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British Airways owner International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) reported first quarter operating profit of €280m before exceptional items on Friday, an improvement from its restated 2017 figure of €160m.
Paper and packaging group Smurfit Kappa posted a 22% jump in first-quarter earnings on Friday as it said the full-year outcome is expected to be "materially better" than 2017.
Education publisher Pearson said on Friday that total underlying revenues edged up 1% in the first quarter and that it was on track to deliver its expectations for the year.
