1. Rolls-Royce welcomes travel boost as profits soar
Operating margins improved to 5.1% from 3.8%, earnings per share rose to 1.95p against 0.11p while pre-tax profits also advanced to £206mln from £36mln.
2. JPMorgan denies facilitating Epstein’s sex trafficking
The US Virgin Islands sued JPMorgan for unspecified damages in December 2022, alleging that the bank should have known about Epstein's misconduct on his private island there.
3. Lloyds rated by Deutsche Bank
The results were a beat, with NII increasing 26% year-over-year and beating consensus by 3%, while NIM at 322 basis points is up 24 basis points quarter-over-quarter.
4. FTSE 100 finishes another day in red
The FTSE 100 marked another negative close, finishing Thursday around 23 points or 0.29% lower at 7,907.
5. Greencoat’s dividend and reinvestment key
Lilley says that while the continued increase in the company's dividend is important, its strategy of reinvestment is also a "key part of the story."