News 25 February 2026

LSEG share price rises in London trade as AI plug-ins headline and earnings near
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LSEG share price rises in London trade as AI plug-ins headline and earnings near

Shares in London Stock Exchange Group rose 1.6% to 7,802 pence by 0931 GMT Wednesday, with about 1.7 million shares traded after opening at 7,658 pence. The move followed news of Anthropic’s new enterprise plug-ins with LSEG as a partner. Investors await LSEG’s full-year results due Thursday. LSEG executives were also named to oversee the UK’s first consolidated bond tape, launching June 22.
February 25, 2026
Haleon share price slides on softer 2026 growth view as buyback fails to calm investors
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Haleon share price slides on softer 2026 growth view as buyback fails to calm investors

Haleon shares dropped 4% to 389.30 pence in early London trading after the company forecast slower 2026 organic revenue growth of 3–5%, below its medium-term target. The Sensodyne maker cited weak U.S. demand and a mild cold-and-flu season. 2025 revenue slipped 1.8% to £11.03 billion. Haleon plans a £500 million buyback and proposed a 7.1 pence dividend.
February 25, 2026
Anglo American shares jump as copper mood returns — what investors watch next
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Anglo American shares jump as copper mood returns — what investors watch next

Anglo American shares climbed about 3% in early London trading Wednesday, following gains in copper prices and the broader mining sector. London copper futures closed at $12,868.50 a ton on Monday, 11% below January’s record but still high. Traders are watching copper’s moves and Anglo’s March 12 ex-dividend date. Market sentiment remains cautious amid tariff uncertainty and shifting demand for metals.
February 25, 2026
Barclays share price today: buyback update lands as traders watch BoE rate-cut timing
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Barclays share price today: buyback update lands as traders watch BoE rate-cut timing

Barclays shares rose 1.2% to 465.5 pence in early London trading Wednesday, tracking gains in European bank stocks after a sector rebound. The bank bought back 4.38 million shares for cancellation at an average 456.35 pence on Feb. 24. Barclays also published a new base prospectus for its debt issuance program, approved by the UK regulator. Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said a March rate cut remains uncertain.
February 25, 2026
NatWest share price ticks up on buyback update as BoE March cut stays an open question
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NatWest share price ticks up on buyback update as BoE March cut stays an open question

NatWest shares rose 1% to 610.4 pence after the bank disclosed a new round of buybacks, repurchasing 739,078 shares at just over 601 pence each. The bank also published final terms for a €750 million bond due 2037 and recently agreed to buy Evelyn Partners for £2.7 billion. Investors await the Bank of England’s March 19 rate decision and NatWest’s next results.
February 25, 2026
HSBC share price jumps after 2025 results as returns target rises and buyback pause looms
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HSBC share price jumps after 2025 results as returns target rises and buyback pause looms

HSBC’s Hong Kong shares closed up 4% after the bank raised its profitability target and set 2026 guidance for interest income, costs, and credit charges. The bank said it will pause new share buybacks until its core capital ratio returns to the target range, following the Hang Seng Bank deal. Annual pretax profit fell 7% to $29.9 billion due to $4.9 billion in one-off charges, but beat consensus by about $1 billion.
February 25, 2026
Chevron’s Iraq oilfield gamble: one-year exclusive talks for West Qurna 2 after Lukoil sanctions
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Chevron’s Iraq oilfield gamble: one-year exclusive talks for West Qurna 2 after Lukoil sanctions

Chevron has secured a one-year exclusive window to negotiate new terms for Iraq’s West Qurna 2 oilfield after U.S. sanctions forced Russia’s Lukoil to exit. Any transfer of the field requires Iraqi cabinet approval and clearance from U.S. sanctions authorities. West Qurna 2 produces about 480,000 barrels per day, nearly 10% of Iraq’s oil output.
February 25, 2026
Meta’s up-to-$60B AMD AI chip deal has investors talking about Nebius stock again
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Meta’s up-to-$60B AMD AI chip deal has investors talking about Nebius stock again

Nebius shares rose 2.7% Tuesday after reports of a $3 billion Meta contract and strong guidance for 2026 revenue and data center capacity. AMD announced a deal to sell up to $60 billion in AI chips to Meta over five years, with Meta able to buy up to 10% of AMD. Nebius ended 2025 with $1.25 billion ARR and targets $7–9 billion by end-2026. Meta forecast $115–135 billion in 2026 capital spending.
February 25, 2026
Orica share price edges up as buyback ticks on, with March deadline closing in
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Orica share price edges up as buyback ticks on, with March deadline closing in

Orica shares closed up 0.75% at A$24.19 after the company disclosed it bought back 220,106 shares for A$5.3 million on Feb. 24. The buyback program has absorbed 22.58 million shares for about A$468.4 million, leaving roughly A$32 million under its A$500 million cap. The buyback is scheduled to end March 27. Investors are watching for any change in pace ahead of May 7 results.
February 25, 2026
OpenAI taps McKinsey, BCG, Accenture and Capgemini to speed Frontier AI agent rollouts

OpenAI taps McKinsey, BCG, Accenture and Capgemini to speed Frontier AI agent rollouts

OpenAI announced multi-year “Frontier Alliances” with Accenture, BCG, Capgemini and McKinsey to embed its engineers with consultants and accelerate enterprise AI adoption. The program targets moving AI from pilot projects into core business operations. Early customers include Intuit, State Farm, Thermo Fisher and Uber. The move comes as OpenAI faces competition from Anthropic and Google for corporate clients.
February 25, 2026
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