Image source: Getty Images Liz Truss’s premiership marked a low point for the UK stock market. And during this period, already beaten-down Rolls-Royce (LSE:RR) shares plunged to deeper lows. I remember it well as my investments slumped just as I was getting married. What’s more, I also remember the pound collapsing against the euro. That made my Sicilian honeymoon negronis a lot more expensive. However, Rolls-Royce recovered. In fact, it was highlighted as the most clearly mis-valued stock on the index shortly after Truss’s resignation. What followed was a series of earnings beats from the company that alerted investors to…
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Image source: Getty Images BT’s (LSE:BT.A) share price has been on a tear since full-year financials, released in May 2024, wowed the market. Since then, the FTSE 100 company’s risen a mighty 94% in value. It touched six-year highs above 220p per share on Thursday (24 July) following another positive trading update. Fears over weak revenues, high debts, and a large pension deficit weighed on BT shares following the Covid-19 crisis. These have now given way to hopes of a stunning recovery as restructuring efforts continue. I haven’t been tempted to buy the telecoms titan, so haven’t capitalised on BT’s…
Wall Street analysts were bullish on Alphabet stock following the Google parent’s earnings, as Search revenue continued to climb despite fears of AI displacing the dominant search engine. “Another stable qtr for Search results increases our confidence in the AI transition and should ease concerns on a potential revenue reset,” Bank of America analyst Justin Post wrote in a note. Post raised his price outlook on Google shares to $217 from $210. Post and other analysts noted that AI Overviews helped drive 10% more Search queries for the types of searches that the AI is used for. The Overviews has…
Market Roundup • EU ECB Deposit Facility Rate (Jul): 2.00%, 2.00% forecast, 2.00% previous • EU ECB Marginal Lending Facility: 2.40%, 2.40% previous • EU ECB Interest Rate Decision (Jul): 2.15%, 2.15% forecast, 2.15% previous • US Chicago Fed National Activity Index (Jun): -0.10, -0.16 previous • US Continuing Jobless Claims: 1,955K, 1,960K forecast, 1,951K previous • US Initial Jobless Claims: 217K, 227K forecast, 221K previous • US Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg.: 224.50K, 229.50K previous • Canada Core Retail Sales (MoM) (May): -0.2%, -0.2% forecast, -0.3% previous • Canada Manufacturing Sales…
Crunchbase NewsStartups Supplying Scarce Materials And Rare Earth Elements See Abundant VC FundingIt’s well known that scaling cutting-edge technologies and battery production requires supply-constrained materials such as lithium, cobalt and nickel,….3 days ago Source link
Algernon Pharmaceuticals Inc. NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Algernon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the “Company” or “Algernon”) (CSE: AGN) (FRANKFURT: AGW0) (OTCQB: AGNPF), a Canadian healthcare and clinical stage drug development company, announces the closing of a second tranche (the “Second Tranche”) of its non-brokered private placement (the “Offering”), previously announced on May 27, 2025, and with updated terms and the closing of the first tranche announced on June 30, 2025. Gross proceeds from the first and the Second Tranche totaled $761,000 from the…
AInvestEnergy Fuels’ Strategic Position in the Critical Minerals Sector Amid Global Supply Chain ShiftsEnergy Fuels Inc. leverages uranium, rare earths, and medical isotopes to address energy security, clean tech, and defense needs amid global supply chain….11 hours ago Source link
A new report asked 65 companies about their concerns with buying carbon credits. Markets’ lack of credibility was a theme. Source link
Regional banking company First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q2 CY2025, with sales up 5.4% year on year to $226.3 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.74 per share was 8.8% above analysts’ consensus estimates. Is now the time to buy First Financial Bancorp? Find out in our full research report. Net Interest Income: $158.3 million vs analyst estimates of $155.4 million (3.2% year-on-year growth, 1.8% beat) Net Interest Margin: 4.1% vs analyst estimates of 4% (5 basis point year-on-year decrease, 10 bps beat) Revenue: $226.3 million vs analyst estimates of $219.4 million (5.4% year-on-year growth, 3.1%…
Swissx’s SoilBooster is quietly rewriting the rules of agriculture in the Caribbean—and it couldn’t come at a more critical moment. As global demand for verified carbon credits surges, the race is on to find soil-based solutions that are both scientifically credible and scalable. Enter Swissx. With its innovative three-sample protocol and island-based lab in Antigua, SoilBooster is empowering local farmers to turn their soil into a measurable climate asset. The timing is perfect. Just this month, Earthshot Prize-winner Boomitra announced a massive expansion into Costa Rica—launching a grassland restoration project covering 250,000 acres, backed by Verra-certified credits and AI-driven monitoring.…