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Liberty Global to buy Vodafone's stake in VodafoneZiggo, spin-off Benelux operations
18 Feb 2026

Liberty Global to buy Vodafone's stake in VodafoneZiggo, spin-off Benelux operations

LONDON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Liberty Global has agreed to buy its Dutch joint venture partner Vodafone's stake in VodafoneZiggo for 1 ⁠billion euros ($1...

Liberty Global Ltd + 2 more shares
Glencore sold more oil, earned less from energy sales for a third straight year
18 Feb 2026

Glencore sold more oil, earned less from energy sales for a third straight year

LONDON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Glencore traded more oil last year but earned less ​from ‌its energy trading business for the third year in a row, the comm...

Glencore + 1 more share
Liberty Global buys Vodafone stake in JV; eyes Openreach "challenger"
18 Feb 2026

Liberty Global buys Vodafone stake in JV; eyes Openreach "challenger"

(Alliance News) - Vodafone Group PLC on Wednesday said it is selling its 50% share of Dutch business VodafoneZiggo to its joint venture partner Libert...

Vodafone + 1 more share
Virgin Media O2 owners to buy British fibre firm Substantial for $2.7 billion
18 Feb 2026

Virgin Media O2 owners to buy British fibre firm Substantial for $2.7 billion

Feb 18 (Reuters) - A consortium including Liberty Global agreed ​on ‌Wednesday to buy British alternative fibre provider Substantial Group for 2 billi...

Liberty Global Ltd + 1 more share
IN BRIEF: Magnum Ice Cream directors buy nearly EUR600,000 in shares
18 Feb 2026

IN BRIEF: Magnum Ice Cream directors buy nearly EUR600,000 in shares

Magnum Ice Cream Co NV - Amsterdam-based ice cream company spun off from Unilever PLC and owner of Magnum, Ben & Jerry's and Cornetto brands - Chief F...

EXTRA: Glencore returns cash to investors after aborted Rio Tinto deal
18 Feb 2026

EXTRA: Glencore returns cash to investors after aborted Rio Tinto deal

(Alliance News) - Glencore PLC shareholders will earn a huge paycheck after an attempted takeover of the commodity trading and mining company by Rio T...

Glencore + 1 more share
Vodafone to sell 50% interest in Dutch JV to Liberty Global
18 Feb 2026

Vodafone to sell 50% interest in Dutch JV to Liberty Global

(Sharecast News) - Vodafone said on Wednesday that Liberty Global has agreed to buy out its 50% interest in their Dutch joint venture VodafoneZiggo fo...

Top of the Street: L'Oreal, Unilever, Rockwool, Snam, Aedifica
18 Feb 2026

Top of the Street: L'Oreal, Unilever, Rockwool, Snam, Aedifica

(Corrects Aedifica Reuters Intsrument Code ​in ⁠last bullet) A round-up of ​notable broker activity this morning from Europe's top-ranked* analysts:

L’Oréal + 3 more shares
IN BRIEF: British American Tobacco reaffirms 2026 growth outlook
18 Feb 2026

IN BRIEF: British American Tobacco reaffirms 2026 growth outlook

British American Tobacco PLC - London-based cigarette and nicotine product maker - Reaffirms its 2026 guidance provided at its 2025 results last Thurs...

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 hits new highs after UK inflation data
18 Feb 2026

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 hits new highs after UK inflation data

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were higher at midday on Wednesday, ahead of US industry data and as soft UK consumer inflation makes more in...

Diageo + 8 more shares
UK's BAE Systems forecasts years of growth in ‘new era’ of defence spending, backlog hits record
18 Feb 2026

UK's BAE Systems forecasts years of growth in ‘new era’ of defence spending, backlog hits record

LONDON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - BAE Systems said ​a "new ‌era" of defence spending would drive its growth for years to come after the British contractor re...

Turkey's TPAO, Shell signs deal to carry out exploration work in offshore Bulgaria
18 Feb 2026

Turkey's TPAO, Shell signs deal to carry out exploration work in offshore Bulgaria

ISTANBUL, Feb ​18 (Reuters) - Turkey's ⁠Turkiye Petrolleri (TPAO) ​has signed a partnership ​agreement ‌with Shell to ⁠carry out exploration work ⁠in ...

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Three brokers cut Unilever to 'hold' from 'buy'
18 Feb 2026

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Three brokers cut Unilever to 'hold' from 'buy'

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

Unilever + 15 more shares
LONDON MARKET OPEN: BAE and Glencore tides lift mining, defence boats
18 Feb 2026

LONDON MARKET OPEN: BAE and Glencore tides lift mining, defence boats

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened mixed on Wednesday, after UK inflation figures came in mostly as expected.

BAE Systems + 6 more shares