The FTSE 100 is up 0.5 per cent in afternoon trading. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Co-op, Vodafone, Entain, Ascential, Motorpoint and Ocado Group. Read the Thursday 4 April Business Live blog below.
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UK services sector growth slows amid fears of resurgent inflation
CAB Payments shares surge as fintech gains European operating licence
Rock group Kiss sells back catalogue for reported $300m
Best cash Isas you can STILL open before the end of the tax year
OSB Group shares top FTSE 350 fallers
Future shares top FTSE 350 risers
Vodafone-Three merger to face full-blown investigation
M&S and Ocado become UK’s fastest-growing supermarkets
Chairman of Ladbrokes owner Entain to depart after four years
Inflation fight is ‘not yet done’ warns Federal Reserve
Co-op profits slump as supermarket group suffers record levels of shoplifting
Market update: FTSE 100 up 0.1%; FTSE 250 adds 0.1%
Disney King Iger triumphs in boardroom battle with activist investors
Ocado chair will not stand for re-election
Virgin Atlantic on course for first profit since Covid
FTSE Small Cap index ‘will cease to exist’ by 2028 as analysts predict a takeover ‘feeding frenzy’
Entain Chair to exit
Vodafone-Three merger set for in-depth competition probe
UK woos Chinese car giant Chery to build new assembly plant despite spying concerns
Co-op profits slump