The Times: Look ahead: “Royal Dutch/Shell, the Anglo-Dutch oil group, reports its interim results today with record profits expected on the back of soaring oil prices. However, exceptional results may do little to redress the damage done to investor confidence by the oil reserves scandal.” (ShellNews.net)

October 28, 2004

Royal Dutch/Shell, the Anglo-Dutch oil group, reports its interim results today with record profits expected on the back of soaring oil prices. However, exceptional results may do little to redress the damage done to investor confidence by the oil reserves scandal.

GlaxoSmithKline, Europe’s biggest pharmaceutical company, is also set to report its first-half figures, with many industry insiders predicting a fourth consecutive drop in quarterly earnings.