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Caroline Simmons, deputy head of UK investment office at UBS Wealth Management, analyses which FTSE companies are on target to meet and miss their Q2 earnings expectations.

Eoin Murray, head of the investment office at Hermes Investment Management, questions how much of the recent market rally is grounded in reality.

Stephen Macklow-Smith, manager of the JPMorgan European investment trust, analyses the sector winners and losers following the end of Europe's earnings season.

Royal Dutch Shell is planning to slash its spending by $15bn over the next three years, following a collapse in the oil price.

Will earnings growth finally come through for Europe?

Investors should beware of companies playing down earnings expectations just to beat them on the day, Société Généralé's Albert Edwards has warned.

The top ten US CEOs have earned over $100m each for the first time, with two CEOs earning more than $1bn over the course of 2012, according to a survey by GMI Ratings.

Hewlett-Packard shares have fallen as much as 14% after it announced an $8.8bn writedown relating to its acquisition of Autonomy.

Max King, portfolio manager in Investec Asset Management's multi-asset team, asks whether the disparity between US and European equity market performance is justified, suggesting now could be the perfect entry point into stocks.

Kames Capital's head of UK equities Stephen Adams has predicted UK plc could see negative earnings in 2012, undershooting consensus forecasts by 15%.