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Ikea sees surge in UK sales after revamp of bedroom furniture range

Flat-pack furniture maker Ikea reported a surge in UK sales thanks to high shopper demand for a new range of mattresses and the ongoing...

Royal Mail earnings hit by declining letters business

Royal Mail said it saw a “resilient” first half despite reporting a drop in earnings as ongoing falls in the numbers of letters being...

M&S boosted as profits overshadow clothing woes

Shares at Marks & Spencer were on the front foot after the retail giant unveiled a better-than-expected rise in half-year profits, but saw a...

Shell blames cancelled projects and lower prices for $6bn loss

Royal Dutch Shell has unveiled a US$6.1bn loss in the third quarter as a result of cancelled projects and lower oil and gas prices. The...

Apple boss Tim Cook hails results as ‘most successful year ever’

Apple sold 48 million iPhones in the last three months – slightly lower than analysts expected, but the company still recorded a profit of...

Debenhams boss to step down amid shareholder pressure

Debenhams boss Michael Sharp announced plans to step down in 2016 to end speculation over his role at the group amid shareholder pressure for...

Blackberry endures bigger-than-expected losses

Smartphone firm Blackberry posted a bigger-than-expected second-quarter loss on Friday of US$66m, as revenues slumped by 46% to $490m. The Canadian firm has struggled to...

Chinese currency stable, bank governor insists

China’s central bank governor has insisted the yuan is stable, in a bid to dispel fears of more declines following a surprise devaluation that...

Twitter revenue grows sharply, but user growth stays low

Twitter has failed to add users at a quick enough pace for investors in the second quarter, even as revenue grew sharply, feeding concerns...

Vodafone revenue up almost 1%

Mobile phone giant Vodafone said its service revenue grew 0.8% in the first quarter of the year to end of June, compared to a...

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