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The Market Wire

Friday, 30 October 2026

  1. Amazon joins Big Tech sell-off as AI spending outruns cash

    Amazon shares are nearly 8% lower ahead of the bell, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq is in sell-off mode.

  2. FTSE 100 LIVE: London ignores tech sell-off to open higher Update

    The FTSE 100 opened 32 points higher as traders ignored the tech-fuelled chaos in Asia and on Wall Street and instead focused on a steady stream of blue-chip…

  3. NatWest results broadly as expected, but weaker long-term targets leave investors cold

    NatWest shares are down about 3% at 614.6p, against a prior close of 635p, even though analysts at UBS say the bank's third-quarter results were broadly in…

  4. AstraZeneca shares rise 3% as Jefferies says record margin bodes well for 2027

    AstraZeneca shares are up 3% at 13,450p this morning, with Jefferies arguing the third-quarter numbers were better than the headline suggests.

  5. Haleon warning leaves brokers asking if the growth target can survive

    Haleon, the FTSE 100 consumer health group behind Sensodyne, Panadol and Centrum, saw its shares fall around 16% yesterday after it cut guidance.

  6. Airtel Africa profit rises 20% to $452m as mobile money drives growth

    Airtel Africa, the FTSE 100 telecoms and mobile money group, reported first-half revenue of $3.8 billion, up 28.2% on a year earlier.

  7. Binance hit by $6.3bn hack suspected to be the largest in history

    Binance, the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange, said $6.3 billion of digital assets were affected by what could be the largest hack ever.

  8. Tesco to sell Czech and Slovak businesses to Ahold Delhaize for €1.7 billion

    Tesco, the FTSE 100 supermarket group, has agreed to sell its businesses in the Czech Republic and Slovakia to Ahold Delhaize in a deal valuing them at €1.7…

  9. NatWest profit dips to £1.6 billion as bad loan charges almost double

    NatWest Group, the FTSE 100 high street lender, reported third-quarter pre-tax operating profit of £2.2 billion, down 2.6% from the second quarter.

  10. AstraZeneca reconfirms 2026 guidance as revenue rises 7% and core earnings jump 17%

    AstraZeneca, the FTSE 100 drugmaker, reported third-quarter total revenue of $16.2 billion, up 7% at constant exchange rates, and core earnings per share of…

  11. FTSE 100 LIVE: London set to ignore tech sell-off Update

    The UK's blue-chip index is set to open 50 points higher, ignoring the tech sell-off on Wall Street and in Asia.

  12. BP's profit nearly quadruples as oil price spike lets it cut net debt by $8.4 billion

    BP, the London-listed oil and gas group, said underlying replacement cost profit rose to $8.5 billion in the third quarter, up from $2.2 billion a year earlier.

  13. FTSE 100 LIVE: Asian markets slide as AI sell-off hits

    The S&P/ASX 200 added around 0.2% to finish near 8,908, extending Thursday's gains despite weakness across technology-heavy Asian markets.