Friday, 23 October 2026
- SMALL-CAP MOVERS: From Cornwall to the Rockies. Here's what's been moving and shaking this week
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- Bank results land in Budget week as surcharge fears grow
HSBC, Standard Chartered, Lloyds and NatWest report third-quarter numbers as fears grow of a bank tax rise in the Budget
- Jefferies keeps 'buy' on Oxford BioMedica with 57% upside after management briefing
Jefferies has reiterated its 'buy' rating on Oxford BioMedica with a £8.27 price target, 57% above Thursday's closing price of £5.27.
- Barclays posts third-quarter miss driven by trading desk weakness but brokers back the stock
Barclays delivered a disappointing third quarter on Thursday, missing profit forecasts.
- UBS keeps Attractive rating on global equities as AI drives earnings growth
Markets have shrugged off rising bond yields, higher energy prices, and geopolitical uncertainty to keep climbing, according to a new note from UBS, the Swiss…
- Fintel buys Mortgage Brain for £38.4m to boost software and AI capabilities
Fintel, the AIM-quoted provider of technology and data services to the UK financial services sector, has acquired the remaining equity of Mortgage Brain…
- Smarter Web Company adds 20 Bitcoin to treasury at £61,733 apiece
The Smarter Web Company, a digital services and Bitcoin treasury business, has purchased a further 20 Bitcoin for £1.23 million as part of its long-term…
- Helical secures major letting at Brettenham House as development pipeline advances
Helical, the London office developer, has exchanged an agreement for lease with communications firm FGS Global for 23,887 square feet across three floors of…
- Unite Group sells academy school for £41m
Unite Group, the UK's largest owner and developer of student accommodation, has exchanged contracts to sell an academy school at its Hawthorne House…
- Debenhams Group eyes £100m profit as turnaround gathers pace
Debenhams Group, the online fashion retailer formerly known as boohoo, has set its sights on delivering more than £100 million in annual profit before tax as…
- Rio Tinto to invest $1.9bn in Queensland bauxite project
Rio Tinto, the mining giant, is to invest $1.9 billion to develop the Kangwinan bauxite project on the Western Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia.
- FTSE 100 LIVE: London shares fall as Wall Street's AI sell-off continues
The FTSE 100 fell 64 points on Friday as a second day of AI-driven anxiety on Wall Street kept risk appetite in check on both sides of the Atlantic.