Business Alphabet shrugs off EU fine as earnings beat expectations Alphabet's total revenue for the three months to the end of June is €27 billion ($32.66 billion). Eighty-six percent of which came from Google's advertising business 24/07/2018
Cinema Last weekend of "Last Jedi" hands movie 2017 top spot in US A 50-million-dollar-plus holiday weekend ensures "The Last Jedi" overtakes "Beauty and the Beast" to take 2017's box office honours in the US. 01/01/2018
corporate General Motors bails out of India and South Africa General Motors has announced further retrenchment by stopping selling vehicles in India and selling its operations in South Africa. 18/05/2017
corporate Apple avoided tax in New Zealand for more than a decade More light is shed on Apple's labyrinthine tax affairs. 23/03/2017
corporate Lufthansa profit forecast boosts shares Lufthansa says it expects profits to fall only slightly in 2017 despite lower fares and a rising fuel bill. Analysts were predicting a sharp decline. 16/03/2017
corporate Lower fares shrink Ryanair's profits Ryanair had to cut its fares more than expected during the last three months of 2016 because of over-capacity, which pulled down profits. 06/02/2017
corporate Weaker pound, pricier fuel to hit easyJet profits British low-cost airline easyJet warns the weaker pound and pricier fuel will reduce its profits more than expected this year. 24/01/2017
corporate Note 7 disaster barely dents Samsung's profit Samsung says its fourth-quarter profit likely leapt 50 percent from a year earlier to its highest level in more than three years. 06/01/2017
corporate Apple profits fall for the first time in 15 years Apple's annual earnings have dropped for the first time in 15 years as it posted a third successive quarter of declining iPhone sales. 26/10/2016
markets Profit warning hits easyJet's shares British airline easyJet's shares slumped over five percent on Thursday after it warned of a more than 25 percent fall in profit this year. 06/10/2016
Russia Russian company sells children's 'Buk-bed' A Russian company is selling a children’s bed shaped like a Buk missile launcher. 06/10/2016
corporate HSBC to buy back shares amid profit slump HSBC.,Europe's biggest bank, just reported a 29 percent drop in pretax profits for the first half of 2016 and will buy back $2.5 billion worth of shares. 03/08/2016
corporate Samsung Q2 profit better than expected Samsung has reported better than expected quarterly profit but warned earnings from phones will weaken in the rest of the year. 28/07/2016
corporate Volkswagen profits pulled down again by emissions rigging scandal Volkswagen has suffered a 12 percent drop in quarterly profit at its main passenger car division as it tries to overcome the toxic emissions rigging scandal. 28/07/2016
corporate No Pokemon profit boost for Nintendo - yet Despite the popularity of Pokemon GO Nintendo has announced an operating loss for the period from April to June. 27/07/2016
corporate Air France-KLM warns on falling travel demand from terrorism and Brexit Air France-KLM is downbeat about profits this year amid terrorist attacks in Europe and Brexit uncertainty. 27/07/2016
corporate Rosneft's quarterly net profit falls 75 percent Rosneft's quarterly net profit fell by 75 percent as crude oil prices declined, but Russia's top oil producer also blamed heavy investment in the period. 08/06/2016
corporate Peugeot unveils new plan to maintain profit French carmaker, Peugeot Citroen, has unveiled its plans to return to consistent sales growth. In what chief executive Carlos Tavares described as a 05/04/2016
corporate Eurostar profits lower due to Paris attacks, migrant disruption and stronger pound Eurostar's profits dropped last year. It has blamed the Paris terrorist attacks, disruptions from migrants getting on to French train tracks and the stronger value of the pound. 15/03/2016
corporate Cheaper fuel helps Air France-KLM return to profit for 2015 Air France-KLM's shares took off on Thursday after the Franco-Dutch airline said it had returned to profit last year helped by lower fuel bills and increased numbers of passengers. 18/02/2016
corporate Renault 2015 profit up despite big hit from Russia car sales slump Strong sales of new models pushed French carmaker Renault's profit up by nearly 50 percent in 2015, but it slashed the value of its stake in Russia's AvtoVAZ as sales there slumped. 12/02/2016
corporate Toyota in optimistic mood over China and US Toyota has raised its net profit forecast for the current business year thanks to increased production efficiencies in its Chinese operations and improved sales in North America. 05/02/2016
corporate Facebook makes investors smile with doubled fourth quarter profits Social media giant Facebook has bucked the trend of underwhelming tech results of Apple and eBay and more than doubled its profits in Q4. 28/01/2016
corporate Tech giant Samsung profits forecast misses expectations Indications the tech industry could be in for a tough year. That’s one interpretation behind Samsung’s fourth quarter profits forecast. The company 08/01/2016
economy Zara owner Inditex posts 20% profit rise The owner of the Zara chain and the world’s biggest fashion retailer, Inditex, has posted a 20 percent rise in profits. The Spanish group says in the 10/12/2015
corporate US gunmaker Smith & Wesson sees sales and profits soar The American gunmaker Smith & Wesson has reported in its latest quarterly statement that profits in the three months to October almost tripled 09/12/2015
