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JD Sports warns annual profit to fall as Iran war weighs
7 May 2026

JD Sports warns annual profit to fall as Iran war weighs

LONDON, May ​7 (Reuters) - ⁠British ​sportswear retailer JD Sports ​forecast ‌a ⁠further fall ⁠in profit ​in its 2026/27 year on ​Thursday, ‌reflectin...

Corporate News JD Sports + 1 more share
UK's BAE Systems confident on growth as security threats rise
7 May 2026

UK's BAE Systems confident on growth as security threats rise

LONDON, ​May ⁠7 (Reuters) - BAE ​Systems ​said on Thursday ‌it ⁠was ⁠on track ​to meet forecasts ​for ‌earnings growth of ​9% ‌to 11% this ‌year, as t...

Shell's profit beats expectations at $6.9 billion
7 May 2026

Shell's profit beats expectations at $6.9 billion

LONDON, May ​7 (Reuters) - ⁠Shell's ​adjusted earnings, its ​definition ‌of net ⁠profit, reached $6.92 ⁠billion ​in the first quarter, it said ​on ‌Th...

JD Sports warns on profits due to Iran war, weak consumer spending
7 May 2026

JD Sports warns on profits due to Iran war, weak consumer spending

(Sharecast News) - JD Sports Fashion shares jumped on Thursday despite a warning that current-year profits would be lower as it continued to wrestle w...

US extends BP licence to work with Iranian, Russian partners in Azeri gas field, Bloomberg News reports
6 May 2026

US extends BP licence to work with Iranian, Russian partners in Azeri gas field, Bloomberg News reports

May 6 (Reuters) - ​The ⁠United ​States extended ​a ‌licence for ⁠BP to ⁠use a ​workaround to handle payments ​involving sanctioned ‌Iranian and ​Russi...

UK stocks rise 2% on US-Iran peace deal hopes
6 May 2026

UK stocks rise 2% on US-Iran peace deal hopes

May 6 (Reuters) - The main ​UK indexes ⁠jumped more than 2% on Wednesday, ​aided by hopes of a U.S.-Iran deal to end the war that has lifted energy pr...

Market News Diageo + 1 more share
LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks soar, oil sinks on fresh peace deal hope
6 May 2026

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks soar, oil sinks on fresh peace deal hope

(Alliance News) - Stocks soared on Wednesday on renewed hopes a peace deal could be struck between the US and Iran to end the Middle East war.

Market News Fresnillo + 19 more shares
Mining halted at Baowu-led Simandou site over pay dispute, sources say
6 May 2026

Mining halted at Baowu-led Simandou site over pay dispute, sources say

* Over 3,000 workers on strike over pay ​dispute, union sources ⁠say

Mining halted at Baowu-led Simandou site over pay dispute, sources say
6 May 2026

Mining halted at Baowu-led Simandou site over pay dispute, sources say

* Over 3,000 workers on strike over pay dispute, union sources say

Novo Nordisk weight-loss pill powers profit beat in race to catch Eli Lilly
6 May 2026

Novo Nordisk weight-loss pill powers profit beat in race to catch Eli Lilly

* Novo nudges up full-year guidance ​after sales, profit beats

Corporate News Eli Lilly + 1 more share
Smith+Nephew first-quarter misses expectations as knee implants falter
6 May 2026

Smith+Nephew first-quarter misses expectations as knee implants falter

* First-quarter underlying sales ​growth 3.1% versus expectations of 3.2%

Rio Tinto's water use dries sacred waterhole, Aboriginal group says
6 May 2026

Rio Tinto's water use dries sacred waterhole, Aboriginal group says

* Sacred Aboriginal waterhole dries after years of Rio pumping