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Shan Ahmed Khan

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Reckitt Benckiser (LON:RKT) Stock on 2 December 2025: Barclays Upgrade, Buybacks and 2026 Forecasts

Reckitt Benckiser (LON:RKT) Stock on 2 December 2025: Barclays Upgrade, Buybacks and 2026 Forecasts

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (LON:RKT), the FTSE 100 maker of Dettol, Durex and Lysol, is back in the spotlight on 2 December 2025 thanks to a powerful mix of share buybacks, an upbeat third‑quarter update and a fresh upgrade from Barclays that pushes its price target up to £70. Investegate+1 As of the latest close on Monday, 1 December 2025, Reckitt shares finished at 5,994p, up 2.43% on the day, having traded between 5,852p and 5,998p. StockInvest+1 Real‑time feeds early on Tuesday suggested the stock was hovering around the 6,000p mark, very close to all‑time highs for this cycle. MarketBeat+1
2 December 2025
Compass Group PLC Stock Outlook, December 2025: Analyst Upgrades, AI Tailwinds and a Tempting Pullback

Compass Group PLC Stock Outlook, December 2025: Analyst Upgrades, AI Tailwinds and a Tempting Pullback

Updated 2 December 2025 – Not investment advice. For information only. Compass Group share price today: quality business, bruised chart Compass Group PLC (LSE: CPG), the world’s largest contract caterer, is ending November/starting December in a slightly paradoxical place: fundamentals are strong, but the share price looks tired. RBC Capital points out that the stock has underperformed the FTSE 100 by roughly 30 percentage points year‑to‑date, even though Compass continues to post robust earnings and cash generation. Investing.com This disconnect between operations and share price is exactly what’s attracting fresh analyst interest. FY25 results: double‑digit profit growth and strong cash
2 December 2025
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Standard Chartered PLC (LON: STAN) Stock on 2 December 2025: BoE Stress Test Win, Record Buybacks and a 2026 Outlook Defined by Asia and Legal Risk

Standard Chartered PLC (LON: STAN) Stock on 2 December 2025: BoE Stress Test Win, Record Buybacks and a 2026 Outlook Defined by Asia and Legal Risk

LONDON – Standard Chartered PLC’s share price is trading close to record levels as of 2 December 2025, buoyed by strong 2025 earnings momentum, an aggressive share buyback, and a clean bill of health from the Bank of England’s latest capital stress test. At the same time, the Asia‑focused bank is navigating sizeable litigation overhangs and an already demanding valuation, leaving analysts constructive on the business but cautious on upside from here. Investing.com+3Reuters+3Reuters+3 Share price snapshot: near the top of a steep 2025 rally As of trading on 2 December 2025, Standard Chartered (LON: STAN) is changing hands at around
2 December 2025
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Anglo American plc (AAL.L) Stock on 2 December 2025: BHP’s Failed Bid, Teck Merger Vote and Copper Rally Reframe the Outlook

Anglo American plc (AAL.L) Stock on 2 December 2025: BHP’s Failed Bid, Teck Merger Vote and Copper Rally Reframe the Outlook

Anglo American plc shares are trading just below 2,900p on 2 December 2025 as investors weigh the end of BHP’s latest £40 billion takeover attempt, a decisive 9 December vote on the Teck merger, and a copper price sitting near record highs. Anglo American+3FT Markets+3Investing.com Canada+3 1. Price action on 2 December 2025 On the London Stock Exchange, Anglo American (ticker AAL.L) closed at 2,878p on Tuesday, 2 December 2025. The stock traded between 2,859p and 2,892p intraday, finishing down 14p, or ‑0.48%, on relatively light volume of about 164,000 shares. FT Markets Over the past 12 months, AAL has gained
2 December 2025
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London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Share Price, Buyback Surge and 2026 Forecasts – 2 December 2025 Update

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Share Price, Buyback Surge and 2026 Forecasts – 2 December 2025 Update

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LON:LSEG) is quietly doing something very un-British: it’s shouting “we think we’re cheap” by throwing billions at its own shares. As of the close on 2 December 2025, LSEG stock is trading around 8,820–8,824p (roughly £88 per share), up about 0.25% on the day and recovering slightly from Monday’s drop.Hargreaves Lansdown+1 The share price sits well below its 52‑week high of £121.85, and only a few percent above its 52‑week low near £80.94, leaving the stock down roughly 22% over the last year, even though the underlying business is still growing.Simply Wall St+1 Meanwhile, analysts
2 December 2025
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3i Group (LON: III) Share Price Near 52‑Week Low as Action Slows – Is the Private Equity Giant a Buy in December 2025?

3i Group (LON: III) Share Price Near 52‑Week Low as Action Slows – Is the Private Equity Giant a Buy in December 2025?

3i Group plc, the FTSE 100 private equity and infrastructure investor best known as the owner of European discounter Action, is suddenly on sale. As of the close on 2 December 2025, 3i’s share price stood at 3,031p, only a fraction above its 52‑week low of 3,026p and well below the 4,496p high it hit earlier this year. The trust still trades at a premium of around 11% to its net asset value (NAV), but that premium has collapsed from a 12‑month average of roughly 54%.Hargreaves Lansdown The sell‑off has been driven by a sharp market reaction to a slight
2 December 2025
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NatWest Group Plc (LON: NWG) Stock on 2 December 2025: Stress Test Pass, Buybacks and 2026 Price Targets

NatWest Group Plc (LON: NWG) Stock on 2 December 2025: Stress Test Pass, Buybacks and 2026 Price Targets

NatWest Group Plc shares are trading close to multi‑year highs as fresh Bank of England stress‑test results, continued buybacks and new fintech investments frame the outlook for 2026. For investors following UK banks, NatWest has gone from post‑crisis recovery story to one of the most profitable, capital‑rich income stocks on the FTSE 100. The Times+1 NatWest share price today: near the top of the 52‑week range On 2 December 2025, NatWest’s London‑listed shares (LON: NWG) are trading around 633p, with intraday moves between roughly 627p and 635p. The stock’s 52‑week range sits near 369p–636p, putting today’s price right at the
2 December 2025
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GSK plc Stock Today: Q3 Beat, Blenrep Comeback and a New CEO – Full Investor Update for 2 December 2025

GSK plc Stock Today: Q3 Beat, Blenrep Comeback and a New CEO – Full Investor Update for 2 December 2025

GSK plc (LSE: GSK, NYSE: GSK) heads into the final month of 2025 near multi‑year highs, powered by a strong run of earnings beats, a revived oncology franchise and a looming change at the top of the company. As of 2 December 2025, the stock sits close to its 52‑week peak while analyst opinion remains broadly neutral and focused on whether the pipeline can deliver enough growth to meet GSK’s ambitious 2031 revenue targets. Hargreaves Lansdown+2Yahoo Finance+2 This overview pulls together the key share‑price moves, fresh news from 2 December, Street forecasts and the main bull and bear arguments around
2 December 2025
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Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) Near £1 After BoE Stress Test: Share Price, Latest News and 2026 Outlook

Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) Near £1 After BoE Stress Test: Share Price, Latest News and 2026 Outlook

Lloyds Banking Group has gone from “perennial value trap” to one of 2025’s hottest large‑cap bank stocks. As of the close on 2 December 2025, Lloyds’ London‑listed shares trade around 96p, right next to a fresh 10‑year high of 96.92p, giving the bank a market value of roughly £56.7bn. Over the past year the share price is up about 80%, with a year‑to‑date return of roughly 74%, crushing the FTSE 100’s ~18–19% gain over the same period. Hargreaves Lansdown+2Yahoo Finance+2 After today’s Bank of England stress‑test results and fresh headlines on branch closures and litigation, investors are asking a simple
2 December 2025
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BP Stock December 2025: Buybacks, Hydrogen U‑Turn and Oil Pivot – Latest News, Price Targets and 2026 Outlook

BP Stock December 2025: Buybacks, Hydrogen U‑Turn and Oil Pivot – Latest News, Price Targets and 2026 Outlook

Published: 2 December 2025 BP p.l.c. (NYSE: BP, LSE: BP.) heads into the final weeks of 2025 with its share price near 52‑week highs, a fresh $750 million buyback underway, and a strategy that leans harder into oil and gas while rowing back some headline climate ambitions. At the same time, the company has quietly scrapped a flagship UK hydrogen and carbon‑capture project and finished repairing a U.S. products pipeline leak. Here’s how the latest news, earnings, and analyst forecasts fit together for BP stock as of 2 December 2025. BP stock today: near 52‑week highs after a strong run
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Glencore Share Price on 2 December 2025: Sudbury Copper Deal, Smelter Cuts and What’s Next for GLEN Stock

Glencore Share Price on 2 December 2025: Sudbury Copper Deal, Smelter Cuts and What’s Next for GLEN Stock

Glencore plc (LON: GLEN) enters 2 December 2025 at the centre of several major storylines: a new Canadian copper partnership, deepening pain in its South African ferrochrome business, ongoing ESG and smelter pressures, and an investor base impatient for a clear path to higher copper output and more consistent returns. Glencore share price today: GLEN around 362p, £42–43bn market value As the London market closed on 2 December 2025, Glencore’s London‑listed shares were trading around 362p, modestly below Monday’s 364.7p close. Hargreaves Lansdown and the Financial Times show an intraday range of roughly 361.6p–365.3p, with an indicative market capitalisation of
2 December 2025
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Diageo plc Stock Outlook for December 2025: Can the Guinness Maker Recover From Its Profit Warning?

Diageo plc Stock Outlook for December 2025: Can the Guinness Maker Recover From Its Profit Warning?

Updated 2 December 2025 Diageo plc (LON: DGE, NYSE: DEO) – the global spirits and beer group behind Guinness, Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff and Don Julio – is ending 2025 in one of the toughest patches in its modern history. A profit warning, a CEO exit, a new turnaround boss and a share price down by around a third have turned what was once a dependable “quality compounder” into one of the FTSE 100’s most debated stocks.FT Markets+2The Guardian+2 Below is a deep dive into Diageo’s latest results, guidance, leadership shake‑up, regional flashpoints, dividend profile, analyst forecasts and valuation as of
2 December 2025
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British American Tobacco Stock at 52‑Week High: What 2 December 2025 Means for BTI and BATS Investors

British American Tobacco Stock at 52‑Week High: What 2 December 2025 Means for BTI and BATS Investors

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BAT) is closing out 2025 in far better shape than it started the year. The London-listed shares (LON: BATS) and New York–listed American Depositary Receipts (NYSE: BTI) are trading near 52‑week – and in some cases multi‑year – highs, powered by a combination of hefty dividends, aggressive share buybacks and a gradual improvement in underlying earnings. Trading Economics+1 At the same time, the investment case is more nuanced than a simple “yield play”. Regulatory risk, the long shadow of litigation and questions over how much growth is really left in tobacco are all back on the
2 December 2025
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Shell Plc Stock (SHEL): Adura JV, $3.5 Billion Buyback and 2026 Oil Glut – Latest News and Outlook

Shell Plc Stock (SHEL): Adura JV, $3.5 Billion Buyback and 2026 Oil Glut – Latest News and Outlook

Shell Plc (LON: SHEL, NYSE: SHEL) enters December 2025 with its share price near record territory, a fresh $3.5 billion buyback in full swing and a landmark North Sea joint venture just launched – all against the backdrop of what the International Energy Agency (IEA) is calling a record global oil surplus for 2026. Bloomberg Law+3StockAnalysis+3StockAnalysis+3 For investors tracking Shell on Google News and Discover, the key developments as of 2 December 2025 are: Below is a detailed, investor‑oriented summary of the latest news, forecasts and analysis as of 2 December 2025. Shell share price and valuation today On the
2 December 2025
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Spectris plc (LON:SXS) on 2 December 2025: Share Price, £41.75 KKR Takeover, Latest News and Analyst Forecasts

Spectris plc (LON:SXS) on 2 December 2025: Share Price, £41.75 KKR Takeover, Latest News and Analyst Forecasts

London, 2 December 2025 – Spectris plc (LON:SXS), the precision‑measurement specialist at the centre of one of 2025’s biggest UK takeovers, is now trading almost entirely as a “deal stock”. The share price sits just below the £41.75‑per‑share cash offer from KKR, while regulators, index providers and large institutions line up their final moves ahead of the company’s expected delisting later this week. Reuters+2FT Markets+2 Spectris share price today: trading in the takeover “zone” Spectris shares closed on Monday 1 December 2025 at 4,136p on the London Stock Exchange. StockAnalysis On Tuesday morning, the Financial Times’ markets data showed the
2 December 2025
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Unilever PLC Stock (ULVR, UL): Graze Sale, Magnum Ice Cream Spin‑Off and the December 2025 Outlook

Unilever PLC Stock (ULVR, UL): Graze Sale, Magnum Ice Cream Spin‑Off and the December 2025 Outlook

Unilever PLC stock is heading into one of its most eventful weeks in years. Between the sale of snack brand Graze, a possible divestment of classic British names like Marmite and Bovril, and the imminent spin‑off of The Magnum Ice Cream Company, December 2025 is packed with catalysts for investors in both London‑listed ULVR and New York‑listed UL. Unilever+2Reuters+2 As of the latest close, Unilever’s London shares traded at about 4,559p, giving the group a market capitalization of roughly £112 billion, a trailing P/E ratio around 22.5x and a dividend yield just above 3%. Hargreaves Lansdown+1 The U.S. ADR UL
2 December 2025
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BAE Systems Stock on 2 December 2025: Share Price, New Contracts and 2026 Forecasts

BAE Systems Stock on 2 December 2025: Share Price, New Contracts and 2026 Forecasts

Updated: 2 December 2025 BAE Systems at the start of December 2025 BAE Systems plc (LSE: BA., also traded as BAES on some platforms and BAESY/BAESF in the U.S.) remains one of the standout defence stocks of the last few years. The company sits at the centre of a global rearmament cycle, with record order books, a growing footprint in space and electronics, and fresh contracts landing across the U.S., Europe and India. As of trading on 2 December 2025, BAE Systems’ London‑listed shares are changing hands at around 1,606p, slightly down on the day and roughly 22% below their
2 December 2025
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Rolls-Royce Holdings Stock Outlook, December 2025: Can RR.L’s Record-Breaking Rally Keep Flying?

Rolls-Royce Holdings Stock Outlook, December 2025: Can RR.L’s Record-Breaking Rally Keep Flying?

London – 2 December 2025 Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (LSE: RR., OTC: RYCEY) enters December 2025 as one of the standout performers on the London market, capping a multi‑year turnaround that has transformed the group from recovery story to premium growth stock. As of early trading on 2 December, Rolls-Royce shares on the London Stock Exchange were trading around 1,040–1,050p, after closing at 1,037p on 1 December.Investing.com+1 The stock’s 52‑week range now sits roughly between 554p and 1,196p, with that all‑time high reached on 28 September 2025.StockInvest+1 From a starting point of 588.4p on 2 January 2025, the share price has
2 December 2025
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Rio Tinto Stock on 2 December 2025: Native Title Deal, Lithium Slowdown and 2026 Dividend Outlook

Rio Tinto Stock on 2 December 2025: Native Title Deal, Lithium Slowdown and 2026 Dividend Outlook

Rio Tinto plc (NYSE: RIO, LON: RIO, ASX: RIO) heads into December 2025 near its 52‑week highs, with a new CEO in charge, a simplified business structure, and a portfolio tilting harder toward copper and other energy‑transition metals. At the same time, the miner is reworking its relationships with Indigenous communities, slowing its once‑aggressive lithium push, and facing activist pressure to bulk up in copper via potential M&A. Here’s a detailed look at where Rio Tinto’s stock stands on 2 December 2025, what the latest news means, and how analysts see 2026 shaping up. Rio Tinto share price today: near
2 December 2025
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JTC Plc (LON:JTC) Stock on 2 December 2025: Permira’s £2.3bn Takeover, Scheme Document and 2026 Forecasts Explained

JTC Plc (LON:JTC) Stock on 2 December 2025: Permira’s £2.3bn Takeover, Scheme Document and 2026 Forecasts Explained

This article is for information only and does not constitute investment advice. Where JTC Plc’s share price stands today JTC Plc, the Jersey‑based provider of fund administration, corporate and private client services, is now trading almost entirely as a takeover story.Reuters As of the latest full trading data (close on 1 December 2025), JTC shares on the London Stock Exchange were around 1,274p, giving the group a market capitalisation of roughly £2.2bn. The stock is trading well above its 52‑week low of 751p (9 April 2025) and modestly below its 52‑week high of 1,385.16p (15 September 2025).FT Markets Key snapshot:
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Abbott stock price: what to watch Monday after FDA Libre recall update, insider buy

Abbott stock price: what to watch Monday after FDA Libre recall update, insider buy

8 February 2026
New York, Feb 7, 2026, 17:35 EST — Market closed. Abbott Laboratories (ABT) shares rose 1.6% to $110.83 on Friday, extending a second straight day of gains. It trailed a broader rally in which the S&P 500 climbed 1.97% and the Dow gained 2.47%, and it remains 21.53% below its 52-week high of $141.23, with 9.9 million shares changing hands versus a 50-day average of 8.9 million. (MarketWatch) U.S. markets are shut on Saturday, leaving investors a weekend to focus on regulation rather than price action. The Food and Drug Administration updated a Class I recall notice — its most
Verizon stock snaps seven-day winning streak — what to watch for VZ into the new week

Verizon stock snaps seven-day winning streak — what to watch for VZ into the new week

8 February 2026
Verizon shares fell 1.7% to $46.31 on Friday, ending a seven-day rally and lagging a broad market rebound. The drop follows a leadership shakeup in the consumer unit, with Sowmyanarayan Sampath stepping down and Alfonso Villanueva named interim chief. Investors await delayed U.S. jobs and inflation data next week, which could affect rate-sensitive stocks.
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