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Why JD Sports shares rallied today
Profits fell at JD Sports Fashion (JD.) in the year to January 2026 as hard-pressed consumers cut back on the
Shell drops despite beating Q1 forecasts
Shares in oil and gas giant Shell (SHEL) dropped 2.5% despite the firm posting forecast-beating Q1 earnings. The group also
Sharesify podcast 6 May 2026
In today’s Podcast, the Sharesify team talk markets, momentum, tech earnings, banks, booze stocks, air fryers and more. Our tech expert Steven
AMD stock surges but the risk/reward balance is tilting dangerously
Plenty of investors and analysts headed into AMD earnings worried that expectations had run too far. They were wrong. Chip
Why Smiths News is up while profits are down
Shares in magazine and newspaper wholesaler Smiths News (SNWS) gained 2% despite the firm posting lower 1H profits. Investors focused
Ramsdens rallies on gold-driven upgrade
Shares in Ramsdens (RFX) rallied after the financial services-to-retail group delivered its third profit upgrade in three months. The bulk
Next nudges up profit guidance again
Clothing-to-homewares seller Next (NXT) nudged up FY27 profit guidance again on the back of forecast-beating Q1 sales. The upgrade was
Diageo sales growth surprises
Drinks giant Diageo (DGE) had investors popping corks after Q3 organic sales growth surprised positively. Instead of a 2.3% decline
Sharesify podcast with Emily Whiting of JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income
In our latest special podcast, James Crux and Steven Frazer are joined by Emily Whiting, emerging markets and asia pacific
Palantir posts absurd growth again, but is it in the price?
Data analytics play Palantir Technologies (PLTR) just put up one of the strongest quarters in large-cap software. The Miami-based business
‘Mag 7’ boost US Q1 earnings growth to 27%
In just the last week, the blended earnings growth rate of S&P 500 earnings has leapt from 15% to 27%.
Beer volumes turn positive at AB InBev
Shares in Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABI) bubbled up 7% to €67.5 after the brewing behemoth served up forecast-busting Q1 results. Revenues
HSBC shares slide on Q1 earnings miss
Shares in global bank HSBC (HSBA) lost 5.3% after its Q1 earnings undershot market expectations. As predicted in our look
Sharesify podcast, 1 May 2026
In today’s Podcast, the Sharesify team talk high-flying US markets, Big Tech earnings, UK banks, Unilever (ULVR) and much more.
Coming next week: ARM Holdings, Diageo and HSBC
There’s an interesting mix of companies on deck next week, including chip designer ARM Holdings (ARM), which reports after-hours Wednesday.
Apple and SanDisk overnight earnings in a nutshell
Two very different businesses, maybe, but earnings from Apple (AAPL) and SanDisk (SNDK) capture the imagination of investors equally. One
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