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Business

Amazon posts biggest cloud growth in years, sending shares up 13%

Amazon reported higher sales and earnings for the third quarter, and it was boosted by its fast-growing web services business.

31/10/2025

Business

Tesla profits fall despite higher sales, hitting share price

Tesla reported a fourth straight decline in quarterly profit even as sales rose, triggering a drop in its shares in after-hours trading. Meanwhile, CEO Elon Musk is betting on the robotaxi branch to revitalise the company's future.

23/10/2025

Business

Nearly 40% jump in net profit: Chipmaker TSMC capitalises on AI boom

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp., the world’s biggest semiconductor manufacturer, reported an unexpected jump in its net profit for the July-September quarter.

16/10/2025

Culture news

Taylor Swift breaks Adele's album sales record in less than a week

Despite mixed reviews, Taylor Swift's 'The Life of a Showgirl' has broken a major record held by British singer Adele. Swift's 12th album has now secured a new record for the largest week, by equivalent album units, for an album.

09/10/2025

Business

Nvidia AI chips sales rise but so do fears of an AI bubble bursting

Nvidia, the world’s most valuable company, is not seeing its sales grow as quickly as expected, fuelling investors’ worries about a persisting tech bubble.

28/08/2025

Business

OnlyFans takes $7.2bn from subscribers in 2024 as adult site booms

The site, featuring content including porn, saw steady growth in its subscriptions as well as its revenue in 2024. The company also paid a hefty $701 million (€599mn) in dividends to the controlling owner, Ukrainian-American businessman Leonid Radvinsky.

25/08/2025

Business

Tesla sales and profits continue to drop, with no relief in sight

The fallout from Elon Musk's plunge into politics a year ago is still hammering his Tesla business as both sales and profits continued to drop sharply in the latest quarter.

24/07/2025

Business

Netflix delivers steady growth but disappoints in its outlook

Netflix on Thursday announced nearly 50% profit growth for the last quarter as the video streaming service's more than 300 million subscribers have become increasingly attractive to advertisers.

18/07/2025

Business

TSMC's profit soars by 60% thanks to robust AI chip demand

The world’s largest contract chip manufacturer TSMC, reported better-than-expected results as AI chip demand has been boosting the company's sales.

17/07/2025

Business

Nissan is closing flagship Oppama plant in Japan to cut costs

The factory in Oppama, Japan, employs approximately 2,400 people, who will lose their jobs in March 2028. Car production will move to another Nissan plant in southwestern Japan.

15/07/2025

Business

Samsung expects profit to halve as tariffs and export curbs bite 

The South Korean company’s second-quarter operating profit is expected to be less than half of what the company reported last year.

08/07/2025

Business

Nike expects US tariffs to cost it $1bn and warns of falling sales

The ailing US sportswear company reported falling revenues and income. Its fiscal guidance for the current quarter nonetheless gave investors a glimmer of hope, pushing the share price up around 10% in after-hours trading in the US.

27/06/2025

Business

UniCredit lifts outlook as it beats expectations with record profit 

Italy’s second biggest lender posted its highest net profit ever for the first three months of 2025, the period that the bank called the ‘best quarter in history’ in its earnings report.

12/05/2025

Markets

Alphabet shares jump as Google Search advertising boosts growth

Alphabet shares jumped following strong quarterly earnings, as Google Search advertising delivered better-than-expected growth. Google Cloud, its key growth driver, also saw a sharp rise in profit as demand continued to outpace capacity.

25/04/2025

Business

From tanks to banks: Thales profits from Europe’s defence spending

Thales’ sales in the first quarter were supported by increased European defence spending. However, new orders lagged mainly due to a very high comparison base, especially for defence.

24/04/2025

Business

Volvo Group posts lower sales and profits as tariff uncertainty hits

The Swedish truck maker’s first-quarter earnings declined sharply due to its sales falling in all regions and in almost all segments, as increased uncertainty surrounding tariffs and their effect on global trade persists.

23/04/2025

Business

TSMC: Profit jump and steady outlook cools investor concerns

Contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s net income was up by 60% in the first quarter, boosted by strong AI demand.

17/04/2025

Business

TSMC shares soar as semiconductor firm announces surprise revenue lift

The world's biggest contract chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), recorded a 41.6% year-on-year revenue rise in the first three months of the year.

10/04/2025

Culture news

What are the biggest-selling vinyl releases of 2025 (so far)?

How many to do own / celebrate on a daily basis / wish were higher in the rankings?

08/04/2025

Business

Resellers mark up ‘Dubai chocolate’ as TikTok feeds sweet treat craze

The chocolate bar has already been recreated by Swiss chocolate maker Lindt, as well as several other smaller shops and supermarkets across the world.

25/03/2025