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RBS falls into the red

Part-nationalised Royal Bank of Scotland today reported a half-year loss of £794m, compared to a £1.2bn profit last year.Read

Ladbrokes profits slip

Bookmaker Ladbrokes reported a slip in profits today but said demand from UK punters was "relatively resilient" despite the squeeze on consumer budgets.Read

Lloyds plunges into the red

Taxpayer-backed Lloyds Banking Group swung to a loss in the first half of the year after it took a £3.2bn hit to tackle the payment protection insurance scandal.Read

Next says price pressures easing

Clothing retailer Next offered some relief to hard-up shoppers today by signalling a "more benign year" for prices during 2012.Read

Barclays profits dip

Banking giant Barclays saw a 33% drop in profits to £2.6bn in the first half of the year as the payment protection insurance scandal took its toll.Read

Shell profits rise by 77%

Royal Dutch Shell cashed in on rising energy prices today as it reported profits of nearly £5bn between April and the end of June.Read

Centrica profits jump

Utility giant Centrica faced more public outrage today after reporting £1.3bn in half-year profits - including £270m for its residential arm British Gas - just weeks after announcing a price hike.Read

Santander sets up mis-selling payment fund

The UK arm of Santander said today that it had set aside more than half a billion pounds to cover the costs of mis-selling payment protection insurance to its customers.Read

UK economy slows

Britain’s economy slowed between April and June after new figures today showed the UK grew by 0.2% in the quarter.Read

BP profits below expectations

Oil giant BP today reported profits of US$5.3bn (£3.2bn) in the three months to June, compared with a loss of $US16.9bn (£10.3m) for the same period last year.Read

Ryanair warns on high fuel prices

Budget airline Ryanair highlighted the pressure of rising fuel costs on the industry today after posting flat profits for its spring quarter.Read

Egg online bank broken up

One of the UK’s first and best-known internet banks was broken up today in a move threatening up to 600 jobs.Read

Vodafone 'on track'

Mobile phone giant Vodafone said today it remained on track despite the economic storm buffeting its southern Europe markets.Read

easyJet to beat expectations

Budget airline easyJet today said its profits were set to beat expectations after its new strategy, which includes appealing to more business passengers, started to bear fruit.Read

Energy prices to rise

Millions of customers of Scottish and Southern Energy face higher bills from September after the group became the third of the major suppliers to raise prices.Read

BT told to cut broadband charges

Millions of people are set to get cheaper internet access after BT was told today to slash its wholesale charges to rural areas.Read

Greene King n acquisition trail

Greene King secured backing for a £70m acquisition today as its scramble to buy pubs in London ahead of the Olympics gathers pace.Read

Thomas Cook expands banking facilities

Tour operator Thomas Cook gave a lift to its beleaguered share price today by announcing a one-year extension to its banking facilities.Read

Google shares surge

Google shares have surged after co-founder Larry Page’s first results since taking over as chief executive impressed Wall Street.Read

Blacks Leisure asks for support

Outdoor retailer Blacks Leisure has turned to its bank for extra support after a slide in sales caused debt to surge.Read

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