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Imperial Brands keeps buying back shares — latest £1.45bn repurchase update for IMB stock

Imperial Brands keeps buying back shares — latest £1.45bn repurchase update for IMB stock

Imperial Brands bought back 160,607 shares for cancellation on March 4 at an average price of 3,248.54 pence, following a 641,958-share repurchase the previous day. The company’s share count will drop to 787,577,474 after settlement. UK lawmakers are advancing a bill to phase out tobacco sales for those born after 2008, with a House of Lords vote set for March 9. Imperial shares closed up 2.28% at £32.70 on Wednesday.
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BAE Systems share buyback: company buys more stock as Middle East conflict rattles markets

BAE Systems share buyback: company buys more stock as Middle East conflict rattles markets

BAE Systems bought back 97,895 shares on March 4 at a volume-weighted average price of 2,237.12 pence and plans to cancel them. The company has repurchased 18.3 million shares under its current buyback tranche, part of a three-year, £1.5 billion programme. BAE shares closed up 2.21% at 22.69 pounds, near a 52-week high. The company reported record order backlog and double-digit profit growth in February.
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British Airways owner IAG shares snap back as Middle East airspace shutdown hits flights

British Airways owner IAG shares snap back as Middle East airspace shutdown hits flights

IAG shares rose 2% Wednesday after a 13% drop linked to Middle East airspace closures that forced British Airways to halt flights from six cities. Global air cargo capacity fell 22% between Feb. 28 and March 3, tightening space and raising rates. Wizz Air expects a €50 million hit to 2026 profit. Two IAG airline chiefs sold shares this week, regulatory filings showed.
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Beazley profit slides 19% as Zurich takeover advances and board adds PwC veteran Roy Clark

Beazley profit slides 19% as Zurich takeover advances and board adds PwC veteran Roy Clark

Beazley reported a 19% drop in annual pre-tax profit to $1.15 billion as cyber underwriting shrank and insurance pricing weakened. Zurich Insurance’s agreed takeover values Beazley at £8.1 billion, with shareholders set to receive 1,335 pence per share including a 25 pence dividend. Zurich raised $5 billion in a share sale to fund the deal. Beazley shares were little changed in early London trading.
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Anglo American CEO sells shares as 2023 incentive plan vests at 21.2%

Anglo American CEO sells shares as 2023 incentive plan vests at 21.2%

Anglo American CEO Duncan Wanblad sold 24,074 shares at £36.384 each to cover taxes after incentive awards vested, according to a regulatory filing. The company’s 2023 long-term incentive plan vested at 21.2% of the maximum, with most retained shares under a two-year lock-up. The disclosure comes as Anglo pursues a merger with Teck and reviews its executive pay structure. The Teck deal still awaits some regulatory approvals.
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Rio Tinto plc seals A$1.1 billion Pilbara water deal as Dampier desalination expands

Rio Tinto plc seals A$1.1 billion Pilbara water deal as Dampier desalination expands

Rio Tinto and Western Australia will form a 50:50 joint venture to complete a A$1.1 billion seawater desalination plant near Dampier. The expanded facility will supply 8 gigalitres of water annually to Pilbara towns and industry, with Stage 1 set to deliver water later in 2026. The state will invest A$606 million to double capacity and reduce groundwater extraction from key aquifers.
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Why Pro Medicus (ASX:PME) shares jumped 4.6% today

Why Pro Medicus (ASX:PME) shares jumped 4.6% today

Pro Medicus shares jumped 4.6% to A$121.49 on Thursday, valuing the company at about A$12.1 billion. The stock remains down 53% over the past year despite recent gains. Interim results showed revenue up 28.4% to A$124.8 million, with profit boosted by a large fair value gain on a 4D Medical investment. An on-market buyback is underway through March 2026.
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Telstra warns A$7.3 billion spectrum renewal bill could hit mobile prices

Telstra warns A$7.3 billion spectrum renewal bill could hit mobile prices

Telstra has called on the Australian government to lower proposed mobile spectrum renewal fees, arguing the regulator’s A$7.34 billion valuation is about A$4.1 billion above fair value. The company warned higher costs could reduce investment or increase customer prices. ACMA is reviewing feedback after closing consultations in February. Telstra shares fell 0.58% to A$5.18 late Wednesday.
5 March 2026
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South32 CEO maps a sharper base-metals push as Mozal shutdown nears

South32 CEO maps a sharper base-metals push as Mozal shutdown nears

South32 CEO Graham Kerr said about 90% of the company’s production could soon be in base metals and exploration, as it prepares to mothball its Mozal aluminium smelter in Mozambique within weeks. Kerr will hand over to incoming CEO Matthew Daley later this year. The Mozal shutdown affects thousands of jobs and a third of Mozambique’s manufacturing. South32 shares traded ex-dividend on Thursday.
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PLS Group’s new gender pay gap numbers show a setback after layoffs and an idled plant

PLS Group’s new gender pay gap numbers show a setback after layoffs and an idled plant

PLS Group reported its median gender pay gap in Australia widened to 15.2% in 2024–25 from 11.1% a year earlier, citing workforce changes after corporate job cuts and a plant shutdown. The company said the gap mainly reflected workforce mix, not pay for like roles. WGEA released employer gender pay gap data for 10,500 employers on March 3. PLS shares last traded at A$4.81, up from A$4.74.
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Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Stock Market Today 05.03.2026

LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: March 5, 2026, 12:00 AM ESTUpdated: March 5, 2026, 11:59 PM EST Cresco Labs Q4 Loss Matches Estimates, Revenue Slightly Beats Expectations March 5, 2026, 11:54 PM EST. Cresco Labs Inc. (CRLBF) reported a fourth-quarter loss of $0.02 per share, aligning with Zacks estimates and representing a 14.16% earnings surprise. Revenues reached $161.55 million, slightly above the forecast by 0.26%, though down from $175.91 million a year ago. The medical-products company's shares have fallen 20.7% this year, underperforming the S&P 500's 0.4% gain. Despite the mixed results, the stock holds a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), signaling expected
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  • SoundHound's Acquisition of LivePerson Faces Market Skepticism Despite Revenue Growth
    May 16, 2026, 4:13 PM EDT. SoundHound AI reported strong Q1 2026 revenue growth but saw its stock price decline, partly due to maintaining its full-year revenue forecast and announcing an acquisition of conversational AI firm LivePerson. The deal aims to combine SoundHound's voice AI with LivePerson's text-based AI to boost revenue, with LivePerson expected to add $100 million in 2027. However, investors remain cautious because SoundHound is unprofitable, LivePerson posted significant losses ($134.2 million in 2024), and the acquisition involves stock issuance risking shareholder dilution. The global AI agent market is projected to grow from $7.6 billion in 2025 to $182.9 billion by 2033, highlighting the strategic potential if SoundHound can successfully integrate LivePerson.

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Everspin Stock’s Wild Run Hits a Weekend Test After Insider Sale and Tech Selloff

Everspin Stock’s Wild Run Hits a Weekend Test After Insider Sale and Tech Selloff

16 May 2026
Everspin shares fell 7.5% to $37.57 Friday and slipped to $37.00 after hours, but still ended the week up 39% after volatile trading. An SEC filing showed director Glen Hawk sold 48,563 shares. The moves followed first-quarter results showing revenue rose to $14.87 million and a $40 million defense subcontract for onshore MRAM production.
American Rare Earths Jumps on Nasdaq Listing News

American Rare Earths Jumps on Nasdaq Listing News

16 May 2026
American Rare Earths Limited closed at A$0.410 on Friday, up 12.33% for the week, after formally starting the process for a planned Nasdaq secondary listing. The company appointed BDO Audit Pty Ltd as auditor and Rimon as U.S. legal adviser. The S&P/ASX 200 fell 1.2% for the week. American Rare Earths’ main project remains the Halleck Creek rare earths site in Wyoming.
3M Stock Beat the Dow Selloff. The Next Test Comes This Week

3M Stock Beat the Dow Selloff. The Next Test Comes This Week

16 May 2026
3M shares rose 0.76% to $146.22 Friday, outperforming the S&P 500’s 1.2% drop and Dow’s 1.1% loss. For the week, 3M gained 2.0%, while the Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF fell about 1.0%. The company declared a 78-cent quarterly dividend and reported first-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $2.14, up 14% from a year earlier.
Coca-Cola shares hold up as broader market sinks, with a new challenge on deck

Coca-Cola shares hold up as broader market sinks, with a new challenge on deck

16 May 2026
Coca-Cola shares closed Friday at $80.82, up 0.46%, capping a 3.1% weekly gain as the S&P 500 and Dow fell. The stock ended near a 52-week high after five straight daily advances. Friday’s trading volume reached 17.53 million shares. Officer Nancy Quan filed to potentially sell 31,625 shares valued at about $2.56 million.
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