GB Group (LON: GBG), the Chester-based identity verification and fraud prevention business, saw its shares crash today after warning that its Americas Identity division has weakened again, forcing a cut to full-year revenue guidance.The sto

The FTSE 100 has dipped 0.1% in early trading on Friday, weighed down by declines across the mining sector, while the domest

Frasers Group (LON: FRAS), the retail and property group behind Sports Direct, House of Fraser and FLANNELS, has bought stricken department store chain Harvey Nichols out of administration. Shares rose further in early trade today after the deal w

The Rank Group Plc (LON: RNK), operator of Mecca bingo halls and Grosvenor casinos, saw its shares jump after reporting FY2025/26 results showing underlying operating profit up 21% to £78.6m for the year to 30 June 2026. Statutory operating profit

Aviva plc (LON: AV.) shares have edged lower on Friday morning despite the insurer posting a robust set of half-year results, as investors focused on a modest decline in the Solvency II cover ratio rather than the headline pr

Cavendish reiterated its Buy rating and 297p target price on Costain (LON: COST) in a note on Thursday, pointing to "clear valuation upside potential" after the infrastructure group delivered a solid first-half performance.

JPMorgan shook up sentiment across the UK life insurance sector on Thursday, upgrading Aviva to “Overweight” from “Neutral” while cutting M&G to “Underweight” from “Neutral” — moves that

Applied Materials (Nasdaq: AMAT) shares fell more than 4% in after-hours trading Thursday, even after the semiconductor equipment giant reported record revenue and profit for its fiscal third quarter, in an apparent “sell the

Shares of Accelerant Holdings (NYSE: ARX) rocketed 43% on Thursday, August 13, 2026, after the specialty insurance marketplace delivered a powerful one-two punch: a blowout second-quarter earnings report and a definitive agre

Shell (LON: SHEL) has confirmed it is investigating a "possible incident" after the ransomware group Cl0p claimed to have stolen roughly 89 gigabytes of data from the energy major, according to a Reuters report published Thur

UBS has downgraded Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (LON: CCEP) to Neutral from Buy, trimming its price target to $107 from $109, as analyst Sanjeet Aujla flagged valuation concerns following a strong run in the stock this year

Rentokil Initial (LON: RTO), the pest control, hygiene and workplace services group, said earlier today that it is formalising its operations into two global divisions, North America and International, alongside new leadership appointments.

Shaires Holdings (LON: SHR), an AIM-listed vehicle giving public investors exposure to late-stage private technology companies, has disclosed its first portfolio: agreements worth up to $86.7 million covering seven names including Anthropic, Strip

London's blue-chips opened lower on Thursday, with the FTSE 100 down 0.3% and the

Bravura Solutions (LON: BVS), the Sydney-headquartered software provider for wealth management, life insurance and pensions administration, swung back to profit in its FY26 results and unveiled a bumper dividend, driving the shares sharply higher

Shares in Costain Group (LON: COST) rose sharply on Thursday after the UK infrastructure specialist posted strong half-year results and reaffirmed full-year guidance, extending a rally that has taken the stock up more than 8%

Shares in Antofagasta (LON: ANTO) fell on Thursday morning despite the Chilean copper miner posting a sharp rise in first-half profit, as investors focused instead on a trimmed full-year production forecast following severe w

Shares in The Works.co.uk plc (LON: WRKS) surged on Wednesday, hitting their highest level since 2019 after activist investor Kelso Group Holdings disclosed it had increased its stake in the discount retailer to 10% of voting

Ocado Group (LON: OCDO) shares surged more than 15% on Wednesday, touching 256p intraday before settling around 255p — their highest level since late January — after JPMorgan sharply raised its price target on the online groc

mwb Research maintained its Buy rating on TUI (ETR: TUI1) but lowered its price target on the stock following the travel group's third-quarter earnings miss, citing persistent geopolitical risks and reduced visibility.