date:Jul 09, 2014
U.S. earnings-reporting season today. Profit at companies in the SP 500 increased 5 per cent in the three months through June, estimates compiled by Bloomberg show.
Marks Spencer rose 0.7 per cent to 436 pence. The U.K.s largest clothing retailer also reported a 12th straight quarterly drop in non-food sales. Same-store sales of general merchandise, a division that mostly comprises apparel, fell 1.5 per cent in the 13 weeks ended 28 June, according to a statement. That compares with the median