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Funding Circle Shares Rise After Castlelake Unveils Funding Commitment

Funding Circle Holdings (LON: FCH) shares have risen on Tuesday after the SME lending platform announced a new institutional funding agreement with Castlelake, a global alternative investment manager. The stock was up around

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Funding Circle Shares: Analysts Sees Further Upside Despite 79% YTD Rise

Cavendish initiated coverage of Funding Circle (LON: FCH) with a Buy rating and 275p target price in a note on Monday, arguing the market does not fully reflect the quality or medium-term earnings potential of the UK small-bu

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Jubilee Metals Shares Jump on Zambia Waste Project Bids

Jubilee Metals Group (LON: JLP), the AIM- and Altx-listed copper producer with operations in Zambia, said yesterday it had received two binding offers for the outright sale of its Large Waste Project (LWP), a Zambian tailings and waste-rock project i

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Datadog Shares Surge 11% as Analysts Lift Price Targets – Here are the Key Levels to Watch

Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) shares jumped over 11% on Monday, closing at $260.78, sharply recovering ground lost after last Thursday's post-earnings slide, as a wave of bullish analyst actions reinforced confidence in the observab

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Diageo Shares Steady as TD Cowen Lifts Price Target

TD Cowen raised its price target on Diageo (LON: DGE, NYSE: DEO) to $110 from $93 on Monday, reiterating its Buy rating. [stock_market_widget type="chart" template="candlesti

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Glencore Shares Rise as Deutsche Bank Backs “Compelling” Investment Case

Glencore (LON: GLEN) shares rose on Monday, standing out as the top gainer on the FTSE 100 even as London's blue-chip index slipped 0.4% to close at 10,862.50 points. [stock_

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Imperial Brands to Cut Thousands of Jobs Across US and Europe; Shares Slide

Imperial Brands (LON: IMB) shares tumbled more than 4.5% on Monday after Bloomberg reported the FTSE 100 tobacco giant is preparing to cut thousands of jobs across the United States and Europe as part of a sweeping cost-cutti

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Sunrise Resources Shares Extend Rally on Nevada Zinc Results

Sunrise Resources (LON: SRES), an AIM-listed mineral explorer with its Reese Ridge project in Nevada, has seen its shares climb for a third straight session after reporting high-grade zinc, lead and silver surface results at the project.The

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Quilter Shares Fall Despite Record Net Flows and Profit Growth

Quilter (LON: QLT), the UK wealth manager, saw its shares fall even after reporting record first-half net inflows and double-digit profit growth, as markets focused on costs rising faster than revenue. The shares closed on Thursday, results day, at

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Monday Morning Markets: FTSE Steady as IG Group Rises, Vistry Falls

London's blue-chips opened little changed on Monday, with the FTSE 100 currently down 0.1% and the FTSE 250 flat, reflecting a somewhat subdued mood across the continent. [sto

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Nichols Buys VITHIT for £64m in Self-Funded Bolt-On Deal

Nichols (LON: NICL), the soft drinks group behind Vimto, said earlier today it has acquired 100% of functional drinks brand VITHIT for £64m cash, sending its shares up 2.4% in early trading. The stock climbed to 1065p this morning, against Friday's

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Marshalls Shares Slide Despite Profit Growth as Outlook Stays Cautious

Marshalls (LON: MSLH) shares have declined Monday after the building products manufacturer posted half-year results showing improved profitability but warned of no material recovery in demand for the rest of 2026.

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Plus500 Shares Rise as Record H1 Revenue and $182.5m Payout Underline Growth Momentum

Plus500 (LON: PLUS) shares have climbed on Monday, adding around 4.3% to trade near 3,916p, after the online trading group posted record first-half results and unveiled fresh shareholder returns of $182.5m.

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Serica Energy Confirms Final Offer for Pharos Energy Won’t Be Increased as Ratio Petroleum Tables Higher Bid

Serica Energy (LON: SQZ), the AIM-listed North Sea oil and gas producer, has confirmed its recommended cash offer for Pharos Energy is final and will not be increased, stepping back from a bidding contest with rival suitor Ratio Petroleum Energy L

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Admiral Group Shares: Analyst Says Route Back to Growth is Becoming Clearer

Hargreaves Lansdown analyst Matt Britzman said in an article on Friday that the path back to growth for Admiral Group (LON: ADM) is becoming clearer, even as first-half profits fell under the weight of last year's lower motor

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EasyJet Takeover: What’s Next for Shareholders?

EasyJet shareholders are entering the next phase of the airline's £5.7bn ($7.7bn) buyout, after the board formally recommended a firm offer from US private equity giant Apollo Global Management earlier this week, ending a mon

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Three FTSE 100 Stocks to Watch This Week

London's blue-chip index enters the new week on solid footing after the FTSE 100 closed at a record-adjacent 10,901.09 on Friday, up 0.3% on the day and for the week, while the FTSE 250 notched a fresh all-time closing high o

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Cisco, Applied Materials and Coherent Earnings Preview: Big Tech’s AI Bellwethers Report This Week

Wall Street's earnings this week arrives with three heavyweight tech names reporting: Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO), Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT), and Coherent Corp (NYSE: COHR).

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Persimmon Shares Extend Rise as Deutsche Bank Upgrades to Buy

Deutsche Bank upgraded Persimmon (LON: PSN) to Buy from Hold on Friday, reversing a downgrade the bank made in January and adding to a wave of bullish sentiment following the housebuilder's half-year results.

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Hikma Pharmaceuticals shares jump as margin-led profit beat tops forecasts

Hikma Pharmaceuticals (LON: HIK), the generic and branded drugmaker, saw its shares jump yesterday after half-year results showed core operating profit rising far more than revenue, a margin-led beat that brokers said was well ahead of expectation

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