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Rolls-Royce Shares in Focus as Company Joins Boeing, Lufthansa in Fuel-Efficiency Flight Tests
Rolls-Royce (LON: RR.) is teaming up with Boeing and Lufthansa to flight-test new technologies aimed at cutting fuel consumption and reducing aircraft noise, in a collaboration that also supports the FAA's CLEEN programme.
Trustpilot Shares Slide 10% As Steady Guidance Overshadows First-Half Beat
Trustpilot shares fell sharply on Thursday after the review platform beat first-half forecasts but left its full-year guidance unchanged. Trustpilot Group's (LSE:TRST) shares dropped around 10% on Thursday after the online reviews platform posted st
Frasers Group Shares Fall 5% After Adjusted Profit Slips and Guidance Is Withheld
Sports Direct owner posts higher revenue but lower adjusted profit, and withholds 2027 guidance, citing its live takeover bids for Hugo Boss and Accent Group. Frasers Group (LSE:FRAS) shares fell sharply on Thursday after the retailer repor
Thursday Morning Markets: FTSE Edges Lower as Rotork Rockets on ABB Takeover; Ocado Slumps
London's FTSE 100 is down around 0.4% in early trading on Thursday, though the FTSE 250 edged up 0.1%. Meanwhile, on the continent, Germany's DAX and France's CAC 40
Gooch & Housego Shares Soar After £345.6m Private Equity Takeover
Shares in Gooch & Housego (LON: GHH) jumped sharply on Thursday after the AIM-listed photonics specialist agreed to a recommended cash takeover by Greenlight Bidco, a vehicle backed by US private equity firm Arlington Cap
Ocado Shares Slump Despite Headline Growth as Underlying Weakness Exposed
Shares in Ocado Group (LON: OCDO) plunged as much as 16% on Thursday, falling from a previous close of 177.7p to around 149p, wiping out hundreds of millions of pounds in market value, after the warehouse robotics group's hal
Rotork Shares Rocket After ABB Agrees £4.1 Billion Cash Takeover
ABB has agreed a recommended £4.1 billion cash acquisition of Rotork Plc sending the FTSE 250 flow-control specialist's shares sharply higher on Thursday. Shares in Rotork (LSE:ROR) were trading at 484.4p on Thursday morning, up 66.6% from Wednesday
Cohort Shares: Analyst Says Company Positioned For ‘Accelerated Growth’
Zeus Capital raised its price target on Cohort plc (LON: CHRT) to 1,600p from 1,500p and reiterated a Buy rating on the stock in a note after the defence technology group reported record financial performance for fiscal year
Wendy’s (NASDAQ: WEN) Stock Turns Meme Darling Amid Short Squeeze and Activist Buzz
Wendy's shares have become 2026's unlikely meme-stock sensation, fusing extreme short interest with activist intrigue and grassroots Reddit hype. [stock_market_widget type="ch
Lucid Stock Crashes Then Rebounds After Denying Bankruptcy Rumors — What’s Going On With LCID
Lucid Group (NASDAQ: LCID) investors have been on a wild ride this week. Shares plunged more than 40% in a single session after unverified reports began circulating online suggesting the EV maker was preparing to file for ban
BofA Upgrades Imperial Brands to Buy, Says Market Overreacted to Australia Slump
Bank of America upgraded Imperial Brands (LON: IMB) to "Buy" from "Neutral" on Wednesday, arguing that investors have overreacted to a sharp downturn in the tobacco group's Australian operations. The bank maintained its price
Vistry Climb Surge 6.5% as CEO’s Share Purchase Signals Confidence
Shares in Vistry Group (LON: VTY) rallied sharply on Wednesday, closing up around 6.5% at 274p, having touched an intraday high of 277p, in a move that bucked the broader market trend.
ICG Shares Rise as Fee-Earning Assets Grow and Flagship Fund Nears €12bn Close
ICG shares climbed on Wednesday after fee-earning assets rose 10% year-on-year and its flagship European fund neared a €12bn close. ICG Plc (LSE:ICG) shares are rising on Wednesday after the London-listed alternative asset manager reported a 10% yea
Why PayPal Shares Have Surged
PayPal Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) shares jumped as much as 21% in premarket trading on Wednesday after Reuters reported that payments giant Stripe and private equity firm Advent International have made a joint takeover offe
Hunting PLC Shares Rise After First-Half Trading Update Confirms 2026 Guidance
Hunting PLC shares climbed about 5% on Wednesday after a first-half trading update kept 2026 earnings guidance unchanged despite Middle East volatility. Hunting PLC (LSE:HTG) shares are trading higher on Wednesday after the oilfield equipment and se
Galliford Try Shares Jump After Profit Hits Top of Forecasts in Sixth Straight Year of Growth
UK builder's full-year profit beat market forecasts, sending shares up more than 6% on Wednesday as cash and order book both climbed. Galliford Try Holdings Plc (LSE:GFRD) said on Wednesday that profit for the year to 30 June would land at the top e
Wednesday Morning Markets: FTSE Lower, Oil Extends Gains as US-Iran Strikes Continue; ICG Rises
London stocks have edged lower on Wednesday morning, with the FTSE 100 down 0.3% and the FTSE 250 off 0.1%. Elsewhere in Europe, Germany's DAX fell 0.8%, while France's CAC 40 and the Euro Stoxx 50 both slipped 0.1%.
B&M Shares Slide Despite UK Recovery Signs as Investors Focus on Like-for-Like Sales Decline
B&M European Value Retail (LON: BME) shares are down more than 4% on Wednesday morning after the discount retailer published its first-quarter trading update for the 13 weeks to 27 June 2026, with investors seemingly unse
Barratt Redrow Shares Gain on Solid FY26 Results and £400m Buyback Pledge
Shares in Barratt Redrow (LON: BTRW) rose on Wednesday morning after the housebuilder posted a trading update for the year to 28 June 2026 that beat market expectations and unveiled a significantly expanded shareholder return
Hugo Boss Earnings Preview: mwb Research Remains Cautious
Hugo Boss AG (ETR: BOSS) is set to report second-quarter results on 4 August 2026 against a fragile macroeconomic backdrop, with mwb Research maintaining its Hold rating and €36.50 price target on the stock in a recent note.
