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JD Sports Shares Recover to Rise 3% After Initial Fall on Earnings Day

JD Sports Fashion (LON: JD) shares dipped at the open on Thursday before staging a recovery, climbing around 3.5% to approximately 70.32p, as investors digested the sportswear retailer's full-year results for the 52 weeks to

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IAG Q1 Earnings Preview: Here’s What to Expect

International Consolidated Airlines Group (LON: IAG) reports its first-quarter 2026 results on Friday, 8 May, and while the numbers themselves should hold up, all eyes will be on what management says next.

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Filtronic Shares Jump as FCC Overhaul and SpaceX IPO Buzz Converge

Filtronic plc (AIM: FTC) shares surged more than 21% on Tuesday as a combination of regulatory, commercial and market catalysts drove a sharp re-rating of the AIM-listed radio frequency technology specialist.

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FTSE 100 Rises as European Stocks Rally, Mining Stocks Jump

London's blue-chip index pushed higher on Wednesday morning, with the FTSE 100 gaining 1.7% as optimism swept across global markets. [stock_market_widget type="chart" templat

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Smith+Nephew Matches Q1 Estimates and Unveils $500M Buyback—Shares Slide

Smith+Nephew (LON: SN.) delivered a steady first-quarter update, meeting revenue expectations and launching a fresh $500 million share repurchase program. Despite reaffirming full-year guidance and highlighting robust growth

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Diageo Q3 Trading Update: Shares Jump as Global Growth Offsets North American Drag

Diageo (LON: DGE) delivered an unexpected return to positive organic sales growth in its fiscal 2026 third quarter, triggering a 4.6% jump in the share price. Markets welc

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NEXT Beats Q1 Sales Forecast, But Geopolitical Headwinds Keep Shares Choppy

NEXT (LON: NXT) delivered a robust first-quarter trading update, blowing past its own sales forecasts by £28 million. However, markets remain cautious, resulting in choppy share price action as management navigates ongoing su

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Vodafone Shares Rise: Takes Full Control of UK Joint Venture

Vodafone Group (LON: VOD) has agreed to acquire CK Hutchison’s 49% stake in the VodafoneThree joint venture for £4.3 billion, securing sole ownership of the UK’s largest mobile operator.

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RWS Holdings Pivots to Tech-First IP Strategy with £40M Obviously Group Acquisition

Markets responded positively to RWS Holdings' (LON: RWS) strategic evolution, sending shares up 4.8% following the announcement of an agreement in principle to acquire the AI-enabled technology platform Obviously Group Limite

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Plus500 Outpaces Q1 Estimates on Heightened Volatility, Shares Gain

Plus500 (LON: PLUS) has entered fiscal year 2026 with strong momentum, issuing an Annual General Meeting update that confirms Q1 performance is tracking comfortably ahead of market expectations.

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HSBC Shares Tumble After Q1 Earnings Miss

HSBC Holdings (LON: HSBA) saw its shares slide 5.4% on Tuesday after reporting a first-quarter profit before tax of $9.4 billion, missing the consensus estimate of $9.59 billion.

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FTSE 100: Schroders Upgrades UK Equities Outlook on Energy Exposure, Value Appeal

Schroders has upgraded its view on UK equities to positive, citing the FTSE 100's cyclical tilt and its relatively high exposure to sectors that stand to benefit from an extended period of elevated energy prices.

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HSBC, Diageo, Shell: 3 FTSE 100 Names to Watch This Week

From a banking giant to one of Europe's largest energy companies, investors face a busy few days of results. HSBC kicks off the shortened trading week in L

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UBS Sees Stocks Rally Broadening Beyond U.S. Megacaps

UBS said in a note this week that investors should diversify their equity exposure as markets reach new highs, arguing that the next leg of the stock rally is unlikely to be driven by the same handful of large-cap technology

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FTSE 100 Lower: Endeavour Mining, Fresnillo Shares Fall

London's blue-chip index slipped on Friday morning, with the FTSE 100 down 0.6% and on course to close the week with a loss of a similar magnitude. [stock_market_widget type=

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MJ Gleeson Shares Jump on Resilient Trading

Shares of MJ Gleeson (LON: GLE) rallied 4.6% following a resilient trading update covering the 11 weeks to April 24, 2026. Despite booking substantial legacy site provisio

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Santander UK Seals TSB Acquisition

Santander UK (LON: BNC) has officially completed its cash acquisition of TSB Banking Group, marking a pivotal moment in British banking consolidation. Despite securing all

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NatWest Group Posts Strong Q1 Update, Lifts Guidance—Yet Shares Slide

NatWest Group (LON: NWG) delivered a robust first quarter for 2026, posting higher profits and raising its full-year income outlook to the top end of its £17.2 to £17.6 billion range.

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Pearson Q1 Trading Update: Shares Jump as Digital Strategy Delivers

Pearson (LON: PSON) delivered a robust Q1 2026 trading update, reporting a 4% rise in underlying group sales and reinforcing full-year guidance. Markets reacted swiftly to the print, sending shares jumping over 5% in early tr

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UBS Upgrades Lloyds to Buy, Says Shares Undervalued Despite Solid Quarter

UBS upgraded Lloyds Banking Group (LON: LLOY) to Buy from Neutral and raised its price target to 115 pence from 110 pence in a note on Thursday, arguing the UK lender is undervalued at current levels despite posting a first-q

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FTSE 100 Gains as European Markets Remain Cautious; United Utilities Surges

The FTSE 100 is up 0.5% on Thursday morning, outperforming a cautious European session in which Germany's DAX is down 0.2% and France's CAC 40 has fallen 1.2%. The FTSE 250 is up 0.2%.

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Persimmon Posts Strong Q1 Sales: Shares Gain Despite Inflation Warnings

Persimmon (LON: PSN) delivered a robust trading update ahead of its 2026 Annual General Meeting, driving shares up over 2% in early trading. The UK homebuilder reported a

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Whitbread Unveils Overhaul—Job Cuts and Near-Term Costs Push Shares Lower

Premier Inn owner Whitbread (LON: WTB) has announced a major strategic pivot aimed at transforming into a pure-play hotel business, but markets reacted harshly to the accompanying 3,800 job cuts and a pause in near-term buyba

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