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Rolls-Royce shares jump on fresh buyback update as defense stocks rally

Rolls-Royce shares jump on fresh buyback update as defense stocks rally

London, Jan 8, 2026, 15:06 GMT Rolls-Royce (RR.L) shares firmed on Thursday after the company disclosed another round of share repurchases, buying 434,889 shares on Jan. 7 through UBS and saying it would cancel them. The purchase, split between the London Stock Exchange and CBOE CXE, was done at prices between 1,244 and 1,268 pence a share, and brings the total bought back since the program began to 1,843,755 shares, the company said. The buyback matters now because it is running into a key stretch for the jet engine maker, with investors watching whether capital returns keep rising alongside cash
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Snap stock slips as CEO Evan Spiegel files new share-sale disclosure

Snap stock slips as CEO Evan Spiegel files new share-sale disclosure

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 09:44 EST — Regular session Shares of Snap Inc fell about 2% in early trading on Thursday, extending a choppy week for the Snapchat owner after a fresh insider-trading filing flagged a sale by Chief Executive Evan Spiegel. The disclosure matters now because Snap’s stock has been moving on thin, sentiment-driven signals ahead of its next quarterly report, with investors still split on whether ad demand is firming or just bouncing. Insider sales do not always say much on their own, but they can weigh on short-term positioning when a stock is trying to build
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Marks & Spencer shares rise after Christmas update as food sales grow and outlook holds

Marks & Spencer shares rise after Christmas update as food sales grow and outlook holds

London, January 8, 2026, 08:42 GMT — Regular session Marks & Spencer Group plc (MKS.L) shares rose 2.8% to 337.8 pence by 0842 GMT, reversing earlier-week weakness as investors digested the retailer’s Christmas-quarter update. The stock is still well below its 52-week high of 417.5 pence and above the 315.5 pence low. London South East In a statement, M&S said food sales rose 6.6% in the 13 weeks to Dec. 27, with like-for-like sales — a measure that strips out new store openings — up 5.6%. Its Fashion, Home & Beauty business fell 2.5%, with like-for-like sales down 2.9%, and
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Reliance Worldwide (ASX:RWC) stock flat after performance rights lapse filing, Feb 17 results in focus

Reliance Worldwide (ASX:RWC) stock flat after performance rights lapse filing, Feb 17 results in focus

Sydney, Jan 8, 2026, 17:29 AEDT — Market closed Reliance Worldwide Corporation Ltd (ASX:RWC) shares ended flat at A$3.92 on Thursday, with about 15.7 million shares changing hands — roughly six times typical volume — after the company disclosed a small lapse in employee incentive securities. The stock traded between A$3.85 and A$3.96 and remains near the bottom of its past-year range. StockAnalysis The update is routine, but it lands at a moment when investors are jumpy about anything that hints at slower momentum. Staff incentives can signal whether performance hurdles are being met, and they can also add (or
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Northern Star Resources stock drops 3% after UBS trims target as Jan. 22 update nears

Northern Star Resources stock drops 3% after UBS trims target as Jan. 22 update nears

Sydney, Jan 8, 2026, 16:51 AEDT — After-hours Northern Star Resources Ltd shares ended down 3% at A$24.60 on Thursday, after trading between A$24.57 and A$25.08. The stock is still up about 56% over the past year. StockAnalysis The slide came as UBS analyst Levi Spry trimmed his price target to A$29.45 from A$29.75 while keeping a buy rating, after the miner’s December-quarter output came in below expectations. UBS said production was 348,000 ounces, about 11% under its estimate, and noted the company cut fiscal 2026 guidance to 1.6 million-1.7 million ounces; UBS also lowered its own FY26 estimate to
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Robinhood stock drops after CEO Vlad Tenev sells $45.6 million in shares

Robinhood stock drops after CEO Vlad Tenev sells $45.6 million in shares

New York, January 7, 2026, 17:38 ET — After-hours Robinhood Markets shares fell 3.9% to $116.97 in after-hours trading on Wednesday after a regulatory filing showed Chief Executive Officer Vladimir Tenev sold 375,000 shares worth about $45.6 million. The stock ranged from $121.95 to $116.57 during the session. SEC The sale lands as investors keep a close eye on insider activity in fast-moving retail brokerage stocks. Robinhood has become a high-beta proxy for retail risk appetite, and small headlines can pull the stock around when liquidity thins late in the day. It also comes with traders already looking ahead to
8 January 2026
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Credo Technology (CRDO) stock whipsaws, rebounds after CTO share-sale filing; Needham talk next

Credo Technology (CRDO) stock whipsaws, rebounds after CTO share-sale filing; Needham talk next

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 14:22 EST — Regular session Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd shares rebounded on Wednesday, up 6.7% at $141.80 after sliding as much as 6% earlier in the session, as investors digested an insider-sale disclosure. The stock swung between $124.85 and $143.14 in heavy midday trading. The snapback followed two down sessions to start the week. Credo closed down 2.1% on Monday and fell another 5.2% on Tuesday, with more than 7 million shares trading each day, StockAnalysis.com data showed. StockAnalysis A Form 4 filed on Tuesday showed Credo chief technology officer and director Chi Fung
7 January 2026
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Fermi Inc stock slides 10% on fresh class-action filing headlines, with Evercore conference next

Fermi Inc stock slides 10% on fresh class-action filing headlines, with Evercore conference next

New York, January 7, 2026, 13:24 (EST) — Regular session Shares of Fermi Inc (FRMI.O) slid on Wednesday, last down $1.01, or about 10.6%, at $8.50. The stock hit an intraday low of $8.37 and had traded about 5.6 million shares. The move came as plaintiffs’ firms pushed fresh notices around a proposed securities class action lawsuit, reopening questions about how Fermi pitched demand and funding for its Project Matador campus in Texas. Glancy Prongay & Murray said the case targets investors who bought stock in or traceable to the October IPO, priced at $21 a share, or bought securities
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Bloom Energy stock jumps 7% as traders revisit Wells Fargo $600 million credit line

Bloom Energy stock jumps 7% as traders revisit Wells Fargo $600 million credit line

NEW YORK, January 7, 2026, 13:10 EST — Regular session Bloom Energy (BE) shares rose 7.5% to $110.82 in afternoon trading on Wednesday, after touching $112.38 earlier in the session. The stock traded between $103.75 and $112.38 on volume of about 10.2 million shares. The move keeps focus on Bloom, which sells solid-oxide fuel cells that generate electricity without combustion and can be deployed as on-site microgrids when grid power is scarce. “Leaders in the AI industry … do not enjoy the luxury of being able to wait for traditional grid infrastructure,” Bloom’s chief commercial officer Aman Joshi said in
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Denison Mines stock dips as Phoenix uranium build budget rises to C$600 million

Denison Mines stock dips as Phoenix uranium build budget rises to C$600 million

New York, January 7, 2026, 09:46 (EST) — Regular session Denison Mines Corp shares slipped 0.8% to $3.26 in early New York trading on Wednesday. The uranium developer has traded in a tight range since the open. Investors are circling the company’s Phoenix project in northern Saskatchewan, where Denison says it is ready to take a final investment decision — a formal go-ahead to build — once federal approvals land. Denison put post-decision initial capital costs at C$600 million and said the estimate assumes a final investment decision at the end of February; CEO David Cates said the company “stands
7 January 2026
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Western Digital stock dips in premarket after 17% jump as CES “AI storage” trade cools

Western Digital stock dips in premarket after 17% jump as CES “AI storage” trade cools

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 05:00 EST — Premarket Shares of Western Digital Corp (WDC) fell 1.2% to $216.84 in premarket trading on Wednesday, after jumping 16.8% in the previous session to close at $219.38. Premarket trading happens before the U.S. market opens at 9:30 a.m. ET. Public The moves track a rush into data-storage names after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told analysts at CES 2026 that the memory-storage market is “completely unserved,” as AI systems chew through ever larger pools of data. SanDisk, the flash-memory company spun out of Western Digital last year, jumped about 28% on Tuesday, while
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Experian PLC stock rises after Ascend data move, with dividend and Q3 update in view

Experian PLC stock rises after Ascend data move, with dividend and Q3 update in view

London, January 7, 2026, 08:17 GMT — Regular session Experian (EXPN.L) shares rose 0.6% to 3,405 pence by 0802 GMT on Wednesday, after the credit data firm rolled out a new data capability for lenders earlier this week. Share Prices On Monday, Experian said its commercial data — covering the borrowing and repayment history of more than eight million UK businesses — is now available via its cloud-based Ascend analytics and decisioning platform. David Gallihawk, chief product officer for Experian’s UK and Ireland business information unit, said: “Clients can have an even better view of their customers and businesses so
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Stock Market Today

Lloyds share price steadies after buyback update and BoE rate jitters — what to watch next week

Lloyds share price steadies after buyback update and BoE rate jitters — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Lloyds shares closed up 0.9% at 106.75 pence Friday after the bank announced fresh buybacks totaling 17 million shares over two days, all to be cancelled. The stock rebounded from a 5.6% drop Thursday as traders adjusted UK rate-cut bets. About 121 million Lloyds shares changed hands. Investors await the bank’s annual report on February 18 and the next Bank of England decision March 19.
Vodafone shares steady up after Q3 wobble — Germany, buyback and next results now set the tone

Vodafone shares steady up after Q3 wobble — Germany, buyback and next results now set the tone

7 February 2026
Vodafone shares rose 1.47% to 110.60p Friday, recovering part of Thursday’s 4.68% drop after a Q3 update. Group revenue climbed 6.5% to €10.5 billion, but Germany’s 0.7% service revenue growth missed some forecasts. Vodafone launched a new €500 million buyback tranche, bringing total buybacks since May to €3.5 billion. Investors remain focused on Germany’s pace and cash flow execution.
NatWest Group stock: buyback filing and Rightmove mortgage deal set up a busy week

NatWest Group stock: buyback filing and Rightmove mortgage deal set up a busy week

7 February 2026
NatWest shares closed up 1.45% at 659.4 pence Friday, buoyed by a buyback of 797,428 shares and a new digital mortgage deal with Rightmove. The Bank of England held rates at 3.75% but signaled possible cuts, with markets pricing in two reductions for 2026. NatWest plans to expand its Accelerator community to 50,000 members by 2026. Annual results are due Feb. 13.
Unilever share price holds at 5,250p as results week looms — what investors watch next

Unilever share price holds at 5,250p as results week looms — what investors watch next

7 February 2026
Unilever shares closed flat at 5,250p in London Friday, underperforming the FTSE 100’s 0.6% gain. The company issued 4.2 million new shares for employee plans, bringing total shares to over 2.18 billion. Investors await Q4 and full-year results on Feb. 12, with analyst consensus pointing to 3.9% Q4 sales growth. Unilever’s U.S. ADR rose 0.8% to $72.12.
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