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Unite & WPP: Big director share deals

Find out which directors are buying and selling shares in their own companies

Prudential & Smiths: Stock market week ahead – 16-20 March

A summary of key company announcements expected in the coming week

Time to be cautious on consumer stocks

The prospect of further cost-push inflation could prompt rash allocations – err on the side of caution

Shawbrook’s maiden results fail to impress

Costs have fallen as a proportion of income

Alfa Financial adds special dividend as cash flows impress

Business retention rates, including SaaS upsells, remain solid

Balfour Beatty benefits from grid expansion

The energy transmission is underpinning order volumes

Canal+ expansion and AI plans start paying off

The French media group continues to evolve

Forterra doubles dividend as it wins back market share

Volumes softened in the second half of 2025

Persimmon keeps a lid on costs, while boosting reservation rates

Vertical integration provides some flexibility on pricing

Sabre Insurance profits up as underwriting discipline pays off

The prospect of differentiated pricing models is significant