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Saga sails higher after H1 profit nearly doubles
Shares in over 50s travel and insurance group Saga (LON:SAGA) sailed higher after it reported H1 profit which nearly doubled.

Fevara upgrades full-year earnings guidance
Shares in Fevara (LON:FVA) firmed after the livestock supplements specialist said FY26 profits will top market expectations. Adjusted EBIT is

Greggs rallies on surprise profit upgrade
Shares in Greggs (LON:GRG) rallied after the food-to-go retailer reported an acceleration in Q3 like-for-like sales and delivered an unexpected

Anthropic IPO: what it means for UK investors in 2026
Anthropic’s IPO prospectus gives investors one of the clearest pictures yet of the economics behind the frontier-AI boom — and

Vesuvius vaults higher on revelation of year-long bid approach
Shares in steel and foundry firm Vesuvius (LON:VSVS) vaulted higher after it revealed it had been in a bid situation

Zigup upgrades guidance on strong Spanish and FMG growth
Mobility solutions firm Zigup (LON:ZIG) has reported a ‘positive’ start to the year and raised FY27 profit guidance. The upgrade

Six of the best: high-yielding trusts for your portfolio
In this article we have put together what we consider to be six of the best high-yielding investment trusts on

Card Factory rallies on return to positive sales growth
Shares in Card Factory (LON:CARD) rallied after the cut-price greeting cards-to-gifts retailer maintained FY27 profit guidance despite the tough consumer

Character Group raises guidance after H2 sales surge
AIM-listed toy maker Character Group (LON:CCT) raised its FY26 earnings guidance after a surge in H2 sales. The firm now

Why HICL’s Hector Rail investment marks ‘important milestone’
Infrastructure trust HICL (LON:HICL) has announced a £68 million investment in Hector Rail, Scandinavia’s largest private sector rail freight operator.

Why floor coverings firm Likewise is on a roll
Shares in Likewise (LON:LIKE) rose after the fast-growing floor coverings distributor upgraded FY26 profit guidance following strong Q3 trading. Led

Housebuilders rally on new plan to help first-time buyers
Shares in leading housebuilders rallied sharply on the government’s new plan to help first-time buyers of new homes. Shares in

Free Sharesify webinar: Discover two diversified investment trusts for 2026
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Sharesify podcast 25 September 2026
In the latest episode of the podcast, the Sharesify gang discuss Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) valuation, Asia Pacific funds and this week’s

Coming next week: Micron, Greggs, Saga
The standout event for UK retail investors next week is likely to be Micron Technology, reporting after the US close

Baillie Gifford US Growth versus Saba: why Investec believes shareholders should support the board
Once again, investment trust Baillie Gifford US Growth (LON:USA) is squaring up to Boaz Weinstein’s Saba Capital. At the annual












