Russian gas monopoly Gazprom reports a threefold surge in profits for the first three months of the year, despite a sharp fall in gas prices.

One of America’s biggest dollar-store chains, Dollar General, is expected to report strong profits for the past three months

BP could begin sealing its oil well in the Gulf of Mexico later on Monday, three months after its rupture led to the worst oil spill in US history.

Microsoft has reported profits of $4.52bn (£2.96bn) for the three months between April and June – up 48% on the same period last year.

UK homeowners increased the value of their stakes in their properties by £3.2bn in the first three months of 2010.