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House prices rise more than expected in July - Halifax
House prices in the UK rose more than expected in July, with the average price hitting a new record, according to the latest data from lender Halifax.
Heatwave and World Cup boost consumer spending in July
Consumer spending rose 5% year-on-year in July, according to the latest figures from Barclaycard, boosted by the heatwave and the World Cup.
Arsenal majority shareholder Kroenke makes £550m full ownership bid
Arsenal's American majority owner Stan Kroenke on Tuesday made a £600m bid to bring the football club entirely under his control.
UK retail sales growth eases in July
Retail sales growth slowed last month, according to the latest figures from the British Retail Consortium-KPMG sales monitor, as spending on food, drink and fans in the heatwave failed to offset a broader slowdown.
RIT Capital Partners H1 NAV up in 'volatile' market
Half year net asset value at RIT Capital Partners rose to 1,882p a share from 1,839p despite a “volatile six months for markets”.
London open: Stocks edge higher but retail sales disappoint
London stocks edged higher in early trade on Tuesday, with miners providing much of the upside as investors set aside their worries about Brexit and escalating trade tensions between the US and China.
ContourGlobal makes solid earnings progress since November IPO
Wholesale power generation business owner and operator ContourGlobal announced its interim results for the six months ended 30 June on Tuesday, reporting consolidated revenue growth of 16% to $535. 4m year-on-year.
Rotork profit rises thanks to larger orders, favourable market trends
Rotork, a FTSE 250 maker of industrial flow equipment, reported a jump in first-half pre-tax profit on Tuesday as revenue and order intake grew on the back of larger orders and favourable market trends.
Meggitt H1 pre-tax profits fall but confident on growth
Engineering outfit Meggitt on Tuesday said first half pre-tax profits fell 39% to £105. 2m as a result of lower gains from disposals, but added that it was in good shape to meet full year guidance.
UK and Ireland deliver for Domino's Pizza Group in first half
Domino’s Pizza Group issued its interim results for the 26 weeks ended 1 July on Tuesday, reporting a 12. 3% year-on-year improvement in group system sales to £616. 6m.
Hargreaves Lansdown's bumper dividend disappoints
Hargreaves Lansdown rewarded shareholders with a bumper special dividend as the pensions and investments provider topped 1m active clients for the year, though annual numbers came in slightly short of expectations.
Intertek profit rises, interim dividend lifted as product division does well
Product testing company Intertek posted a rise in first half-profit on Tuesday thanks to a strong performance from its products division, as it hiked its dividend.
Moneysupermarket acquisition of Decision Technologies clears final hurdle
Moneysupermarket. com Group confirmed the completion of the UK merger control process phase of its proposed acquisition of Decision Technologies on Tuesday.
GlaxoSmithKline nabs HSBC's Iain Mackay as its next CFO
GlaxoSmithKline announced on Tuesday that Iain Mackay has been appointed its next chief financial officer, and an executive director to its board, with both positions starting on 14 January next year.
IHG H1 operating profit rises on strong China demand
Interim operating profit at Intercontinental Hotels Group rose to $406m from $370m with revenue per available room up 3. 7% led by strong growth in China.
Hargreaves Lansdown gives its dividend a boost, operating profit surges at Intercontinental Hotels Group
London open The FTSE 100 is expected to open 18 points higher on Tuesday, having closed up 0. 06% at 7,663. 78 on Monday.
London pre-open: Stocks seen up on positive US and Asian cues but trade war woes remain
London stocks were called to rise at the open on Tuesday, taking their cue from positive sessions in the US and Asia, although Brexit concerns and worries about escalating trade tensions between the US and China were expected to keep a cap on gains.
Tuesday newspaper round-up: Novichok, US-China trade war, Brexit, Fever-Tree, Aldi
Britain is making plans to seek the extradition from Russia of two suspects identified as the perpetrators of the Salisbury poisonings. Scotland Yard detectives are understood to be confident that they have identified the would-be assassins and an extradition request is part of the plan to renew pressure on the Kremlin over the nerve agent attack. - The Times.
US close: Markets finish green as investors shift focus back to earnings
Wall Street trading ended on a positive note on Monday, as investors appeared to shrug off the latest trade rhetoric between the US and China and looked instead to the release of more corporate earnings.