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Shan Ahmed Khan

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Prudential plc Stock News Today (12 December 2025): PRU Shares Steady as ICICI Prudential AMC IPO Opens, Buyback Continues, Analysts Lift Targets

Prudential plc Stock News Today (12 December 2025): PRU Shares Steady as ICICI Prudential AMC IPO Opens, Buyback Continues, Analysts Lift Targets

Prudential plc (LSE: PRU; HKEX: 2378) finished Friday, 12 December 2025, with its London-listed shares hovering close to recent highs as investors digested a fast-moving mix of catalysts: the opening of the ICICI Prudential Asset Management (IPAMC) IPO in India, a fresh round of share buybacks, and renewed attention on boardroom succession. Sky News+3Hargreaves Lansdown+3Prudential+3 The net result: PRU closed around 1,093p, up modestly on the day, while the market continues to price in a combination of (1) potential value realisation from the India asset-management listing and (2) an ongoing capital-return story via buybacks and dividends. Hargreaves Lansdown+2Prudential+2 Prudential plc
12 December 2025
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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 In morning trading, Card Factory stock slid from the prior close of 96.40p to around the low‑70s, at one point trading as low as 69.90p. The London Stock Exchange’s delayed quote
12 December 2025
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National Grid plc Stock (LSE: NG.) News, Forecasts and Analysis — Share Price, Dividend and Outlook on 12 December 2025

National Grid plc Stock (LSE: NG.) News, Forecasts and Analysis — Share Price, Dividend and Outlook on 12 December 2025

National Grid plc shares ended 12 December 2025 near 1,115p as investors weighed Ofgem’s RIIO‑T3 decision, major Sea Link contracts, dividend timing and fresh analyst targets. National Grid plc stock closed the UK week on a steady footing, with the FTSE 100 utility trading in a tight range and the market focused less on day-to-day volatility and more on the company’s regulated return outlook, capex pipeline and dividend dependability. As of the close on Friday, 12 December 2025, National Grid (NG.) was around 1,115p, with Hargreaves Lansdown showing an intraday range of about 1,110.5p to 1,125.0p, a market capitalisation near
12 December 2025
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NatWest Group Plc Stock: NWG Shares Steady Near Highs as Cushon Sale, Buybacks and Rate-Cut Bets Shape the Outlook (Dec. 12, 2025)

NatWest Group Plc Stock: NWG Shares Steady Near Highs as Cushon Sale, Buybacks and Rate-Cut Bets Shape the Outlook (Dec. 12, 2025)

LONDON (12 December 2025) — NatWest Group Plc stock (LSE: NWG, NYSE: NWG) is ending the week with investors weighing a familiar trio of drivers for UK bank shares: capital returns (buybacks and dividends), strategic simplification (asset sales), and the interest-rate path heading into 2026. NatWest shares were around 623p at the close on Friday, 12 December 2025, leaving the stock near recent highs and within striking distance of its 52-week peak. Hargreaves Lansdown+1 What’s different this week is not a single blockbuster earnings print — NatWest’s next major financial update is still a couple of months away — but
12 December 2025
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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 (LON: LSEG) 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 Below is a detailed roundup of today’s LSEG stock news (12.12.2025), the latest available analyst
12 December 2025
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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)

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. Published: 12 December 2025 British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BAT) — ticker BATS in London (FTSE 100) and BTI as a U.S. ADR — is ending the week with investors weighing two competing narratives: bigger shareholder returns via an extended buyback,
12 December 2025
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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 (Aust) Pty Ltd issued a nationwide recall for McCain Cheese & Bacon Pizza Pockets (400g) 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 The warning is straightforward: do not eat the affected pizza pockets. Food safety authorities say food products containing plastic and/or metal can cause illness or injury if consumed, and the product should be returned to the place of purchase for a
12 December 2025
Persimmon Plc (PSN.L) Stock: Latest News, Share Price, Analyst Forecasts and What to Watch (12 December 2025)

Persimmon Plc (PSN.L) Stock: Latest News, Share Price, Analyst Forecasts and What to Watch (12 December 2025)

Persimmon Plc (LSE: PSN) is back in focus for UK equity investors on Friday, 12 December 2025, as a fresh cluster of broker upgrades and raised price targets collides with mixed signals from the UK housing market and the wider economy. In early Friday trading, Persimmon shares were around 1,317.5p, down roughly 0.5% on the day, after opening near 1,328p and trading in a tight range around the low-1,300s. The prior close was shown at 1,324.5p, highlighting a pause after the stock’s recent rebound. London South East+1 The big story for Persimmon right now isn’t a single company announcement—there haven’t
12 December 2025
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BAE Systems (BA.) Stock: Latest News, Share Price, Buyback Update and Analyst Forecasts (Dec. 12, 2025)

BAE Systems (BA.) Stock: Latest News, Share Price, Buyback Update and Analyst Forecasts (Dec. 12, 2025)

BAE Systems plc remains one of the most closely watched defence names in the FTSE 100 as investors balance two powerful forces: accelerating defence procurement in the UK, US and Europe, and periodic “peace-risk” pullbacks whenever markets sense a potential thaw in geopolitical tensions. On Friday, December 12, 2025, BAE Systems shares finished modestly higher and the company published another Regulatory News Service (RNS) update tied to its ongoing share repurchase programme—while recent days have also brought fresh headlines on US Navy and DARPA contract wins that reinforce BAE’s exposure to precision munitions, advanced electronics and space-related autonomy. Below is
12 December 2025
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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 (LSE: BP., NYSE: BP) 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 Below is a December 12, 2025 roundup of the most material news, forecasts, and analyst takes shaping BP stock right now—plus what investors are watching into early 2026. Investing.com BP stock price today (Dec. 12,
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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 Stock market today: Sensex, Nifty close higher but finish the week lower The Nifty 50 rose 0.57% to 26,046.95, while the BSE Sensex climbed 0.53% to 85,267.66 at the close, as broad-based buying returned to cyclicals—particularly metals and real estate—after the
12 December 2025
GSK Stock News Today (Dec. 12, 2025): Arexvy EU Expansion, Blujepa FDA Approval, Analyst Forecasts and What’s Next

GSK Stock News Today (Dec. 12, 2025): Arexvy EU Expansion, Blujepa FDA Approval, Analyst Forecasts and What’s Next

Published: 12 December 2025 GSK plc stock is back in focus on Friday as investors digest a fast-moving cluster of regulatory headlines across vaccines, infectious diseases and oncology—alongside ongoing buybacks and fresh consensus forecasts that map out how GSK’s revenue mix may evolve into 2031. On the New York Stock Exchange, GSK’s U.S.-listed ADR was trading around $48.88 in the latest available quote (prices move throughout the session). Below is a full, publication-ready roundup of the latest GSK stock news and market-moving developments available as of 12.12.2025, plus analyst forecasts and the key catalysts investors are watching into early 2026.
12 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

Lucid stock jumps 14% as Dow tops 50,000 — what LCID investors watch next week

Lucid stock jumps 14% as Dow tops 50,000 — what LCID investors watch next week

7 February 2026
Lucid Group shares jumped 14% to $10.86 at Friday’s close, recovering from an 8% drop the previous day. The move followed a broad Wall Street rally that lifted high-volatility stocks. Lucid reported fourth-quarter deliveries of 5,345 vehicles and full-year deliveries of 15,841. Investors await Lucid’s Feb. 24 results for updates on cash and demand.
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