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UK Supermarket Shares Move Up as FTSE 100 Dips (TSCO, SBRY, MKS)

Shares of leading UK supermarkets are bouncing today, having previously seen a decline due to recent strategic moves by Asda, the country's third-largest supermarket. In t

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Moonpig Expects Double-Digit Percentage EPS Growth, Shares Rise

Moonpig Group plc (LON: MOON) reported strong profitability for the current financial year and announced a new £60 million share buyback programme set to begin in FY26, pushing its shares slightly higher at the start of Thurs

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Rathbones Group Shares Provide a ‘Compelling Value Opportunity’

RBC Capital upgraded Rathbones Group PLC (LON: RAT) to Outperform from Sector Perform in a note on Wednesday. The bank highlighted the firm’s strong growth potential as it

Bank of England
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Barclays Shares (LON: BARC) Pause for Breath After Stellar Run

Barclays' shares (LON: BARC) have paused for breath in recent days, giving back 1.05% today, and 4.03% in the past 5 sessions after a breathtaking run over the past year. With the stock price having gained 57.9% over the past

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B&M Shares (LON: BME) Cut in Half, Bounce off Lows

B&M European Value Retail shares (LON: BME) have given holders little to smile about in recent times, as the FTSE 250 listed retailer has seen it's value halve over the last year. The recent bounce off 52-week lows howeve

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Topps Tiles ‘Need the March Trends to Continue’

Topps Tiles (LON: TPT) reported a 4% increase in first-half revenue to £127.7 million, driven by strong trade and digital sales, but analysts caution that sustained growth is necessary to meet full-year targets.

Topps Tiles store
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Raspberry Pi Shares Jump as ‘Medium-Term Fundamentals Remain Positive’

The Raspberry Pi (LON: RPI) share price rose on Wednesday, opening at 490p, up from Tuesday’s close of 470.8p, as the company expressed confidence in its long-term growth prospects despite reporting a decline in revenue and p

Raspberry Pi
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FTSE 100 Enjoys Positive Start to Q2 Having Recaptured 8,600

The FTSE 100 index ended the first day of Q2 in positive fashion, up 0.61% having recaptured the 8,600 level. Wh

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AstraZeneca Shares (LON: AZN) Gain as Golden Cross Develops

AstraZeneca shares (LON: AZN) have gained 1.44% today, as the 50 day MA tests a cross of the 200 MA. This is a bullish technical development followed by chartists, comm

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Sainsbury’s Shares Make 52 Week Lows as YTD Decline Stretches to 17%

J Sainsbury shares (LON: SBRY) are down 2.97% today, hitting fresh 52 week lows of 226p after coming under pressure that has brought the YTD decline to 17.26%. The company, a stalwart of the UK retail landscape, has also see

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Greencore Group Shares Jump as Full-Year Profit Guidance Raised

The Greencore Group (LON: GNC) share price surged more than 7% on Tuesday morning after the UK convenience food manufacturer raised its full-year profit guidance.  [stock_mark

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Wise Has Long Runway to Continue Capturing Market Share

JPMorgan initiated coverage of Wise plc (LON: WISE) on Monday, assigning it an Overweight rating and a price target of 1,242p.  The bank cited the company’s strong pos

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FTSE 100 Starts Week Down 1% as Gold Continues To Hit Highs

The FTSE 100 index witnessed a significant decline at the opening, dropping by 1.09%, equivalent to almost 95 points, bringing the index down to 8,564 points.

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Pets at Home Shares Tumble, Expects Lower FY26 Profit

The share price of Pets at Home (LON: PETS) fell sharply on Monday after the UK’s largest pet care retailer warned that its profit for the next financial year would decline. 

Pets at Home storefront
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Aston Martin to Raise £125m Through Yew Tree Consortium Investment, F1 Team Share Sale

On Monday, Aston Martin Lagonda (LON: AML) announced a proposed £52.5 million investment from the Yew Tree Consortium and plans to sell its stake in the Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team, aiming to enhance its liquidity by

Aston Martin Victor supercar
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EasyJet Cut to Hold as Macro Uncertainty Rises

Deutsche Bank downgraded easyJet (LON: EZJ) to Hold from Buy, reducing its price target for the stock to 600p from 715p, citing rising macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty.

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WHSmith to Sell High Street Business in £76m Deal

WHSmith (LON: SMWH) said Friday that it has agreed to sell its UK High Street business to Modella Capital in a £76 million deal, as the retailer shifts its focus entirely to its fast-growing travel division.

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HSBC Shares Rally off 10% Correction – Can Bulls Sustain Momentum?

HSBC shares (LON:HSBA) have rallied more than 6% from the recent pullback, where 840 held firm and the stock continues the path back towards 900p. As markets look ahea

HSBC building
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Ocado Shares: JP Morgan Sees Reasons to Be Optimistic

JPMorgan upgraded Ocado (LON: OCDO) from Neutral to Overweight in a note on Thursday, raising its price target to 400p from 340p.  The bank highlighted improving margi

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Auto Trader a Sell as Near-Term Headwinds Persist: Analyst

On Wednesday, Goldman Sachs resumed coverage of Auto Trader Group (LON: AUTO) with a Sell rating, citing near-term market headwinds and slower-than-expected progress in driving new growth opportunities. 

Auto Trader office
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FTSE 100 Rises Amid Slowing Inflation and Upcoming Budget

The FTSE 100 index is trading up 0.24% leading into the budget update, while the midcap FTSE 250 index is h

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Blackstone Makes Final Cash Offer for Warehouse REIT (LON: WHR)

Blackstone Europe LLP has presented a final all-cash proposal to acquire Warehouse REIT PLC (LON: WHR) at a rate of 115 pence per share. This proposal includes a third interim dividend of 1.6 pence per share that was declared

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Asos Shares: Here’s What Will Turn Goldman Sachs More Positive

Goldman Sachs maintained its Sell rating on Asos (LON: ASC) in a recent note reacting to the online retailer’s latest trading update.  The investment bank told investors th

ASOS store
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