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Diageo Shares Steady as TD Cowen Lifts Price Target

TD Cowen raised its price target on Diageo (LON: DGE, NYSE: DEO) to $110 from $93 on Monday, reiterating its Buy rating. [stock_market_widget type="chart" template="candlesti

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Glencore Shares Rise as Deutsche Bank Backs “Compelling” Investment Case

Glencore (LON: GLEN) shares rose on Monday, standing out as the top gainer on the FTSE 100 even as London's blue-chip index slipped 0.4% to close at 10,862.50 points. [stock_

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Imperial Brands to Cut Thousands of Jobs Across US and Europe; Shares Slide

Imperial Brands (LON: IMB) shares tumbled more than 4.5% on Monday after Bloomberg reported the FTSE 100 tobacco giant is preparing to cut thousands of jobs across the United States and Europe as part of a sweeping cost-cutti

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Sunrise Resources Shares Extend Rally on Nevada Zinc Results

Sunrise Resources (LON: SRES), an AIM-listed mineral explorer with its Reese Ridge project in Nevada, has seen its shares climb for a third straight session after reporting high-grade zinc, lead and silver surface results at the project.The

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Quilter Shares Fall Despite Record Net Flows and Profit Growth

Quilter (LON: QLT), the UK wealth manager, saw its shares fall even after reporting record first-half net inflows and double-digit profit growth, as markets focused on costs rising faster than revenue. The shares closed on Thursday, results day, at

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Monday Morning Markets: FTSE Steady as IG Group Rises, Vistry Falls

London's blue-chips opened little changed on Monday, with the FTSE 100 currently down 0.1% and the FTSE 250 flat, reflecting a somewhat subdued mood across the continent. [sto

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Nichols Buys VITHIT for £64m in Self-Funded Bolt-On Deal

Nichols (LON: NICL), the soft drinks group behind Vimto, said earlier today it has acquired 100% of functional drinks brand VITHIT for £64m cash, sending its shares up 2.4% in early trading. The stock climbed to 1065p this morning, against Friday's

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Marshalls Shares Slide Despite Profit Growth as Outlook Stays Cautious

Marshalls (LON: MSLH) shares have declined Monday after the building products manufacturer posted half-year results showing improved profitability but warned of no material recovery in demand for the rest of 2026.

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Plus500 Shares Rise as Record H1 Revenue and $182.5m Payout Underline Growth Momentum

Plus500 (LON: PLUS) shares have climbed on Monday, adding around 4.3% to trade near 3,916p, after the online trading group posted record first-half results and unveiled fresh shareholder returns of $182.5m.

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Admiral Group Shares: Analyst Says Route Back to Growth is Becoming Clearer

Hargreaves Lansdown analyst Matt Britzman said in an article on Friday that the path back to growth for Admiral Group (LON: ADM) is becoming clearer, even as first-half profits fell under the weight of last year's lower motor

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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 Management earlier this week, ending a mon

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Three FTSE 100 Stocks to Watch This Week

London's blue-chip index enters the new week on solid footing after the FTSE 100 closed at a record-adjacent 10,901.09 on Friday, up 0.3% on the day and for the week, while the FTSE 250 notched a fresh all-time closing high o

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Persimmon Shares Extend Rise as Deutsche Bank Upgrades to Buy

Deutsche Bank upgraded Persimmon (LON: PSN) to Buy from Hold on Friday, reversing a downgrade the bank made in January and adding to a wave of bullish sentiment following the housebuilder's half-year results.

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OSB Group Shares Slide as Funding Costs Force Guidance Cut

OSB Group (LON: OSB), the specialist buy-to-let and residential mortgage lender, saw its shares fall sharply after it cut its 2026 profitability guidance alongside half-year results. The specialist lender reported profit before tax of £187.2m for

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Hikma Pharmaceuticals shares jump as margin-led profit beat tops forecasts

Hikma Pharmaceuticals (LON: HIK), the generic and branded drugmaker, saw its shares jump yesterday after half-year results showed core operating profit rising far more than revenue, a margin-led beat that brokers said was well ahead of expectation

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Diageo Shares Jump as New CEO Unveils $1bn Cost-Cutting Plan Despite Weak Results

Diageo (LON: DGE), the drinks group behind Johnnie Walker and Smirnoff, saw its shares jump after new chief executive Sir Dave Lewis unveiled a $1bn cost-savings plan alongside a weak set of full-year results. The stock closed yesterday at

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Murray International Trust Lags Benchmark but Lifts Interim Dividend to 2.8p

Murray International Trust (LON: MYI), a London-listed investment trust that invests globally for income and capital growth, reported a net asset value (NAV) total return of 10.5% and a share price total return of 9.9% for the six months to 30 Jun

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Friday Morning Markets: FTSE 100 Edges Higher; Goodwin Soars, Oxford Biomedica Slumps

London's blue-chip index nudged up 0.2% in early trading on Friday, tracking a broadly firmer mood across Europe, with the FTSE 250 flat. The DAX and CAC 40 both added 0.4%, while the Euro Stoxx 50 rose 0.3%.

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TRIG Reaffirms Dividend Target as NAV Slips on Power Price Cuts

The Renewables Infrastructure Group (LON:TRIG), an investment trust that owns wind, solar and battery storage assets, reported interim results before the market opened today showing net asset value per share down to 101.1p. The board reaffirmed its 7

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RELX Valuation Looks Attractive Despite AI Concerns, Analyst Says

Hargreaves Lansdown believes RELX's (LON: REL) valuation looks attractive, arguing in a recent article that the market may be underestimating the information and analytics group's ability to harness AI within its own products

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Goodwin Shares Rally After Confirming Strategic Review of Mechanical Engineering Division

Shares in Goodwin PLC (LON: GDWN) jumped as much as 6% on Friday to around 199.36p, after the engineering group confirmed it has launched a strategic review that could see it sell off a significant portion of its Mechanical E

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Genel Energy Shares Surge on Rejected £202m DNO Takeover Approach

Shares in Genel Energy plc (LON: GENL) jumped sharply on Friday after the Kurdistan-focused oil and gas producer confirmed it had rebuffed a possible cash takeover approach from Norwegian rival DNO ASA, worth approximately £2

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JD Sports Names Ex-IKEA Chief Peter Agnefjäll as Permanent Chair

JD Sports Fashion (LON:JD), the sportswear and trainers retailer, has appointed Peter Agnefjäll, former IKEA chief executive, as permanent Chair effective 1 September. He succeeds Darren Shapland, interim Chair since the AGM on 21 July, who stays on

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