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Record fibre demand and cost savings helps BT shore up earnings
21 May 2026

Record fibre demand and cost savings helps BT shore up earnings

LONDON, May ​21 (Reuters) - ⁠BT, Britain's ​biggest broadband and mobile ​company, ‌said it ⁠added 2.2 million ⁠fibre connections in ​the year to end-...

M&A drives rental income growth at LondonMetric, but profits fall
21 May 2026

M&A drives rental income growth at LondonMetric, but profits fall

(Sharecast News) - Commercial real estate investment trust LondonMetric Property reported a double-digit increase in rental income during the fiscal y...

BT delivers flat earnings as fibre demand offsets lower revenue
21 May 2026

BT delivers flat earnings as fibre demand offsets lower revenue

(Sharecast News) - UK telecoms giant BT Group on Thursday reported flat adjusted earnings as strong demand for its fibre broadband offset lower servic...

US Senator Durbin urges RFK Jr. to resist easing vape rules
20 May 2026

US Senator Durbin urges RFK Jr. to resist easing vape rules

LONDON, May ⁠20 (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Dick Durbin urged Health ​Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday to resist an easing of rules on flavou...

European shares end near two-week highs on defence, tech boost 
20 May 2026

European shares end near two-week highs on defence, tech boost 

* Defence stocks lead sector gains

Market News NVIDIA + 8 more shares
LONDON MARKET CLOSE: M&S in fashion as stocks climb on new peace hope
20 May 2026

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: M&S in fashion as stocks climb on new peace hope

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 rallied into the close on Wednesday and the oil price fell on fresh hopes for progress in peace talks between the US an...

Market News Marks & Spencer + 10 more shares
UK shares rise as softer inflation tempers some rate hike bets
20 May 2026

UK shares rise as softer inflation tempers some rate hike bets

May 20 (Reuters) - UK shares closed ​higher ⁠on Wednesday after a softer-than-expected April inflation ​reading tempered some interest-rate-hike bets,...

Market News Babcock + 3 more shares
UK rules out mandatory supermarket price caps
20 May 2026

UK rules out mandatory supermarket price caps

* UK government wants to address rising household costs

Airbus pitches progress on systems despite FCAS fighter row
20 May 2026

Airbus pitches progress on systems despite FCAS fighter row

* Airbus at odds with Dassault over next phase of FCAS fighter

Aerospace & Defense Airbus + 3 more shares
German offshore wind lobby proposes measures to avert delays
20 May 2026

German offshore wind lobby proposes measures to avert delays

May 20 (Reuters) - Germany's Offshore Wind ​Energy ⁠lobby has called for a ​legal reform to allow developers voluntarily to hand back unused wind ​far...

US Senator Durbin urges RFK. Jr to resist easing vape rules 
20 May 2026

US Senator Durbin urges RFK. Jr to resist easing vape rules 

LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - U.S. Senator ​Dick Durbin ⁠on Wednesday urged Health Secretary Robert F. ​Kennedy Jr. to resist an easing of rules on flavo...

Blackrock Greater Europe reports "disappointing" return for first half
20 May 2026

Blackrock Greater Europe reports "disappointing" return for first half

(Alliance News) - Blackrock Greater Europe Investment Trust PLC on Wednesday reported an unchanged dividend and improved first-half total return, alth...

Broker tips: Standard Chartered, IG Group
20 May 2026

Broker tips: Standard Chartered, IG Group

(Sharecast News) - Citi reiterated its 'neutral' rating on Standard Chartered on Wednesday after the company's investor update a day earlier.

Broker Recommendations IG + 1 more share
Standard Chartered CEO Winters says AI comments taken "out of context"
20 May 2026

Standard Chartered CEO Winters says AI comments taken "out of context"

(Alliance News) - The chief executive officer of Standard Chartered PLC has rowed back on comments suggesting artificial intelligence would replace "l...