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  • Europe midday: Shares slide as Porsche outlook cut hits sentiment

    Monday 22 Sep 2025

    (Sharecast News) - European shares were lower on Monday with focus the auto sector in focus after luxury car maker Porsche cut its earnings outlook on the back of weak demand for electric cars.

  • Pfizer to acquire weight-loss start-up Metsera in $7.3bn deal

    Monday 22 Sep 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Pfizer Inc has agreed to buy biotech Metsera in multi-billion dollar deal, the US drugs giant confirmed on Monday, giving it a foothold in the booming weight-loss sector and sending shares in the start-up soaring.

  • US pre-open: Futures slip as shutdown risk weighs on sentiment

    Monday 22 Sep 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Wall Street futures were in the red ahead of the bell on Monday as market participants assessed the likelihood of a possible government shutdown.

  • BBVA increases Banco Sabadell offer

    Monday 22 Sep 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Spanish financial services giant BBVA has raised the terms of its takeover bid for Banco Sabadell by roughly 10%, offering one share for every 4.8376 Sabadell shares, valuing the smaller lender at approximately €17bn - a 1.6% premium to its market value at Friday's close.

  • Europe open: Auto stocks in focus after Porsche cuts outlook

    Monday 22 Sep 2025

    (Sharecast News) - European shares opened lower on Monday as traders focused attention on the auto sector after luxury car maker Porsche cut its earnings outlook on the back of weak demand for electric cars.

  • Beijing leaves key interest rates on hold

    Monday 22 Sep 2025

    (Sharecast News) - The People's Bank of China left its benchmark lending rates unchanged on Monday, as widely expected.

  • Asia report: Shares mixed as China holds rates, Trump imposes visa fee

    Monday 22 Sep 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Asian shares were mixed on Monday as investors assessed the Chinese central bank's decision to leave rates unchanged and US President Donald Trump's plan to impose large fees on visas for foreign workers.

  • US open: Major indices build on Thursday's record close

    Friday 19 Sep 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Wall Street stocks were mostly higher at the opening bell on Friday after all three major indices wrapped up the previous session at new record highs.

  • First-quarter earnings beat expectations at FedEx

    Friday 19 Sep 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Shares in FedEx pushed higher on Friday, after first-quarter numbers beat expectations, despite tariffs hitting international volumes.

  • Europe midday: Shares turn cautious ahead of Trump-Xi call

    Friday 19 Sep 2025

    (Sharecast News) - European shares slipped into the red at midday on Friday as investors assessed rate moves in Japan, UK borrowing and retail sales data and awaited a call between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to discuss trade.

  • Asia report: Markets mixed as BoJ stands pat on rates

    Friday 19 Sep 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Asia-Pacific equities delivered a mixed performance on Friday as investors digested the Bank of Japan's decision to leave interest rates unchanged, with Japanese shares retreating while gains elsewhere in the region provided some support.

  • US pre-open: Futures little changed following Thursday's record close

    Friday 19 Sep 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Wall Street futures were pointing to a muted open ahead of the bell on Friday after all three major indices wrapped up the previous session at new record highs.

  • BoJ leaves rates on hold despite split

    Friday 19 Sep 2025

    (Sharecast News) - The Bank of Japan left interest rates unchanged on Friday, as it voted to start selling off billions of dollars-worth of exchange traded funds.

  • Europe open: Shares mixed on UK borrowing data, BoJ decision

    Friday 19 Sep 2025

    (Sharecast News) - European shares were mixed at the open as investors assessed rate moves in Japan along with UK borrowing and retail sales data.

  • Vodafone agrees €30m Romanian deal

    Friday 19 Sep 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Vodafone Group is to ramp up its presence in Romania, the London-listed telecoms giant confirmed on Friday, after striking a €30m deal with Hellenic Telecommunications Organization.

  • US close: Markets hit new highs on rate-cut optimism, Intel jumps

    Thursday 18 Sep 2025

    (Sharecast News) - US stocks hit fresh closing highs on Thursday due to strong gains in the tech sector on hopes that an interest-rate cut will bolster economic growth, while Intel surged on the back of a blockbuster investment from Nvidia.

  • Europe close: Stocks broadly higher after central bank meetings

    Thursday 18 Sep 2025

    (Sharecast News) - European stocks were higher across the board on Thursday, though regional performances varied after a trio of central bank meetings, which saw both the US and Norway cut rates and the UK hold steady.

  • ECB unsure if easing cycle is over, says Luis de Guindos

    Thursday 18 Sep 2025

    (Sharecast News) - The vice president of the European Central Bank has said that policymakers are following a "very prudent" approach after last week's decision to hold interest rates, suggesting that a further rate cut in the current easing cycle could still be on the table.

  • US open: Major indices trade higher after Fed rate cut, Nasdaq leads early gains

    Thursday 18 Sep 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Major indices were in the green early on Thursday as traders rotated back into technology names following the Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates.

  • Philly Fed manufacturing index rebounds sharply in September

    Thursday 18 Sep 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Manufacturing activity in the Philadelphia region rebounded sharply in September, with the Fed's regional index rising to +23.2 from -0.3 in August - its strongest reading since January and well ahead of consensus forecasts for a modest uptick to 2.3.

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