Cheap-chic offerings and same-day delivery help drive first-quarter earnings

Retailer to launch deeply-discounted rights issue to fund Ocado deal

UK pet-and-vet group retail business returns to growth and shares gain in London

Costs take toll on defence contractor and shares fall nearly 10%

Group appoints separate board for unit as it pushes ahead with divestment

Investors welcome strategy to increase more parcel deliveries despite payout setback

Health of US consumer back in focus after Nordstrom, Kohl’s and JC Penney disappoint

Most recent auction sells 25 per cent fewer gems compared with same cycle a year ago

Film distribution business weighs on full-year results at production group

UK mortgage lender increases loanbook size even as housing market remains ‘subdued’

Plan for airline to grow as fast as possible, even it means ‘painful’ fare cuts

Higher revenues in UK and US offset carmaker’s slowing sales in China

Estate agency blames Brexit uncertainty after reporting first-quarter drop in revenues

Farmers becoming more cautious about making major purchases, company says

Shares in UK group plunge 60% after cut to earnings forecasts

Low-cost carrier pins some of blame for £272m first-half loss on disruption at Gatwick

US chipmaker says it lacks visibility into future orders as revenues firm slightly

Consumers in Asia-Pacific region account for 40% of revenues worldwide

French games maker is worst performer on Stoxx 600 despite strong sales growth

UK energy infrastructure group’s full-year falls by a third as US labour dispute hits income

Shares in Oxfordshire-based cyber security business rise more than 15% after strong results

Ecommerce giant shrugs off Sino-US trade concerns and weak Chinese retail sales