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Khadija Saeed

Khadija Saeed is a financial markets reporter at TS2.tech, specializing in stocks, technology and emerging industries. She studied economics and finance at the London School of Economics and previously worked in market research before moving into financial journalism. Her coverage focuses on the companies, innovations and economic trends influencing global investors. Follow Khadija Saeed on Google News.

SSE PLC insiders buy shares as utility enters key UK grid spending phase

SSE PLC insiders buy shares as utility enters key UK grid spending phase

SSE Plc reported Monday that Chief Executive Martin Pibworth, along with six senior executives, picked up shares through the company's all-employee share plan. The disclosure, arriving as the British utility braces for a heavier investment push, details a cumulative 45 shares acquired. Pibworth took two shares; Robert McDonald and Samuel Peacock each grabbed nine on March 6, according to the filing.
10 March 2026
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NatWest Mortgage Rates Rise Again as UK Rate-Cut Hopes Crumble

NatWest Mortgage Rates Rise Again as UK Rate-Cut Hopes Crumble

NatWest Group Plc is once more bumping up mortgage rates, this time for certain current customers and those looking to increase their borrowing, according to broker notifications. The changes kick in Tuesday, just days after NatWest pushed up pricing on its new mortgages. Mortgage Introducer says the bank has confirmed rate hikes for both existing-customer and additional-borrowing products, effective March 10.
9 March 2026
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BAE Systems Wins 7-Year Danish Army Training Deal as Europe Rearms

BAE Systems Wins 7-Year Danish Army Training Deal as Europe Rearms

BAE Systems announced Monday that its OneArc unit has landed a seven-year contract with the Danish Army to upgrade military training software, deepening the UK defense firm’s footprint in simulation tech. Under the arrangement, the Danish Army gets VBS4, VBS Builder Edition, Blue IG, TerraTools Platinum, plus software support and on-site training. BAE did not share the deal’s value.
9 March 2026
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Barclays PLC Shares Stay Under Pressure as MFS Fallout Meets Oil Shock

Barclays PLC Shares Stay Under Pressure as MFS Fallout Meets Oil Shock

Barclays PLC slipped again Monday, with traders bracing for fallout from the bank’s links to collapsed mortgage lender Market Financial Solutions and another round of oil-fueled volatility in UK markets. Shares dropped 2.86% to 392.6 pence at 1429 GMT, according to Reuters data. The FTSE 100 shed 0.3%, and the FTSE 250 slid 1.8%—both settling at levels last seen about five weeks ago.
9 March 2026
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BP PLC Shares Rise as Oil Prices Spike, but Traders Still Bet the Windfall Fades

BP PLC Shares Rise as Oil Prices Spike, but Traders Still Bet the Windfall Fades

BP climbed 2.2% in London on Monday after Brent crude briefly crossed $119 a barrel. Even so, shares are up 7.8% since the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran erupted late last month—well behind crude’s more than 40% surge. That spread points to skepticism about a lasting supply hit; James West at Melius Research noted the market was anticipating a “swift end” to the Strait of Hormuz disruption.
9 March 2026
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Rolls-Royce Holdings plc Expands Poland Defence Bet With PGZ as Europe Rearms

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc Expands Poland Defence Bet With PGZ as Europe Rearms

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc on Monday announced it has inked a preliminary agreement with Poland’s Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa aimed at ramping up collaboration on propulsion systems for military vehicles and naval vessels, giving the British engineering firm a bigger foothold in Europe’s rearmament efforts. Under the proposed partnership, the companies may tackle everything from maintenance and upgrades of existing mtu systems to manufacturing complete drive units and components on Polish soil.
9 March 2026
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BlackRock Fund Curbs Rattle Banks and Property Trades as Standard Motor Products Draws Bottom-Fishing Calls

BlackRock Fund Curbs Rattle Banks and Property Trades as Standard Motor Products Draws Bottom-Fishing Calls

BlackRock’s move to limit withdrawals from its $26 billion private-credit fund kept pressure on banks and property-related trades Monday, though a late-session comeback lifted Wall Street. Sentiment was also rattled by new trouble at bankrupt auto-parts supplier First Brands and the fallout from failed UK mortgage lender Market Financial Solutions.
9 March 2026
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Micron Technology rises as analysts look past Nvidia Vera Rubin HBM4 setback

Micron Technology rises as analysts look past Nvidia Vera Rubin HBM4 setback

Micron Technology shares gained roughly 2.3% Monday, with Citi and Susquehanna lifting their price targets ahead of the chipmaker’s results set for March 18. Korean media over the weekend reported Nvidia's Vera Rubin AI system will use HBM4 chips from Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, skipping Micron. The stock was changing hands at $378.78 during the afternoon session.
9 March 2026
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Stock Market Today

  • Tartana Minerals Attracts Xingye Gold Investment at 165% Premium
    July 16, 2026, 9:34 PM EDT. Tartana Minerals (ASX:TAT) has secured A$5.18 million through a new share placement to Xingye Gold, the Hong Kong-based arm of Inner Mongolia Xingye Silver & Tin Mining, at A$0.053 per share-marking a 165% premium over its last closing price of A$0.02. Xingye, a leading Chinese producer of silver and tin, is targeting enhanced exploration across Tartana's silver, tin, copper, and zinc projects in Queensland. The funding will support drilling at the Nightflower, Montalbion, and Tartana Mining Leases, excluding Copper Sulphate operations. Xingye's 19.99% holding comes with rights of first refusal on future fundraising and allows deployment of technical staff onsite. With this, the partnership ties capital directly to project development, reflecting Xingye's confidence in the value of Tartana's assets. Completion of the placement is subject to shareholder approval at the August 2026 extraordinary general meeting.
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