Rolls-Royce Shares Soar After £7bn Buyback and Profit Beat
Rolls-Royce shares hit all-time highs after the company announced a huge £7bn–£9bn share repurchase program and raised its profit goals after a robust 2025.
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BAE, a big defense company, says record revenues while workers are on strike
BAE Systems, a big defense company, is happy with its record earnings for 2025, but workers at its Lancashire locations are still on strike over pay.
FTSE 100 Hits Record Highs as Investors Bet on Bank of England Rate Cuts
Despite a sluggish 0.1% GDP growth, the FTSE 100 reaches new record levels as markets anticipate a Bank of England interest rate cut by April.
ZipCar, a car-sharing company, will shut down in the UK
Zipcar, a car-sharing website, has announced that it will shut down its UK operations by the end of the year.
Tesco Expansion 2026: Five Former Amazon Fresh Sites to Reopen
Retail giant Tesco announces a major 2026 expansion plan, including the conversion of former Amazon Fresh stores into Tesco Express branches.
UK Grocery Sales Rise as Shoppers Switch to Health and Wellness
Sales at UK supermarkets rose 4.1% in January 2026.This was due to a huge rise in the number of people buying healthy products as they put their health first.
People who get a state pension and don't have any other income won't have to pay taxes
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has indicated that people who only get money from the state pension won't have to pay taxes.
Airbus warned of halted planes, but flights are back to normal presently
After being grounded for a short time because of a warning of sun radiation, thousands of Airbus jets are back in normal service.
Government Backs Massive New Onshore Wind Projects Across England
The UK government awards subsidies to 190 green energy projects, including the largest onshore windfarm built in England in over ten years.
The Greek sheep and goat cull makes people worried that there won't be enough feta cheese
Greece is killing hundreds of thousands of sheep and goats because of an epidemic of a disease that spreads easily.
