Rolling live coverage as UK manufacturing PMI signals continued output growth despite supply chain strugglesHSBC profit doubles as it expands bonus pool for bankersMeggitt set to be latest UK acquisition target in £6.3bn takeoverFTSE 100 and European s…
FTSE 100 climbs, lifted by bumper profits at Shell and Lloyds; pound rises – business live
European stocks hit record highsLloyds swings to profit and resumes dividend paymentsAstraZeneca Covid vaccine sales triple but are a fraction of Pfizer’s $7.8bnPharma firm Advanz fined over thyroid drug pricingIntroduction 10.44am BST Mitchells & …
UK travel-led firms get £2bn boost as Covid rules eased for US and EU arrivals
British Airways, easyJet and Rolls-Royce among the day’s biggest stock market winnersCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNearly £2bn was added to the value of UK airlines and tourism companies on Wednesday after ministers decide…
European shares bounce back, as UK house price growth cools – business live
FTSE 100 back above 7,000, lifted by Barclays; pound rises against euroAsian shares fall for fourth day as markets reel from China regulatory crackdown; Hong Kong stages late reboundSheffield Forgemasters nationalisedBarclays shareholders to get £800m …