Shan Ahmed Khan

Shan Ahmed Khan is a senior markets reporter at TS2.tech, specializing in stocks, technology and macroeconomic trends. A graduate of the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), he previously worked in investment research and market analysis. His coverage helps readers understand the key developments influencing global financial markets and emerging industries.

Card Factory PLC (LSE: CARD) Stock Plunges on Profit Warning: Today’s News, Forecasts and Analyst Views (12 December 2025)

Card Factory PLC (LSE: CARD) Stock Plunges on Profit Warning: Today’s News, Forecasts and Analyst Views (12 December 2025)

London | 12 December 2025 — Card Factory Plc shares suffered a sharp sell-off on Friday after the UK greetings card and gifting retailer issued a surprise profit warning heading into what it calls its “most important” trading period of the year. The company blamed weaker UK consumer confidence and “soft” high-street footfall, cutting its full‑year profit expectations for the financial year ending 31 January 2026. London South East+2Reuters+2
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Share Price Today: Buyback Update, Analyst Forecasts and Key Catalysts on 12 December 2025

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Share Price Today: Buyback Update, Analyst Forecasts and Key Catalysts on 12 December 2025

London, UK — 12 December 2025 — London Stock Exchange Group plc ended Friday’s session higher as investors balanced a supportive rates narrative, fresh UK economic data, and the group’s ongoing share buyback activity. With LSEG increasingly viewed as a global data-and-market-infrastructure compounder rather than a pure “UK listings” play, today’s action also highlights a central debate for 2026: how quickly the market will re-rate the business as margin expansion and product-led data growth offset cyclicality in trading and post-trade. Hargreaves Lansdown+2The Guardian+2
12 December 2025
British American Tobacco (BATS.L / BTI) Stock News Today: £1.3bn 2026 Buyback, U.S. Vape Headwinds, Dividends and Analyst Targets (12 December 2025)

British American Tobacco (BATS.L / BTI) Stock News Today: £1.3bn 2026 Buyback, U.S. Vape Headwinds, Dividends and Analyst Targets (12 December 2025)

Meta description: British American Tobacco p.l.c. is in focus on 12 December 2025 after a busy week of updates: continued daily buybacks, a fresh £1.3bn extension for 2026, a pre-close trading update that kept FY2025 guidance intact but flagged FY2026 at the lower end of targets, plus an India divestment tied to debt reduction. Here’s the latest news, forecasts, and market analysis.
McCain Pizza Pockets Recall Australia 2025: Cheese & Bacon 400g Pulled from Woolworths, Coles and IGA After Plastic and Metal Contamination Warning

McCain Pizza Pockets Recall Australia 2025: Cheese & Bacon 400g Pulled from Woolworths, Coles and IGA After Plastic and Metal Contamination Warning

Australians are being urged to check their freezers after McCain Foods Pty Ltd issued a nationwide recall for McCain Cheese & Bacon Pizza Pockets following reports of foreign material in the product. The recall, published on Friday, 12 December 2025, covers items sold through major supermarkets and online deliveries across the country. Food Standards Australia New Zealand+1
12 December 2025
BP Stock Forecast 2026: Latest News, Dividend, Buyback Updates and Analyst Targets (December 12, 2025)

BP Stock Forecast 2026: Latest News, Dividend, Buyback Updates and Analyst Targets (December 12, 2025)

BP plc is closing out 2025 with a dense mix of catalysts: a deepwater Gulf of Mexico production start-up arriving earlier than planned, aggressive participation in the first U.S. offshore lease sale under the Trump administration, ongoing share repurchases under a $750 million buyback program, and renewed debate over how resilient BP’s cash returns look in a “lower-for-longer” oil-price scenario. Investing.com+3TradingView+3Reuters+3
12 December 2025
Sensex Jumps 449 Points, Nifty Reclaims 26,000 as Metal and Realty Stocks Rally on Fed Tailwinds

Sensex Jumps 449 Points, Nifty Reclaims 26,000 as Metal and Realty Stocks Rally on Fed Tailwinds

Mumbai | December 12, 2025 — Indian equities closed higher on Friday, extending a two-day rebound that helped the Sensex and Nifty recover from a three-session slide earlier this week—but not enough to prevent both benchmarks from ending the week in the red as investors continued to weigh foreign outflows, rupee weakness, and global policy risks. The Economic Times+2Moneycontrol+2
12 December 2025
IAG Stock News Today (12 December 2025): International Consolidated Airlines Group SA Share Price, Analyst Forecasts, and What Investors Are Watching

IAG Stock News Today (12 December 2025): International Consolidated Airlines Group SA Share Price, Analyst Forecasts, and What Investors Are Watching

International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A.—the owner of British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, Vueling and LEVEL—has stayed firmly on investors’ radar heading into mid-December, with the stock extending a strong 2025 run and drawing fresh discussion around valuation, dividends and next year’s earnings outlook. Financial Times Markets+1
12 December 2025
HSBC Holdings Plc Stock (HSBC, HSBA.L) Today: Share Price Gains, Dividend Details, Hang Seng Deal Timeline, and 2026 Forecasts (Dec. 12, 2025)

HSBC Holdings Plc Stock (HSBC, HSBA.L) Today: Share Price Gains, Dividend Details, Hang Seng Deal Timeline, and 2026 Forecasts (Dec. 12, 2025)

HSBC Holdings Plc shares are trading higher on Friday, December 12, as investors weigh a fresh cost-cutting signal, near-term dividend mechanics, and the next hard deadline in the bank’s proposed buyout of Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Bank. Across HSBC’s primary listings, the group’s investor-relations feed showed the stock up in London at 1,133.50p, higher in Hong Kong at HK$117.30, and higher in New York at $75.24 at the time of the update. HSBC
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