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Healey Budget Thins Cushion, Lifts Banks

Chancellor John Healey’s first Budget accepted more borrowing and a thinner fiscal cushion but kept the fiscal rules. Gilts, sterling and the FTSE 100 barely reacted, while bank…

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ServiceNow Stock Plunges 15% After Hours Following Q3 Results

ServiceNow’s shares dropped sharply in after-hours trading after the software group reported third-quarter revenue slightly above forecasts but guided to slower growth in contracted future revenue and thinner…

International Markets

UBS Profit Jumps 27% on Wealth Inflows

UBS lifted third-quarter pre-tax profit by 27% as wealth management clients added money, while chief executive Sergio Ermotti said the Credit Suisse integration remains on course to finish…

UK Stock News

Ecora Quarter Flat as Coal Offsets Growth

Ecora’s third-quarter portfolio contribution held flat on the year as a lower Kestrel coal contribution offset growth in cobalt, copper and gold, while management expects net debt to…

UK Stock News

Plus500 Launches Kalshi Perpetual Futures in US

Plus500 says it is the first US futures broker, excluding Kalshi Prime, to offer Kalshi’s regulated perpetual futures, extending its prediction-markets link, though the announcement gives no financial…

UK Stock News

Santander UK Profit Falls 6% Despite TSB

Santander UK’s nine-month profit before tax fell as a motor finance provision and restructuring costs outweighed the first contribution from TSB, the acquisition that has lifted its income,…

UK Stock News

Aston Martin Margin Jumps, Losses Persist

Aston Martin’s gross margin leaped to 37.4% in the third quarter as Valhalla deliveries began, but the carmaker is still loss-making, and net debt has climbed to £1.57bn.

UK Stock News

GSK Q3 Profit Falls on £328m Charge

GSK’s reported third-quarter operating profit fell on a £328m restructuring charge, but core profit grew, Specialty Medicines sales rose 15% and the drugmaker reaffirmed its 2026 guidance and…

UK Stock News

Unilever Raises Volume Outlook After 5.2% Growth

Unilever lifted its full-year volume target to at least 3% after third-quarter underlying sales growth of 5.2%, led by emerging markets and home and personal care, while its…

UK Stock News

Deutsche Bank Downgrades Sainsbury’s to Hold

Deutsche Bank has cut Sainsbury’s to hold from buy and trimmed its price target, saying it has less faith in the grocer’s volume outperformance days after the company…

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