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Tesco achieves small profit rise
London :: United Kingdom | about 1 month ago
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Pre-tax profits came in at £1.42bn, which was up 1.5% on the same period last year...Tesco also announced it had created 6,500 jobs in the six month period. The firm said the results were "solid", and chief executive Terry Leahy said that the supermarket...
Tags: Reuters Tesco, Tesco Bank, profits rise, Terry Leahy, uk sales, billion pounds, half profits
DIY revival sends Kingfisher soaring
London :: United Kingdom | 2 months ago
Credibility DIY revival sends Kingfisher profits soaring A strong performance by do-it-yourself chain B&Q has helped Kingfisher to grow its profits by nearly 40% over the last six months. In another big day for retail news, Kingfisher told the City it had made pre-tax...
Tags: Kingfisher, DIY, tax profits, Castorama, France, half profits, United Kingdom, London
London bike scheme firm profit up
London :: United Kingdom | 3 months ago
Credibility Pre-tax profit rose 33% to £83.4m in the first six months from the same period last year. The company signed contracts valued at £2.1bn and was named the preferred bidder for £1.4bn worth of contracts. Serco is benefiting as cash-strapped governments...
Tags: Serco Group Plc, Meet Serco, London, half profits, record inflow, house prices
WPP chief cautious on recovery claims
London :: United Kingdom | 3 months ago
Credibility Martin Sorrell , chief executive of WPP, predicts continuing bleak market conditions in 2010, saying another recession may be in the offing when Western governments begin to tackle their massive budget deficits, The Times of London reported Wednesday.
Tags: WPP Boss Martin Sorrell, chief executive, advertising giant, The Times of London, Ugandan, profits slumps, half profits
China stocks edge up after strong Sinopec earnings
Beijing :: China | 3 months ago
Credibility More India business stories Sinopec, the world's second-largest refiner after Exxon Mobil, jumped 3.44 per cent to open at 13.55 yuan after it posted record quarterly profits that widely exceeded expectations. China's stock regulator announced late on...
Tags: Sinopec Corp, China Resources Power, China Petroleum&Chemical Corp., China Economic Review, net profits, billion yuan, Shanghai, half profits, composite index, half net
Aviva cuts dividend despite return to profit
London :: United Kingdom | 3 months ago
Credibility Aviva, the UK's largest insurance group, has cut its dividend by 31 per cent in response to a "challenging economic environment" despite reporting a return to profit for the first six months of the year. The group, which advertised the brand name switch...
Tags: Aviva USA, Insurer Aviva, commercial property, half profits, Hannover Re, operating profits, real estate
AXA first-half profit twice analysts' expectation
Bristol :: United Kingdom | 3 months ago
Credibility The AXA insurance multinational reported a 38% drop in first-half net profit on Wednesday to 1.323 billion euros ($1.9 billion) but this was twice the figure expected by analysts. The group said that it had ample capital and suggested it was eyeing expansion...
Tags: AXA Asia Pacific Holdings, net profits, Axa UK, East Asia, Axa SA, Tabcorp Holdings, prior corresponding, corresponding period, base company, half profits
UAE telecom Etisalat Q2 net profit falls 19 pct
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | 4 months ago
Credibility The company made a net profit of 4.59 billion dirhams in the first half of the year, compared with 5 billion dirhams a year earlier, the firm said in a statement, adding that last year's results included 892 million dirhams earned from an asset sale.
Tags: net profits, UAE, billion dollars, uae telecom, billion dirhams, half profits
Debts up but BNZ in good health
Auckland :: New Zealand | 7 months ago
Credibility Bank of New Zealand profits have slipped as bad and doubtful debts jumped $66 million, mainly from business lending on property...Total profit was down just 3.8 per cent, despite what the bank called "tough conditions" and a time of volatile markets.
Tags: BNZ, doubtful debts, bad debts, half profits
Perpetual shares its pain with investors
Sydney :: Australia | 9 months ago
Credibility Perpetual has unveiled a dire 84 per cent plunge in first half net profit and a drastic cut to its dividend, but it is hoping low interest rates will convince rattled investors to switch back from cash to managed funds. Perpetual's interim dividend, to...
Tags: net profits, Perpetual Ltd, financial crisis, profits fell, half profits, previous corresponding, corresponding period
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