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Spire tumbles as suitors terminate talks
Spire Healthcare (SPI) tumbled 20% to 154p after buyout firms Bridgepoint (BPT) and Triton Partners terminated bid talks with the
Goodwin tumbles on lost tenders
Shares in engineering group Goodwin (GDWN) tumbled 39% to £140 after the firm said it had lost two significant tenders.
Middle East warning weighs on Applied Nutrition
Shares in Applied Nutrition (APN) plunged 11% to 196.4p after the company warned of ‘some reduction’ in Middle East volumes
Distribution Finance Capital beats expectations
Specialist lender Distribution Finance Capital Holdings (DFCH) posted forecast-beating FY25 results thanks to record demand for new loans. The bank
Sharesify Podcast 20 March 2026
If a week is a long time in politics, sometimes it can be a lifetime in financial markets. On Wednesday
Sharesify podcast, with JPMorgan Claverhouse
In this latest Sharesify podcast special, the team welcomes Anthony Lynch, co-manager of JPMorgan Claverhouse Investment Trust (JCH), to discuss
Why shares in The Works are up today
Shares in The Works (WRKS) rallied 20% to 44p after the cut-price books-to-toys retailer shuttered its online business and raised
Coming next week: Kingfisher, Next and Cintas
After our inaugural wrap of results incoming last Friday, this week we spin through what to expect from Kingfisher (KGF), Next
Temple Bar has another outstanding year
Specialist value-seeking trust Temple Bar (TMPL) posted another year of outstanding performance in 2025. After a near 20% NAV total
Smiths overhaul overshadows seemingly strong trading
Investors in Smiths (SMIN) are being asked some tough questions as the FTSE 100 multi-national engineering business reshapes its business.
Unilever in talks to sell food business
Shares in Unilever (ULVR) rose 1.3% to £46.34 after the consumer goods powerhouse confirmed it is in talks to sell
Wetherspoon warns on FY26 earnings
Pub operator JD Wetherspoon (JDW) posted a fall in H1 profit and warned FY earnings might miss expectations ‘slightly’. Despite
Why Micron stock dropped sharply after earnings beat
Investors expected a lot from memory chip manufacturer Micron Technology (MU). They got plenty, but not enough it seems. Pre-market
ECO Animal Health boosted by earnings beat
Shares in ECO Animal Health (EAH:AIM) rallied after the veterinary products specialist said FY26 earnings will be ‘materially ahead’ of
BP surges to post-pandemic high
Shares in oil giant BP (BP.) have surged to a post-2020 high today on the spike in crude prices. The
DFS shares drop as footfall softens
Sofa seller DFS Furniture (DFS) delivered ‘robust’ H1 results in a difficult market for big-ticket spending and reiterated FY26 profit
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