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Evening Standard
Henry Saker-Clark

Shell profits fall as trading hit by volatile markets

Shell posted a drop in earnings for the past half-year (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Wire)

Shell has revealed that profits slid over the first half after a drop in trading profits and lower oil and gas prices.

The oil major told shareholders that adjusted earnings, or net profits, dropped by 30% to 9.84 billion US dollars (£7.4 billion) over the half-year, compared with a year earlier.

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