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GSK stock price ends week higher as Feb 4 earnings loom — what investors watch next

GSK stock price ends week higher as Feb 4 earnings loom — what investors watch next

GSK shares rose 1.3% to 1,876.5 pence in London on Friday, extending a two-day rally ahead of fourth-quarter results due Feb. 4. Investors are watching for 2026 guidance and updates on vaccine and specialty drug demand. The stock remains about 9% below its December high. GSK recently agreed to buy RAPT Therapeutics for $2.2 billion and signaled changes in its HIV joint venture.
Shell share price in focus as buyback wraps and oil jumps ahead of earnings

Shell share price in focus as buyback wraps and oil jumps ahead of earnings

Shell shares closed Friday at 2,794 pence, down 0.1%, as the company ended its latest buyback program and announced new repurchases. Brent crude surged to near $72 a barrel, its highest since August, ahead of Sunday’s OPEC+ meeting. Shell bought back over 1.36 million shares this week for cancellation. The company will report Q4 earnings on Feb. 5.
Glencore stock heads into a big week as Rio Tinto deadline nears and copper cools

Glencore stock heads into a big week as Rio Tinto deadline nears and copper cools

Glencore shares fell 1.7% to 499.25 pence Friday after metals prices dropped and copper retreated from record highs. Investors await a possible Rio Tinto bid by Feb. 5 and watch for further takeover-code disclosures. Glencore’s 2025 copper output dropped 11% to 851,600 tonnes, but second-half production rebounded. Geode Capital disclosed a 0.93% Glencore stake in new filings.
31 January 2026
Lloyds share price hits fresh 52-week high as buyback starts — what to watch next week

Lloyds share price hits fresh 52-week high as buyback starts — what to watch next week

Lloyds Banking Group shares closed Friday at 108.95 pence, up 3.32% to a 52-week high, after launching a £1.75 billion buyback and raising its 2026 profitability target. The bank reported a 12% rise in 2025 pre-tax profit to £6.7 billion. Lloyds bought 10 million shares Friday for cancellation. Investors await the Bank of England’s rate decision Feb. 5 and Lloyds’ annual report Feb. 18.
31 January 2026
RELX share price ends week near 52-week low as buyback rolls on — what to watch next

RELX share price ends week near 52-week low as buyback rolls on — what to watch next

RELX shares fell 0.6% to 2,579 pence in London Friday, remaining near a 52-week low despite the company’s ongoing buyback program. RELX purchased 369,515 shares at an average 2,594.5 pence as part of a £250 million repurchase running through Feb. 6. Investors await full-year results due Feb. 12. The stock dropped 3.6% Thursday, underperforming the FTSE 100.
31 January 2026
Genting Singapore share price (SGX:G13) in focus after Lim Kok Thay takes Resorts World Sentosa chair

Genting Singapore share price (SGX:G13) in focus after Lim Kok Thay takes Resorts World Sentosa chair

Genting Singapore shares closed at S$0.735 on Friday, up 0.68%, after Lim Kok Thay was named chairman and director of Resorts World at Sentosa, effective Feb. 1. The stock traded 32.8 million shares between S$0.730 and S$0.740. Analysts flagged ongoing competition with Marina Bay Sands and weak tourism growth as risks. Full-year 2025 results are due Feb. 24 after market close.
31 January 2026
Keppel stock price slips into weekend — what investors are watching before Feb 5 results

Keppel stock price slips into weekend — what investors are watching before Feb 5 results

Keppel Ltd fell 1.35% to S$10.93 on Friday, underperforming the Singapore market as investors await its full-year results on Feb. 5. Keppel DC REIT reported a record full-year distribution per unit and a 55.2% jump in distributable income. The Singapore Exchange benchmark dropped 0.5%, tracking Wall Street losses. Markets will reopen Monday after the weekend pause.

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Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) Gets an Apple Premium, Math Shows Little Room Left

Intel (INTC) options cool, analysts lag as stock jumps

25 June 2026
Intel closed at $131.65, about 7% below its recent high, as analyst targets lag behind the stock price and options activity cools; Goldman Sachs started coverage at Neutral with a $150 target, citing foundry potential but highlighting stronger prospects at AMD and Nvidia, while sector sentiment remains split despite a rally in chip stocks.
Sunrun pops as Tesla, Renew Home announce data-center power move

Sunrun rally looks at 16 GW deal numbers, squeezes shorts

25 June 2026
Sunrun surged 12.57% to $14.42 after announcing a 16 GW flexible capacity deal with Tesla and Renew Home, but analysts say only 0.5 GW is Sunrun’s actual battery fleet; with 26% short interest and slowing core business, the rally reflects hopes for new revenue streams despite limited near-term impact.
Hertz Global (HTZ) shares fall, $350 mln note hedge draws attention

Hertz Global (HTZ) shares fall, $350 mln note hedge draws attention

25 June 2026
Hertz plunged 40.7% to $3.00 after slashing its Q2 outlook and announcing a $100 million share sale and $350 million in exchangeable notes referencing up to 35.5% of shares, with used-car sale losses pushing net depreciation per unit to $300 and adjusted Corporate EBITDA now expected at $50–80 million, near the low end of prior guidance.
InterContinental Hotels Group buyback speeds up share-count cut

InterContinental Hotels Group buyback speeds up share-count cut

25 June 2026
InterContinental Hotels Group cut its share count below 149.2 million after buying back and planning to cancel 20,000 shares at an average $172.58 on June 24, up 1.6% from the prior day’s buyback price; this ongoing buyback program, now 25% complete, is set to return over $1.2 billion to shareholders in 2026, equal to 5.8% of IHG’s market value at the year’s start.
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