The FTSE 100 is down 0.8 per cent in early trading. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are 888 and Home REIT. Read the Friday 19 April Business Live blog below.
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The luxury giant going for gold at the Paris Olympics – from dressing Team France, to supplying champagne
Middle East tensions rattle markets
888 shares rise as William Hill owner posts forecast-beating revenues
Market open: FTSE 100 down 0.4%; FTSE 250 off 0.6%
Hunt raises alarm over bid for Royal Mail as ‘Czech Sphinx’ plots fresh swoop
Home REIT raises £15.9m from 65 properties sale
888 revenues beat forecasts
Two female BP execs to leave in first reshuffle since Looney stepped down
Why retail sales are set to ‘gradually improve’
No Easter bounce for retailers
Retail sales stagnate in March