Europe open: Stocks rise alongside fresh record high for gold
5th Aug 2020 11:16
(Sharecast News) - Stocks in Europe were moving higher on Wednesday, helped by a rally for beaten down travel and leisure names, positive corporate results and some better-than-expected economic data.
Read moreDirector dealings: Easyjet deputy chairman picks up shares
4th Aug 2020 17:48
(Sharecast News) - Easyjet's deputy chairman, Charles Gurassa, picked up a large batch of shares in the budget carrier on the same day as the company's latest trading statement.
Read moreEurope open: Some analysts wary as stocks enter 'silly season'
4th Aug 2020 11:27
(Sharecast News) - Stock markets across the Continent are roughly flat moving into what some analysts term the 'silly season' or 'cucumber time' that is typically the European summer, despite Americans' penchant for not properly observing its strictures.
Read moreEasyJet expands flight schedule as Q4 loss set to narrow
4th Aug 2020 07:37
(Sharecast News) - EasyJet said on Tuesday that it expects to report a smaller loss for the fourth quarter of the year, as it expands its flight schedule amid stronger-than-expected summer bookings, after taking a hit from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Pets at Home out of the dog house; Hochschild up as silver flies
31st Jul 2020 15:36
(Sharecast News) - London's second tier index finished the month on the back foot, weighed down by losses in the travel and leisure space after the Prime Minister announced that the planned easing of lockdown measures would be postponed.
Read moreSunday newspaper round-up: Spain, UK economy, Rolls-Royce
26th Jul 2020 14:16
(Sharecast News) - The foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, has said the government will not apologise for its snap decision to order tourists returning from Spain to quarantine, saying further spread could risk another lockdown in the UK. Raab said the government had to take "swift, decisive action" when the data from Spain showed a surge in infections right across the country. Overnight, the UK imposed snap new restrictions on holidaymakers returning from Spain on Saturday night, meaning those who return must quarantine for two weeks. - Guardian
Read moreBerenberg upgrades Easyjet to 'buy'
22nd Jul 2020 10:14
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg lowered their target price on low-cost carrier Easyjet from 850.0p to 800.0p on Wednesday but upgraded their recommendation for the group;s shares to 'buy' as a result of flyer confidence creeping up.
Read moreRyanair to shut Frankfurt base after German pilots reject pay cuts
21st Jul 2020 15:59
(Sharecast News) - Budget airline Ryanair will shut its base at Frankfurt Hahn airport after the company's German pilots voted in favour of rejecting pay cuts.
Read moreMonday broker round-up
13th Jul 2020 13:48
(Sharecast News) - Kingfisher: RBC Capital Markets reiterates outperform with a target price of 275.0p
Read moreJPMorgan upgrades Ryanair, reiterates 'overweight' on Wizz
13th Jul 2020 09:27
(Sharecast News) - JPMorgan Cazenove upgraded its stance on shares of Ryanair on Monday, arguing that the budget airline is a long-term winner in European aviation with its "fortress balance sheet" and ultra-low costs.
Read moreSunday newspaper round-up: Freeports, UK equities, Trump
12th Jul 2020 12:15
(Sharecast News) - Taxes and red tape will be slashed in towns and cities across the country next year, under government plans for a post-Brexit and post-coronavirus economic revolution. Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor, is preparing to introduce sweeping tax cuts and an overhaul of planning laws in up to 10 new "freeports" within a year of the UK becoming fully independent from the European Union in December, The Telegraph can reveal. - Sunday Telegraph
Read moreUK travel restrictions on dozens of countries set to be relaxed - reports
2nd Jul 2020 13:28
(Sharecast News) - The government is set to scrap quarantine plans for travellers arriving from as many as 75 countries, it was reported on Thursday.
Read moreEasyJet proposes 727 redundancies among pilots, closing Stansted
30th Jun 2020 15:20
(Sharecast News) - BALPA said it was shocked by the airline's proposal to axe one out of every three of its pilots in the UK.
Read moreTuesday broker round-up
30th Jun 2020 14:20
(Sharecast News) - Paragon: Canaccord upgrades to buy with a target price of 454.0p.
Read moreStelios's easyJet stake drops below 30%
30th Jun 2020 14:07
(Sharecast News) - Stelios Haji-Iaonnou's stake in easyJet has dropped below 30% meaning the tycoon is no longer classed as a controlling shareholder of the company he founded 25 years ago.
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