Business News 6 April 2026 - 27 April 2026

Monarch Casino Shares Tick Higher With Holiday Looming, Legal Issue Still Present
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Monarch Casino Shares Tick Higher With Holiday Looming, Legal Issue Still Present

Monarch Casino & Resort shares rose 0.6% to $116.91 Friday afternoon, as investors weighed record first-quarter results against a $78.5 million construction litigation liability. Net income jumped 38.9% to $27.6 million on revenue of $136.6 million. Monarch repurchased $17.6 million in shares and declared a 30-cent dividend. The move came ahead of the Memorial Day market closure.
May 22, 2026
3i Group plc Shares Slide Again as Action Growth Fears Put May Results in Focus
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3i Group plc Shares Slide Again as Action Growth Fears Put May Results in Focus

3i Group shares closed down 1.43% at 2,590 pence on Monday, more than 42% below their October 2025 high, ahead of results due May 14. The stock trades about 15% below analysts’ median net asset value estimate, as investors focus on growth at Action, its key Dutch retail holding. Action reported slower like-for-like sales growth but plans at least 400 new stores this year.
April 27, 2026
IAG’s €500 Million Buyback Faces A Jet-Fuel Test As British Airways Fares Rise
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IAG’s €500 Million Buyback Faces A Jet-Fuel Test As British Airways Fares Rise

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA bought 13.76 million shares last week and confirmed the cancellation of 115.53 million treasury shares, reducing its share capital to €461.17 million. The company said it will raise ticket prices as jet fuel costs have surged to $150–$200 a barrel. IAG’s London shares closed at 373.90 pence, down 0.66%. Airlines across Europe are also raising fares and warning of higher losses.
April 27, 2026
Reckitt Benckiser Stock Faces ‘Show Me’ Test After Q1 Sales Miss, UBS and Berenberg Split
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Reckitt Benckiser Stock Faces ‘Show Me’ Test After Q1 Sales Miss, UBS and Berenberg Split

Reckitt Benckiser shares fell 1.09% to 4,721p in late London trading Monday after a first-quarter sales miss and margin concerns. UBS maintained a Buy rating and 7,400p target, while Berenberg cut its target to 5,179p and held at Hold. Core like-for-like net revenue rose 1.3%, missing expectations. Emerging markets grew 7.6%, but Europe and North America declined.
April 27, 2026
Glencore’s Argentina Copper Restart Moves Into Focus After Sandvik Drill Deal
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Glencore’s Argentina Copper Restart Moves Into Focus After Sandvik Drill Deal

Sandvik received an order to supply three DR413i rotary blasthole drill rigs for Glencore’s restart of the Bajo de la Alumbrera copper mine in Argentina, with first rig delivery set for April. Alumbrera is expected to resume operations in 2027 and begin production in 2028, targeting about 73,000 metric tons of copper through June 2031. Glencore shares fell 1.20% in London trading.
April 27, 2026
Anglo American Stock Faces Big Week as Q1 Output, Teck Merger and Coal Sale Converge
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Anglo American Stock Faces Big Week as Q1 Output, Teck Merger and Coal Sale Converge

Anglo American shares fell 1.8% to 3,628.50 pence in London on Monday ahead of its first-quarter production report, due Tuesday at 06:00 GMT. Investors are watching the company’s copper-focused strategy and a planned $53 billion merger with Teck Resources, as well as ongoing efforts to sell its Australian steelmaking coal assets after a $3.78 billion deal with Peabody collapsed.
April 27, 2026
Transurban Group Ltd (ASX:TCL): Why WestConnex’s A$1.21 Billion Debt Deal Matters Now
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Transurban Group Ltd (ASX:TCL): Why WestConnex’s A$1.21 Billion Debt Deal Matters Now

WestConnex Finance Company priced A$1.21 billion in senior secured notes, set to settle April 30, Transurban said in an ASX filing. Transurban holds a 50% stake in WestConnex. Group average daily traffic rose 3% in the March quarter, with Sydney up 0.6% and Melbourne up 3.8%. Transurban warned that fuel price shocks could reduce discretionary car trips.
April 26, 2026
Unilever Stock Watch: Nigeria Profit Jump Puts Spotlight on April 30 Q1 Test
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Unilever Stock Watch: Nigeria Profit Jump Puts Spotlight on April 30 Q1 Test

Unilever Nigeria reported a 26% rise in quarterly revenue to 59.17 billion naira, led by strong foods sales. Unilever PLC’s shares rose 1.15% in London ahead of the group’s April 30 first-quarter statement. The Nigerian unit remains majority-owned by Unilever Overseas Holdings BV. The parent company recently agreed to merge its foods business with McCormick, securing $15.7 billion in cash and 65% equity in the new entity.
April 25, 2026
Barclays Makes Its Move in £9 Billion Car-Finance Fight Before Key Deadline
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Barclays Makes Its Move in £9 Billion Car-Finance Fight Before Key Deadline

Barclays PLC will not challenge the UK’s £9.1 billion motor-finance compensation scheme, joining Lloyds and Santander ahead of a Monday deadline for legal action. The bank increased its redress provision to £325 million as of September 2025 and said it exited the motor-finance market in 2019. The FCA scheme covers car loans from 2007 to 2024 and is expected to pay out £7.5 billion to customers.
April 25, 2026
Royal-Worn Russell & Bromley Shuts More Stores As Next Rescue Leaves Shoe Chain With Three Shops
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Royal-Worn Russell & Bromley Shuts More Stores As Next Rescue Leaves Shoe Chain With Three Shops

Russell & Bromley has closed more UK stores this week, including Covent Garden, as part of a wider shutdown following its January administration. Next bought the brand, intellectual property, and three stores for £2.5 million, leaving 33 stores and nine concessions outside the deal. Administrators are offering discounts of up to 90% at closing sites, and gift cards are no longer accepted. The company posted an EBITDA loss of £12.1 million in 11 months to November 2025.
April 24, 2026
ANZ’s First AI Chief From HSBC Lands Days Before a Crucial Earnings Test
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ANZ’s First AI Chief From HSBC Lands Days Before a Crucial Earnings Test

ANZ Group has hired Kai Yang from HSBC as its first chief data and AI officer, with Yang set to join in July. The move comes days before ANZ’s May 1 first-half results, a key moment for CEO Nuno Matos’ restructuring plan. Yang previously held senior data roles at both HSBC and Commonwealth Bank. Rivals Commonwealth Bank and Westpac are also expanding AI use in banking operations.
April 23, 2026
Shell Plc’s Sierra Leone Deal Could Open A New Oil Frontier—If The Data Holds
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Shell Plc’s Sierra Leone Deal Could Open A New Oil Frontier—If The Data Holds

Shell signed a reconnaissance permit with Sierra Leone allowing geological and geophysical surveys over 20,600 square kilometres of offshore blocks. The agreement does not commit Shell to drilling. The move follows a similar deal with Eni last October. Friends of the Earth Netherlands filed a court case this week seeking to halt Shell’s new oil and gas investments.
April 22, 2026
Rolls-Royce Shares Jump 10% as Ceasefire Rally Puts Buyback Back in Focus
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Rolls-Royce Shares Jump 10% as Ceasefire Rally Puts Buyback Back in Focus

Rolls-Royce Holdings shares surged 10% to 1,257.1 pence on Wednesday after a U.S.-Iran ceasefire lifted London markets and a filing showed ongoing share buybacks. Morgan Stanley purchased 736,316 shares for cancellation on April 7, bringing total repurchases to nearly 29 million. The FTSE 100 rose 2.9% by 1042 GMT as Brent crude fell 12.3% on hopes of resumed shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
April 8, 2026
Rolls-Royce Holdings Buyback Rolls On as Fresh Filing Sharpens Focus on £2.5 Billion 2026 Return Plan
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Rolls-Royce Holdings Buyback Rolls On as Fresh Filing Sharpens Focus on £2.5 Billion 2026 Return Plan

Rolls-Royce bought 385 shares at 1,172.5 pence each on April 2 under its £2.3 billion buyback programme, set for cancellation. Since launching the plan, the company has repurchased 28.2 million shares for about £344 million. Shares traded at 1,159 pence Tuesday, roughly 18% below the year’s high. Rolls-Royce will go ex-dividend on April 23, with a final 5.0 pence dividend due June 3.
April 7, 2026
GSK Shares Slip as U.S.-UK Drug Deal Eases Tariff Threat Before April Results
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GSK Shares Slip as U.S.-UK Drug Deal Eases Tariff Threat Before April Results

GSK’s U.S.-listed shares slipped 0.7% to $56.29 after a U.S.-UK medicines pact guaranteed zero U.S. tariffs on UK-made drugs for three years, in exchange for higher NHS prices and changes to NICE drug assessments. The deal comes as Trump imposed 100% tariffs on patented drugs not made in the U.S. or covered by pricing agreements. GSK will report first-quarter results April 29. AstraZeneca has similar tariff protection.
April 6, 2026
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