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EasyJet Shares Tumble on EU Ownership Rule Threat

EasyJet (LON: EZJ) shares plunged as much as 15% on Wednesday, marking the airline's steepest single-day decline since late 2021, after a Reuters report revealed the European Union is preparing to tighten airline ownership ru

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Iran-US war causes oil price increase again causing BP and Shell shares to rise

BP and Shell shares climbed on Wednesday as oil extended its rise amid a widening war between the United States and Iran. Shares in BP (LSE:BP) and Shell (LSE:SHEL) rose again on Wednesday, extending a rally in UK oil majors as crude prices pushed h

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M&G Shares Hit Fresh High as £760m Smiths Group Pension Deal Completes

M&G shares hit a fresh 52-week high on Wednesday after the insurer completed a bulk annuity deal with Smiths Group's pension scheme. M&G plc (LSE:MNG) shares climbed to a fresh 52-week high on Wednesday, extending a strong run in 2026, after

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Wednesday Morning Markets: FTSE Rises, Oil Jumps and Wetherspoon Warns Again

London's FTSE 100 has rallied 1% on Wednesday morning, though the FTSE 250 has edged down 0.1%. Sentiment is firmer on the continent, with Germany's DAX and France's CAC 4

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Wetherspoon Shares Slide After Fourth Profit Warning This Year

Pub group blames rising costs of food, labour, energy and repairs as full-year profit is set to miss expectations. Shares in J D Wetherspoon fell sharply on Wednesday after the pub group warned that full-year profit will come in below marke

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Greencore Shares Rally After Bumper Q3 Trading Update and Profit Upgrade

Greencore Group (LON: GNC) shares have jumped over 10% on Wednesday, trading around 244p, after the convenience food maker upgraded its full-year profit guidance on the back of a stronger-than-expected third quarter.

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Bloomsbury Publishing Shares Rise After $1.5bn Anthropic Copyright Settlement Approved

Shares in Bloomsbury Publishing (LON: BMY) climbed on Wednesday after the company confirmed it will benefit from a $1.5 billion settlement in the landmark US class action Bartz et al vs. Anthropic, which has now been

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Legal & General Shares Outlook: Stock Hits New Highs Despite Jefferies’ Bearish Call

Legal & General Group (LON: LGEN) shares touched fresh 52-week highs above 310p in mid-July, extending a rally that has left one of the FTSE 100's most bearish analyst calls looking increasingly out of step with the marke

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Tesla Q2 Earnings Preview: Record Deliveries Meet a Margin Reckoning

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) reports second-quarter results after Wednesday's closing bell, and Wall Street is bracing for a report that could either validate the stock's rebound story or reignite doubts about its premium valuation.

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Funding Circle Shares Extend Rally, Push Deeper Into Multi-Year High Territory

Funding Circle Holdings (LSE: FCH) continued its summer rally on Tuesday, with shares surging over 16% intraday to touch 226p, extending gains that have now taken the stock up more than 30% in July alone and over 55% year-to-

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Ceres Power Shares Price Bounces as Technical Rebound Takes Hold After Sell-Off

Shares in Ceres Power Holdings (LON: CWR) rallied sharply on Tuesday, climbing as much as 9–12% to trade between 383p and 395p, in what chart watchers are calling a textbook technical rebound following a punishing month-long

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Marks & Spencer Shares Rally After JPMorgan Upgrade

Shares in Marks & Spencer (LON: MKS) rallied sharply on Tuesday, climbing as much as 4.6% to an intraday high of 400.4p, after JPMorgan upgraded the retailer to "Overweight" and raised its price target from 440p to 450p —

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Rio Tinto shares rise as gold and silver rally lifts London-listed miners

Rio Tinto and rival miners rose on Tuesday as a rebound in gold and silver, driven by hopes of an Iran ceasefire, lifted risk appetite across the sector. Gold and silver prices have swung sharply through 2026, and Tuesday's bounce is the latest leg

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BAE Systems shares rise as former defence secretary Healey becomes Chancellor

BAE Systems shares climbed more than 3% on Tuesday after Prime Minister Andy Burnham named ex-defence secretary John Healey as Chancellor, lifting the wider UK defence sector. BAE Systems (LSE:BA) shares rose on Tuesday morning after Burnham appoint

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Tuesday Morning Markets: Mitie Soars; Miners, Defence Lead FTSE Higher

London stocks have risen so far on Tuesday morning, with the FTSE 100 up 0.1% and the

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Rosebank Industries Shares Jump as Group Upgrades Full-Year Outlook

Rosebank Industries (LON: ROSE) shares have jumped around 10.2% on Tuesday morning after the industrial acquisitions vehicle upgraded its full-year expectations, citing stronger-than-anticipated performance from its recently

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Mitie Shares Skyrocket 39% After £3.1bn OCS Takeover Offer

Shares in Mitie Group (LON: MTO) surged this morning, rising as much as 38.7% to around 209.5p, after the facilities management group agreed to a recommended cash takeover by rival OCS Group International.

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Here’s Why Mizuho Prefers BP Over Shell Shares

Mizuho began coverage of two of Europe's largest oil majors on Monday with contrasting views, initiating Shell (LON: SHEL) at Neutral with a $98 price target while starting BP (LON: BP.) at Outperform with a $51 price target.

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Why Archer Aviation (ACHR) Stock Just Surged 19%

Archer Aviation's (NYSE: ACHR) stock jumped 19.4% on Monday, changing hands near $5.30 versus the previous close of $4.44, after the electric air taxi maker unveiled a jointly developed autonomous aircraft platform with defen

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Ocado Shares Rebound 7% as Oversold Bounce Meets Renewed US Optimism

Ocado (LON: OCDO) shares surged roughly 7% to close at 177.2p on Monday, recovering sharply after tumbling to a 13-year low of 140.3p just two sessions earlier, a rally that technical analysts attribute largely to an oversold

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