Today: 2 March 2026

Shan Ahmed Khan

As a journalist focused on finance and the stock market, he delivers fast, reliable, and easy-to-understand coverage of market news.

Lloyds share price: Buyback filing lands as stock heads into London open after Tuesday slide

Lloyds share price: Buyback filing lands as stock heads into London open after Tuesday slide

Lloyds Banking Group ended Tuesday down 2.33% at 102.80p after announcing the repurchase of 10 million shares for cancellation and final terms for €1.5 billion in euro notes. The buybacks follow a 12% rise in 2025 pretax profit and raised return targets. Investors are watching capital returns and UK rate expectations ahead of the bank’s annual report due Feb. 13.
GSK stock price in focus before London open after China starts Arexvy review

GSK stock price in focus before London open after China starts Arexvy review

China’s Center for Drug Evaluation has accepted GSK’s Arexvy RSV vaccine application for review, with a decision expected in 2027. GSK shares closed Tuesday up 0.42% at 2,168 pence ahead of the London open. JPMorgan raised its target price to £22.50, and the company’s next dividend goes ex-dividend on Feb. 19. Non-executive director Hal Barron sold 67,602 ADSs at $59.17 on Feb. 5.
11 February 2026
Barclays share price in focus as £1 billion buyback starts after results jolt

Barclays share price in focus as £1 billion buyback starts after results jolt

Barclays launched a £1 billion share buyback Wednesday after reporting 2025 pretax profit of £9.1 billion, up 12%. Shares closed Tuesday at 474.40 pence, down 2.5%, on heavy volume. The bank targets over 14% return on tangible equity by 2028 and plans to return more than £15 billion to shareholders from 2026–2028. Investors are watching U.S. card business risks after a proposed credit-card fee cap.
11 February 2026
Intapp stock price jumps as software rebound returns; Feb 25 Investor Day in focus

Intapp stock price jumps as software rebound returns; Feb 25 Investor Day in focus

Intapp shares rose 7.7% to $26.25 in New York trading after last week’s software selloff. The iShares Expanded Tech-Software ETF gained 2% as retail inflows hit a record $176 million, according to Vanda Research. Intapp reported SaaS revenue of $102.5 million and announced a new $200 million share buyback. Investors await Intapp’s Feb. 25 Investor Day for updates on its AI strategy.
10 February 2026
FMC stock price jumps nearly 7% as traders weigh strategic review and fresh Citi target cut

FMC stock price jumps nearly 7% as traders weigh strategic review and fresh Citi target cut

FMC shares jumped 7% to $16.46 Tuesday morning, extending gains after the company launched a strategic review that could include a sale and warned of weaker 2026 results. Citigroup cut its price target to $14 but kept a Neutral rating. Moody’s downgraded FMC’s debt to junk, citing increased event risk. The company’s annual shareholder meeting is set for April 28.
10 February 2026
MongoDB stock jumps 6% as Morgan Stanley flags cloud demand rebound ahead of March earnings

MongoDB stock jumps 6% as Morgan Stanley flags cloud demand rebound ahead of March earnings

MongoDB shares rose 6.3% to $380.32 Tuesday morning on Nasdaq, rebounding from an early drop amid renewed interest in cloud software stocks. Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs issued notes downplaying AI disruption fears and projecting revenue upside. Investors await MongoDB’s quarterly results due March 2 for updates on Atlas usage and revenue trends. Snowflake and Datadog also traded higher.
Hasbro stock jumps after earnings beat and $1B buyback — but 2026 sales outlook trails Wall Street

Hasbro stock jumps after earnings beat and $1B buyback — but 2026 sales outlook trails Wall Street

Hasbro shares jumped 7% to $103.71 Tuesday morning after beating holiday-quarter estimates and announcing a $1 billion buyback. Fourth-quarter revenue reached $1.45 billion, with adjusted earnings of $1.51 per share. The company forecast 2026 revenue growth of 3%–5%, below analyst expectations. Hasbro also unveiled a multi-year Harry Potter licensing deal with Warner Bros Discovery, starting in 2027.
JPMorgan’s return-to-office fight turns personal as staff warn of ‘career suicide’

JPMorgan’s return-to-office fight turns personal as staff warn of ‘career suicide’

JPMorgan Chase employees say defying CEO Jamie Dimon’s five-day office mandate could damage careers, according to media reports. A petition for hybrid work drew about 2,000 signatures out of over 316,000 staff. Rival banks including Goldman Sachs and Société Générale are also tightening office attendance rules. Dimon dismissed the petition, telling staff not to “waste time on it.”
10 February 2026
Masco stock price jumps nearly 9% after earnings beat, buyback and 2026 outlook

Masco stock price jumps nearly 9% after earnings beat, buyback and 2026 outlook

Masco shares jumped 9% to $77.95 after the company topped quarterly profit estimates, announced a $2 billion buyback, and raised its dividend. Fourth-quarter adjusted profit reached 82 cents per share on $1.79 billion in sales, with full-year guidance set at $4.10 to $4.30 per share. Sales missed expectations, and gross margin narrowed to 33.9%. The company expects flat global repair-and-remodel markets in 2026.
Dauch Corporation stock price turns higher as DCH traders weigh new exec share award, earnings next

Dauch Corporation stock price turns higher as DCH traders weigh new exec share award, earnings next

Dauch Corporation (DCH) shares rose 0.5% to $8.60 Tuesday morning, trading between $8.39 and $8.65 on volume of about 294,000. The Detroit auto supplier, recently renamed from American Axle & Manufacturing, will report fourth-quarter earnings before market open on Feb. 13. An inducement award for new executive Markus Bannert could reach 272,727 shares if price targets are met. Auto-parts peers showed mixed moves in early trading.
Ferrari stock jumps on earnings beat as ‘Luce’ EV timeline comes into focus

Ferrari stock jumps on earnings beat as ‘Luce’ EV timeline comes into focus

Ferrari shares jumped 8.6% to $364.92 in New York after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results and raised 2026 targets. The automaker said its order book extends to late 2027 and will open pre-orders for its first fully electric model, the “Luce,” in March, ahead of a May 25 debut in Rome. Full-year 2025 net revenues rose 7% to 7.146 billion euros. Shipments dipped to 13,640 vehicles.
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