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Reckitt share price slips into dividend-vote week — what happens next for RKT stock

Reckitt share price slips into dividend-vote week — what happens next for RKT stock

Reckitt Benckiser shares fell 1.57% Friday to 6,018 pence, trimming year-to-date gains to 0.3%. Shareholders vote Tuesday on a £1.6 billion special dividend and a 24-for-25 share consolidation after the Essential Home sale. The record date is Jan. 30, with shares going ex-dividend Feb. 2 and payment due Feb. 20, pending approval. The company faces ongoing litigation over its Mead Johnson infant formula in the U.S.
25 January 2026
Shell Plc stock price: Nigeria’s $20 billion Bonga push and buybacks set up Shell shares for a busy week

Shell Plc stock price: Nigeria’s $20 billion Bonga push and buybacks set up Shell shares for a busy week

Shell shares closed at 2,687.5 pence Friday, up 0.5%, after Nigeria approved incentives for its Bonga South West oil project. Shell repurchased 572,214 shares under its buyback plan, with Merrill Lynch managing the programme until Jan. 30. Oil prices rose sharply on new U.S. sanctions against Iran. Investors await Shell’s fourth-quarter results and dividend on Feb. 5.
25 January 2026
Anglo American share price ends near 1-year high as metal rally sets up the week ahead

Anglo American share price ends near 1-year high as metal rally sets up the week ahead

Anglo American shares closed up 1.08% at 3,378 pence in London on Friday, near their 52-week high. The stock rose about 4% over the week, boosted by metals prices and merger news following Anglo’s $53 billion deal with Teck Resources. Investors await Q4 production results on Feb. 5 and full-year earnings on Feb. 20. EU antitrust and subsidy rulings on the merger are due in early February.
BAE Systems share price ends week higher — what to watch before London reopens

BAE Systems share price ends week higher — what to watch before London reopens

BAE Systems shares rose 2.1% to 2,027 pence Friday after the company reported new buyback activity and corrected a shareholder disclosure. The firm acquired 105,143 shares for cancellation and clarified Silchester Investors no longer holds a notifiable stake. BAE also secured a $73.8 million U.S. contract for aircraft countermeasures. Full-year results are due February 18.
25 January 2026
BP share price: buyback filing and a jump in oil set the tone for the week ahead

BP share price: buyback filing and a jump in oil set the tone for the week ahead

BP shares closed up 1.6% at 443.65 pence Friday after the company repurchased nearly 3 million shares for treasury. Brent crude settled at $65.88 a barrel, rising 2.8% on renewed supply concerns linked to Iran. A U.S. winter storm is cutting oil and gas output. BP recently flagged $4–5 billion in impairments tied to its energy transition businesses.

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  • Spotify Stock Drops 14% Despite Strong Q1 Results: Subscriber Growth Misses Expectations
    April 30, 2026, 5:14 PM EDT. Shares of Spotify Technology fell 14% this week after its Q1 earnings report showed 8% sales growth, a 54% rise in free cash flow and 9% increase in premium subscribers, beating forecasts. However, guidance for Q2 premium subscribers at 299 million fell short of the expected 300 million, triggering the sell-off. Additionally, ad-supported revenue slipped 5% despite a 14% increase in ad-supported monthly active users (MAUs). Management highlighted a completed overhaul of Spotify's advertising infrastructure, expecting longer-term gains from biddable programmatic ads. Trading at 25 times free cash flow, Spotify's transition from rapid growth to steady compounding faces short-term pressure but holds potential for future margin expansion.

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Nvidia Stock Falls as Google and Amazon AI Chip Push Tests the AI Trade

Nvidia Stock Falls as Google and Amazon AI Chip Push Tests the AI Trade

30 April 2026
Nvidia shares dropped 4.6% to $199.57 Thursday as investors reacted to Alphabet and Amazon expanding sales of their own AI chips. Alphabet reported Google Cloud revenue up 63% and began selling TPU chips directly to customers. AMD and Broadcom shares rose 5.1% and 3.0%, respectively. Amazon said its Trainium chip line secured $225 billion in revenue commitments.
US Stock Market After Hours: Apple Earnings Put Record Rally to the Test

US Stock Market After Hours: Apple Earnings Put Record Rally to the Test

30 April 2026
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at record highs Thursday, finishing their strongest month in years. Apple fell about 1% after hours despite beating revenue and profit estimates, as iPhone sales missed forecasts. The Dow rose 1.62% to 49,652.14. Oil prices and AI spending remain key risks to the rally.
SiriusXM Stock Moves on Subscriber Surprise as Cash Flow Jumps

SiriusXM Stock Moves on Subscriber Surprise as Cash Flow Jumps

30 April 2026
Sirius XM Holdings lost 111,000 self-pay subscribers in Q1, far fewer than analysts expected, sending shares up 0.9% to $27.01. Revenue rose 1% to $2.09 billion, with net income up 20% to $245 million. Podcast revenue jumped 37%. SiriusXM ended the quarter with 32.8 million subscribers, down from 32.9 million a year earlier.
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