UK advisers call for action to stem Covid-19
21st Sep 2020 11:31
(Sharecast News) - The UK is on track for more than 200 Covid-19 deaths a day by mid-November unless urgent action is taken to stem the spread of the disease, the government's scientific advisers said.
Read moreGo-Ahead and FirstGroup get extensions to Covid rail bail-outs
21st Sep 2020 07:41
(Sharecast News) - The Department for Transport confirmed extensions to the emergency measures on a number of rail franchises on Monday, protecting operators from continued depressed passenger demand as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read moreThursday broker round-up
17th Sep 2020 13:25
(Sharecast News) - Compass: Barclays upgrades to overweight with a target price of 1,500.0p.
Read moreFirst Group sees small FY profit as revenues improve
15th Sep 2020 07:54
(Sharecast News) - Bus and rail operator FirstGroup said it expected to make a better-than-expected small full year profit as passenger numbers slowly recovered from the coronavirus pandemic.
Read moreFirstGroup surges on report of PE interest in US operations
7th Sep 2020 08:49
(Sharecast News) - Transport operator FirstGroup surged on Monday following a report that its US operations have attracted interest from several major private equity firms.
Read moreSunday newspaper round-up: Brexit, Morrisons, Extinction Rebellion
6th Sep 2020 12:28
(Sharecast News) - The Brexit negotiations will be over in days unless the EU realises Britain is serious about no-deal, government sources have warned. The eighth round of talks with Brussels begin on Tuesday, with progress crucial if the two sides are to finally reach an agreement. It comes as the Telegraph reported on Saturday that the EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier is to be sidelined in a bid to break the deadlock. But as the deadline on the discussions fast approaches, No 10 insiders say there will be no deal unless the bloc shows "more realism" on the "scale of the change that results from our departure". - Sunday Telegraph
Read moreUK govt extends FirstGroup GWR emergency measures
1st Sep 2020 07:33
(Sharecast News) - Transport operator FirstGroup said the UK government had exercised its option to extend the Emergency Measures Agreement (EMA) for Great Western Railway (GWR) until at least June next year.
Read moreCanaccord Genuity upgrades FirstGroup to 'buy'
27th Jul 2020 15:10
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Canaccord Genuity upgraded their stance on transport operator FirstGroup from 'hold' to 'buy' on Monday but noted that timing remained uncertain despite the firm's good value.
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21st Jul 2020 12:58
(Sharecast News) - Premier Oil: Peel Hunt upgrades to buy with a target price of 50.0p.
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 moreThursday broker round-up
9th Jul 2020 13:51
(Sharecast News) - Hargreaves Lansdown: Berenberg reiterates hold with a target price of 1,830.0p.
Read moreFirstGroup swings to loss as lockdowns hit travel demand
8th Jul 2020 07:05
(Sharecast News) - Bus and rail operator FirstGroup scrapped its dividend and swung to a full-year loss as coronavirus lockdowns and woes at its US Greyhound business hit operations.
Read moreFirstGroup generates more cash than expected at start of year
28th May 2020 07:31
(Sharecast News) - Public transport operator FirstGroup said it had generated more cash than expected in the first month of the new financial year as coronavirus lockdown measures started to ease.
Read moreFirstGroup expands liquidity to ?800m with Covid financing issue
24th Apr 2020 07:25
(Sharecast News) - FirstGroup said it had boosted liquidity to ?800m after accessing another ?300m under the UK government's Covid Corporate Financing Facility scheme.
Read moreFirstGroup and Go-Ahead shares rise on DfT support for bus services
3rd Apr 2020 08:04
(Sharecast News) - Both FirstGroup and Go-Ahead Group released statements on Friday in favour of a newly-announced financial support for crucial regional bus services in England, from the Department for Transport.
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