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Essensys extends PUSU deadline for third time as talks continue
Fri 20 February 2026 15:34
(Sharecast News) - Essensys, the AIM-listed landlord and workspace software group, has once against extended the 'put up or shut up' deadline as talks continue about a potential takeover by founder Mark Furness.
Opendoor shares jump as Q4 results build confidence in turnaround
Fri 20 February 2026 14:44
(Sharecast News) - American real estate platform operator Opendoor Technologies saw shares jump on Friday after fourth-quarter revenues topped Wall Street predictions, as confidence builds in its 'Opendoor 2.0' turnaround programme.
Grail shares sink after cancer-screening trial disappointment
Fri 20 February 2026 13:05
(Sharecast News) - Grail's share price halved on Friday in New York after the American biotech group said that a three-year trial of its Galleri cancer-screening test with the NHS failed to meet its primary endpoint.
CMA to appoint former Amazon UK boss Doug Gurr as permanent chair - report
Fri 20 February 2026 12:59
(Sharecast News) - The Competition and Markets Authority will reportedly name former Amazon UK boss Doug Gurr as its new permanent chair next week, after winning backing from ministers for his stewardship of the agency since early last year.
Kingspan reports record 2025 as data centre demand surges
Fri 20 February 2026 10:44
(Sharecast News) - Full-year results from Kingspan impressed investors on Friday as the Ireland-based insulation and building materials group reported record revenues, as strong demand for data centre infrastructure offset weaker trading in the industrial
AstraZeneca's Calquence leukaemia treatment gets US FDA approval
Fri 20 February 2026 10:40
(Sharecast News) - AstraZeneca said on Friday that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved its 'Calquence', or acalabrutinib, in combination with venetoclax as the first all-oral, fixed-duration regimen for the treatment of adult patients with ch
Tullow Oil trades higher on lower net debt, strengthened funding position
Fri 20 February 2026 10:15
(Sharecast News) - Exploration firm Tullow Oil traded higher on Friday after it reported a further reduction in net debt and confirmed a refinancing package that strengthens its balance sheet ahead of a key investment period.