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Bloomsbury to beat expectations on ‘romantasy’ boom
Publisher reports best-ever first half as sales of authors such as Sarah J Maas and JK Rowling continue to soarBusiness - Financial Times - October 24 -
WPP Returns to Growth, Beating Expectations
WPP reported a surprise rise in organic revenue for the third quarter, returning to growth after declines in previous quarters, as it benefited from higher spending among its bigger clients and a ...Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 23 -
Private prison firms donated more than $1M to Trump. Now they expect a business boom
Private prison companies contributed more than a million dollars to Donald Trump's reelection -- and are now poised to benefit from his mass deportation plan.Top stories - ABC News - 23 hours ago -
Swedbank Climbs After Results Beat Expectations
Shares in the Swedish lender rose after it reported results for the third quarter that exceeded analysts’ expectations both at the top and bottom lines.Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 23 -
Danone Sales Growth Beats Market Expectations
The French food company confirmed its full-year guidance after a strong performance in North America and robust growth in sales volumes helped it deliver higher-than-expected organic revenue growth ...Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 24 -
Hasbro’s third-quarter profit beats expectations, but its stock slips
Hasbro Inc.’s third-quarter profit beat expectations Thursday, fueled by its gaming and licensing businesses shares, but the toy maker’s stock is down 4%.Business - MarketWatch - October 24 -
Santander's Profit Beats Expectations on Lower Provisions, Costs
Spain’s largest bank by market capitalization reported a 12% on-year increase in net profit for the three months ended Sept. 30, as lighter provisions and costs helped offset the impact from the ...Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 29 -
Samsung Sees Progress in Memory Chips for AI After Delays
The South Korean tech giant reported better-than-expected net profit but earnings in its core semiconductor business shrank sharply.Tech - The Wall Street Journal - October 31 -
Novo Nordisk's Wegovy Sales Beat Expectations
The pharmaceutical giant’s blockbuster weight-loss drug beat sales expectations in the third quarter, sending shares higher in early trade.Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 6 -
From fantasy to Freud, Bloomsbury’s independence has worked
UK publisher has broadened revenues beyond its bestsellers JK Rowling and Sarah J MaasBusiness - Financial Times - October 29 -
Deutsche Bank shares shed 3% as lender's swing back to profit fails to impress
The partial release of 440 million euros of litigation provisions in the third quarter helped boost profit, Deutsche Bank said.Business - CNBC - October 23 -
Nvidia supplier SK Hynix posts record quarterly profit as AI boom drives demand
Revenue for the third quarter grew about 94% year-on-year.Business - CNBC - October 24 -
Barclays shares hit nine-year high after third quarter profit jumps 23%, beating expectations
British bank Barclays on Thursday reported £1.6 billion ($2 billion) net profit attributable to shareholders for the third quarter, beating expectations.Business - CNBC - October 24 -
HSBC chief says east-west division will not lead to ‘any split’
Georges Elhedery embarks on sweeping overhaul of lender as part of cost-cutting driveBusiness - Financial Times - October 29 -
Google’s strong earnings boosted by cloud computing gains
Parent company Alphabet’s shares rise 6% as results show lift from AI demandBusiness - Financial Times - October 30 -
Reddit shares soar 22% on earnings beat and better-than-expected forecast
Reddit reported third-quarter results that exceeded analysts' estimates and gave a forecast for the current period that was well ahead of estimates.Business - CNBC - October 29 -
Euro zone growth hits two-year high of 0.4%, beating expectations
Economists polled by Reuters expected 0.2% growth following the bloc's 0.3% expansion in the second quarter.Business - CNBC - October 30 -
Meta misses on user growth, warns of 2025 jump in AI spending
Meta reported weaker-than-expected user numbers and warned of a significant acceleration in its infrastructure expenses in 2025 in its third-quarter earnings.Business - CNBC - October 30 -
Shell to buy back $3.5bn of shares as profits beat expectations
Gas division is biggest contributor to earnings as liquefied natural gas production risesBusiness - Financial Times - October 31 -
Uber reports third-quarter results that beat Wall Street's revenue expectations
Uber reported third-quarter results Thursday that beat analysts' expectations for revenue.Business - CNBC - October 31 -
Amazon beats Wall Street expectations with strong cloud business growth
Shares rise as company reports quarterly revenue of $158.9bn – more than analysts had forecast. Amazon became the latest of the “magnificent seven” tech giants to report quarterly earnings on ...World - The Guardian - October 31 -
Apple cautious on holiday outlook as it starts AI rollout
Shares fall despite solid earnings as analysts weigh impact of new ‘Apple Intelligence’ featuresBusiness - Financial Times - November 1 -
Chevron beats earnings expectations, returns more than $7 billion to shareholders
Chevron's stock is largely flat for the year, underperforming the S&P 500 energy sector which has gained more than 6%.Business - CNBC - November 1 -
Credit Agricole's Shares Fall After Mixed Results
Credit Agricole reported a smaller-than-expected fall in net profit for the third quarter of 2024 but softer revenue missed views, sending its shares lower.Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 6 -
Novo Nordisk shares jump 8% after Wegovy sales beat expectations
Novo Nordisk on Wednesday reported third quarter earnings broadly in line with expectations and narrowed its 2024 full-year growth guidance.Business - CNBC - November 6 -
Sony raises guidance on gaming strength, quarterly operating profit beats estimates
Sony raised sales guidance for the full year and posted operating profit that smashed analyst expectations after a strong quarter for its gaming business.Business - CNBC - November 8 -
Disney hails ‘momentum’ as Deadpool and Inside Out 2 boost box office returns
Company tells shareholders it expects ‘double-digit percentage growth’ in 2026 and 2027. Walt Disney is trying to roll the credits on its years-long battle to reassure Wall Street and Hollywood ...World - The Guardian - November 14 -
Lowe's beats on earnings and hikes guidance, but still expects sales to fall this year
Lowe's topped quarterly earnings and revenue estimates, but even its raised sales outlook would be a decline from last year.Business - CNBC - 2 days ago -
Nvidia beats earnings expectations as investors eye demand for Blackwell AI chips
Nvidia has reported a surge in third-quarter profit and sales as demand for its specialized computer chips that power artificial intelligence systems remains robustTech - ABC News - 23 hours ago -
Baidu posts 3% drop in third-quarter revenues, beating market expectations
Beijing-based Baidu operates one of the major web browser search engines in China, along with a frequently used maps app.Business - CNBC - 9 hours ago -
Vanessa Bell, of the Bloomsbury Group, Gets a Show of Her Own
Vanessa Bell is often best remembered for the creative milieu she cultivated, but a new exhibition of her work makes a case for her as a groundbreaking artist.Top stories - The New York Times - November 8 -
The US economic boom is a mirage
Its lopsided, brittle quality helps explain why so many Americans will cast votes in angerWorld - Financial Times - November 4 -
Sports Direct owner Frasers walks away from Mulberry bid; oil tumbles, dollar rallies – business live
Gold hits record high as conflict in the Middle East prompts investors to seek safe-haven assets. Azerbaijan, the host of the Cop29 global climate summit , will see a large expansion of fossil ...World - The Guardian - October 23 -
HSBC announces fresh $3 billion share buyback as third-quarter earnings beat expectations
Pre-tax profit came in at $8.5 billion, a 10% rise from the $7.7 billion posted a year ago.Business - CNBC - October 29 -
BP shares fall to lowest since 2022 after sharp drop in the oil major's third-quarter profit
British oil major BP on Tuesday reported its weakest quarterly earnings in nearly four years, weighed down by a slump in crude prices.Business - CNBC - October 29
