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The diversified insurer reported total Group assets under management of £479 billion as of 30 June 2026.

The Chile-based copper producer reported a 53% increase in operating cash flow to $2,772.9 million for the first half of 2026.

The global hospitality company grew its adjusted EPS by 13% in the first half of 2026, supported by a 4.1% increase in global RevPAR.

Multiple entities, including Barclays Capital Securities Ltd and Societe Generale SA, have disclosed interests in the securities of Schroders Plc.

Barclays Capital Securities Ltd discloses positions and dealings in Intertek Group Plc securities.

Trading profit rose 8.1% to $566 million as efficiency savings and tariff refunds offset softer revenue growth and acquisition dilution.

Higher precious metals prices drive strong financial performance despite declines in silver and gold production.

Major issuers demonstrate a strong preference for shareholder returns via buybacks and dividends, while industrial and mining sectors leverage commodity strength and defense demand to raise guidance.

The lifelong learning company reiterates its full-year 2026 guidance following strong performance in Virtual Learning and Enterprise segments.

The aerospace and defence group saw adjusted operating profit rise 16% to £347 million, though a chemical tank incident at its Garden Grove site impacted results.

The company reports a 5.9% increase in revenue and a 12.1% rise in adjusted operating profit, while reiterating a mid-single digit LFL revenue growth outlook for the full year.

The exempt principal trader reported multiple dealings and holdings in 20p ordinary shares of the company through July 2026.

Barclays Capital Securities Ltd discloses positions and dealings in Intertek Group Plc securities.

Adjusted pre-tax profit rose 6.3% to £268 million, while the board indicates it would be minded to recommend a fourth acquisition proposal from Prologis.

The company also moves forward with a recommended cash acquisition by Nuveen subsidiary Pantheon, LLC.

The company saw revenue rise to $3.589 billion and reduced its net debt to EBITDA ratio to 2.4x, while maintaining its full-year profit outlook despite recent weakness in North American residential leads.

Underlying operating profit rose 46% to £2.5bn in the first half of 2026, driven by strategic transformation and growth across all divisions.

LSEG raises full-year guidance and completes £2.1 billion in share buybacks following strong growth across all business segments.

The group increased its 2026 share buyback programme to £350m and reported a return to statutory profitability.

Revenue rose 1.4% to £12.2 billion as smokeless products increased their share of group revenue to 19.8%.

The defense contractor reported a record £84.0bn order backlog and a 13% increase in underlying EPS for the period ending June 30, 2026.

The company increased its interim dividend to $0.23 per share while advancing the sale of De Beers and Steelmaking Coal.

The company will repurchase up to £500 million in shares over the next year and has raised its interim dividend to 88.6 pence.

The mining group saw a 28% rise in underlying EBITDA and a 75% jump in free cash flow, driven by productivity gains and favorable commodity prices.

Total revenue rose 6% at constant exchange rates, driven by Oncology and Rare Disease performance despite headwinds in China and the US.

The global analytics provider saw underlying revenue rise 7% and adjusted operating margins improve to 35.5%.

The company has proposed an interim dividend of 2.0p per share.

The retailer lifted its profit guide for the third time this year, and the composition of the beat has shifted.

The demerger would leave two companies with very different capital intensities and very different multiples.

The company increased its total dividend to 126.02 pence per share and invested £1.9 billion in assets during the 2025/26 financial year.

Issuers demonstrate a strong preference for shareholder returns via buybacks and dividends, while technology-driven growth and macroeconomic volatility define the outlook.

Total revenue increased 8.0% to €40.5 billion as the company integrates Three UK

The energy company expects an earnings uplift of around 50% over the five-year plan

The global data and technology company achieved a Benchmark EBIT margin of 28.6% for the year ended 31 March 2026.

Lower capital expenditure and favorable working capital timing drove the cash flow increase despite a 2% drop in consumer revenue.

The telecommunications and mobile money provider reported a 280 basis point expansion in EBITDA margin to 49.3%.

The energy utility reported a total underlying operating profit of £5.68 billion for the year ended 31 March 2026

The UK's second largest grocer expects total cash returns to shareholders in financial year 2025/26 to exceed £800 million.

The company increased its potential FY30 EPRA EPS from approximately 60 pence to 70 pence.

The retailer increased its full-year dividend by 16.7% to 4.2p per share.

The company released its annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 March 2026.

Free cash flow rose 11.8% to £1,957m for the 52-week period ended 22 February 2026.

The company reported a 1.8% increase in Tobacco and Next Generation Products net revenue on a constant currency basis.

The food services provider reported underlying operating profit growth of 11.7% on a constant-currency basis for the first half of 2026.

Underlying earnings per share reached 107.1p for the year ended 31 March 2026.

The international B2B events and academic markets group reported record revenues of £4,041.4m for 2025.

The mining company reported a net cash position of US$1,916.6 million as of 31 December 2025.

The UK retailer expects pre-tax profit to rise 4.5% in the year to January 2027.

The home improvement retailer reported free cash flow of £512 million for the 2025/26 financial year.

The company generated $615 million in free cash flow from continuing operations, up from $494 million in the prior year.

The consumer health and hygiene company returned £2.3 billion to shareholders through dividends and buybacks in 2025.

The company reported a pre-tax profit of £272 million for the year ended 31 December 2024.

The company issued its Annual Report 2025 covering the period ended 31 December.

The aerospace and defence business reported a total annual dividend of 7.2 pence per share, representing growth of 20%.

The company announced a further £1.5bn to be returned to shareholders following the sale of Smiths Detection and Smiths Interconnect for a combined £3.3bn.

The company reported IFRS adjusted operating profit of £563 million for its Retirement Solutions business.

The company reported an adjusted operating margin of 18.1%, a 90bps increase at constant exchange rates from the prior year.

The company proposed a dividend of €1.20 per share for 2025, representing a 44% payout ratio of comparable earnings per share.

The pure-play copper producer reported a first-half EBITDA of $2,840.5 million for the period ended 30 June 2026

The specialist international distribution and services Group reported a 4.3% decline in adjusted operating profit at constant exchange rates for 2025

The company raised its total dividend for the year by 6.1% to 31.1 pence.

The lifelong learning company reported a free cash flow conversion rate of 125% for the 2025 fiscal year.

The consumer health company reported organic revenue growth of 3.0% for 2025, though reported revenue declined 1.8% to £11,030m.

The consumer goods company generated turnover of €50.5 billion in 2025

The energy company reported a decline in Adjusted Earnings from $23.7 billion in 2024 to $18.5 billion in 2025.

The holding company reported profit attributable to equity holders of £302 million for the year ended 31 December 2025

The company returned £2.1 billion to shareholders via buybacks in 2025.

The insurance and asset management firm returned 1.1 billion pounds in dividends to shareholders

The company is recommending a top-up cash distribution of 7c a share based on the $4.0 billion value of its Bunge shares

The asset manager reached a new assets under management high of £823.7 billion

The energy company reported a full-year underlying replacement cost profit of $7.485 billion for 2025

The company announced a multi-year share buyback programme totalling £7.0bn–£9.0bn across 2026 to 2028.

The company declared a full-year dividend of 66p per share following an 11% increase in Core operating profit at constant exchange rates.

The insurer's group adjusted operating profit grew to £2,203 million from £1,767 million in the prior year.

The hospitality company reported a fee margin increase of 3.6 percentage points to 64.8% for 2025.

The beverage alcohol leader reduced its interim dividend to 20 cents per share from 40.50 cents in the prior-year period.