown.
Read moreLondon pre-open: Stocks set to rise on latest AI news
3rd Oct 2025 07:10
(Sharecast News) - Stock market futures are pointing higher on the back of fresh bullish news around the US artificial intelligence space, even as investors keep a close eye on Capitol Hill and the ongoing budget standoff in Washington D.C..
Read moreFriday newspaper round-up: US shutdown, Autumn Budget, Ryanair...
3rd Oct 2025 07:02
(Sharecast News) - Senior officials inside Donald Trump's administration have acknowledged the federal government shutdown, without an end in sight, could hurt the US economy. The damage could be worth billions of dollars each week, according to analysts. [...] "We estimate that each week of shutdown would reduce US GDP growth by 0.1 percentage points (ppt) in Q4 (in annualized terms), translating into a $7 billion weekly hit to the economy," a report by EY Parthenon said, citing the effect of lack of pay for furloughed federal workers, delayed government procurement of goods and services and decline in demand. - The Guardian
Read moreProfits, sales jump at JD Wetherspoon
3rd Oct 2025 07:00
(Sharecast News) - Pubs chain JD Wetherspoon posted a jump in full-year sales and profits on Friday, despite a slew of higher costs.
Read moreUS close: Stocks inch higher to fresh records despite government impasse
2nd Oct 2025 22:23
(Sharecast News) - US stock markets finished a choppy day of trading with marginal gains, but they were still enough to send Wall Street indices to new records.
Read moreEurope close: Stoxx 600 hits new high as tech stocks jump
2nd Oct 2025 17:38
(Sharecast News) - Big gains in the tech sector pushed European stock markets to fresh records on Thursday after a share sale valued ChatGPT maker OpenAI at half a trillion dollars.
Read moreUBS upgrades 3i to 'buy', highlights sustainable growth at Action
2nd Oct 2025 16:28
(Sharecast News) - UBS upgraded 3i Group on Thursday to 'buy' from 'neutral' and lifted the price target to 4,700p from 4,450p, highlighting sustainable growth at Action.
Read moreBerkshire Hathaway to buy OxyChem for $9.7bn
2nd Oct 2025 14:56
(Sharecast News) - American holding company Berkshire Hathaway on Thursday announced that it is to purchase Occidental Petroleum's chemical business, OxyChem, for $9.7bn in its biggest acquisition in three years.
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