Halma nudges up guidance despite ‘evolving’ geopolitical backdrop

Halma PLC on Thursday raised its full-year margin outlook, although it cautioned the strength in sterling will be a negative headwind to full-year results.

Amersham, England-based...

Thu, 13/03/2025 - 08:57

IN BRIEF: Cap-XX partners with Schurter on energy storage technologies

Cap-XX Ltd - Sydney-based manufacturer of supercapacitors for portable electronic devices - Signs strategic technology cooperation agreement with Lucerne, Switzerland-based electronic components manufacturer Schurter AG....

Thu, 13/03/2025 - 06:39

JPMorgan European Growth & Income is the perfect way to invest in outperforming European shares

JPMorgan European Growth & Income

(JEGI) 110.9p

Market cap: £466.3 million

European equities have outperformed their US counterparts by the widest margin since 2000...

Thu, 13/03/2025 - 00:00

Growth and income-hungry investors should take a bite out of Bakkavor

Bakkavor (BAKK) 150.5p

Market cap: £872 million

Investors fretting over geopolitical uncertainties, downbeat economic outlooks on both sides of the Atlantic and frothy valuations across...

Thu, 13/03/2025 - 00:00

All eyes on economic bellwether FedEx’s third-quarter earnings next week

Logistics giant FedEx (FDX:NYSE) is due to report earnings for the third quarter to the end of February on 20 March after the closing bell,...

Thu, 13/03/2025 - 00:00

Tech stocks slump as US recession fears extend the recent sell-off

Recession noises seem to be getting louder which partly explains why 10-year treasury yields have dropped by more than half a percentage point since president...

Thu, 13/03/2025 - 00:00

UK M&A gets off to a slow start but investment trusts are in demand

A revised approach for FTSE 250 healthcare facilities owner Assura (AGR) by US buyout fund KKR (KKR:NYSE) and Stonepeak Partners brings UK M&A deal values so far...

Thu, 13/03/2025 - 00:00

The shifting ISA landscape and the case for investing

This week we extol the virtues of ISAs. For the last quarter of a century or so, these products have allowed savers and investors to shield...

Thu, 13/03/2025 - 00:00

Can Next pull another rabbit out of the hat?

Business and consumer confidence has been rocked by Rachel Reeves’ Budget decisions, yet shares in Next (NXT) remain firmly in positive territory year-to-date with the...

Thu, 13/03/2025 - 00:00

Games Workshop marches on after full-year upgrade

Games Workshop (GAW) £144.80

Gain to date: 21%

At the end of October 2024, we identified the potential for shares in fantasy games and miniatures...

Thu, 13/03/2025 - 00:00

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