The FTSE 100 will open at 8am. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are BHP, Anglo American, NatWest and Pearson. Read the Friday 26 April Business Live blog below.
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NatWest follows rivals with profit slump
Where early bird Isa investors put their cash: Top 10 buys revealed
How illegal loan sharks are preying on those desperate for credit
Anglo American snubs ‘opportunistic’ £31bn BHP bid
FTSE 100 extends gains to ‘yet another untouched summit’
Darktrace agrees $5.3bn private equity takeover
‘Unlike Lloyds and Barclays, NatWest doesn’t have to deal with legacy car finance and investment banking issues’
LSE boss David Schwimmer in line for £13m pay deal despite exodus
Sitting ducks: Host of British firms are in the firing line as predators circle
Pearson English language boost
Meta sheds £130bn value after AI spending fears
NatWest profits fall to £1.3bn in first quarter
Anglo American snubs £31.1bn BHP bid