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TSB customers hit by online banking outage
TSB Bank customers were left unable to access their accounts on Thursday after the lender’s mobile banking app temporarily went down.
Frasers closing in on deal to take control of Ted Baker’s UK arm - report
Mike Ashley's Frasers Group is reportedly closing in on a deal to take control of Ted Baker’s British arm, putting the future of its head office staff firmly in the balance.
Eurozone recovery gathers pace as unemployment falls
Eurozone unemployment unexpectedly dipped to a record low in April, official data showed on Thursday, while confidence edged higher.
US pre-open: Futures sink ahead of GDP data, Salesforce plummets
Rising bond yields were set to weigh heavily on stocks again on Thursday, with stock futures falling sharply ahead of the opening bell on Wall Street, while software firm Salesforce tumbled after its quarterly earnings.
Canaccord lifts Trainline target price, talks down nationalisation concerns
Canaccord Genuity has hiked its target price for booking platform Trainline from 428p to 455p and kept a 'buy' rating, quashing concerns around rail nationalisation speculation that has been weighing on the shares for some time.
Berenberg upgrades Currys to ‘buy’
Berenberg upgraded Currys on Thursday to ‘buy’ from ‘hold’ and lifted the price target to 90p from 67p as it said the electricals retailer was "a sound way to play the expected improvement in UK retail demand".
Jefferies downgrades Anglo American to 'hold'
Jefferies downgraded Anglo American to ‘hold’ from ‘buy’ on Thursday and slashed the price target to 2,700p from 3,200p after BHP abandoned its £39bn pursuit of the London-listed miner as the deal structure couldn’t be resolved.
Number of UK homes for sale at 8-year high - Zoopla
The number of homes coming to market has soared, industry research showed on Thursday, as the recovery in the UK housing market continued to gain pace.
EnQuest holds guidance after solid Q1
Shares in EnQuest gained on Thursday after the UK energy company reported a strong operational performance over 2024 so far and kept its full-year production and cost guidance unchanged.
Nightcap abandons pursuit of Revolution Bars
Nightcap confirmed on Thursday that it does not plan to make an offer for Revolution Bars, which said earlier this week that it had rejected a takeover proposal from the Piano Works owner.
Renewi offloads 'unpredictable' UK municipal arm to Biffa
Renewi is to quit the UK market after it struck a deal with British waste management firm Biffa.
LondonMetric shakes up portfolio, exits non-core assets
Real estate firm LondonMetric has raised £31m from selling seven properties and acquired six more assets for £45m, the company announced on Thursday.
Endeavour starts wet commissioning at Lafigué project
Endeavour Mining said wet commissioning activities had started its Lafigué project in Côte d’Ivoire, adding that construction was 94% complete, and the first gold pour expected to take place in late-June, a quarter ahead of schedule.
London open: Stocks edge down as investors eye US GDP, PCE
London stocks edged lower in early trade on Thursday as worries that rates will stay higher for longer continued to dent sentiment, with attention turning to upcoming US GDP and PCE figures.
De La Rue in talks over potential sale of divisions
Banknote maker De La Rue said on Thursday that it was delaying the publication of its full-year results as it is currently in talks with a number of parties who have made proposals or expressed an interest in buying either of its divisions.
Asia report: Stocks follow Wall St into the red as rising bond yields weigh
Asian share markets tumbled on Thursday, following a weak showing on Wall Street as Shares retreated Thursday in Asia after U. S. stocks slumped in response to higher bond yields as investors bet on a delay in interest rate cuts due to sticky inflation.
Auto Trader annual revenues motor ahead
Auto Trader Group said on Thursday that the new financial year had got off to a strong start, after it posted in jump in annual sales and profits.
Darktrace appoints non-exec director as new COO
Cybersecurity group Darktrace has appointed non-executive director Jill Popelka as its new chief operating officer following the resignation of Nick Trim from that role earlier this year.
Coats appoints former GKN Aerospace boss as CEO
Industrial thread and global footwear parts maker Coats on Thursday said it had appointed former GKN Aerospace boss David Paja as its chief executive, replacing Rajiv Sharma who has decided to step down after eight years in the role.
London pre-open: Stocks seen down as investors eye US GDP, PCE
London stocks were set for more losses on Thursday following a downbeat session on Wall Street, after concerns that US rates will stay higher for longer led to a surge in bond yields.