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BUSINESS LIVE: Marston’s boosted by job cuts; Travis Perkins slashes profit forecast; FirstGroup lifts expectations
The FTSE 100 is up 0.1 per cent in afternoon trading. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Travis Perkins, Marston’s, FirstGroup, Brickability, PageGroup, Mitie, Watkin Jones and GSK. Read the Wednesday 11 October Business Live blog below.
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FCA censures ‘unfair and misleading’ promotions for failed £237m bond scheme
‘Easy Life’ band will change their name after easyJet owners sue
Marston’s toasts profit growth after job cuts trim costs
FirstGroup hikes profit outlook on back of strong bus and rail demand
Travis Perkins shares slump under tough trading conditions
Travis Perkins shares top FTSE 350 fallers
Mitie Group shares top FTSE 350 charts
Ex-finance boss and wife in court over Patisserie Valerie collapse
Travis Perkins to miss profit expectations amid ‘challenging conditions’
Mitie profits boosted by contracts wins and cost cutting measures
Disgraced BP boss Bernard Looney faces calls to step down from role as a mentor to women in the City
Market update: FTSE 100 flat; FTSE 250 off 0.3%
‘The wider pub sector is recovering from the pandemic’
Elton John backs music firm that helps artists get fairer royalties
Fed-fueled optimism ‘appears to have plateaued’
IMF warns war in Middle East could hobble the global recovery
PageGroup profits set to disappoint
YouGov soars on predictions it will reap the rewards of elections in the UK and US next year
FirstGroup lifts expectations
Travis Perkins slashes profit forecast
China woe hits sales at Louis Vuitton-owner LVMH: Inflation hits demand for luxury goods
Marston’s boosted by job cuts