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Thomas Cook reports first profit in five years despite security fears

Thomas Cook has reported its first return to profit in five years, saying it’s positive about the outlook for next year, despite security fears. The

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Weak demand and 'headwinds' bring another Rolls-Royce profit warning

The aerospace group Rolls-Royce has issued its fourth profit warning in just over a year, saying it may cut its dividend due to weaker demand for

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Ryanair sets sights skywards after profit rise

Things are looking up at Ryanair. The low-cost airline has revised its forecasts after posting a rise in six-monthly profits – up by 37 percent to a

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HSBC quarterly profits exceed expectations

Europe’s biggest bank HSBC has seen profits jump by a third in the third quarter, to $6.1 billion (5.5 billion euros). The results, which exceeded

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Air France-KLM defends cost cuts despite soaring profits

Air France-KLM has announced a larger-than-expected rise in third-quarter profits – while insisting that there’s still an “overwhelming need” to cut

Economy

Maersk downgrades profit outlook citing global trade slowdown

The Danish shipping giant Maersk has downgraded its profit outlook for the year by $600 million (540 million euros) to $3.4 billion (3.0 billion

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Burberry shares plunge on missed sales growth forecasts

Burberry’s shares plunged to a three-year low after the British luxury group warned that it had missed sales growth forecasts because of the slowdown

Economy

EasyJet says on course for record 2015 profits

A record August for passengers has helped EasyJet announce growth up 21%, and forecasts record revenues and profits for 2015. The raised profit

USA

Facebook reports strong profits, beating Wall Street targets

Facebook, the world’s biggest Internet social networking site has exceeded forecasts for quarterly earnings and sales thanks to its mobile ads.

USA

Apple's record profit: five numbers you need to know

Soaring iPhone sales have helped Apple boost its quarterly profits to a new world record for a public company - $18 billion.

USA

Apple beats Coca-Cola to become world’s most valuable brand

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Carrefour on the road to recovery

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Next enjoys festive boost

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GDF Suez powers down profits

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BP's renewed confidence

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Profits jump forecast from Richemont

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Bug batters Nokia