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US regulator FDA greenlights AbbVie and AstraZeneca’s cancer treatment

AbbVie Inc and AstraZeneca PLC on Friday hailed a regulatory win for their joint cancer treatment programme.

Chicago, Illinois-based AbbVie said the US Food & Drug...

Fri, 20/02/2026 - 10:45

Blackrock Smaller, Blackrock Throgmorton agree Saba-supported merger

Blackrock Smaller Cos Trust PLC and Blackrock Throgmorton Trust PLC have agreed to a proposed merger, the companies announced Friday.

Blackrock Throgmorton said this will bring...

Fri, 20/02/2026 - 10:37

AIM WINNERS & LOSERS: Pulsar Helium raises £7 million in placing

The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers on AIM on Friday.

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AIM - WINNERS

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RentGuarantor Holdings PLC, up 2.5% at 29.5 pence, 12-month range 12.75p-37.5p....

Fri, 20/02/2026 - 10:02

UK’s Hinkley Point nuclear plant costs raised to £35 billion - EDF

Paris-based energy group EDF on Friday raised the budget for the long-delayed Hinkley Point C nuclear plant in Britain, saying construction costs were now estimated...

Fri, 20/02/2026 - 09:53

UK services and manufacturing sectors beat expectations in February

Growth in both services and manufacturing sector activity in the UK was stronger than expected in February, which was however ‘another month of steep job...

Fri, 20/02/2026 - 09:44

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Shore raises Sage, UBS raises St James’s Place

The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and on Thursday:

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FTSE 100

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Shore Capital raises Sage to ’buy’ (hold) - price target 950 (1210) pence

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UBS...

Fri, 20/02/2026 - 09:29

Early market roundup: FTSE 100 beats peers; retail sales growth solid

London’s blue chip index outperformed its peers in Paris and Frankfurt on Friday morning as data showed that UK retail sales climbed sharper than expected...

Fri, 20/02/2026 - 09:10

UK’s Cooper to meet Rubio after Chagos deal thrown into fresh doubt

UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper will meet her US counterpart Marco Rubio for talks in Washington after Britain’s Chagos Islands deal was thrown into fresh...

Fri, 20/02/2026 - 08:56

Anglo American swings to annual profit as Teck merger inches closer

Anglo American PLC on Friday reported a deep cut to its final dividend as the mining giant signalled progress on its plan to merge with...

Fri, 20/02/2026 - 08:08

EDF pledges fresh £15 billion UK investment as nuclear outages drag

EDF has revealed that a fall in prices and a prolonged outage at one of its nuclear power stations dragged on UK profits last year,...

Fri, 20/02/2026 - 07:41

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