Business news live: Reaction to Rolls Royce profits, Meta and Microsoft shares surge

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Earnings season among notable FTSE 100 firms continues on Thursday with Rolls Royce, Shell and Unilever all in the frame - the latter being a good indicator of consumer spending power this year. There are also reports due from bank Standard Chartered, miner Endeavour and owner of the stock exchange itself, the London Stock Exchange Group.

Business news live: Reaction to Rolls Royce profits, Meta and Microsoft shares surge

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