The FTSE 100 is flat in afternoon trading. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are AstraZeneca, British American Tobacco, Unilever, Compass Group, Nanoco, SSE and Watches of Switzerland Group. Read the Thursday 8 February Business Live blog below.
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Some Britons do £9,000 of UNPAID work: Overtime rules explained
SSE profits stifled by poor weather as renewables output slumps
Watches of Switzerland slams UK ‘tourist tax’ as sales slip
Unilever boss brands group’s performance ‘disappointing’
Top FTSE 350 fallers are…
British American Tobacco shares top FTSE 350 risers
BATS swings to loss following huge impairment charges on US brands
Travellers urged to get insurance for US trips to dodge huge bills
Searches for low and no alcohol drinks continue to grow, says Ocado
AstraZeneca cancer drug sales swell to $18.4bn
More sellers and buyers are contacting estate agents says Rics
Market open: FTSE 100 up 0.2%; FTSE 250 adds 0.4%
Snap loses a third of its value amid advertising slowdown
Taxi app Uber hails its first ever full-year profit as demand soars
Unilever posts ‘uninspiring’ 2023
Why reforming UK capital markets starts with closed-ended fund cost disclosure rules
AstraZeneca sales boosted by oncology assets
Unilever cheers volume growth
Big Oil’s £95bn profits bonanza… but that’s still LESS than the £142bn made in 2022
BATS suffers falling smoking rates but vape sales soar
Germany remains the ‘sick man of Europe’ as industrial output falls for seventh month in row
AstraZeneca ups profit guidance