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Vistry Shares Slide Again as Profit Warning and Debt Concerns Deepen Housing Woes

Vistry Group (LON: VTY) shares fell sharply on Wednesday, dropping 10.6% to extend what has become a punishing run for the FTSE 250 housebuilder. The stock has now decline

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Intertek Shares Surge as Board Backs £9.4bn EQT Takeover Proposal

Shares in Intertek Group (LON: ITRK) surged 6.8% on Wednesday morning, rising from a previous close of 5,300p to trade around 5,665p, after the FTSE 100 testing and certification giant signalled it would be minded to recommen

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Harbour Energy Shares ‘Attractive’ After Strong Q1 and Guidance Upgrade, Zeus Capital Says

Zeus Capital has maintained its Buy rating on Harbour Energy (LON: HBR) in a note on Tuesday, raising its price target to 322 pence from 320 pence after the oil and gas producer reported strong first-quarter operational perfo

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FTSE 100 Falls as US-Iran Ceasefire on ‘Massive Life Support’; ITRK Shares Rise, Banking Stocks Fall

London's main index retreated on Monday morning, with the FTSE 100 down 0.5% as renewed fears over the US-Iran conflict unsettled investors. [stock_market_widget type="chart"

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Vodafone Shares Slip Despite Sales Rise and Strong Full-Year Results

Vodafone (LON: VOD) shares fell around 3.7% on Tuesday morning despite the telecoms giant posting a solid set of full-year results, with sales growth and both profit an

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Greggs Shares Rise as Sales Top £800m and Trading Momentum Builds

Greggs (LON: GRG) shares jumped 3.5% on Tuesday morning after the bakery chain reported accelerating sales growth and reaffirmed its full-year profit outlook, reassuring investors that its value-led proposition continues to r

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Marks & Spencer Shares are ‘Too Lowly Rated’ Says Analyst

Shore Capital reiterated its bullish stance on Marks & Spencer (LON: MKS) in a note on Monday, calling the retailer's shares fundamentally undervalued after the company announced the £67.5 million acquisition of a former

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BP Shares Draw Bullish Analyst Calls After Q1 Earnings Beat

BP (LON: BP.) shares are attracting renewed analyst interest after two upgrades in a single session, with Wall Street pointing

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FTSE 100 Slightly Higher as Oil Jumps; IAG, AAF Shares Rally

London's blue-chip index edged up on Monday morning, with the FTSE 100 rising 0.3% in a mixed session across European markets. The FTSE 250 dipped 0.1%, Germany's DAX gained 0.2%, while France's CAC 40 slipped 0.8%.

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Compass Group Raises Full-Year Guidance as Half-Year Profits Rise

Compass Group (LON: CPG) shares were up close to 2% at 30.08p on Monday after the world's largest contract caterer posted a robust set of half-year results and raised its full-year profit guidance, though shares had pulled ba

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Victrex Shares Sink as Profits Fall and China Impairment Bites

Victrex (LON: VCT) shares are down close to 6% to 554p on Monday after the high-performance polymer specialist reported a sharp decline in first-half profits and booked a hefty £60.6m non-cash impairment charge against its Ch

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Union Jack Oil Shares: Analyst Says Investors Should Pay Attention to This Overlooked Oil Company

Zacks Small-Cap Research has raised its price target on Union Jack Oil to $0.34 per share from $0.31, pointing to the company's continued operational execution and a more favorable oil price environment, while urging U.S. inv

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Greggs Faces Investor Scrutiny Ahead of Tuesday Trading Update

Greggs (LON: GRG) publishes its first trading update of 2026 on Tuesday, 12 May, with investors eager for signs that the UK's largest food-to-go chain is regaining momentum after a difficult year.

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Vodafone Earnings Preview: What to Expect

Vodafone Group Plc (LSE: VOD) reports its FY26 full-year results on 12 May 2026, and the telecoms giant enters the occasion on its strongest footing in years following a share price recovery and a series of t

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FTSE 100 Slides as US-Iran Tensions Ramp Up Again; JD Sports Shares Continue to Climb

London's main index retreated on Friday morning, with the FTSE 100 falling 0.7% as renewed geopolitical anxiety impacted markets. [stock_market_widget type="chart" template="

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Rightmove Shares Slip Despite Reaffirmed Guidance as Mortgage Rate Headwinds Weigh

Rightmove (LON: RMV) shares edged lower on Friday, falling as much as 0.8% to an intraday low of 422p before settling down 0.6% at 425.4p, as investors digested the UK property portal's AGM trading update for the four months

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Intertek Rejects Third EQT Takeover Approach, Shares Slide

Intertek Group (LON: ITRK) has unanimously rejected a third takeover proposal from private equity firm EQT, with the testing and assurance giant's board declaring the latest offer of £58.00 per share in cash a signifi

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IAG Shares Slide as Airline Group Warns of Lower Profit Despite Strong Q1

International Airlines Group (LON: IAG) shares fell sharply on Friday after the British Airways and Iberia owner warned that rising fuel costs driven by the ongoing Middle East conflict would weigh on its full-year pr

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Centrica Shares Slide Despite Severn Acquisition as Retail Outlook Disappoints

Centrica (LSE: CNA) shares fell sharply on Thursday, closing down 5.16% at 198.7p after the British Gas owner used its Annual General Meeting to warn that full-year Retail energy earnings would come in at the lower end of its

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Morgan Stanley Downgrade Sends RELX Shares Tumbling

RELX PLC (LON: REL) shares fell sharply on Thursday after Morgan Stanley stripped the data analytics giant of its Overweight rating, citing stretched valuation and intensifying competition from AI-powered workflow startups.

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FTSE 100 Slips as Profit-Taking Follows Middle East Rally; AutoTrader Shares Surge

London's blue-chip index has retreated so far on Thursday as investors lock in profits from the previous session's surge, with the FTSE 100 falling 0.4%. [stock_market_widget

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BAE Systems Shares Fall Despite Strong Trading Update

Defence giant maintains full-year guidance as global security spending rises, but investors take profits BAE Systems (LON: BA.) shares fell sharply on Thur

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M&G Shares Choppy Despite Upbeat Q1 Trading Update

Shares in M&G are slightly choppy on Thursday, fluctuating between the flatline after the FTSE 100 asset manager and life insurer published its first-quarter trading update for 2026, showing improved net inflows against a

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