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FTSE 100 Climbs as Inflation Data Fuels Rate Cut Hopes – FLTR Big Gainer

The FTSE 100 index experienced a lift in early trading today, rising 40 points to 8,275, buoyed by optimism over potential interest rate cuts from the Bank of England

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Aviva Operating Profit Rises 14%, Wealth Unit Net Inflows at £5bn

Aviva plc (LON: AV.) shares rose at the start of Wednesday's session after the insurer announced a strong first-half performance, with operating profit surging 14% to £875 million.

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Glencore Share Price Seen Rising Due To ‘Winning Combination’

Citi analysts renewed their coverage of Glencore (LON: GLEN) in a note this week, issuing the stock with a Buy rating and set

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Legal & General Dividend Boosting Share Price (LON: LGEN) Sentiment?

Legal & General's share price (LON: LGEN) is up early today almost 1%, bringing 5 day gains to 5.4%, as the next dividend has been confirmed at 6p per share. This will be paid on 27th September to shareholders of record o

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NatWest Joins Lenders Cutting Mortgage Rates

Amid a competitive landscape and following a reduction in the Bank of England's base interest rate, NatWest Group PLC has announced a significant reduction in some of its mortgage rates, going below the 4% threshold. This str

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Barclays Dividend For H1 Approaching – Shares Riding a Wave

Barclays dividend (LON:BARC) of 2.9 pence for H1 will be issued on the 20th of September, to shareholders of record on Friday (16th August). To those focused on the stock's income-generating potential, this date will be one t

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BAE Systems Shares Are Up 28% in a Year – Here’s Why

BAE Systems (LON: BA.), the United Kingdom's leading defence contractor, has witnessed a more than 28% rise in its share price over the past year. [stock_market_widget type="c

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HSBC Pledges UK Branch Network Stability

HSBC shares (LON: HSBA) opened up this morning by 0.64% as the bank made a significant commitment to its UK customers by pledging to keep all its bank branches open un

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Is Aviva’s Dividend (LON: AV) & Share Buyback Helping Price Action?

Aviva share price (LON: AV) has been steadily gaining over the past 12 months, increasing by 26%, largely out of the headlines. In the landscape of the UK stock market,

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TalkTalk Secures £400M Refinancing Deal

Sir Charles Dunstone, the founder of the broadband provider TalkTalk, has successfully negotiated a £400 million deal with lenders to prevent the company from falling into a potential debt default. This financial lifeline com

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Tesla’s US EV Market Share Falls Below 50%

For the first time, electric vehicle (EV) market leader

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BT Group Shares Surge as Bharti Global Agrees Deal to Acquire 24.5% Stake

BT Group's (LON: BT.A) share price jumped by more than 6% at the open on Monday after Indian conglomerate Bharti Global announced a deal to acquire a 24.5% stake in the British telecom giant.

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FTSE 100 Gains Ahead of Inflation, GDP Data This Week

The FTSE 100 and European equities have started the week beginning Monday, August 12, 2024, where they left off, with London's blue-chip index gaining 0.5% shortly after the open, rising to 8,209.65. On Friday, the FTSE 100 r

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M&S Shares Up 50% – Is Growth Sustainable Against Hot Competition?

Up 1% in early trading today, M&S shares (LON: MKS) are currently attracting particular attention due to recent upside delta on markets. The long-established retailer,

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Are GSK Shares Getting Ready To Break Out?

GSK shares (LON:GSK) have been spending quite a lot of time around the 1500 - 1500p mark, with the last month of trading very much in a range. On a YTD basis, this level has found itself acting as support on a few occasions,

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Barclays Stock a Top Pick at Morgan Stanley – UK Banking Resilience Stands Out

In a note covering bank stocks on Thursday, Morgan Stanley analysts picked out Barclays (LON: BARC) as a new top pick, citing the resilience of the UK banking sector as a key factor.

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Hargreaves Lansdown To Be Acquired For £5.4bn By Private Equity Consortium

Hargreaves Lansdown, the prominent UK-based investment platform, is set to be acquired by a consortium of private equity heavyweights, the company announced Friday. Harp Bi

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Rio Tinto Share Price Target Get’s Boost From Barclays to 6,250 GBp

Rio Tinto's share price closed the day completely flat yesterday, after gapping down on the open. The global mining giant, listed on the London Stock Exchange under the tic

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BT Shares (LON: BT.A) Down 5% As Markets Highlight Concerns

BT Group shares (LON: BT.A) took a significant downturn in early trading today, with a 5% drop putting the stock amongst the LSE's worst performers on the day. Markets are

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NatWest Shares (NWG) Making Moves As Bank Seeks To Offload Risk to Sustain Dividends

NatWest share price (LON: NWG) is a big mover today on the London Stock Exchange, but in the wrong direction for holders, down 3.08%.

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FTSE Stumbles Out The Gate, Nikkei 225 Losses Amount To 14% Over 1 Month

In a continuation of recent market volatility, the FTSE 100, a benchmark index for the UK stock market, opened lower by shedding almost 1%, a decline of 76 points, to stand at 8,090. This downturn wiped out most of the gains

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Deliveroo Shares Jump After Reporting H1 Profit, Announcing Share Buyback

Deliveroo (LON: ROO) shares surged more than 6% at the open on Thursday after the company reported a positive profit and free cash flow for the first half of 2024. [stock_mark

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BP Shares: RBC Capital Cuts Stock as Balance Sheet ‘Should Be Healthier’

BP (LON: BP.) was downgraded from Outperform to Sector Perform by RBC Capital in a note this week, with the investment bank als

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