The FTSE 100is up 1 per cent in afternoon trading. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Bloomsbury Publishing, Coca-Cola HBC, Severn Trent, United Utilities and Dunelm. Read the Wednesday 14 February Business Live blog below.
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The Footsie closes soon
Shell: LNG demand to surge by over 50% by 2040
Virgin Money buying out abrdn from investments joint venture
Nvidia outstrips Alphabet as third largest US company by market value
UK blue-chip index up 1%
Billionaire Jeff Bezos has sold $4billion in Amazon stock in a week
John Lewis warns staff over ‘unacceptable comments’ left on intranet
Vistry and Sigma to build 5,000 new homes for tenants
Arrests made in London amid FCA crackdown
Water firms pledge more support for vulnerable customers
Valentine’s stock picks: Fund managers reveal their most-loved firms
Inflation holds steady at 4% in January
Virgin Money to buy Abrdn’s share of joint venture for £20m
Dunelm rewards shareholders as profits rise despite Red Sea disruption
Coca-Cola HBC shares fizz as anchor bottler reveals record profits
Five tips to ask for a pay rise – and the one thing you shouldn’t do
WAG Payments Solutions top FTSE 350 fallers
Coca-Cola HBC tops FTSE 350 charts
Car dealers increase discounts on electric vehicles by 200%
Home REIT faces probe amid fears it misled investors
Waitrose to cut prices as it battles to win back shoppers from M&S
Bloomsbury profits buoyed by fantasy and sci-fi demand
MARKET REPORT: Arm still muscles ahead of pack despite tumble
Energy prices remain 89% above January 2021 levels
Commodity King Nick O’Kane quits Macquarie after almost three decades
‘Pressure on the Bank to cut rates sooner rather than later will no doubt continue, and today’s CPI data release will do very little to change that’
Coca-Cola HBC scores record profits
Courier firm Yodel snapped up by rival operator Shift in last-minute rescue deal
Bloomsbury ups profit expectations on fantasy demand
Furniture and food helps offset higher electricity prices
Bitcoin rollercoaster as investors fret over the outlook for US interest rates
Inflation holds at 4%;