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LSE:RDSB News 5 February 2026

Shell keeps $3.5bn buyback despite Q4 profit slide — and debt jumps to $45.7bn

Shell keeps $3.5bn buyback despite Q4 profit slide — and debt jumps to $45.7bn

LONDON, Feb 5, 2026, 08:31 (GMT) Shell announced on Thursday a new $3.5 billion share buyback and raised its dividend, despite a drop in profit that missed expectations in the final quarter of 2025. This shift is significant since investors long viewed buybacks as the oil sector’s go-to way to deploy cash, despite sliding crude prices and shrinking earnings. Now,…
5 February 2026
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  • Bitcoin Mining Faces Pressure as Price Falls Short of $87,000 Production Costs
    February 5, 2026, 7:29 AM EST. Bitcoin's price, around $69,270, is about 20% below the estimated average production cost of $87,000, according to Checkonchain data. This gap heightens financial strain on miners, many of whom operate at a loss and are liquidating holdings to cover expenses. Historically, bitcoin trading below production cost signals bear market conditions, seen in 2019 and 2022 before recovery. Network difficulty, a measure of mining effort, links to market cap to estimate mining costs. Bitcoin network hashrate dropped from a peak near 1.1 zettahash per second (ZH/s) but recently stabilized around 913 exahash per second (EH/s). Miners' ongoing capitulation exposes vulnerabilities within the sector amid current price pressures.
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