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  • Telefonica, Liberty Global to buy broadband network Netomnia in £2bn deal - report

    Tuesday 03 Feb 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Telefónica and Liberty Global, the joint owners of Virgin Media O2, are reportedly set to lead a roughly £2bn acquisition of the UK's fourth-largest broadband network, Netomnia, in a deal that will narrow the gap with market leader BT Openreach.

  • Plus500 enters US retail prediction markets

    Tuesday 03 Feb 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Plus500 said on Tuesday that it has entered the US retail prediction markets through the launch of event-based contracts on its US B2C trading platform.

  • FDA rejects self-injectable version of AstraZeneca lupus drug

    Tuesday 03 Feb 2026

    (Sharecast News) - The US health regulator has rejected an application by AstraZeneca to launch a self-injectable version of its lupus treatment Saphnelo, the drugs giant confirmed on Tuesday.

  • AG Barr bets £51m on shift to soft drinks with Fentimans, Frobishers deals

    Tuesday 03 Feb 2026

    (Sharecast News) - AG Barr said it had bought soft drinks maker Fentimans and premium juice brand Frobishers for a combined £51m as it looked to cash in on the fall in alcohol consumption by consumers.

  • Wizz Air passenger numbers rise in January

    Tuesday 03 Feb 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Budget carrier Wizz Air posted an 8.5% year‑on‑year rise in passenger numbers in January, carrying 5.35m travellers, while capacity increased 10.5% to 6.34m seats, resulting in a load factor of 84.4%.

  • Elon Musk's SpaceX and xAI to join forces in $1.25trn deal

    Tuesday 03 Feb 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Elon Musk is merging rocket business SpaceX with his artificial intelligence firm xAI, creating the world's largest private company valued at well over $1trn.

  • GSK to cut up to 350 R&D jobs across UK, US

    Monday 02 Feb 2026

    (Sharecast News) - GSK is planning to cut as many as 350 jobs in research & development in the UK and US, it was announced on Monday.

  • Pennant training systems division wins £0.6m contract

    Monday 02 Feb 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Pennant International Group said on Monday that it has secured a £0.6m contract within its training systems division to supply a part-task trainer for technical training in the nuclear sector, further strengthening revenue visibility for the year ahead.

  • B90 flags full-year revenue ahead of expectations

    Monday 02 Feb 2026

    (Sharecast News) - B90 Holdings said on Monday that revenue for the year ended 31 December was expected to be ahead of market expectations, supported by strong campaign performance, while EBITDA was forecast to be in line with consensus despite higher marketing costs.

  • Beazley rallies as Zurich Insurance discloses 1.5% stake

    Monday 02 Feb 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Beazley rallied on Monday as Zurich Insurance disclosed a stake of just under 1.5% in the London-listed insurer, after recent takeover approaches were rejected.

  • Director dealings: Hilton Food chairman snaps up shares

    Monday 02 Feb 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Hilton Food revealed on Monday that executive chair Mark Allen had acquired 42,500 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed food packaging business.

  • Hercules subsidiary secures £6.5m of UK electricity works

    Monday 02 Feb 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Hercules said on Monday that its power and energy subsidiary Advantage NRG has secured around £6.5m of contracted works across two major UK electricity networks, strengthening revenue visibility for the 2026 financial year.

  • Acuity RM secures multi-year contract upgrade and renewal

    Monday 02 Feb 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Acuity RM Group said on Monday that it has secured a multi-year contract renewal and upgrade with a North American bank, lifting the value of the agreement by 280% compared with the original contract and increasing the group's contracted future revenues to more than £2m.

  • Strip Tinning says full-year EBITDA loss better than expected

    Monday 02 Feb 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Strip Tinning Holdings said on Monday that its adjusted EBITDA loss for the year ended 31 December was better than market expectations, as operational improvements and research and development tax credits helped narrow losses ahead of several major product launches.

  • Midwich appoints Adam Councell as new finance chief

    Monday 02 Feb 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Midwich Group announced the appointment of Adam Councell as its chief financial officer and an executive board director on Monday, with effect from 2 March, as the company prepared for the departure of its current finance chief at the end of February.

  • Smithson Investment Trust to convert fund structure after 'disappointing' year

    Monday 02 Feb 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Smithson Investment Trust said on Monday that it was on track to seek shareholder approval next month to convert into an open-ended fund structure, after a year in which its net asset value fell and it underperformed its benchmark despite an aggressive buyback programme that helped narrow its share price discount.

  • XP Factory warns on profits, cites weak Boom Bar performance

    Monday 02 Feb 2026

    (Sharecast News) - XP Factory shares tumbled on Monday as it warned on profits, pointing to a weaker performance from its Boom Battle Bar business.

  • Shares plunge as Italy's BFF Bank slashes outlook, replaces CEO

    Monday 02 Feb 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Shares in BFF Bank plunged on Monday, after the specialist Italian firm slashed guidance, restated earnings and confirmed that its chief executive had stepped down with immediate effect.

  • Oracle to raise up to $50bn to fund cloud infrastructure expansion

    Monday 02 Feb 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Oracle is looking to raise between $45bn and $50bn to fund the expansion of its Cloud Infrastructure business.

  • Helios Consortium increases offer for CAB Payments

    Monday 02 Feb 2026

    (Sharecast News) - The Helios Consortium announced an increased possible cash offer for CAB Payments on Monday, valuing the business at $292m, as it seeked the board's recommendation for a takeover following a difficult period as a listed company.

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