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Hunting's order book at record high after another big win in Kuwait
Monday 03 Jun 2024
(Sharecast News) - Engineering group Hunting has won a $86m piping order from state-backed Kuwait Oil Company for next next, driving its sales order book to a record high, and causing shares to surge ... Read More
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Baltic Classifieds slumps as Antler sells 40m shares in placing
Monday 03 Jun 2024
(Sharecast News) - Baltic Classifieds slumped on Monday after Antler, which is controlled by funds advised by Apax, sold 40m shares in a placing. Read More
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Sirius Real Estate ups dividend as profits jump 32%
Monday 03 Jun 2024
(Sharecast News) - Profits at business and industrial parks developer Sirius Real Estate surged by nearly a third in the year ended 31 March, helping the company to increase dividends for the tenth st... Read More
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AstraZeneca's lung cancer treatment recommended for approval in EU
Monday 03 Jun 2024
(Sharecast News) - AstraZeneca has announced that its Tagrisso treatment for advanced lung cancer, when combined with chemotherapy, has been recommended for approval by European regulators. Read More
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Hollywood Bowl profits jump on record revenues
Monday 03 Jun 2024
(Sharecast News) - Hollywood Bowl reported a 10.5% rise in half-year earnings and lifted its dividend by a fifth on the back of record revenues, driven by strong trading in the UK and Canada. Read More
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Sunday share tips: Raspberry Pi, Sanderson Design Group
Sunday 02 Jun 2024
(Sharecast News) - The Financial Mail on Sunday's Midas column touted shares of Raspberry Pi ahead of its upcoming flotation. Read More
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JD Sports shares slump as Q1 sales fall amid 'volatile' market
Friday 31 May 2024
(Sharecast News) - Shares in JD Sports Fashion fell sharply on Friday despite the company holding annual guidance amid a "volatile" market as it said group current-year first-quarter like-for-like sal... Read More
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Short-lived sunny spell helps boost UK supermarkets
Friday 31 May 2024
(Sharecast News) - UK supermarket sales pushed higher in May, industry data showed on Friday, boosted by a brief spell of warmer weather. Read More
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Jefferies reiterates 'buy' on National Grid, trims price target
Friday 31 May 2024
(Sharecast News) - Jefferies trimmed its price target on National Grid on Friday as it reiterated its 'buy' rating on the energy infrastructure firm. Read More
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Harbour Energy making 'good progress' on Wintershall takeover
Friday 31 May 2024
(Sharecast News) - Harbour Energy said on Friday its blockbuster $11.2bn acquisition of Wintershall Dea's non-Russian oil and gas assets remained on track, with publication of the deal prospectus expe... Read More
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Galliford Try wins government contracts worth £101m
Friday 31 May 2024
(Sharecast News) - Galliford Try has secured government work worth more than £100m, the construction group said on Friday, including a contract to finish an immigration detention centre. Read More
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AB Foods slumps as majority shareholder sells 10.3m shares
Friday 31 May 2024
(Sharecast News) - Associated British Foods was in the red on Friday after UBS said that its biggest shareholder, Howard Investments Limited - a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wittington - has sold 10.3m ... Read More
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Flutter shares dive as CFO departs, listing shifts to US
Friday 31 May 2024
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Flutter Entertainment nosedived on Friday as the gambling outfit said finance chief Paul Edgecliffe-Johnson would leave the company with immediate effect as it shifted its... Read More
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Competition watchdog opens probe into Nationwide-Virgin Money deal
Friday 31 May 2024
(Sharecast News) - The competition watchdog is to investigate the proposed £2.9bn acquisition of Virgin Money by Nationwide Building Society, it was confirmed on Friday. Read More
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Petrofac's delayed results reveal $505m loss as talks with creditors continue
Friday 31 May 2024
(Sharecast News) - Petrofac, the energy services group whose shares are currently suspended, has finally released its delayed annual results for 2023, which showed a net loss of more than half a billi... Read More
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Frasers Group lifts stake in Hugo Boss to £305m
Friday 31 May 2024
(Sharecast News) - Mike Ashley's retail conglomerate Frasers Group has raised its stake in Hugo Boss after a sharp drop in the German fashion group's share price since the start of the year. Read More
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Government cuts NatWest stake to 22.5% after £1.24bn sale
Friday 31 May 2024
(Sharecast News) - The government has sold a £1.24bn stake in NatWest, as the HM Treasury continues to reduce its shareholding in the state-backed lender. Read More
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AIM-listed MicroSalt disappoints with maiden results
Thursday 30 May 2024
(Sharecast News) - Shares in low-sodium salt maker MicroSalt tanked on Thursday after reporting higher losses and flat sales in 2023 in its maiden annual results as a listed company. Read More
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Dr Martens shares up on guidance hold, £25m savings plan
Thursday 30 May 2024
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Dr Martens jumped as investors breathed a sigh of relief that trading at the troubled bootmaker had not gotten any worse since a profit warning last month, with guidance h... Read More
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Friday preview: US, euro area inflation data in focus
Thursday 30 May 2024
(Sharecast News) - All eyes at the end of the week will be on the latest inflation data out of the States, not least given the ongoing grind higher in government bond yields. Read More
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