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Week ahead: US non-farm payrolls, inflation data in focus

Investors' focus over the coming week will be on the US jobs market.

25 Apr
London close: Stocks end week on a positive note

London stocks finished higher on Friday, even as investors locked in profits following nine straight days of gains, driven by easing trade tensions and hopes of a rate cut by the Federal Reserve.

25 Apr
US close: Alphabet results, trade newsflow lifts stocks

US stocks logged their fourth day in positive territory as investors focused on improving newsflow regarding tariffs and shrugged off some gloomy consumer confidence data.

25 Apr
Mobico tanks 40% on warning profit will hit lower end

The value of UK transport company Mobico was almost halved on Friday after a warning that annual earnings would be at the lower end of guidance, completely overshadowing the sale of its North America school bus business to I Squared Capital for up to $608m (£457m).

25 Apr
Number of UK firms in 'critical' financial distress has surged, says Begbies Traynor

Corporate restructuring specialist Begbies Traynor saw a double-digit annual increase in the number of UK businesses in a "critical" state in the first quarter of 2025, as firms felt the pressure ahead of impending tariff and tax changes.

25 Apr
M&S suspends online orders after cyber incident

Shares in Marks & Spencer fell after the retailer said it would suspend taking online orders in the UK and Ireland due to a recent cyber incident.

25 Apr
US open: Stocks lower as traders digest Alphabet earnings, Trump comments

Major indices were in the red early on Friday as market participants digested earnings from Alphabet and assessed recent tariff comments from Donald Trump.

25 Apr
Pantheon Intl. says volatility has impacted discount to NAV per share

Analysts at Pantheon International reported just a dip in the business's net asset value during the month of March.

25 Apr
Deutsche Bank cuts IAG target price on US exposure

Analysts at Deutsche Bank lowered their target price for shares of IAG, telling clients that the outlook for transatlantic airlines had "undoubtedly" deteriorated in the aftermath of the reciprocal trade tariffs levied by the US and EU.

25 Apr
FTSE 100 movers: US-exposed stocks rise as trade tensions soften

Companies with heavy exposures to the US were among Friday's top performers as trade tensions between America and China eased, raising hopes that the two economic powerhouses could eventually come to an agreement over tariffs.

25 Apr
Berenberg ups target for Babcock, cites outlook, leverage, pensions deficit

Analysts at Berenberg upped their target price for shares of defence engineer Babcock, from 885.0p to 910.0p.

25 Apr
Director dealings: RWS Holdings CEO raises stake

RWS Holdings revealed on Friday that chief executive officer Benjamin Faes had acquired 1.0m ordinary shares in the AIM-listed software developer.

25 Apr
Colgate-Palmolive beats Q1 forecasts but cuts FY guidance

Colgate-Palmolive delivered a mixed earnings report on Friday as it beat analysts' forecasts with quarterly profits and simultaneously lowered its full-year outlook.

25 Apr
Europe close: Stocks push higher for third week straight

European stock markets pushed higher for the fourth straight day on signs of a potential easing of trade tensions between the US and China.

25 Apr
Warm weather helps lift UK retail sales

UK retail sales rose by more-than-expected in March, official data showed on Friday, fuelled by the sunny weather.

25 Apr
London pre-open: Stocks set for 10th day of gains on Fed, trade chatter

UK stocks are expected to rise for the 10th straight session on Friday as an easing of tensions between the US and its trading partners lift investor optimism, along with hopes that the Federal Reserve may move sooner than expected to cut interest rates.

25 Apr
London midday: Nine-day rally loses steam as markets flatline

London's top-tier equity index was struggling for direction on Friday as investors locked in profits following nine straight days of gains, driven by easing trade tensions and hopes of a rate cut by the Federal Reserve.

25 Apr
London open: Stocks flat as investors take pause after nine-day win streak

A nine-day winning streak for the FTSE 100 came to an end on Friday morning, with markets flatlining following a near-10% surge over the past two weeks on the back of optimism regarding US trade talks and Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts.

25 Apr
Shell to exit three offshore projects in Colombia

Shell is to exit three of its co-owned offshore gas projects in Colombia after just four years as they no longer meet the company's "strategic ambitions".

25 Apr
Friday newspaper round-up: Apple, South Korea, Drax...

Apple plans to shift the assembly of all US-sold iPhones to India as soon as next year, according to people familiar with the matter, as President Donald Trump’s trade war forces the tech giant to pivot away from China. The push builds on Apple’s strategy to diversify its supply chain but goes further and faster than investors appreciate, with a goal to source from India the entirety of the more than 60mn iPhones sold annually in the US by the end of 2026. – Financial Times

25 Apr
Berenberg hikes target price on Babcock

Analysts at Berenberg raised their target price on engineering services firm Babcock from 885.0p to 910.0p on Friday, stating the group was "charting a profitable course".

25 Apr
US pre-open: Futures mixed as tariffs remain in focus

Wall Street futures were mixed ahead of the bell on Friday as traders continued to assess the impact of Donald Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs on the US economy.

25 Apr
Accor impresses with strong Q1 revenue growth

Shares in Accor were rising strongly in Paris on Friday after the French hotel group reported solid increase in first-quarter revenues and reaffirmed its mid-term growth outlook despite a "volatile" environment.

25 Apr
Alphabet results beat forecasts, shares jump

Shares in Google-parent Alphabet sparked on Friday, after quarterly earnings at the US tech giant beat expectations.