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Merck to buy Cidara Therapeutics in $9.2bn deal, shares rocket
14 Nov, 2025 15:38
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Cidara Therapeutics rocketed on Friday after the biotechnology firm agreed to be taken over by Merck in $9.2bn deal.
Lloyds strikes �120m deal to buy digital wallet provider Curve - report
14 Nov, 2025 14:30
(Sharecast News) - Lloyds Banking Group has reportedly struck a �120m deal to buy digital wallet provider Curve despite recriminations from shareholders about the distribution of the sale proceeds.
Longstanding Walmart CEO Doug McMillon to retire in January
14 Nov, 2025 14:05
(Sharecast News) - Walmart shares dipped on Friday as it announced that chief executive Doug McMillon will retire at the end of January after more than a decade in the job.
BHP found liable for Brazil dam disaster that killed 19 people
14 Nov, 2025 13:20
(Sharecast News) - Mining giant BHP has been found liable for the 2015 collapse of the Fundao dam in Mariana, Brazil that killed 19 people and devastated the surrounding countryside.
Redbird abandons �500m Telegraph bid
14 Nov, 2025 13:13
(Sharecast News) - US investment firm RedBird Capital abandoned its �500m bid to acquire the Telegraph Media Group (TMG) on Friday, ending months of uncertainty over the future ownership of the Daily and Sunday Telegraph and forcing the once-prestigious
Oil prices jump after drone strike on Russian oil depot
14 Nov, 2025 11:28
(Sharecast News) - Oil prices surged on Friday after a Ukrainian drone strike on a major Russian oil depot in the Black Sea raised concerns about supply.
Germany's Bechtle flags return to growth, shares surge
14 Nov, 2025 11:17
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Germany's Bechtle surged on Friday, after the IT services provider confirmed it had returned to growth on the back of strong overseas demand.
MJ Gleeson reports improved trading in challenging market
14 Nov, 2025 09:31
(Sharecast News) - MJ Gleeson said in an update on Friday that trading at its affordable homes division had improved in recent weeks, although market conditions remained challenging, as it also announced the appointment of former Bellway finance chief Kei
Richemont shares jump as sales momentum accelerates in Q2
14 Nov, 2025 09:15
(Sharecast News) - Richemont's share price surged in Zurich on Friday after the luxury conglomerate posted a double-digit underlying increase in sales in the first half, with growth accelerating in the quarter as jewellery demand picked up.
Orders rise at DFS despite Budget uncertainty
14 Nov, 2025 08:29
(Sharecast News) - DFS Furniture said on Friday it had seen a positive start to the year, despite uncertainty around the upcoming Budget weighing on the wider market.

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