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  "id": 12807655,
  "title": "Imperial Brands Plans £1.5 Billion Buyback After Shares Decline",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/imperial-brands-plans-1-5-billion-buyback-after-shares-decline",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-08T06:21:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-08/imperial-brands-plans-1-5-billion-buyback-after-shares-decline"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Imperial Brands Plc plans a £1.5 billion ($2 billion) share buyback in the next fiscal year, citing continued confidence in its future performance and cost-cutting efforts.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Imperial Brands shares hit near two-month high after £1.5 billion buyback launch",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/imperial-brands-shares-hit-near-two-month-high-after-1-5-billion",
        "published": "2026-10-08T07:45:37.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}