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Associated British Foods (ABF): Sugar Losses Set to Double in 2027
ABF upgraded FY26 earnings and the shares still fell 9.1 percent. Sugar losses guided to 70m-170m pounds for FY27 reset the base ahead of the demerger.
Oil's 13% week: London's five-day slide and Friday's reprieve
Brent rose 13% to a four-month high of $109.97 and the FTSE 100 fell five sessions running. What our daily London notes flagged, and how the week resolved.
Antofagasta (ANTO) Shares: Copper, Molybdenum and Chilean Mines
Antofagasta stock analysis covers a copper producer with four Chilean mines. H1 2026 brought record margins on higher prices and 9 per cent lower output.
Breaking Down Diageo (DGE) Shares: Scotch, Tequila and Stout
A Diageo stock analysis built on the FY2026 accounts: net sales, the North America slowdown, the rebased dividend, and reading pence quotes against dollar earnings.
UK Market Breakdown: Oil Tops $100, FTSE Slides, Week of 7 September 2026
Brent crude pushed above $100 a barrel on Wednesday and the FTSE 100 fell 1.38%, its worst session of the week so far. Victrex, Energean and Antofagasta rose, while Computacenter reversed a results-day rally.
Entain (ENT): FTSE 100 Exit Confirmed as Gaming Duty Hits 40%
Entain leaves the FTSE 100 on 18 September after a 30% fall, yet its own CFO says it is taking share as rivals buckle under a 40% gaming duty.
Oil up 8%, gilts at 2008 highs, FTSE 100 flat: London's week
Oil rose 8% and gilt yields touched their highest since 2008, yet the FTSE 100 closed at 10,823.71 — barely moved. The four London sessions, reviewed.
UK Market Breakdown: Gilts Bite, Bidders Circle, Week of 31 August 2026
London's two-session week was dominated by a global bond rout: 10-year gilt yields hit their highest since June 2008 and the FTSE 250 fell to a one-month low, even as three UK companies agreed takeovers in a single day.
Reckitt Won the First NEC Bellwether. What That Actually Prices
A unanimous federal jury cleared Reckitt's Mead Johnson unit in the first NEC bellwether. The shares rose 4.3% - here is what one verdict prices.
Copper's Squeeze Broke but the Price Held: Antofagasta's Read
The LME copper backwardation hit $550 a tonne, then collapsed in 48 hours. The price barely moved. What that split means for Antofagasta and LSE peers.
London's flat week: the FTSE 100 ended 1.29 points higher
Five sessions, a six-day winning streak, a 0.8% slump and a Friday rebound left the FTSE 100 up 1.29 points on the week. Little of it was British news.
Standard Chartered (STAN) Stock Analysis 2026: Asia Trade Corridors
A Standard Chartered stock analysis of the FTSE 100 bank: H1 2026 income, returns and capital, and the Asian trade and wealth flows behind the numbers.
UK Market Breakdown: Housing Cash Lifts Builders, Week of 24 August 2026
The FTSE 100 spent Monday to Wednesday inching towards 10,900 before easing back, while a near-£10bn government affordable-homes allocation gave Vistry its best day since 2020 and a third straight fall in Brent weighed on BP and Shell.
Melrose After Garden Grove: What the $100m Does Not Cover
The district attorney closed its criminal probe and Melrose capped claims at $100m. But the buyback is still paused and guidance excludes it.
Smith+Nephew After the CFO Exit: What the Turnaround Numbers Say
Smith+Nephew fell 3.5% when its CFO quit for Baxter. The turnaround numbers underneath are better than the revenue line suggests — and unfinished.
Why the JD Sports Share Price Fell: A £50m Cut, £644m Gone
JD Sports cut profit guidance by £50m and lost £644m of value in a day. The regional split says this is a North America problem, not a UK one.
RELX (REL) Shares: Legal, Scientific and Risk Data Subscriptions
A RELX stock analysis of how the FTSE 100 information group earns its revenue, and what the latest reported growth, margin and debt figures show.
Where London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Shares Get Their Income
A London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) stock analysis of how its income splits. We look at H1 2026 margins, subscription growth and capital returns.
Reckitt Benckiser (RKT): What the Fundamentals Show in Germ Protection
A Reckitt Benckiser stock analysis of the H1 2026 numbers: revenue, margins, dividend, the Essential Home disposal and the unresolved Mead Johnson exit.
UK Market Breakdown: Oil and CPI Pin the FTSE 100, Week of 17 August 2026
The FTSE 100 ended Monday to Wednesday all but flat as Brent near $92 lifted BP and Shell, while UK inflation rose to 2.9% and the FTSE 250 slipped 0.9%. Kainos and Made Tech surged on guidance upgrades; Smith & Nephew fell as its finance chief quit.
Glencore (GLEN) Shares: Copper, Coal and a Global Trading Desk
A Glencore share price analysis of the miner and its trading desk: what the H1 2026 numbers showed, how cash gets returned, and the risks to watch.
BAE Systems (BA): What the Fundamentals Show in Jets and Ships
A BAE Systems stock analysis of the FTSE 100 defence group: what its five segments earn, what the H1 2026 numbers show, and which risks matter most.
Compass Group (CPG) Stock Analysis 2026: Canteens and Contracts
A Compass Group stock analysis of the FTSE 100 caterer: how contract catering earns its margin, what FY2025 and H1 2026 show, and what to watch.
UK Market Breakdown: Hormuz Oil Stalls FTSE 100, Week of 10 August 2026
London's blue chips slipped in all three sessions from Monday to Wednesday as Brent crude neared $90 a barrel, with Imperial Brands, Spirax and Legal & General among the fallers while Balfour Beatty hit a record high.
British American Tobacco (BATS): Nicotine Portfolio Fundamentals
A British American Tobacco stock analysis: how BATS earns from cigarettes and smokeless nicotine, and what its dividend, debt and risks show.
National Grid (NG) Stock Analysis 2026: Wires on Two Continents
A National Grid share price analysis of the FY2026 results: record 11.6bn capital investment, 78.0p underlying EPS and the new RIIO-T3 price control.
UK Market Breakdown: FTSE 250 Records, Astra Slides, Week of 3 August 2026
AstraZeneca fell 9% on a reported Bristol Myers Squibb merger approach, Prologis agreed a £14bn deal for SEGRO, and a slide in oil reshaped London's week as the FTSE 250 set back-to-back record closes.
Market Breakdown: Oil Swings Lift London to a Record, Week of 27 July 2026
London's blue chips closed at a record on Wednesday as oil swung from an 8.7% slump to a 7.9% rebound, while Wall Street suffered its worst day since April 2025. Unilever, Croda and Rio Tinto led the FTSE 100 higher; Barclays fell.