News 4 May 2026

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LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: July 14, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTUpdated: July 15, 2026, 12:10 AM EDT Survey Finds Workplace Hygiene Still Lags for Many Australians July 14, 2026, 11:57 PM EDT. Australian offices are still seeing poor hygiene, a new iSelect survey shows. Despite more talk since 2020, 44.8% of people said they use shared office equipment without cleaning it. About 32.2% said they use their phones in toilets, helping germs spread. Nearly a quarter, or 24.4%, go to work even while contagious. Skipping handwashing after the bathroom is reported by 17.9%, and 17.1% don’t cover up when they cough or
July 14, 2026
Samsung Galaxy A37 Drops to $400, Putting Galaxy A57 Under Pixel 10a Pressure
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Samsung Galaxy A37 Drops to $400, Putting Galaxy A57 Under Pixel 10a Pressure

Samsung’s midrange lineup ran into some price pressure Monday, with the 2026 Galaxy A37 5G slipping to roughly $400 in the U.S.—pulling it closer to the Galaxy A57 5G. That narrows the distance as consumers eye the higher-end Samsung model alongside Google’s Pixel 10a. The timing is key. Midrange Androids aren’t just about bargain tags anymore; Samsung and Google are touting battery life, AI features, and longer software updates. Yet, retailers have started slashing prices just weeks after release.
May 4, 2026
RENK Stock Faces a €585 Million Test as Orders Boom and Cash Flow Becomes the Real Story
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RENK Stock Faces a €585 Million Test as Orders Boom and Cash Flow Becomes the Real Story

RENK Group is set to report first-quarter numbers on May 6, with the market looking for about €585 million in new orders. The bigger question: can the German defence supplier actually convert that record-level demand into real cash? Börse Global, referencing mwb research, flagged that analysts anticipate order intake for the quarter will land well above the firm’s usual run-rate targets. This comes as Germany ramps up defence spending at a clip unseen in recent years. Berlin just signed off on headline 2027 budget targets, planning to boost core defence outlays to €105.8 billion from €82.7 billion in 2026. Factor in special funds and support for Ukraine, and total defence spending lands at €144.9 billion—3.1% of GDP.
May 4, 2026
Jet2 LS190 Emergency: What Happened Before Glasgow Landing After 7700 Alert
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Jet2 LS190 Emergency: What Happened Before Glasgow Landing After 7700 Alert

Jet2’s LS190 from Palma de Mallorca triggered a Squawk 7700 emergency alert while heading into Glasgow on Monday, drawing emergency crews to the airport ahead of landing. The Boeing 737-800, tail number G-JZBK, touched down safely. According to AIRLIVE, initial indications suggest a passenger medical issue was the cause. Jet2, for now, hasn’t issued an official statement. Why does the alert stand out? Squawk 7700 isn’t just another code—it signals a real emergency. When a pilot switches to this setting, it tells air traffic control there’s a problem onboard, prompting controllers and airport crews to move the flight to the front of the line for help.
May 4, 2026
ASX Today: Why Australia Stocks Fell as NAB, A2 Milk and RBA Rate Risk Hit the Market
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ASX Today: Why Australia Stocks Fell as NAB, A2 Milk and RBA Rate Risk Hit the Market

Australian stocks start Tuesday under pressure, following a 0.4% drop in the S&P/ASX 200 to 8,697.10 on Monday. National Australia Bank and consumer staples weighed on the market as investors looked ahead to the Reserve Bank of Australia’s rate call. The benchmark shed 0.7% over the previous week. Investors are contending with more than a rough patch in trading. Eyes turn to the RBA board’s cash-rate call at 2:30 p.m. AEST; the current rate sits at 4.1%, and a 25-basis-point bump to 4.35% is widely expected by economists at the big four banks. For reference, a basis point equals one-hundredth of a percentage point. The cash rate, in turn, feeds straight into mortgage and deposit rates.
May 4, 2026
UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Is Closed, But Tuesday’s Oil Test Looks Bigger Now
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UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Is Closed, But Tuesday’s Oil Test Looks Bigger Now

With London markets shut Monday for the Early May Bank Holiday, the FTSE 100 sat out the latest round of global selling. The London Stock Exchange had flagged May 4 as a non-trading and non-settlement day for sterling trades. This time, UK investors come back on Tuesday to a different landscape: oil prices have jumped, European stocks slid, and the Middle East is once again squarely on traders’ radar. The FTSE 100 leans hard toward energy, mining, banks, and global pharma giants—so while a holiday may push back the reaction, it won’t prevent the market from catching up.
May 4, 2026
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL Deal Is Back: Amazon Cuts Unlocked Pixel 10 Phones by Up to $300
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Google Pixel 10 Pro XL Deal Is Back: Amazon Cuts Unlocked Pixel 10 Phones by Up to $300

Amazon is once again slashing prices across Google’s Pixel 10 lineup, with unlocked versions of the Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, Pixel 10 Pro XL, and Pixel 10 Pro Fold all discounted by up to $300 in the latest wave of U.S. deals. These unlocked models come without carrier restrictions. The timing is notable: Pixel 10 prices climbed late April, 9to5Toys noted, but these new cuts drag some models right back down to their spring-sale marks. Google’s own storefront, by contrast, hasn’t been handing out direct discounts on the phones, the same report said.
May 4, 2026
Poste Italiane-TIM Takeover Faces Q1 Results Test as Debt and Agcom Move Into Focus
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Poste Italiane-TIM Takeover Faces Q1 Results Test as Debt and Agcom Move Into Focus

Telecom Italia is set to report first-quarter results this week, with analysts projecting only slight revenue gains and a heavier debt burden—factors that add new scrutiny to the figures underpinning Poste Italiane’s proposed buyout. Analyst consensus—not to be confused with TIM’s own guidance—points to revenue of 3.32 billion euros, up 1.2% year-on-year on a comparable basis. EBITDA comes in at 973 million euros, according to the average estimate. Capital expenditure is pegged at 423 million euros, while adjusted net financial debt, after company tweaks, lands at 7.31 billion euros as of the end of March.
May 4, 2026
Xanadu Stock Plunges 59% After Resale Filing, Slashing OMERS’ Paper Windfall
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Xanadu Stock Plunges 59% After Resale Filing, Slashing OMERS’ Paper Windfall

Xanadu Quantum Technologies tumbled roughly 59% late Monday morning, after a U.S. resale prospectus put as many as 293.7 million Class B subordinate voting shares on the block for existing holders. That move rattled the high-profile Canadian quantum-computing listing. Shares on Nasdaq changed hands at $14.78, well off Friday’s $36.12 close. The timing of the decline is notable: Xanadu had only recently gone public on both Nasdaq and the Toronto Stock Exchange. Early Canadian investors were looking at outsized paper profits. OMERS-linked entities, named in the prospectus for 40.25 million shares, saw their stake’s value swing from about $1.45 billion at Friday’s close to roughly $595 million based on the most recent Nasdaq price.
May 4, 2026
RELX Stock Is Back in Focus as Buyback, Dividend Date and AI Legal Race Collide
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RELX Stock Is Back in Focus as Buyback, Dividend Date and AI Legal Race Collide

RELX PLC’s American depositary shares ticked up on Monday, even as its main London line sat idle due to a UK bank holiday—pushing the LexisNexis parent into the spotlight during a week shortened by market closures and looming buyback and dividend deadlines. The ADRs showed $36.655 at 15:20 UTC, up $0.305 from Friday’s finish. London’s last quoted bid-ask, as of May 1, was 2,698p/2,701p. RELX ordinary shares hit their ex-dividend date on May 7, with the record date following on May 8. Anyone buying after the ex-dividend date won’t get the declared dividend. For ADRs, both the ex-dividend and record date land on May 8, according to the company calendar.
May 4, 2026
IMI Shares Slip as £500 Million Buyback Puts Q1 Update in Focus
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IMI Shares Slip as £500 Million Buyback Puts Q1 Update in Focus

IMI plc dropped 2.01% to finish at 2,736 pence on May 1, its last session before the UK market holiday. As the FTSE 100 edged down 0.14%, attention stayed on the Birmingham engineer’s £500 million buyback and the first-quarter update lined up for next week. London markets were closed Monday for the Early May Bank Holiday, so IMI’s last active price came from Friday. The London Stock Exchange had flagged May 4 as both a non-trading and non-settlement day, according to its official calendar.
May 4, 2026
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc Hit by Fresh Profit Slump as Dettol Owner’s Margin Test Deepens
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Reckitt Benckiser Group plc Hit by Fresh Profit Slump as Dettol Owner’s Margin Test Deepens

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc’s Bangladesh arm posted a 28.31% plunge in first-quarter profit, piling on more trouble for the Dettol and Durex parent after group-level numbers started 2026 on the back foot. Profit after tax for Reckitt Benckiser Bangladesh came in at Tk10.99 crore, down from Tk15.33 crore, and revenue slipped to Tk132.61 crore versus Tk147.34 crore for the January-March stretch, according to a report. Timing comes into play here—emerging markets have been one of the steadier spots in Reckitt’s performance. In its April update, the UK company reported Core Reckitt like-for-like net revenue up 1.3%. Emerging markets jumped 7.6%. Europe dropped 4.2%, North America down 0.9%. Like-for-like revenue, which leaves out effects from currencies, deals, and sales, gives a
May 4, 2026
Glencore Stock in Focus as Berenberg Sticks With Buy After 19% Copper Output Jump
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Glencore Stock in Focus as Berenberg Sticks With Buy After 19% Copper Output Jump

Berenberg isn’t budging from its Buy call on Glencore plc following the company’s Q1 production update, according to a MarketScreener summary of MT Newswires on Monday. The London-listed miner and trader remains in focus after copper’s sharp bounce and with its marketing unit now seen on a stronger footing. Timing’s a factor here. Glencore’s London-listed shares sat idle Monday, with the London Stock Exchange closed for the Early May Bank Holiday. That left investors stewing over last week’s update and the newest analyst call until trading picks back up.
May 4, 2026
Anglo American plc Share Count Update Puts Teck Copper Megadeal Back in Focus
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Anglo American plc Share Count Update Puts Teck Copper Megadeal Back in Focus

Anglo American plc on Monday put its total voting rights at 1,178,050,272, according to a standard update to investors. The London-listed miner, which remains focused on finalizing its deal with Teck Resources and moving forward with asset disposals, detailed in its JSE SENS filing that the tally reflects issued share capital as of 6 p.m. April 30, with no treasury shares outstanding. This figure is crucial: it’s the threshold shareholders look at to determine if they’re required to report a holding, or any shift in that holding, according to UK Financial Conduct Authority disclosure rules. Only voting rights matter when it comes to company ballots.
May 4, 2026
GSK Wins Paxil Trademark Fight in India, But Its Bigger Test Is Still Ahead
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GSK Wins Paxil Trademark Fight in India, But Its Bigger Test Is Still Ahead

Glaxo Group Limited, under the GSK Group umbrella, secured a Bombay High Court decision this day requiring Shreya Life Sciences Private Limited to cancel its registration of the Paxil trademark in India—a notable brand victory for GSK plc and its popular medicine. The dispute focused on Shreya’s lack of use of the mark in actual pharmaceutical products. The court's decision lands at a time when GSK faces scrutiny over whether new CEO Luke Miels can defend sales, speed up drug development, and handle looming patent cliffs. Shares dropped last week despite a first-quarter beat—traders picked over the numbers and flagged issues beneath the surface. “Quality concerns around the earnings beat,” Verso Investment Management analyst James Eugene noted, pointing to non-recurring
May 4, 2026
Halma plc Nears 52-Week High After Deal Moves — Why June 11 Now Matters
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Halma plc Nears 52-Week High After Deal Moves — Why June 11 Now Matters

Halma plc is entering the shortened London week with shares not far off their 52-week peak. Friday’s jump—up 2.72% to £45.27—put the UK safety, environmental and healthcare tech group just 1.15% off its £45.80 high, even as the FTSE 100 edged down 0.14%. Here’s why that’s important: with London markets closed Monday for the Early May Bank Holiday, Friday’s closing price is the last reference investors will have before they start eyeing Halma’s full-year results set for June 11. According to the London Stock Exchange calendar, May 4 is a non-trading day.
May 4, 2026
Shell Plc Bets Bigger On Gulf Of Mexico As Ineos Tie-Up Puts Fort Sumter Back In Play
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Shell Plc Bets Bigger On Gulf Of Mexico As Ineos Tie-Up Puts Fort Sumter Back In Play

Shell Plc and Ineos Energy are moving forward with oil and gas exploration projects close to Shell’s Appomattox platform in the Gulf of Mexico, The Times reported. That includes ongoing work at the Fort Sumter discovery and plans for a potential new exploration well, which could be drilled before the decade wraps up. The effort comes as Shell looks to sharpen its U.S. offshore strategy, landing just ahead of its first-quarter earnings release. Timing is a key issue here. Shell CEO Wael Sawan faces mounting demands to clarify how the company—the biggest in Europe by oil and gas market value—intends to replenish its shrinking reserves without compromising hefty cash returns. Back in February, Reuters flagged that Shell’s reserve life had
May 4, 2026
Barclays Reverses 2026 Fed Call as Oil Shock Forces Wall Street Reset
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Barclays Reverses 2026 Fed Call as Oil Shock Forces Wall Street Reset

Barclays PLC scrapped its call for a U.S. Federal Reserve rate cut this year on Monday, shifting gears as the latest big brokerage to predict rates will remain unchanged through 2026, with energy costs fueling persistent inflation. The British bank was previously penciling in a 25-basis-point reduction for September—a basis point equals one-hundredth of a percentage point. The urgency around the Fed’s next move is clear as rate bets have shifted quickly. Since the central bank kept policy steady last week—its most fractured call since 1992—major brokerages have been scrapping earlier forecasts for U.S. cuts. Iran’s conflict and threats to oil flows are now steering the inflation conversation.
May 4, 2026
Imperial Brands Buyback Keeps £1.45 Billion Cash Return in Focus Before Key Results
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Imperial Brands Buyback Keeps £1.45 Billion Cash Return in Focus Before Key Results

Imperial Brands PLC has ramped up its buyback efforts, snapping up 220,000 ordinary shares for cancellation. The £1.45 billion share-repurchase programme stays in the spotlight, just ahead of the cigarette maker’s first-half results. Imperial Brands, headquartered in Bristol and behind cigarette names like Winston, Davidoff and Gauloises, picked up shares on May 1 via Barclays Capital Securities at an average 2,802.0454 pence each, according to a filing. That buyback came to roughly £6.2 million based on that price, trimming the number of ordinary shares outstanding—excluding those held in treasury—to 777,509,671.
May 4, 2026
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