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Legal & General share price rises after Meiji Yasuda deal closes, £1.2bn buyback in focus

Legal & General share price rises after Meiji Yasuda deal closes, £1.2bn buyback in focus

Legal & General shares rose about 1% to 270.2 pence early Tuesday after confirming the $2.3 billion sale of its U.S. insurance business to Meiji Yasuda. The company plans to return an extra £1 billion to shareholders, raising its 2026 buyback to £1.2 billion. The FTSE 100 was little changed. Investors await full-year results on March 11 for further details.
3 February 2026
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Prudential share price ticks up on fresh buyback filing as March results loom

Prudential share price ticks up on fresh buyback filing as March results loom

Prudential shares rose 0.75% to 1,215 pence Tuesday after the company disclosed it repurchased 317,142 shares on Feb. 2 at £12.0211 each, with plans to cancel them. The buybacks are part of a $1.2 billion program launched in January and set to finish by Dec. 18, 2026. Shares remain near a 52-week high, up about 78% over the past year. Final results are due March 19.
3 February 2026
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Antofagasta share price jumps 3% as copper rebounds, shrugging off Morgan Stanley cut

Antofagasta share price jumps 3% as copper rebounds, shrugging off Morgan Stanley cut

Antofagasta shares rose about 3% to 3,750 pence in early London trading Tuesday after copper prices rebounded 3.65% to $6.04 a pound. Morgan Stanley downgraded Antofagasta to “underweight” and cut its price target to 3,050 pence. Copper remains well below last week’s highs after a sharp selloff. Antofagasta will report full-year results on Feb. 17.
3 February 2026
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Reckitt Benckiser share price falls as buyback tranche ends and share consolidation bites

Reckitt Benckiser share price falls as buyback tranche ends and share consolidation bites

Reckitt shares fell 1.3% to 6,100 pence in early London trading after the company completed the second tranche of its £1 billion buyback and implemented a 25-for-24 share consolidation tied to a 235p special dividend. The new shares now trade under a fresh ISIN, with total voting rights at 644,753,406. The special dividend is set for payment on Feb. 20.
3 February 2026
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Diageo share price today: DGE stock nudges up as investors line up for Feb. 25 results

Diageo share price today: DGE stock nudges up as investors line up for Feb. 25 results

Diageo shares rose 0.36% to 1,675.5 pence in early London trading Tuesday, recovering part of Monday’s loss. Investors are focused on interim results due Feb. 25, seeking updates on demand in the U.S. and China after last year’s guidance cut. RBC maintained its “outperform” rating with a 2,000 pence target. Diageo reported 2,226,438,685 voting shares as of Jan. 31.
3 February 2026
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Babcock share price rises 2% as buyback filings roll on — what matters for BAB.L next

Babcock share price rises 2% as buyback filings roll on — what matters for BAB.L next

Babcock International shares rose 2.3% to 1,456 pence by 0923 GMT Tuesday, valuing the company at about £7.25 billion. The company disclosed recent buybacks, including 18 shares at £14.20–£14.27 each on Feb. 2 and 6,927 shares at 1,426–1,462 pence on Jan. 30, leaving 6.14 million shares in treasury. Issued share capital stands at 505.6 million, with 499.5 million voting rights as of Jan. 31.
3 February 2026
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Vodafone share price today hovers near 52-week high after buyback update, Q3 trading statement ahead

Vodafone share price today hovers near 52-week high after buyback update, Q3 trading statement ahead

Vodafone shares rose 1.1% to 110.4p by 09:22 GMT, nearing their 52-week high after the company bought back 146,082 shares at an average 108.66p on Feb. 2. Issued share capital stands at 24.88 billion, with 1.46 billion in treasury and 23.41 billion voting rights. Vodafone will pay an interim dividend of 2.25 euro cents per share on Feb. 5. Q3 results are due the same day.
3 February 2026
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BAE Systems share price rebounds on buyback update as strike risk hangs over factories

BAE Systems share price rebounds on buyback update as strike risk hangs over factories

BAE Systems shares rose 1.17% to 1,944.5 pence in early London trading after the company announced new buybacks, repurchasing 110,861 shares on Feb. 2. Workers at Warton and Samlesbury began strikes over pay on Feb. 2, set to last through at least Feb. 20. The company says production lines remain operational. Investors await updates on negotiations and full-year results due Feb. 18.
3 February 2026
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Shell stock price slides with oil — what to watch before Feb 5 earnings

Shell stock price slides with oil — what to watch before Feb 5 earnings

Shell’s U.S. shares fell 1.7% to $75.73 on Monday as oil prices slid over 4% following signs of easing U.S.-Iran tensions. Brent crude settled at $66.30 a barrel. Investors are focused on Shell’s fourth-quarter results and dividend announcement due Feb. 5. Analysts expect major European oil firms to cut shareholder returns, mainly by reducing buybacks.
3 February 2026
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Tesco share price slips as grocery inflation cools — 3 dates investors are watching

Tesco share price slips as grocery inflation cools — 3 dates investors are watching

Tesco shares dipped 0.1% to 430.9 pence in early London trading, following new data showing UK grocery inflation slowed to 4.0%, its lowest since April. Tesco’s market share rose to 28.7% as sales climbed 4.4% in the 12 weeks to Jan. 25. Investors await the Bank of England’s Feb. 5 rate decision and UK CPI data on Feb. 18. Tesco’s next earnings report is due April 16.
3 February 2026
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  • Stock Market Today April 29: Tech Earnings Boosts Mixed as Markets Await Fed Decision
    April 29, 2026, 7:38 PM EDT. The S&P 500 edged down 0.04% to 7,135.95, the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.04% to 24,673.24, and the Dow Jones fell 0.57% to 48,861.81 on April 29 as traders awaited Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's remarks following a two-day meeting. The Fed held rates steady, citing ongoing inflation concerns, and Powell will remain on the Board of Governors. After the bell, megacap tech firms Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft all exceeded earnings expectations; Alphabet and Amazon gained in after-hours trading, while Meta and Microsoft declined. Notably, Alphabet's strong Google Cloud revenue boosted AI investment confidence, whereas Meta's stock fell amid overspending worries. PayPal, Seagate Technology, and Bloom Energy also saw gains. Investors remain cautious about AI-driven valuations as total tech capital expenditures surpass $650 billion.

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30 April 2026
Soluna Holdings filed to register the resale of about 2.46 million common shares, with no proceeds going to the company. The move follows Sazmining’s launch of a 3-megawatt Bitcoin mining operation at Soluna’s Project Dorothy 1B in West Texas. Soluna shares last traded at $1.28, up from a $1.08 Nasdaq sale price on April 28. The registered shares include 2.4 million issuable to YA II PN, LTD. via warrant exercise.
Brookfield Renewable Stock Drops 12% Before Q1 Results as BEPC Investors Brace for Friday

Brookfield Renewable Stock Drops 12% Before Q1 Results as BEPC Investors Brace for Friday

30 April 2026
Brookfield Renewable Corp’s NYSE shares fell 12.5% to $35.20 on Wednesday, with volume quadrupling the three-month average ahead of first-quarter results due Friday. The drop came despite a higher quarterly dividend and mixed analyst views. The company operates 47 GW of clean energy assets globally. Analysts expect a first-quarter loss of 33.92 cents per share on $1.62 billion in revenue.
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