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Shan Ahmed Khan

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GSK Stock on 1 December 2025: Big 2025 Rally, Blenrep’s Comeback and a New CEO – What Investors Need to Know Now

GSK Stock on 1 December 2025: Big 2025 Rally, Blenrep’s Comeback and a New CEO – What Investors Need to Know Now

GSK plc (NYSE: GSK) heads into December 2025 as one of the stronger-performing big pharma names, with the share price hovering just below a 52‑week high after a year of earnings beats, upgraded guidance, revived cancer assets and a looming CEO handover. The U.S. ADR last traded at about $47.9 (close on 28 November), with a 52‑week range of roughly…
1 December 2025
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Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (LON:RKT) Stock: Barclays Upgrade, Q3 2025 Momentum and 2026 Forecasts

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (LON:RKT) Stock: Barclays Upgrade, Q3 2025 Momentum and 2026 Forecasts

Published 1 December 2025 – informational only, not investment advice. Reckitt Benckiser share price today: near a 52‑week high Reckitt Benckiser Group plc, the FTSE 100 consumer goods group behind brands such as Dettol, Durex, Nurofen, Lysol and Finish, is ending 2025 in far better shape than it started. Reuters As of 1 December 2025, Reckitt’s London‑listed shares (ticker RKT)…
1 December 2025
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HSBC Holdings Plc Stock on 1 December 2025: AI Partnership With Mistral, Hang Seng Buyout and Dividend Outlook

HSBC Holdings Plc Stock on 1 December 2025: AI Partnership With Mistral, Hang Seng Buyout and Dividend Outlook

Updated 1 December 2025 HSBC Holdings Plc enters the final month of 2025 with its share price near multi‑year highs, an upgraded profitability outlook, a large Asia-focused deal in motion, and fresh news of a multi‑year generative AI partnership with French start‑up Mistral AI. For investors tracking HSBC stock (HSBA in London, 0005 in Hong Kong, HSBC on the NYSE),…
1 December 2025
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PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water: Louisville GenX Spike, Georgia Blood Study and Ohio Cleanup Plans Raise Alarm

PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water: Louisville GenX Spike, Georgia Blood Study and Ohio Cleanup Plans Raise Alarm

Communities from Kentucky to Georgia to Ohio are waking up to the same unsettling reality: “forever chemicals” are showing up in their drinking water — and even in their blood — just as federal protections are being weakened and utilities scramble to catch up. On December 1, 2025, new research from the UK’s Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) underscored how technically…
1 December 2025
Lloyds Banking Group Share Price Near 52‑Week High: Latest LLOY Stock News and 2026 Forecast

Lloyds Banking Group Share Price Near 52‑Week High: Latest LLOY Stock News and 2026 Forecast

Lloyds Banking Group plc (LSE: LLOY, NYSE: LYG) enters December 2025 trading close to its 52‑week high, capping a year of sharp share price gains, strong capital returns and lingering conduct and legal risks. On 1 December 2025, investors are weighing robust earnings and a generous lending commitment against a costly motor finance scandal, fresh legal action and a cooling…
1 December 2025
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Glencore Share Price Rises into December: Latest GLEN Stock News, Forecasts and 2025–2026 Outlook

Glencore Share Price Rises into December: Latest GLEN Stock News, Forecasts and 2025–2026 Outlook

Updated 1 December 2025 Glencore plc (LON: GLEN), one of the world’s largest diversified commodity traders and miners, enters December with its share price trading in the mid‑360p range on the London Stock Exchange, implying a market value of roughly £42 billion. Glencore Against a backdrop of strong copper prices, heavy coal exposure and an increasingly complex “energy‑transition” portfolio, the stock…
1 December 2025
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Unilever PLC Stock on 1 December 2025: Magnum Spin‑Off, Marmite Sale Talk and What Analysts Expect Next

Unilever PLC Stock on 1 December 2025: Magnum Spin‑Off, Marmite Sale Talk and What Analysts Expect Next

As markets open on 1 December 2025, Unilever PLC is in that rare sweet spot where corporate strategy, politics and valuation all collide at once. The group is days away from spinning off its €15 billion ice‑cream arm The Magnum Ice Cream Company (TMICC), is reportedly weighing the sale of iconic British brands like Marmite, Bovril and Colman’s, and has just…
1 December 2025
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Avanti West Coast ‘Ghost Train’: Why the 7am Manchester–London Express Will Run Empty for Five Months

Avanti West Coast ‘Ghost Train’: Why the 7am Manchester–London Express Will Run Empty for Five Months

A flagship peak‑time train from Manchester to London is set to become Britain’s most infamous “ghost train” – running almost every weekday morning with a full crew but no passengers on board. From 15 December 2025, the 7:00 Avanti West Coast service from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston, one of the UK’s fastest intercity trains, will be barred from carrying…
1 December 2025
Bayside Council Backs Bexley Station, ‘Our Backyard River’ Plan and Jet Ski Crackdown in Big 1 December Agenda

Bayside Council Backs Bexley Station, ‘Our Backyard River’ Plan and Jet Ski Crackdown in Big 1 December Agenda

Sydney, Australia – 1 December 2025 — Bayside Council has released a suite of significant decisions from its 26 November meeting, outlining a push for a new Bexley train station on the proposed Kogarah–Parramatta rail line, formally adopting the Our Backyard River campaign for the Cooks River, tightening its stance on dangerous jet ski use in Botany Bay, and exploring…
1 December 2025
Bitcoin Price Crashes Below $86,000 As December Starts: Why BTC Is Down Today And How This Selloff Differs From 2022

Bitcoin Price Crashes Below $86,000 As December Starts: Why BTC Is Down Today And How This Selloff Differs From 2022

Published: December 1, 2025 Bitcoin kicked off December with another violent lurch lower, extending a painful autumn selloff that has already erased hundreds of billions of dollars from the crypto market. In early Monday trading, BTC fell around 5–6% over 24 hours, briefly slipping into the mid‑$85,000 range after having hovered near $91,000 just a day earlier. Ether, Solana, BNB,…
1 December 2025
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Trump’s Fed Shake-Up: Hassett Emerges as Chair Favorite, Bessent Pushes a “Simplified Fed” and Bitcoin Reels from the $6.6 Trillion December Flip

Trump’s Fed Shake-Up: Hassett Emerges as Chair Favorite, Bessent Pushes a “Simplified Fed” and Bitcoin Reels from the $6.6 Trillion December Flip

Published December 1, 2025 Key points Hassett moves to the front of Trump’s Fed chair race With Jerome Powell’s term as Federal Reserve Chair set to end in May 2026, the Trump administration is signaling that a major shift at the US central bank is coming. Over the weekend, President Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that he has…
1 December 2025
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Australia Unveils Biggest Defence Overhaul in 50 Years to Tackle Cost Blowouts

Australia Unveils Biggest Defence Overhaul in 50 Years to Tackle Cost Blowouts

Canberra — 1 December 2025: The Albanese government has announced the most significant shake‑up of Australia’s defence bureaucracy in half a century, creating a powerful new Defence Delivery Agency (DDA) to rein in multibillion‑dollar cost blowouts and years of delays across major military projects. ABC The new body will merge three of Defence’s most important acquisition and sustainment arms and…
1 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

  • Top 5 Consumer Stocks to Buy Now: Amazon, Chewy, Philip Morris
    January 24, 2026, 2:17 PM EST. Amazon, the leading global e-commerce player, showed resilience amid tariff pressures with North American revenue up 11% and cloud unit AWS growing 20% in Q3. Trading below a forward P/E of 24, it presents a value opportunity. Chewy, focusing on pet essentials with subscription sales, posted over 8% quarterly revenue growth and trades at a forward P/E of 21. Innovations like memberships and private labels are boosting margins. Philip Morris International, insulated from U.S. tariffs, benefits from growth in smoke-free products Zyn and Iqos, which saw shipment increases of 37% and 15% respectively, supporting robust unit economics and a 3.26% dividend yield. These consumer sector names offer a mix of defensive growth and attractive valuations amid market uncertainties.
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