Prudential names US CEO ahead of planned demerger
11th Feb 2021 08:12
(Sharecast News) - Insurance firm Prudential has named a new chief executive for its US business ahead of its planned separation from the group.
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Financials pace both gains and losses
3rd Aug 2020 18:35
(Sharecast News) - Financials topped the leaderboard at the start of the month, shaking off the read-across from HSBC's latest interim results and subsequent share price drop.
Read moreFriday broker round-up
24th Jul 2020 13:59
(Sharecast News) - Unilever: Barclays upgrades to overweight with a target price of 5,470.0p.
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23rd Jul 2020 14:25
(Sharecast News) - Stagecoach Group: Peel Hunt upgrades to buy with a target price of 70.0p.
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6th Jul 2020 13:59
(Sharecast News) - Softcat: Citigroup downgrades to sell with a target price of 957.0p.
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22nd Jun 2020 13:30
(Sharecast News) - Ashmore Group: Berenberg downgrades to sell with a target price of 331p.
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19th Jun 2020 14:21
(Sharecast News) - Domino's Pizza Group: Berenberg downgrades to sell with a target price of 250p.
Read morePrudential reinsures £22bn of US assets as Athene takes stake
18th Jun 2020 09:42
(Sharecast News) - Prudential has reinsured $27.6bn (£22bn) of US liabilities with Athene Holding, which has made a $500m equity investment in the company's US Jackson business.
Read moreChina halts some agricultural purchases over Washington's response to HK security law
1st Jun 2020 11:04
(Sharecast News) - China's two major state-run agricultural firms hit the pause button on purchases of some American agricultural goods, including soybeans, as officials in Beijing assess mounting tensions with the US.
Read moreEurope midday: Stocks off lows despite diplomatic stand-off over HK
29th May 2020 11:58
(Sharecast News) - Stocks were still trading on their back foot come midday, but had come off their worst levels, as financial markets girded themselves for a White House press conference scheduled for later in the evening.
Read moreAsia report: Markets mixed after Beijing approves HK security bill
29th May 2020 10:11
(Sharecast News) - Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Friday, as investors took a wait-and-see approach to the global reaction to Beijing's approval of its controversial security bill for Hong Kong, which happened late on Thursday.
Read moreChina announces national security law for Hong Kong
22nd May 2020 09:09
(Sharecast News) - The Hong Kong stock market fell sharply after China said it would impose a national security law that threatens the "one country, two systems" arrangement between the city and Beijing.
Read moreMonday broker round-up
20th Apr 2020 13:41
(Sharecast News) - Abcam: RBC Capital Markets upgrades to outperform with a target price of 1,300p.
Read moreAlmost a third of FTSE 100 cut or scrap dividends
15th Apr 2020 12:01
(Sharecast News) - Almost one-third of FTSE 100 companies have cut or scrapped their dividends during the coronavirus crisis, leaving investors relying on 10 companies for two-thirds of the index's likely payouts in 2020, research shows.
Read moreDirector dealings: Prudential director makes share purchase
14th Apr 2020 16:00
(Sharecast News) - Prudential revealed on Tuesday that non-executive director Jeremy Anderson had acquired 9,157 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed life insurance firm.
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