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Sandisk Beats Forecasts and Lifts Guidance

Sandisk beat Yahoo Finance consensus on revenue and adjusted earnings and guided next quarter above forecasts. Its shares had already fallen 5.3% before the results and were about…

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JPMorgan Stays Underweight on Vodafone

JPMorgan has kept its Underweight rating on Vodafone, arguing the shares look exposed after what it describes as a rally of about a third, and pointing to risks…

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DoorDash Agrees to Buy Instacart for $17bn

DoorDash has signed a deal to buy Instacart for $65 a share, about $17bn. It is signed, not completed, and is not expected to close until late 2027…

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St. James’s Place Slides as Net Inflows Drop

St. James’s Place reported record client funds of £242.44bn for the third quarter, but net inflows fell to £0.57bn from £1.76bn a year earlier, and the shares were…

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WPP Shares Higher After Q3 Update Narrows Decline

WPP held its full-year guidance and its underlying revenue decline narrowed in the third quarter. The shares rose at the open today, though Creative weakened and the chief…

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New Star Trust Returns 20.92%, Beats Sector

New Star Investment Trust’s multi-asset portfolio returned 20.92% in the year to the 30th of June, ahead of its peer sector but behind global equities, with the shares…

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Whitbread Sees Business Rates Bill Cut

Whitbread’s preliminary estimate is that the Budget’s two-year business rates freeze for hospitality will leave its rates bill £45m to £60m lower than expected by FY29, but its…

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PPHE Reports Robust Q3 on London, Croatia

PPHE Hotel Group reported third-quarter revenue up 5.8% to £164.9m, led by London and Croatia, and said full-year results should come in line with market expectations. Today’s share…

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Shell Launches $5bn Buyback on Strong Quarter

Shell has reported third-quarter adjusted earnings of $10.8bn, helped by record refining margins, and will return a further $5bn to shareholders through buybacks while deepening its commitment to…

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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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Alphabet Cloud Doubles, But Stock Slides

Alphabet’s third-quarter revenue rose 25% and Cloud revenue doubled, but earnings per share fell, capital spending more than doubled and free cash flow turned negative as the shares…

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Microsoft Beats Estimates as Azure Grows 48%

Microsoft beat consensus on revenue and earnings per share as Azure grew 48%, and the shares rose after hours. Doubled capital spending and guidance on tonight’s call are…

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