Mark Humphrey, SVP & Chief Financial Officer at Herc Hldgs HRI, executed a substantial insider sell on November 5, according to an SEC filing. What Happened: Humphrey's decision t ...

Shares in Ashtead Group soared on Wednesday, on hopes US revenues at the British firm would be boosted following the historic re-election of Donald Trump as president.

Kathleen Brooks, research director at XTB, said: "Trump has declared victory on stage in Florida, it’s a little premature, ...

It was a similarly strong reaction from US stock markets where the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped more than 3%, or 1,308 ...

Across the pond, stocks soared. At the time of the London close, the DJIA was up 3.2%, the S&P 500 was 2.1% higher, and the Nasdaq Composite rose 2.4%. All three hit record intra-day highs.