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Kainos Shares Jump as FY27 Guidance Upgraded
Shares in Kainos Group (LON: KNOS) surged more than 15% on Tuesday after the Belfast-based IT services group told investors that revenue and profit for the year to…
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Citi and Morgan Stanley Lift Rolls-Royce Targets as Power Systems Demand Surges
Rolls-Royce Holdings (LON: RR.) shares drew fresh attention on Monday after Citigroup and Morgan Stanley both raised their price targets on the FTSE 100 engineering giant, underscoring growing…
Reckitt Benckiser’s Mead Johnson Faces First Bellwether Trial Over Enfamil, Shares Slip
Shares in Reckitt Benckiser (LON: RKT) fell around 1.7% on Monday, dropping to 5,026p from a previous close of 5,114p, as its US subsidiary Mead Johnson entered the…
AstraZeneca Advances Tagrisso Combination in Lung Cancer, Discontinues Volrustomig Trial
AstraZeneca (LON: AZN) issued two contrasting oncology updates on Monday 17 August 2026, revealing a win for one lung cancer combination therapy alongside the discontinuation of a separate…
Anthropic’s IPO Valuation Rests on Bold $200 Billion Revenue Bet for 2028
Anthropic is preparing for what could rank among the largest IPOs on record, with Wall Street pricing the AI company based on a revenue forecast two years further…
Berkshire Hathaway Boosts Alphabet Stake by 83%, Making Google Parent a Top 3 Holding
Berkshire Hathaway significantly expanded its position in Alphabet Inc. during the second quarter, according to a regulatory filing released Friday, propelling the Google parent into the conglomerate’s top…
Aviva Shares Edge Lower Despite 24% Jump in Half-Year Operating Profit
Aviva plc (LON: AV.) shares have edged lower on Friday morning despite the insurer posting a robust set of half-year results, as investors focused on a modest decline…
Applied Materials Stock Slides After Hours Despite Record Quarter
Applied Materials (Nasdaq: AMAT) shares fell more than 4% in after-hours trading Thursday, even after the semiconductor equipment giant reported record revenue and profit for its fiscal third…
Shell Targeted by Cl0p Hacking Group in Data-Theft Claim
Shell (LON: SHEL) has confirmed it is investigating a “possible incident” after the ransomware group Cl0p claimed to have stolen roughly 89 gigabytes of data from the energy…
Antofagasta Shares Slide Despite Bumper Profit as Miner Trims Production Outlook
Shares in Antofagasta (LON: ANTO) fell on Thursday morning despite the Chilean copper miner posting a sharp rise in first-half profit, as investors focused instead on a trimmed…
M&G, Legal & General Shares Slide After UBS Downgrades to Sell
M&G (LON: MNG) and Legal & General (LON: LGEN) shares fell on Tuesday after UBS downgraded both British financial services firms to “sell” from “neutral,” adding to a…
Serica Energy Confirms Final Offer for Pharos Energy Won’t Be Increased as Ratio Petroleum Tables Higher Bid
Serica Energy (LON: SQZ), the AIM-listed North Sea oil and gas producer, has confirmed its recommended cash offer for Pharos Energy is final and will not be increased,…
EasyJet Takeover: What’s Next for Shareholders?
EasyJet shareholders are entering the next phase of the airline’s £5.7bn ($7.7bn) buyout, after the board formally recommended a firm offer from US private equity giant Apollo Global…
Oxford Biomedica Shares Slump on Deep FY2026 Revenue Downgrade
Oxford Biomedica (LON: OXB), the London-listed contract manufacturer of viral vectors used in cell and gene therapies, saw its shares fall sharply today after cutting full-year revenue guidance.…
WPP Shares Surge as Turnaround Beats Depressed Forecasts
WPP (LON: WPP), the London-listed advertising and marketing-services group behind agencies including Ogilvy and Grey, saw its shares surge as much as 30% intraday today after first-half results…
Metlen Energy & Metals Shares Jump as H1 Profit Hits Record High
Metlen Energy & Metals (LON: MTLN) shares have surged more than 10% on Thursday morning after the Anglo-Greek industrial group posted record first-half results and reaffirmed its 2026…
AppLovin Shares Plunge Over 20% After Hours as Q2 Results Disappoint
AppLovin Corporation (NASDAQ: APP) shares have cratered more than 20% in after-hours trading Wednesday, August 5, after the mobile advertising technology company posted second-quarter results that fell short…
AMD Stock Slides After Q2 Earnings Fail to Impress – Here Are the Key Price Levels to Watch
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) stock has tumbled sharply on Wednesday, falling as much as 6.6% to trade around $484.50, after the chipmaker’s second-quarter results — while technically…
Why Bodycote Shares Just Surged 23%
Shares in Bodycote (LON: BOY) rocketed 23.1% on Wednesday, closing around 923p, after the FTSE 250 heat-treatment and thermal processing specialist confirmed it has received two separate conditional…
Next Shares Jump After Bumper Q2 Sales Trigger Fresh Profit Upgrade
Next plc (LON: NXT) shares gained more than 7% on Wednesday, touching 15,900p, after the fashion and homeware retailer delivered a blowout trading update that comfortably beat its…
