International News
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Asia report: Markets mixed as China factory activity contracts
Monday 27 Jan 2025
(Sharecast News) - Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Monday as investors assessed China's latest economic data, which showed an unexpected contraction in factory activity for January while industri... Read More
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German business sentiment improves in January - Ifo
Monday 27 Jan 2025
(Sharecast News) - German business sentiment unexpectedly improved a little in January but companies remained pessimistic, according to a survey released on Monday by the Ifo Institute. Read More
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Chinese manufacturing unexpectedly contracts as services growth slows
Monday 27 Jan 2025
(Sharecast News) - China's manufacturing sector has contracted for the first time in four months, while growth in the services industry eased significantly, as private-sector activity began to slow ah... Read More
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US close: Stocks end lower, snap four-day rally
Friday 24 Jan 2025
(Sharecast News) - US stocks finished lower on Friday, with the S&P 500 pulling back from record highs, as investors reacted to data showing that private sector growth slowed to a nine-month low. Read More
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US services activity slows in January but hiring 'surges', S&P says
Friday 24 Jan 2025
(Sharecast News) - Economic activity in the States slowed noticeably at the start of 2025 as the services sector cooled, survey results showed. Read More
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US services activity slows in January but hiring 'surges', S&P says
Friday 24 Jan 2025
(Sharecast News) - Economic activity in the States slowed noticeably at the start of 2025 as the services sector cooled, survey results showed. Read More
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US existing home sales beat forecasts in December
Friday 24 Jan 2025
(Sharecast News) - Home sales in the US grew more quickly than anticipated at the end of 2024. Read More
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US open: Major indices on track for winning week
Friday 24 Jan 2025
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street trading got off to a mixed start on Friday following solid gains in the previous session. Read More
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Novo Nordisk shares up on positive weight loss drug trial
Friday 24 Jan 2025
(Sharecast News) - Pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk were up double digits early on Friday thanks to positive headline results from early-stage trials into one of its weight loss drugs. Read More
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US pre-open: Futures lower following S&P 500's record-setting session
Friday 24 Jan 2025
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street futures were in the red ahead of the bell on Friday after yesterday's solid gains saw the S&P 500 hit a fresh record high. Read More
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Ericsson Q4 operating profits fall short of expectations
Friday 24 Jan 2025
(Sharecast News) - Telecommunications equipment maker Ericsson said on Friday that Q4 operating profits had fallen short of expectations on the back of a slowdown in India. Read More
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Asia report: Markets mixed as BoJ hikes benchmark rate
Friday 24 Jan 2025
(Sharecast News) - Asia-Pacific markets ended in a mixed state on Friday, following overnight gains on Wall Street after US president Donald Trump reiterated his call for lower interest rates and chea... Read More
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Eurozone private sector grows for first time in five months
Friday 24 Jan 2025
(Sharecast News) - Private sector activity in the eurozone has expanded for the first time in five months, according to flash estimates out on Friday, as service-sector growth continued and the manufa... Read More
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Monte dei Paschi di Siena launches takeover bid for rival Mediobanca
Friday 24 Jan 2025
(Sharecast News) - Italy's oldest lender jumped into the wave of consolidation sweeping over Italian banking. Read More
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Boeing warns of Q4 loss almost three times bigger than expected
Friday 24 Jan 2025
(Sharecast News) - Boeing warned of a significantly larger-than-expected fourth-quarter loss overnight on Friday, of around $4bn - nearly three times the size forecasted by analysts. Read More
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Japan lifts rates to highest level in 17 years after inflation rises
Friday 24 Jan 2025
(Sharecast News) - Japan's central bank on Friday lifted interest rates to their highest level in 17 years following a rise in inflation, and indicated more moves could be on the way. Read More
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US close: S&P 500 hits new high after Trump speech at Davos
Thursday 23 Jan 2025
(Sharecast News) - US stocks rose on Thursday as investors digested a host of blue chip earnings and comments from Donald Trump as he pledged his "America First" strategy to the world at Davos. Read More
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Europe close: Stoxx 600 hits new record as rally continues
Thursday 23 Jan 2025
(Sharecast News) - European stocks rose for the seventh straight day on Thursday, pushing the Stoxx 600 benchmark to a new record closing high. Read More
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US open: Stocks flat before Trump speech, blue chip earnings
Thursday 23 Jan 2025
(Sharecast News) - US stocks were mixed on Thursday morning in New York with investors showing caution ahead of a number of blue chip earnings announcements and a speech from Donald Trump to the World... Read More
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LA wildfires push US jobless claims to highest in six weeks
Thursday 23 Jan 2025
(Sharecast News) - Claims for unemployment benefits in the United States rose to their highest in six weeks with new claims in California at a two-year high as wildfires spread across the north-west L... Read More
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