Best corporate profit growth since 2011 competes with geopolitical pressures on markets
Super strong corporate earnings and revenue growth is expected, but markets may be playing defense.
Apple is buying so many trees for its California campus, competition is reportedly getting cutthroat
Apple’s new campus requires about 3,000 trees, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
Airbnb account hijackers burgle homes
Airbnb is making security changes after a BBC probe into thefts involving the rental service.
Starbucks says Brexit vote hit UK profits
Coffee chain blames a slowing economy and the effect of the Brexit vote for a sharp fall in profits.
FTSE 100 slides as bank shares lose ground
Banking shares drag the London market lower despite healthy results from US banks including JP Morgan.
Drax investors rebel on bosses’ pay
A third of investors vote against its pay report after its finance chief was given a bonus of £500,000.
Tesco sorry for Good Friday beer advert
Supermarket says “no intention to offend” over beer advert that said “Good Friday just got better”.
Virgin East Coast and Arriva Northern train staff to strike
Union officials say they want “explicit clarification” on the future role of guards.
JPMorgan and Citi quarterly profit helped by higher rates
Two US banking giants’ results for the first three months of the year both rise by 17%.