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FTSE 100 closes near record as deal buzz lifts London stocks — here’s what moved UK shares

FTSE 100 closes near record as deal buzz lifts London stocks — here’s what moved UK shares

The FTSE 100 closed up 0.42% at 10,446.35, near record highs, with deal activity and rate-cut bets offsetting AI disruption concerns. NatWest dropped 2.5% after posting £7.7 billion in 2025 pretax profit and announcing a £750 million buyback. Defence shares outperformed, while sterling headed for its biggest weekly loss versus the euro in over two months. Bank of England officials pushed back on rapid rate-cut expectations.
13 February 2026
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  • CenterPoint Energy Q1 Earnings and Revenues Fall Short of Estimates
    April 23, 2026, 9:15 AM EDT. CenterPoint Energy (CNP) reported first-quarter earnings of $0.56 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.58, marking a 3.78% negative earnings surprise. Revenue came in at $2.98 billion, slightly below expectations by 1.44%, rising marginally from $2.92 billion a year ago. Despite underperformance against estimates, CenterPoint shares have gained nearly 10% since the year's start, outperforming the S&P 500's 4.3% rise. The company's earnings outlook for the next quarter stands at $0.39 per share on $2.14 billion in revenues, with a full-year EPS forecast of $1.91 on $9.89 billion revenue. Industry trends remain a crucial factor for stock performance, with the Utility - Electric Power sector ranked in the top 40% by Zacks Industry Rank. The stock holds a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), suggesting in-line market performance in the near term.

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Amazon Stock (AMZN) Gains After $25 Billion Anthropic Deal, With AWS Earnings Now the Key Test

Amazon Stock (AMZN) Gains After $25 Billion Anthropic Deal, With AWS Earnings Now the Key Test

23 April 2026
New York, April 23, 2026, 08:40 EDT Amazon stock stayed in focus on Thursday after the company deepened its Anthropic alliance with a pact that could steer more than $100 billion of cloud spending to AWS over the next decade. Shares closed up 2.18% on Wednesday at $255.36 as investors headed toward next week’s earnings report. (Reuters) The timing is awkward in the right way. Amazon reports on April 29, just as investors are asking whether the giant AI buildout across tech is turning into real revenue or simply bigger capital bills. A Reuters markets commentary this week said Amazon’s
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Nvidia Stock Today: NVDA Rises as Google Unveils New AI Chips, Still Backs Vera Rubin

23 April 2026
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Microsoft Stock Falls Ahead of Earnings as $18 Billion Australia AI Bet Runs Into Fresh Wall Street Doubts

23 April 2026
Microsoft shares fell about 2% in premarket trading Thursday after announcing a A$25 billion ($17.9 billion) AI investment in Australia, its largest ever in the country. The drop followed sector-wide declines sparked by IBM and ServiceNow growth concerns. Microsoft’s plan includes Azure AI infrastructure, cybersecurity, and training three million Australians by 2028. Investors await April 29 earnings for signs AI spending is boosting cloud growth.
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