Stock market news from ShareCast
Stock market reports
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Europe open: Shares flat with eyes on Trump Davos speech; Puma plunges
Thu 23 January 2025 08:15
(Sharecast News) - The rally in European shares ran out of steam on Thursday as investors waited for US President Donald Trump's address to the World Economic Forum in Davos for any indication of how severe his threatened tariffs on imports would be. -
London open: Stocks flat as consumer confidence slides
Thu 23 January 2025 07:59
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were steady in early trade on Thursday as investors mulled a slide UK in consumer confidence. -
London pre-open: Stocks seen lower as consumer confidence drops
Thu 23 January 2025 07:40
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to fall at the open on Thursday as investors mulled a deterioration in consumer confidence. -
US close: Nasdaq breaks above 20,000 on AI optimism
Wed 22 January 2025 22:14
(Sharecast News) - Major indices closed higher on Wednesday as tech stocks continued to receive a leg-up from AI optimism. -
US close: Tech stocks lift markets after Trump's AI announcement
Wed 22 January 2025 21:08
(Sharecast News) - US stocks rose on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 finished just under a record high, as the tech sector rose on the back of Donald Trump's artificial intelligence joint venture Stargate.
Press round-up
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Thursday newspaper round-up: ONS, Saba Capital, Telegraph
Thu 23 January 2025 07:31
(Sharecast News) - The government's statistics agency is spending £8m to hire an army of low-paid temporary workers amid efforts to fix its "virtually unusable" data on unemployment and wages in Britain. Under pressure over the quality of its data, the O -
Wednesday newspaper round-up: HMRC, CMA, Santander
Wed 22 January 2025 07:26
(Sharecast News) - Parliament's spending watchdog has accused HM Revenue & Customs of deliberately running down its phone services to force people to go online after finding the average call waiting time has passed 23 minutes - almost double the figure of
Company news
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Puma shares plunge on profit target downgrade
Thu 23 January 2025 11:23
(Sharecast News) - Puma shares plunged on Thursday morning, after the German sportswear company reported disappointing earnings and downgraded its profitability targets. -
Shepherd Neame launches buyback, reports strong festive sales
Thu 23 January 2025 11:08
(Sharecast News) - Kent-based brewer Shepherd Neame has unveiled a £0.5m share buyback programme as it reported strong Christmas trading, helped by record takings from a number of pubs. -
Ferrexpo reports end of Kysen legal proceedings
Thu 23 January 2025 10:10
(Sharecast News) - Switzerland-based iron ore miner Ferrexpo has announced that legal proceedings against its Ukrainian subsidiary have finally been resolved after 10 months. -
Mortgage Advice Bureau sees FY profit above consensus
Thu 23 January 2025 09:34
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Mortgage Advice Bureau sparked on Thursday after the financial services firm said full-year pre-tax profit was set to be above consensus expectations and that it had outperformed the market. -
Kooth CEO steps aside, annual profits to beat forecasts
Thu 23 January 2025 09:03
(Sharecast News) - Kooth, the youth digital mental healthcare company, has reported that its boss Tim Barker is to step down later this year, ahead of its annual results which are expected to show that profits beat market forecasts.
Directors' dealings
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Director dealings: Corero Network Security CEO raises stake
Wed 22 January 2025 15:33
(Sharecast News) - Corero Network Security revealed on Wednesday that chief executive Carl Herberger had acquired 106,530 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed DDoS protection solutions firm. -
Director dealings: Softcat director snaps up shares
Tue 21 January 2025 15:33
(Sharecast News) - Softcat revealed on Tuesday that non-executive director Jacqui Ferguson had acquired 3,038 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed IT infrastructure provider.
Sector review
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Sector movers: Santa Rally gets off to early start, analysts say
Wed 11 December 2024 18:41
(Sharecast News) - This year's Santa Rally appeared to get off to an early start according to some analysts in the City. -
Sector movers: Precious metals miners dip ahead of Fed decision
Wed 18 September 2024 20:55
(Sharecast News) - Stocks fell in the middle of the week with investors opting to sit on their hands ahead of the US central bank's interest rate decision scheduled for later.
Aim and small cap news
AIM bulletins
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Sales fall flat at Chapel Down despite strong Christmas
Thu 23 January 2025 11:23
(Sharecast News) - English winemaker Chapel Down reported a dip in full-year sales on Thursday, but said momentum had gathered pace during the second half. -
Revolution Beauty warns on sales, shares tumble
Thu 23 January 2025 10:12
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Revolution Beauty plunged on Thursday, after the troubled cosmetics and skincare specialist warned of a sharp slide in full-year sales. -
Frasers targets son of Boohoo co-founder as dispute intensifies
Thu 23 January 2025 09:15
(Sharecast News) - Mike Ashley's Frasers Group has launched its latest salvo at Boohoo Group, just a day after shareholders voted down its attempt to oust co-founder Mahmud Kamani. -
Robinson FY24 operating profits seen 'moderately ahead' of expectations
Thu 23 January 2025 09:15
(Sharecast News) - Packaging business Robinson said on Thursday that FY operating profits were expected to be "significantly ahead" of FY23 and "moderately ahead" of current market expectations. -
Team17 trades well in H2, changes name to Everplay
Thu 23 January 2025 08:46
(Sharecast News) - Games developer Team17 said on Thursday that it had continued to trade well in H224 and announced that it will be rebranding to Everplay Group next month.
Small cap bulletins
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Marston's delivers 'strong growth' over key festive trading period
Tue 21 January 2025 10:15
(Sharecast News) - Pub landlord Marston's said on Tuesday that it had delivered "strong growth" over the key festive trading period, with continued confidence in delivering FY25 market expectations. -
Young's trades 'exceptionally well' over festive period
Thu 16 January 2025 10:18
(Sharecast News) - Pub chain operator Young's said on Thursday that it had traded "exceptionally well" over the Christmas and New Year period, with total managed revenue for the five weeks ended 13 January up 30.4% and like-for-like sales up 11.6%.