It's going to be a busy week for investors as a number of big names release figures.

British Airways posts third-quarter interims on Monday and everyone is expecting improved operating profits, on an estimated six per cent rise in passenger numbers to 9.1 million.

Further cost-cutting could also be announced.

Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline reports full-year figures on Wednesday but the focus should be on its product pipeline, with many of its early stage drugs expected to progress to Stage II trials.

Barclays and Lloyds TSB step forward on Thursday and Friday, respectively, and analysts are expecting the continuing strong demand for mortgages to be offset by weakened corporate lending.

Pizza Express releases interims on Tuesday and analysts will be hoping for details of how it plans to stop its slice of the market getting any smaller - and an update on a number of approaches to buy the business.

If you've got any energy after this, watch out for figures from PZ Cussons on Tuesday, Cadbury Schweppes on Wednesday, Unilever on Thursday and BSkyB on Friday.

And then we can start all over again.