{"id":"41c5cdaa-5878-4e84-b1fc-eac25db94076","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/21/defence-shares-rise-andy-burnham-john-healey-babcock-bae-systems","domain":"theguardian.com","outlet":{"name":"The Guardian","country":"GB","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true},"title":"Defence shares rise after Andy Burnham appoints John Healey as chancellor","plainHeadline":"Defence shares rise after Andy Burnham appoints John Healey as chancellor","rewrite":{"model":"gpt-5.4-nano","at":"2026-07-21T11:06:20.376Z"},"summary":["Defence stocks surged on the FTSE 100 after Andy Burnham named John Healey chancellor.","Babcock International rose 7%, BAE Systems gained 3%, and Rolls-Royce increased nearly 2%.","On the FTSE 250, QinetiQ rose nearly 4% as investors anticipated more military supplier spending.","Investors referenced “war bonds”, borrowing allocated only for the military, which Healey previously advocated.","Chris Beauchamp said Healey faces competing demands, so defence funding gains may not be immediate."],"topics":["Economy","Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-07-21T09:32:22.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-07-21T10:10:07.380Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/7b8a962e-a6a2-4ba1-b2a0-c90e3cc48089"}