The FTSE 100 is up 0.5 per cent in midday trading. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Boohoo, JD Wetherspoon, Workspace, Direct Line and Informa. Read Wednesday 8 May Business Live blog below.
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Banking group TSB axes 36 branches and cuts 250 jobs
Brewdog founder James Watt steps down to become ‘captain’ of brewer
Feeling the heat, Boohoo? Online retailer sees sales fall
Wetherspoon’s profits buoyed by Guinness boom among younger punters
Tritax Eurobox shares top FTSE 350 fallers
OSB Group shares top FTSE 350 risers
Direct Line customers faced higher prices in the first quarter
My Isa has shares, trusts and ETFs – what is the cheapest platform?
Saudi Aramco to pay £100bn dividend to help fund city of the future
Big Four auditors fined £9m for LCF mini-bond crisis
‘Wetherspoon’s commitment to low prices and doing the basics well are helping to keep punters loyal’
New Workspace boss named
Disney+ streaming service finally turns a profit as cost cutting efforts bear fruit
Wetherspoon’s lifts profit expectations
‘It doesn’t look like a miraculous recovery is around the corner’ for Boohoo
MP condemn woke ESG debanking as ‘legitimate’ firms are denied accounts
Boohoo sales slump