The FTSE 100 is up 0.9 per cent in early trading. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are BP, Wayve and IWG. Read Tuesday 7 May Business Live blog below.
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Self-driving tech start-up Wayve rakes in more than $1bn from fundraise
10% jump in digital subscriptions amid popularity of Baby Reindeer
Elon Musk’s Tesla announced fourth week of layoffs
Construction sector grows at fastest pace in more than a year
TBC Bank shares top FTSE 350 fallers
DCC shares top FTSE 350 risers
MPs set to grill FCA boss Nikhil Rathi on ‘name and shame’ plan
BP profits hammered by lower energy prices
Manual cars may be near extinction in five years as new models halve
Market open: FTSE 100 up 1.2%; FTSE 250 adds 0.8%
BP shares open lower after profit miss
BP misses profit expectations – but investors comforted with share buyback
House prices to jump 2.5% as economy brightens and mortgage rates fall, says Savills
Wayve raises more than $1bn
Retail sales sink in April on bad weather
Attacks in the Red Sea are escalating, warns shipping giant Maersk
BP profits slump 72% as gas prices fall