
Glencore and Rio Tinto in merger talks
Mining groups Glencore (GLEN) and Rio Tinto (RIO) have revealed they are in talks about a potential merger of some

2025: a record year for investment trusts
According to the latest report from the AIC (Association of Investment Companies), 2025 was a record year for takeovers and

Beauty Tech Group lifts 2025 forecasts again
Skin care specialist Beauty Tech Group (TBTG) has raised its 2025 profit guidance for the second time in two months

Marks & Spencer’s shares gain as food sales rise
Retailer Marks & Spencer (MKS) reported ‘solid’ Christmas sales thanks to strength in its Food business which offset a weaker

Tesco shares fall after sales miss forecasts
Shares in grocery giant Tesco (TSCO) fell 5% after its Christmas trading update disappointed investors. UK sales were up 3.9%

Greggs shares dip despite better trading
Food-to-go purveyor Greggs (GRG) posted a positive fourth quarter trading update and confirmed its profit guidance. Total sales for the

AB Foods shares slide on profit warning
Conglomerate Associated British Foods (ABF) posted a disappointing Christmas trading statement and warned profits would be down this year. The
Sharesify talks shares, 7 Jan, 2026
Sharesify’s Steven Frazer and Ian Conway chat about FTSE 100 at 10,000, retail updates, latest on tech chips, and more.

Manager raises stake in Finsbury Growth & Income
Nick Train, lead manager of Finsbury Growth & Income (FGT), has increased his stake in the investment trust to 4.9%.

Standby, these FTSE 350 stocks are going ex-dividend tomorrow
Major dividend data lands tomorrow, and retail investors may have a decision to make. The news is significant as it

Reckitt reveals £1.6 billion special dividend
Consumer health and hygiene giant Reckitt Benckiser (RKT) has published details of a special dividend and share consolidation. The firm

Henry Boot posts record land sales in 2025
Land developer and homebuilder Henry Boot (BOOT) posted record land sales in 2025, beating its own target. The latest sale

Saba queries Edinburgh Worldwide sale of SpaceX
Activist investor Saba Capital has questioned the decision by Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust (EWI) to reduce its SpaceX stake in

What are B shares and how do they work?
In this article we explain what B shares are, how they are different to regular A shares, and why companies

Semiconductor demand remains hot for Microchip Technology
Microchip Technology (MCHP) Stock price: $67.06 Market cap: $37.3bn Semiconductor demand remains hot, but it is not just AI pumping

Next sales beat forecasts after bumper Christmas
High street retailer Next (NXT) has pulled a rabbit out of the hat again with its Q4 trading update. In

Glencore and Rio Tinto in merger talks
Mining groups Glencore (GLEN) and Rio Tinto (RIO) have revealed they are in talks about a potential merger of some

2025: a record year for investment trusts
According to the latest report from the AIC (Association of Investment Companies), 2025 was a record year for takeovers and

Beauty Tech Group lifts 2025 forecasts again
Skin care specialist Beauty Tech Group (TBTG) has raised its 2025 profit guidance for the second time in two months

Marks & Spencer’s shares gain as food sales rise
Retailer Marks & Spencer (MKS) reported ‘solid’ Christmas sales thanks to strength in its Food business which offset a weaker

Tesco shares fall after sales miss forecasts
Shares in grocery giant Tesco (TSCO) fell 5% after its Christmas trading update disappointed investors. UK sales were up 3.9%

Greggs shares dip despite better trading
Food-to-go purveyor Greggs (GRG) posted a positive fourth quarter trading update and confirmed its profit guidance. Total sales for the

AB Foods shares slide on profit warning
Conglomerate Associated British Foods (ABF) posted a disappointing Christmas trading statement and warned profits would be down this year. The
Sharesify talks shares, 7 Jan, 2026
Sharesify’s Steven Frazer and Ian Conway chat about FTSE 100 at 10,000, retail updates, latest on tech chips, and more.

Manager raises stake in Finsbury Growth & Income
Nick Train, lead manager of Finsbury Growth & Income (FGT), has increased his stake in the investment trust to 4.9%.

Standby, these FTSE 350 stocks are going ex-dividend tomorrow
Major dividend data lands tomorrow, and retail investors may have a decision to make. The news is significant as it

Reckitt reveals £1.6 billion special dividend
Consumer health and hygiene giant Reckitt Benckiser (RKT) has published details of a special dividend and share consolidation. The firm

Henry Boot posts record land sales in 2025
Land developer and homebuilder Henry Boot (BOOT) posted record land sales in 2025, beating its own target. The latest sale

Saba queries Edinburgh Worldwide sale of SpaceX
Activist investor Saba Capital has questioned the decision by Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust (EWI) to reduce its SpaceX stake in

What are B shares and how do they work?
In this article we explain what B shares are, how they are different to regular A shares, and why companies

Semiconductor demand remains hot for Microchip Technology
Microchip Technology (MCHP) Stock price: $67.06 Market cap: $37.3bn Semiconductor demand remains hot, but it is not just AI pumping

Next sales beat forecasts after bumper Christmas
High street retailer Next (NXT) has pulled a rabbit out of the hat again with its Q4 trading update. In

Bodycote confirms £1.5 billion bid approach
FTSE 250 specialist engineering firm Bodycote (LON:BOY) confirmed it had received an approach from a private equity buyer. The proposal

Sharesify podcast 22 May 2026
In the latest Sharesify Podcast, the team discuss the two companies dominating the headlines this week, namely Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) and

CTUK on course for 33rd consecutive dividend hike
Against a ‘challenging’ market backdrop, CT UK Capital and Income (LON:CTUK) underperformed its benchmark in the half to March. However,

Coming next week: Dell Technologies, Kingfisher, Costco
AI infrastructure (again!), and the UK and US consumer will all be under the microscope next week. Dell Technologies (NASDAQ:DELL)

UK IT reseller Softcat jumps 11% as growth guidance raised
As the stock price jump clearly shows, investors very much like what Softcat (LON:SCT) is saying about growth opportunities ahead.

Genuit trims guidance on Middle East conflict
Building products supplier Genuit (LON:GEN) trimmed its FY26 profit guidance due to the impact of the Middle East conflict on










