Friday, 30 October 2026
- SMALL-CAP MOVERS: Mirriad disappears, Ironveld plays the waiting game as Scancell has ticket to the big league
Mirriad Advertising is no more, at least as far as AIM is concerned.
- Amazon joins Big Tech sell-off as AI spending outruns cash
Amazon shares are nearly 8% lower ahead of the bell, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq is in sell-off mode.
- FTSE 100 LIVE: London ignores tech sell-off to open higher Update
The FTSE 100 opened 32 points higher as traders ignored the tech-fuelled chaos in Asia and on Wall Street and instead focused on a steady stream of blue-chip…
- NatWest results broadly as expected, but weaker long-term targets leave investors cold
NatWest shares are down about 3% at 614.6p, against a prior close of 635p, even though analysts at UBS say the bank's third-quarter results were broadly in…
- AstraZeneca shares rise 3% as Jefferies says record margin bodes well for 2027
AstraZeneca shares are up 3% at 13,450p this morning, with Jefferies arguing the third-quarter numbers were better than the headline suggests.
- Haleon warning leaves brokers asking if the growth target can survive
Haleon, the FTSE 100 consumer health group behind Sensodyne, Panadol and Centrum, saw its shares fall around 16% yesterday after it cut guidance.
- Airtel Africa profit rises 20% to $452m as mobile money drives growth
Airtel Africa, the FTSE 100 telecoms and mobile money group, reported first-half revenue of $3.8 billion, up 28.2% on a year earlier.
- Binance hit by $6.3bn hack suspected to be the largest in history
Binance, the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange, said $6.3 billion of digital assets were affected by what could be the largest hack ever.
- Tesco to sell Czech and Slovak businesses to Ahold Delhaize for €1.7 billion
Tesco, the FTSE 100 supermarket group, has agreed to sell its businesses in the Czech Republic and Slovakia to Ahold Delhaize in a deal valuing them at €1.7…
- NatWest profit dips to £1.6 billion as bad loan charges almost double
NatWest Group, the FTSE 100 high street lender, reported third-quarter pre-tax operating profit of £2.2 billion, down 2.6% from the second quarter.
- AstraZeneca reconfirms 2026 guidance as revenue rises 7% and core earnings jump 17%
AstraZeneca, the FTSE 100 drugmaker, reported third-quarter total revenue of $16.2 billion, up 7% at constant exchange rates, and core earnings per share of…
- FTSE 100 LIVE: London set to ignore tech sell-off Update
The UK's blue-chip index is set to open 50 points higher, ignoring the tech sell-off on Wall Street and in Asia.
- BP's profit nearly quadruples as oil price spike lets it cut net debt by $8.4 billion
BP, the London-listed oil and gas group, said underlying replacement cost profit rose to $8.5 billion in the third quarter, up from $2.2 billion a year earlier.
- FTSE 100 LIVE: Asian markets slide as AI sell-off hits
The S&P/ASX 200 added around 0.2% to finish near 8,908, extending Thursday's gains despite weakness across technology-heavy Asian markets.