London open: Stocks edge higher despite profit-taking in Barclays
30th Apr 2021 08:35
(Sharecast News) - Shares prices are continuing to grind higher at the end of the month against a backdrop of buoyant investor sentiment globally following the fresh record highs set on Wall Street the night before.
Read moreBarclays profits more than double as impairments plunge
30th Apr 2021 07:00
(Sharecast News) - UK bank Barclays on Friday said first quarter profits had more than doubled, but cautioned that its outlook remained uncertain due to the Coviud-19 pandemic.
Read moreFriday preview: China PMI, Barclays in the spotlight
29th Apr 2021 11:54
(Sharecast News) - Financial markets' focus at the end of April will shift towards a raft of economic data from across all the major geographies.
Read moreNationwide lifts borrowing amount for first-time buyers
20th Apr 2021 10:36
(Sharecast News) - UK building society Nationwide is increasing the amount it will lend to first-time buyers in a move it claims will help increase home ownership.
Read moreShoreCap continues to see 'positive momentum' in UK banks' shares
19th Apr 2021 10:43
(Sharecast News) - ShoreCap analysts continued to see "positive momentum" in UK banks' shares on the back of successful Covid-19 vaccine rollouts.
Read moreDeutsche Bank upgrades NatWest ahead of Ireland exit
24th Mar 2021 12:35
(Sharecast News) - Deutsche Bank upgraded NatWest to 'hold' from 'sell' on Wednesday as it took a look at Irish banks after NatWest's announced exit from the country.
Read moreBig banks invest $3.8bn in financing fossil fuel companies since 2015
24th Mar 2021 09:42
(Sharecast News) - Sixty of the world's biggest banks provided $3.8bn of financing for fossil fuel projects from 2016 to 2020, revealed a report by a coalition of NGOs.
Read moreFed's Kaplan among those expecting first interest rate hike in 2022
23rd Mar 2021 12:21
(Sharecast News) - The US central bank should start hiking interest rates in 2021, a top Federal Reserve official reiterated on Tuesday.
Read moreJP Morgan upgrades Lloyds Banking Group
22nd Mar 2021 09:14
(Sharecast News) - JP Morgan upgraded Lloyds Banking Group to 'overweight' and predicted the strengthening UK yield curve would end the underperformance of the country's banks.
Read moreSunday newspaper round-up: UK vaccine record, Turkish lira, Strict restrictions
21st Mar 2021 12:55
(Sharecast News) - The UK's vaccine record was once again broken yesterday, the Department for Health has confirmed, with 873,784 vaccinations registered. This breaks down into 686,424 first doses and 70,449 second doses in England; 59,415 first doses and 13,160 second doses in Scotland; 26,939 first doses and 9,429 second doses in Wales; and 4,785 first doses and 3,183 second doses in Northern Ireland. Yesterday's figures also represent a record amount of first doses in the UK, as well as a record number of doses overall. - Sunday Telegraph
Read moreBarclays starts share buyback of up to £700m
19th Mar 2021 08:27
(Sharecast News) - Barclays announced the start of share buyback programme on Friday, to purchase up to a maximum of £700m of shares.
Read moreBuybacks make a comeback as crisis eases
10th Mar 2021 12:22
(Sharecast News) - UK companies have announced more than £2bn of share buybacks in 2021 with more in the pipeline, suggesting this means of returning cash to shareholders is on the way back.
Read moreEx-BoE Governor Mervyn King warns of 'excessive complacency' on inflation
1st Mar 2021 12:34
(Sharecast News) - Central bankers need to be ready for inflation to move in either direction, former Bank of England Governor, Mervyn King, said.
Read moreTuesday broker round-up
23rd Feb 2021 13:39
(Sharecast News) - Clinigen: Liberum reiterates buy with a target price of 1,050p.
Read moreBarclays unveils shareholder payouts as profit beats forecasts
18th Feb 2021 05:34
(Sharecast News) - Barclays reinstated its dividend and said it would buy back up to £700m of shares as the bank reported annual profit ahead of forecasts.
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