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FTSE 100 hits new high as HSBC raises earnings target, AI fears ease
25 Feb 2026

FTSE 100 hits new high as HSBC raises earnings target, AI fears ease

Feb 25 (Reuters) - ⁠Britain's FTSE 100 touched a fresh peak on Wednesday ⁠after lender HSBC lifted a ​key earnings target, while easing concerns about...

Market News HSBC Holdings + 3 more shares
ShoreCap downgrades Standard Chartered on valuation grounds
25 Feb 2026

ShoreCap downgrades Standard Chartered on valuation grounds

(Sharecast News) - Shore Capital downgraded Standard Chartered to 'sell' from 'hold' on Wednesday on valuation grounds.

ShoreCap downgrades Standard Chartered on valuation grounds
25 Feb 2026

ShoreCap downgrades Standard Chartered on valuation grounds

(Sharecast News) - Shore Capital downgraded Standard Chartered to 'sell' from 'hold' on Wednesday on valuation grounds.

Angola's national oil company wants to diversify into critical minerals
25 Feb 2026

Angola's national oil company wants to diversify into critical minerals

LUANDA, Feb 25 (Reuters) - ⁠Angolan state-owned oil company Sonangol said on Wednesday ⁠that it wanted to diversify into ​critical minerals as it repo...

Oil & Gas Total Energies + 4 more shares
Greece's Metlen signs LNG supply and trading cooperation deal with Shell
25 Feb 2026

Greece's Metlen signs LNG supply and trading cooperation deal with Shell

Feb 25 (Reuters) - Greece's Metlen said on Wednesday it had signed ​a ‌memorandum of understanding with Shell to cooperate on liquefied ⁠natural gas s...

Oil & Gas Metlen Energy + 4 more shares
UK wealth manager St James's Place boosts payout ratio after profit beat
25 Feb 2026

UK wealth manager St James's Place boosts payout ratio after profit beat

Feb 25 (Reuters) - St. James's Place raised its shareholder payout ratio to 70% of ⁠underlying cash profit on Wednesday, a year ahead ⁠of schedule, af...

Sensodyne maker Haleon forecasts below-target 2026 growth on weak demand in US
25 Feb 2026

Sensodyne maker Haleon forecasts below-target 2026 growth on weak demand in US

Feb 25 (Reuters) - British consumer healthcare group Haleon ⁠on Wednesday forecast 3% to 5% growth in ⁠2026 organic revenue, shy of its ​medium-term t...

Tech stock rally set for a test as Nvidia results due
25 Feb 2026

Tech stock rally set for a test as Nvidia results due

LONDON/ SYDNEY, Feb 25 (Reuters) - A bounceback by tech stocks around the world helped drive equity markets higher on Wednesday and set the scene for ...

Market News NVIDIA + 1 more share
GSK to buy 35Pharma for $950 million in CEO Miel's second major deal
25 Feb 2026

GSK to buy 35Pharma for $950 million in CEO Miel's second major deal

Feb 25 (Reuters) - GSK has agreed to pay $950 million ⁠in cash for Canadian biotech 35Pharma, it said ⁠on Wednesday, marking the second major ​deal ne...

IN BRIEF: AB Foods launches second tranche of GBP250 million buyback
25 Feb 2026

IN BRIEF: AB Foods launches second tranche of GBP250 million buyback

Associated British Foods PLC - London-based food processing and clothing retailing business - Starts second GBP125 million tranche of its GBP250 milli...

Corporate News AB Foods + 1 more share
St James's Place lifts shareholder return aims amid financial progress
25 Feb 2026

St James's Place lifts shareholder return aims amid financial progress

(Alliance News) - St James's Place PLC on Wednesday said it will increase shareholder returns after reporting better-than-expected 2025 results.

GSK buys Canadian biopharmaceutical firm 35Pharma for USD950 million
25 Feb 2026

GSK buys Canadian biopharmaceutical firm 35Pharma for USD950 million

(Alliance News) - GSK PLC on Wednesday said it has agreed to buy Canada-based clinical stage biopharmaceutical firm 35Pharma Inc for USD950 million in...

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Shore cuts Standard Chartered to 'sell'
25 Feb 2026

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Shore cuts Standard Chartered to 'sell'

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and on Tuesday:

St James's Place reports record funds under management, higher profits
25 Feb 2026

St James's Place reports record funds under management, higher profits

(Sharecast News) - St James's Place reported higher profits and record funds under management for 2025 on Wednesday, as the UK wealth manager accelera...