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Glencore became the latest company to warn it could ditch its London listing today in a move that has been described as a “sucker punch” to UK markets.

Rio Tinto Ltd (LSE:RIO, ASX:RIO, OTC:RTNTF) shares slipped 1.5% overnight after the miner reported its lowest full-year earnings in five years and pushed back against calls to consolidate its dual-listed structure in Sydney.

The company posted underlying earnings of $10.87 billion for 2024, down from $11.76 billion the previous year and slightly below analyst forecasts.

Weaker iron ore prices, driven by sluggish demand in China, weighed on results, offsetting growth in copper and aluminium

https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/1066586/rio-tinto-off-1-5-after-below-par-results-rejects-london-de-listing-calls-1066586.html

Lloyds profit down a fifth, extra £700mln set aside for motor finance probe

https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/1066581/lloyds-profit-down-a-fifth-extra-700mln-set-aside-for-motor-finance-probe-1066581.html

Feb 20 (Reuters) - Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY.L), opens new tab reported a 20.4% drop in annual profit on Thursday, missing market expectations, as interest rate cuts hit lending margins and Britain's sluggish economic recovery hurt the bank's income.

Britain's biggest mortgage lender reported a pretax profit of 5.97 billion pounds ($7.52 billion) for 2024, compared to 7.5 billion a year ago.

Analysts were expecting profit of 6.39 billion pounds, according to a company-compiled consensus.

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JP Morgan price target 160

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London calling. For the first time in F1 history, the entire grid will reveal their liveries for the upcoming season on the same night to mark the start of the sport's 75th anniversary year.

An unprecedented world premiere, the season launch gets underway at 20:00 GMT

https://www.astonmartinf1.com/en-GB/news/feature/your-essential-guide-to-our-launch-season

Banks have been given a boost after new data predicted borrowing growth would rise throughout 2025.

After the Bank of England slashed interest rates three times in the last six months, research from EY Item Club anticipates total UK bank lending will rise to 3.7 per cent this year, up from 2.3 per cent in 2024.

https://www.cityam.com/borrowing-boom-set-to-boost-banks/

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Natwest narrowly beat analysts’ annual profit expectations after posting a bump in its consumer lending.

The FTSE 100 lender posted a £6.2bn pre-tax profit, ahead of £6.1bn pencilled in by analysts and up 0.3 per cent on 2023.

Net loans to customers hit £368.5bn, an increase of £12.9bn, which reflected Natwest’s acquisition of Metro Bank’s mortgage portfolio.

The bank recorded a £3.2bn increase in retail banking loans, with £2.2bn relating to the portfolio acquisition.

https://www.cityam.com/natwest-beats-estimates-lending/

Barclays launches £1bn buyback and plans £10bn over two years as profits jump

https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/1066183/barclays-launches-1bn-buyback-and-plans-10bn-over-two-years-as-profits-jump-1066183.html

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