British clothing retailer Next has reported a slowdown in sales growth in its latest quarter, which was characterised by unseasonably warm weather, sending its shares and those of its rivals lower.

B&Q is expected to reveal a second-quarter boost from the warm weather next week, helped by shoppers splashing out on barbecues and garden furniture.

The shares, which has been a standout performer among struggling British retailers largely due to the success of its online range, fell as much as 7.25%.

Shell reported underlying earnings more than doubling to $15.8bn (€12.7bn) last year, up from $7.2bn (€5.79bn) in 2017.

Unilever has reported disappointing third-quarter sales having lost market share to smaller rivals, dampening hopes that a failed takeover bid by Kraft Heinz would spark a swift improvement in performance.

Unilever has reported disappointing third-quarter sales having lost market share to smaller rivals, dampening hopes that a failed takeover bid by Kraft Heinz would spark a swift improvement in performance.

British supermarket giant Tesco has reported a surge in half-year profits and rising sales as it hailed efforts to keep prices low amid Brexit-fuelled inflation.

Profits at B&Q owner Kingfisher are expected to tumble when the DIY firm reports half year results next week, after it was hit by wetter than usual summer weather and amid a slowing property market.

Profits at B&Q owner Kingfisher are expected to tumble when the DIY firm reports half year results next week, after it was hit by wetter than usual summer weather and amid a slowing property market.

The UK’s top share index fell yesterday, depressed by a slide in oil stocks among others. The Ftse 100 index fell 0.6%. A brief recovery was brought to an end in afternoon trading when Bank of England governor Mark Carney said the bank would debate an interest rate increase in the coming months.

Lloyds Bank said the UK had sold its last remaining stake in the bank, making the lender the first to re-emerge from British state ownership in a symbolic step for the country’s recovering banking sector.

The FTSE 100 Index has closed above 7,500 for the first time as higher-than-forecast inflation data and confidence over Britain's prospects under a Tory government drove stocks higher.

Reckitt Benckiser has agreed to buy US baby formula maker Mead Johnson Nutrition for £13bn (€15.25bn), giving the British consumer goods company a new product line and expanding its presence in developing markets.

Betting giant William Hill said full-year profits would be at the top end of its target as plans to turn around its struggling online business began to bear fruit.

Britain’s top share index climbed to its highest level in nearly a year yesterday, led higher by miners, and with ITV soaring after a well-received trading update.

London’s top-flight index rallied towards the closing bell as it was confirmed that Theresa May would be in post as prime minister by tomorrow after rival candidate Andrea Leadsom dropped out of the race.

Whitbread said underlying sales at its Costa Coffee chain recovered over the last three months and its Premier Inn hotel brand continued to grow, sending shares in the company 3% higher.

A technology glitch centred around six branches in Scotland is hampering Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS) plan to offload its Williams & Glyn retail banking unit and resume dividend payments to shareholders.

The London market edged back into positive territory as a rise in the price of oil eased the pressure on top-flight stocks.

British insurer and asset manager Standard Life has reported strong net inflows for the third quarter as investors looked to increase returns against a backdrop of low interest rates and volatile markets.

Merlin Entertainments said it might be another two years before visitor numbers at its Alton Towers theme park recover to previous levels following a roller coaster crash in June which hit summer trade and took a chunk out of profits.

Revenues at Vodafone Ireland fell in its financial year to the end of March, as the mobile phones and broadband giant faced continuing tough competition.

Low-cost airline EasyJet has lifted profit expectations for its traditionally weaker first half but warned it could be buffeted by volatile exchange rates and oil prices in coming months.

Six years of interest rates at the historic low of 0.5% were marked yesterday as the Bank of England once more kept the cost of borrowing on hold.

British Gas owner Centrica has clobbered shareholders with an “urgent” dividend cut to shore up its finances as profits fell by more than a third.

The owner of British Airways has made an approach to buy Dublin-based carrier Aer Lingus, it was revealed today.

HSBC set aside £236m to settle a probe into foreign exchange market rigging today – taking the bill for the scandal for British banks to more than £1.1bn.

State-backed Lloyds Banking Group is reportedly expected to announce thousands of job cuts as it publishes latest financial results with a strategic update today.

Britain’s Prince Harry will celebrate his 30th birthday today — an important moment for Queen Elizabeth’s grandson, who has come of age.

Inflation in the UK fell to 1.6% in July as fashion stores launched summer discounts and fierce competition between supermarkets helped keep a lid on food prices for the longest stretch in a decade.

Budget airline easyJet was counting the cost of unrest and political tensions affecting Israel, Egypt and Russia after its latest trading update prompted the City to scale back forecasts for annual profits.

Shares in TSB rose by as much as 15% today as the lender returned to the stock market after nearly two decades.

Soaring demand for luxury goods in China helped Burberry set record annual revenues and profits, but the fashion chain warned of lower profits next year if the pound remained strong.

Low-cost airline easyJet said that a smaller-than-expected first-half loss, helped by tight cost control and more business passengers, showed it could cope with growing competition and disruption to bookings from June’s soccer World Cup.

Manchester United’s mountainous debt pile and wage bill meant its owners could ill afford to give David Moyes the same amount of time to succeed as his predecessor Alex Ferguson, it was claimed today.

Improved sentiment on Wall Street helped blue-chip shares shake off worries over Ukraine and wipe out early session losses.

Mobile phone giant Vodafone is reportedly set to avoid paying billions of pounds in tax on its mammoth deal to exit the United States.

Demand for Nurofen painkillers and other health brands in emerging markets helped Reckitt Benckiser offset weaker markets elsewhere to post a rise in half-year profits today.

Mobile phone giant Vodafone was today poised to buy Germany's biggest cable operator in a deal worth €10.7bn.

Europe’s economic woes were felt by Vodafone today after the mobile phone giant reported its first drop in annual revenues for seven years.