Stock market news from ShareCast
Stock market reports
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US close: Stocks mixed as traders look ahead to Fed decision
Fri 12 September 2025 21:08
(Sharecast News) - Major indices delivered a mixed performance on Thursday as traders looked ahead to next week's all-important FOMC interest rate decision. -
London close: Stocks turn red after lacklustre GDP reading
Fri 12 September 2025 17:50
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were in the red by the close on Friday, as investors weighed weak domestic growth data and rising expectations that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next week. -
US open: Stocks tread water as markets await Fed's next move
Fri 12 September 2025 13:44
(Sharecast News) - US stocks paused at record highs on Friday as investors sat on their hands ahead of a momentous week for markets, with the Federal Reserve widely expected to resume its monetary easing cycle. -
London midday: Stocks maintain gains but Ocado tumbles on Kroger worries
Fri 12 September 2025 11:34
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were still firmer by midday on Friday amid growing expectations of a US rate cut next week, as investors mulled uninspiring UK GDP data. -
Europe midday: Shares slide into red on UK GDP data
Fri 12 September 2025 11:04
(Sharecast News) - European stocks slipped into the red at midday on Friday as data from the UK showing the economy flatlined in July hit sentiment.
Press round-up
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Friday newspaper round-up: UK pharma investment, Paramount, Octopus Energy
Fri 12 September 2025 07:23
(Sharecast News) - Sir John Bell, a prominent scientist who brought business and government together during the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, has warned that other big pharmaceutical companies will stop investing in the UK, after the US drugmaker MSD's decisi -
Thursday newspaper round-up: Merck, North Sea, life sciences
Thu 11 September 2025 07:24
(Sharecast News) - The US drugmaker Merck has scrapped a £1bn London research centre and is laying off 125 scientists in the capital this year, in a big blow to the UK's important life science sector. Keir Starmer's government has described life scienc
Company news
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JTC in early stage takeover talks with Permira, Warburg Pincus
Fri 12 September 2025 15:45
(Sharecast News) - Fund solutions provider JTC surged on Friday after confirming it has received a preliminary and conditional non-binding takeover proposal from private equity firm Warburg Pincus and a revised offer from Permira. -
Armani names preferred buyers for fashion empire
Fri 12 September 2025 12:25
(Sharecast News) - The will of late fashion designer Giorgio Armani has named three potential buyers for his empire, including French luxury house LVMH, it emerged on Friday. -
OpenAI, Nvidia expected to announce major UK data centre investments
Fri 12 September 2025 11:10
(Sharecast News) - OpenAI and Nvidia are reportedly set to invest billions of dollars in UK data centres through a partnership with London's Nscale Global. -
UK households' inflation expectations rise in August - BoE
Fri 12 September 2025 10:42
(Sharecast News) - UK households' long-term inflation expectations rose in August to their highest level since 2019. -
Ocado shares slide after Kroger hints at changes
Fri 12 September 2025 09:50
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Ocado Group fell sharply on Friday, after key US partner Kroger flagged a possible change in direction.
Directors' dealings
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Director dealings: Fevertree non-exec invests, Frontier Developments founder joins buyback
Fri 12 September 2025 14:37
(Sharecast News) - Fevertree Drinks said Thursday that senior independent non-executive director Kevin Havelock has purchased 37,000 ordinary shares in the company. -
Director dealings: Naked Wines chairman raises stake
Thu 11 September 2025 14:20
(Sharecast News) - Naked Wines revealed on Thursday that non-executive chair Jack Pailing had acquired 58,810 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed online wine retailer.
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: Autos, Big Oil drop as Brent futures and US Treasury yields slide
Wed 11 September 2024 06:59
(Sharecast News) - Stocks on the FTSE 350 slumped on Tuesday led by declines in cyclical areas of the market such as Autos and Banks.
Aim and small cap news
AIM bulletins
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Metals One increases stake in Evolution Energy Minerals
Fri 12 September 2025 16:56
(Sharecast News) - Metals One said on Friday that it has increased its stake in Evolution Energy Minerals to 16.9% after receiving its full allocation in the Australian company's oversubscribed rights issue, which raised AUD 1.45m (£0.71m). -
Gemfields upbeat on improved auction results
Fri 12 September 2025 16:51
(Sharecast News) - Gemfields announced on Friday that it had raised $32m from a sale of higher-quality rough emeralds, marking a strong return to the market after mining operations at its Kagem mine in Zambia were temporarily suspended earlier in the year -
Kore Potash narrows first-half loss
Fri 12 September 2025 16:48
(Sharecast News) - Kore Potash reported a narrowed first-half loss on Friday, and said it had made significant progress on advancing its flagship Kola project in the Republic of Congo, including securing a fixed-price construction contract and signing non -
One Health Group flags positive start to financial year
Fri 12 September 2025 16:42
(Sharecast News) - One Health Group said in an update on Friday that it has made a positive start to the financial year, with trading in line with management expectations, as it pressed ahead with plans to expand its network of surgical hubs. -
Roadside to offload commercial property arm in £12m related party deal
Fri 12 September 2025 16:39
(Sharecast News) - Roadside Real Estate announced an agreement to sell its commercial property business to Tarncourt Properties for around £12m on Friday, in a deal that would allow the AIM-traded group to focus on its core roadside retail strategy.
Small cap bulletins
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Shares in Big Technologies slide as legal row with ex-CEO ramps up
Fri 12 September 2025 11:29
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Big Technologies came under pressure on Friday, after the AIM-listed firm's legal dispute with its founder deepened. -
Centaur Media sells The Lawyer for £43m
Thu 11 September 2025 08:00
(Sharecast News) - Business information and marketing provider Centaur Media said on Thursday that it has signed a sale and purchase agreement with Lighthouse Bidco, the parent company of Legal Benchmarking, for the sale of thelawyer.com, the operating co