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BAT shares slip at the open as buyback update lands — here’s the next key date for British American Tobacco stock

British American Tobacco shares slipped 0.5% to 4,350 pence in early London trading after a new buyback update. The company bought 108,254 shares on Jan. 19, set for cancellation. Investors await the Feb. 12 earnings report and upcoming dividend payments. Global market jitters persist after renewed U.S. tariff threats.

20 January 2026

Dividends·LSE:BATS.L·Stock Market

Shell share price edges higher after executive shake-up as buyback and oil prices stay in focus

Shell shares rose 0.7% at Tuesday’s London open after announcing a slimmer executive committee and the exit of projects chief Robin Mooldijk. The company repurchased 1.32 million shares Monday as part of an ongoing buyback. Brent crude edged up 0.2% to $64.09 a barrel. Shell will release Q4 results and its next dividend on Feb. 5.

20 January 2026

LSE:SHEL·Stock Market

BAE Systems share price slips today as defence rally cools — what traders watch next

BAE Systems shares fell 1.2% to 2,060 pence in early London trading Tuesday, pulling back from a 52-week high. The drop followed news of a U.S. tariff threat and a company buyback of 101,668 shares at an average 2,104.69 pence. Investors await BAE’s full-year results on Feb. 18.

20 January 2026

LSE:BA·Stock Market

White House says seized Samourai Bitcoin won’t be sold — and the U.S. reserve plan is still stuck in legal knots

The Justice Department has not sold the 57.5 bitcoin seized in the Samourai Wallet case, White House crypto advisor Patrick Witt said Friday. The coins remain in the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, following a Trump administration order barring liquidation. Officials say legal disputes are delaying further reserve expansion. The U.S. government currently holds over 328,000 bitcoin, valued at more than $31 billion.

20 January 2026

Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:COIN

Lloyds share price near 102p: what could move LLOY.L at the London open

Lloyds Banking Group closed Monday at 102.30 pence, near recent highs, after filing a share plan ahead of full-year results due January 29. The FTSE 100 fell 0.4% as Trump’s tariff threats hit sentiment. UK payrolls dropped by 43,000 in December, fueling bets on a 2026 Bank of England rate cut. Lloyds still faces uncertainty over an £800 million charge from the motor finance mis-selling scandal.

20 January 2026

LSE:LLOY·Stock Market

Barclays share price slips as buyback rolls on and Trump tariff threat jars markets

Barclays shares fell 0.8% to 479.35 pence in early London trading Tuesday, extending Monday’s 1.22% drop. The bank repurchased over 2 million shares on Jan. 19 as part of its buyback program. Investors remain focused on U.S. tariff threats and Barclays’ upcoming Feb. 10 earnings report. Barclays underperformed rivals Lloyds and HSBC in the session.

20 January 2026

LSE:BARC.L·Stock Market

OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar lifts lid on $20B revenue run rate as 2026 shifts to “practical adoption”

OpenAI’s annualized revenue run rate reached $20 billion in 2025, up from $6 billion in 2024, CFO Sarah Friar said. Compute capacity rose to 1.9 gigawatts, nearly tripling from the previous year. Friar said 2026 will focus on practical adoption in health, science, and enterprise, with more emphasis on AI agents and workflow automation. No profit or cash-flow figures were disclosed.

20 January 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Financial Insights·NASDAQ:MSFT

Beazley share price in focus: Zurich’s £7.7bn bid sets up a high-stakes London open

Zurich Insurance has made a 1,280p-per-share cash bid for Beazley, sending Beazley shares up 42.7% to 1,170p at Monday’s close. Zurich must declare a firm offer or walk away by Feb. 16 under UK takeover rules. Beazley has not yet responded to the proposal. Zurich holds about 1.5% of Beazley and will adjust the offer for any dividends.

20 January 2026

LSE:BEZ·Stock Market·SWX:ZURN

HSBC share price in focus as top executive talks up a £300bn valuation

HSBC shares closed at 1,238.8 pence Monday, just shy of a 52-week high, after a senior executive said a £300 billion market value is “within reach.” Investors are focused on the Jan. 23 Hong Kong court hearing for HSBC’s $13.6 billion Hang Seng Bank buyout and the bank’s annual results due Feb. 25.

20 January 2026

LSE:HSBA·Stock Market

Jardine Matheson share price slips after 52-week high as buyback filing and Mandarin Oriental deal land

Jardine Matheson closed down 0.4% at US$74.80 in Singapore after buying back 25,000 shares at US$74.727 each. The company completed its buyout of Mandarin Oriental, which will delist from all exchanges on January 20 at 5 p.m. Singapore time.

20 January 2026

LSE:JMAT·LSE:MAND·Stock Market

IEX share price slides as India holds firm on market coupling ahead of APTEL hearing

IEX shares fell 1.47% to 137.1 rupees Monday after the power minister said there was no change in market coupling policy. The Electricity Appellate Tribunal is set to review IEX’s challenge to a July 2025 order mandating day-ahead market coupling. Regulators warn the move could centralize power price-setting and disrupt competition. IEX alleges regulatory flaws and insider trading in its legal filings.

20 January 2026

BSE:IEX·Energy Sector·Stock Market

Hongkong Land share price pops on SGX after fresh buyback filing — what investors watch next

Hongkong Land shares rose 2.6% to $8.40 in Singapore after announcing a new share buyback program, with repurchased shares set for cancellation. The company recently bought back 180,000 shares at an average $8.24 each. Investors are watching the pace of buybacks and the March 4 earnings report.

20 January 2026

HKG:00101·Share Buybacks·Stock Market

Rolls-Royce share price in focus after fresh buyback disclosure ahead of results

Rolls-Royce bought back 549,273 shares on Jan. 19 as part of its £200 million buyback, with prices between 1,270.0 and 1,290.0 pence per share. The stock closed Monday at 1,267.0 pence, down 1.44%. Investors await full-year results on Feb. 26. The company plans to propose changes to its CEO pay structure this spring.

20 January 2026

Earnings Reports·LSE:RR·Stock Market

UOL stock jumps 2% on SGX as property names rally; URA data and rates in focus

UOL Group shares rose 2.2% to S$10.28 by mid-afternoon Tuesday, bucking a 0.2% drop in the Straits Times Index. The move followed Colliers’ report of SGD 36.1 billion in 2025 property investment sales and forecasts of further gains. Traders are awaiting URA’s Q4 property data due Jan. 23. UOL recently won a S$1.5 billion government site tender at Hougang Central.

20 January 2026

Real Estate·SGX:UOL·Stock Market

Trump’s Truth Social ‘America First’ ETFs hit NYSE as Trump Media’s new investing push draws scrutiny

Five Truth Social-linked ETFs debuted on the New York Stock Exchange last week, expanding Trump Media’s reach into finance. The company also launched four Truth Social-branded investment strategies through Yorkville and Index Technologies Group. Ethics advocates and Democrats say these moves deepen conflict-of-interest concerns involving President Donald Trump. The White House denies any conflicts.

20 January 2026

NASDAQ:DWAC·Stock Market·Technology

Seatrium Limited share price slips again as tariff jitters keep SGX:5E2 in focus

Seatrium shares fell 0.9% to S$2.14 in afternoon trading Tuesday, extending Monday’s 3.6% drop. The Straits Times Index slipped 0.3% as investors reacted to new U.S. tariff threats and rising geopolitical tensions. Markets are watching for the Feb. 1 tariff implementation and Seatrium’s Feb. 20 earnings report.

20 January 2026

SGX:5E2·Stock Market

ST Engineering (S63) share price drops in Singapore trade as Airshow 2026 nears, FY2025 results loom

ST Engineering shares fell 1.3% to S$9.51 by mid-afternoon Tuesday, after closing at S$9.64 on Monday. The move follows a technical pullback as traders watch for the Singapore Airshow starting Feb. 3 and the company’s FY2025 results on Feb. 26. The stock remains near its 52-week high and above average analyst targets. Investors are monitoring the company’s order book and the fallout from last year’s S$667 million impairment.

20 January 2026

Aerospace Industry·SGX:S63·Stock Market

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding stock price slips: what’s moving SGX-listed BS6 today

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding shares fell 0.6% to S$3.50 in Singapore afternoon trading Tuesday amid renewed tariff concerns. The Straits Times Index dipped 0.3% Monday, while the Baltic Dry Index rose 5.3% to 1,650. Investors are watching for central bank signals from Asia and Singapore later this month.

20 January 2026

SGX:BS6.SI·Singapore Stocks·Stock Market

SGX share price slips as Singapore Exchange pushes new Japan bond futures ahead of BOJ meeting

Singapore Exchange shares fell 1.1% to S$17.42 Tuesday afternoon after announcing the launch of 20-year mini Japanese government bond futures, set to begin trading January 26. The move comes ahead of the Bank of Japan’s policy decision on January 23, which has triggered volatility in Japanese rates markets. SGX shares closed Monday at S$17.61, down 0.5% from the previous session.

20 January 2026

Japan Economy·SGX:S68·Stock Market

OCBC stock price ticks up as Bank of Singapore names new CFO and investors eye Feb 25 results

OCBC shares rose 0.1% to S$20.33 Tuesday, outperforming other major Singapore banks as DBS fell 0.8% and UOB slipped 0.3%. Bank of Singapore named Collins Chin as global CFO, effective immediately. OCBC allocated 42,747 treasury shares, worth about S$640,705, to employee schemes. The bank will report full-year 2025 results on Feb. 25 before market open.

20 January 2026

SGX:D05·SGX:O39·SGX:U11·Stock Market

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Johnson & Johnson stock price: What to watch after talc-case law firm ouster and new AFib data

7 February 2026

Johnson & Johnson shares rose 0.9% to $239.99 Friday after a New Jersey appeals court disqualified Beasley Allen from state talc cases, citing improper coordination with a former J&J attorney. The ruling affects about 3,600 state lawsuits, while a related federal motion is pending. J&J also reported early 12-month pilot data for its investigational AFib device at a cardiology meeting.

Exxon Mobil stock price hits a fresh 52-week high near $149 — what could move XOM next week

7 February 2026

Exxon Mobil shares climbed 2.03% to close at $149.05 Friday, hitting a new 52-week high as oil prices rose and Wall Street rallied. Brent crude settled at $68.05 a barrel, up 0.74%. The Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. Exxon’s dividend record date is Feb. 12.

Why Tencent stock fell: an OpenClaw AI warning, chip shortages — and what’s next for 0700.HK

7 February 2026

Tencent shares fell 2% to HK$547.50 in Hong Kong on Friday, tracking a 1.1% drop in the Hang Seng TECH index. China warned of security risks tied to the OpenClaw AI agent, which Tencent Cloud offers, while Intel and AMD flagged longer waits and higher prices for server CPUs in China.

Walmart stock jumps 3% to $131 as Dow clears 50,000 — what to watch before Monday

7 February 2026

Walmart shares climbed 3.34% to $131.18 Friday, pushing its market value to about $1.05 trillion as the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. Retail stocks mostly gained, with Target up 4.24% and Costco up 1.20%, while Amazon dropped 5.55%. Investors await Walmart’s fiscal Q4 results on Feb. 19 and key U.S. economic data next week.

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