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Paragon Banking Group (PAG.L) Shares Drop After FY 2025 Results: Dividend Hike, £50m Buyback and 2026 Margin Squeeze Explained

Paragon Banking Group (PAG.L) Shares Drop After FY 2025 Results: Dividend Hike, £50m Buyback and 2026 Margin Squeeze Explained

Paragon Banking Group shares fell 5.6% to 797.5p in London on December 3, 2025, despite reporting record earnings per share and increased dividends. Investors focused on guidance for tighter net interest margins and higher provisions related to UK motor finance redress in 2026. Full-year underlying profit before tax rose 0.4% to £293.9m, while the net loan book grew 4% to £16.3bn.
3 December 2025
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£10,000 Bank Account Warning: How Much Cash You Should Really Keep in Your Current Account in 2025

£10,000 Bank Account Warning: How Much Cash You Should Really Keep in Your Current Account in 2025

On 30 November 2025, research showed 6.4 million UK current accounts hold at least £10,000, with most earning no interest. Around £284 billion sits in these accounts, while inflation remains at 3.6%. Experts warn that leaving large sums in zero-interest accounts means losing value as savings rates elsewhere reach 4%. Deposit protection limits and ISA rules are also changing.
30 November 2025
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  • SpaceX IPO Surges 19% in Historic Nasdaq Debut, Valuing Company at $2.1 Trillion
    June 13, 2026, 7:29 PM EDT. SpaceX, Elon Musk's aerospace and AI company, soared 19% on its Nasdaq debut, closing at $161 and marking the largest initial public offering (IPO) ever with a $2.1 trillion valuation. The shares, trading under ticker SPCX, opened at $150, with over 500 million shares exchanging hands, nearing Facebook's record first-day volume. SpaceX raised $75 billion in the IPO. Musk highlighted plans to fund ambitious projects including deploying 100,000 satellites for communications and building AI data centers in space. Despite a history of $41.3 billion losses since 2002, SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet division remains profitable. Tesla shares also rose 1.8%, pushing its market cap to $1.5 trillion. Extended trading saw SpaceX add another 3.5%, boosting market cap to $2.2 trillion.

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Kraft Heinz Shares Rally for Six Days—Is KHC a Buy Now?

Kraft Heinz Shares Rally for Six Days—Is KHC a Buy Now?

14 June 2026
Kraft Heinz closed up 0.70% at $24.39, outpacing the S&P 500, as investors weighed its 6.6% dividend yield against falling organic sales, lower adjusted earnings, and cautious analyst targets; the next earnings update is seen as the key test for whether $600 million in marketing and R&D can revive growth and support the stock’s rebound.
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