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NAB Raises Dividend Despite a 6.1% Fall in Annual Profit
National Australia Bank raised its dividend despite a 6.1% fall in annual profit on lower lending margins and higher costs.Business - The Wall Street Journal - 6 hours ago -
Exxon Mobil’s profit beat offsets revenue shortfall in first quarter after Pioneer Natural deal
Exxon Mobil Corp.’s third-quarter earnings on Friday showed a profit beat that offset a revenue miss, while the company boosted its quarterly dividend by 4%.Business - MarketWatch - 5 days ago -
Johnson & Johnson’s stock falls despite Q3 sales beat and guidance raise
Johnson & Johnson reported better-than-expected third-quarter sales and raised its full-year revenue guidance.Business - MarketWatch - October 15 -
A Trump victory would end ‘normal’ politics between UK and US
Keir Starmer defends Labour activists helping Kamala Harris but if former US president wins, such activity could become diplomatic liabilityBusiness - Financial Times - October 23 -
Heathrow says resumed dividends ‘probable’ as it raises forecasts
Airport’s peak summer season boosted by passengers transiting to Paris for OlympicsBusiness - Financial Times - October 23 -
Aker Solutions Upbeat Despite Profit Miss
Aker Solutions reported below-forecast third-quarter results but said its outlook remained positive with high tender activity.Business - The Wall Street Journal - 6 days ago -
Primark owner profits jump despite summer washout
It said clothes sales in the UK and Ireland grew despite dampened demand for beach and swimwear.Top stories - BBC News - Yesterday -
ABB Posts Higher Profit, Raises Margin Guidance
The Swiss industrial-technology company’s profit and revenue rose as the electrification business offset weakness in robotics, discrete automation and e-mobility.Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 17 -
Estée Lauder’s stock heads for record selloff after profit warning, dividend cut
Consumer sentiment in China worsened, driving weak prestige beauty and Asia travel retail sales.Business - MarketWatch - 6 days ago -
Nintendo profit plunges 69% as it cuts forecast for sales of ageing Switch console
Investors are waiting for news surrounding a successor to the Switch which they hope will re-energize Nintendo's gaming business.Business - CNBC - Yesterday -
Oil giant Saudi Aramco posts 15% drop in third-quarter profit but maintains dividend
Lower global oil prices, weaker demand and prolonged OPEC+ production cuts led by Saudi Arabia continue to impact crude prices.Business - CNBC - Yesterday -
TotalEnergies Profit Falls as Downstream Margins Bite
TotalEnergies reported a sharpy-lower net profit in the third quarter on weaker refining margins, production and prices, but said output should pick up going forward.Business - The Wall Street Journal - 6 days ago -
Saudi Aramco Profit Falls on Oil-Price Weakness
The oil company said lower oil prices and refining margins pushed down profit, adding it plans to pay dividends of $31.05 billion.Business - The Wall Street Journal - Yesterday -
DHL Owner Net Profit Falls on Costs
Deutsche Post reported a lower net profit on higher costs and said it expects earnings to grow in the fourth quarter, even in a muted economic environment.Business - The Wall Street Journal - Yesterday -
BMW Posts Sharp Fall in Automotive Profitability
BMW reported a sharp drop in profitability for its key automotive unit, hit by costs of a recall and weak demand in China, even as it forecast stronger earnings in the fourth quarter.Business - The Wall Street Journal - 21 hours ago -
Robinhood earnings disappoint Wall Street despite company’s upward trajectory
The online brokerage’s third-quarter earnings missed analyst forecasts for both revenue and earnings per share.Business - MarketWatch - October 31 -
Why Constellation Energy’s stock is seeing a record selloff despite profit beat
Shares of Constellation Energy Corp. were in danger of a record selloff on Monday and were headed for their lowest prices since before the nuclear-power company signed a 20-year power-purchasing ...Business - MarketWatch - 2 days ago -
Telia Raises Guidance After Key Metric Profit Beat
The Swedish telecommunications operator said it expected stronger growth momentum in the fourth quarter of the year and raised its guidance as it reported a slight beat on adjusted underlying ...Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 24 -
Commerzbank Lifts Guidance as UniCredit Circles
Commerzbank lifted its full-year guidance for some key metrics and said its strategy is paying off, as UniCredit continued to signal interest in a tie-up with the German lender.Business - The Wall Street Journal - 17 hours ago -
AMD shares fall as forecast fails to impress despite strong AI growth
AMD shares are up about 20% so far in 2024, although rivals such as Nvidia and Broadcom have had much greater gains during the same period, driven by AI chips.Business - CNBC - October 30 -
Truck maker Volvo's Q3 adjusted profit falls more than expected
Adjusted operating profit was 14.1 billion crowns ($1.34 billion against a year-earlier 19.3 billion and a mean forecast in an LSEG poll of analysts of 15.6 billion, on a sales drop of 12%. Volvo ...Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 18 -
Honeywell’s stock falls as sales miss and lowered guidance offsets profit beat
Honeywell International Inc.’s stock fell 2.5% early Thursday, after the aerospace and technology company missed third-quarter sales estimates and lowered its guidance, offsetting a profit beat.Business - MarketWatch - October 24 -
Beyoncé brings star power as Kamala Harris touts ‘freedom’ in Texas
Vice-president seeks to energise women voters as White House race against Donald Trump tightensBusiness - Financial Times - October 26 -
Nasdaq hits record high as tech stocks rebound from summer sell-off
Sharp turnaround from 15% slide as investors make ‘heads I win, tails you lose’ betBusiness - Financial Times - October 25 -
PwC profits fall in Asia after scandals in China and Australia
Big Four firm reports slower global growth as regional woes compound consulting industry slowdownBusiness - Financial Times - October 29 -
PayPal beat big on a profit metric, but here’s why its stock is falling
PayPal’s fourth-quarter revenue view came in below expectations. The company said it’s focusing on “profitable growth.”Business - MarketWatch - October 29 -
BP Profit Falls, but It Still Sees ‘Potential to Grow’ in Oil and Gas
The energy giant’s chief executive, Murray Auchincloss, has taken a profit-oriented approach and said in an interview that the company’s “principal aim” was increasing earnings.Business - The New York Times - October 29 -
Caterpillar’s stock falls as weak equipment sales lead to a rare profit miss
Caterpillar’s stock fell after a rare profit miss, while revenue was below expectations for a fourth straight quarter.Business - MarketWatch - October 30 -
Exxon and Chevron suffer profit falls on lower oil prices
Cheaper commodities and weaker refining margins hit earnings after bumper performances in 2022 and 2023Business - Financial Times - 5 days ago -
BP beats forecasts despite seeing 31% drop in profits, to lowest since COVID-19
BP’s profits were hit by lower oil prices and a slump in its refining margins, caused by a slowdown in demand for products including jet fuel, diesel and gasolineBusiness - MarketWatch - October 29 -
Google's moneymaking machine still pumping out massive profits despite multiple threats
Google is still thriving while the company navigates through a pivotal shift to artificial intelligence and battles regulators trying to topple its internet empireTech - ABC News - October 29 -
Biogen tops estimates, raises profit guidance as Alzheimer's drug Leqembi gains traction
Leqembi, along with rare disease and depression treatments, helped offset a year-over-year decline in revenue for the company's multiple sclerosis products.Business - CNBC - October 30 -
Peloton raises its full-year profit guidance, but expects the holiday quarter to be softer than expected
Peloton's cash flows are improving, but it's expecting to sell fewer bikes and treadmills during its holiday quarter than Wall Street expected.Business - CNBC - 6 days ago -
Gaza aid falls to lowest level since start of war despite US warning to Israel
Biden administration letter threatened to withhold military help if humanitarian crisis did not urgently improveBusiness - Financial Times - October 30 -
The Musk-led group driving millions to Trump’s White House bid
Also in today’s newsletter, shamelessness in American politics and Kamala Harris’s appearance on Fox NewsWorld - Financial Times - October 17 -
How the UK can improve its ‘offer’ to the world
Eli Lilly’s chief says the country must do more to attract business, yet budgets are tightWorld - Financial Times - October 17 -
Gold: ‘the ultimate perceived safe haven asset’?
BofA gets the goldbugWorld - Financial Times - October 17 -
Cheaper alternative to northern leg of HS2 under consideration
Feasibility study to be launched for a Birmingham to Manchester rail route that could be part-funded by private financeWorld - Financial Times - October 17 -
Labour’s unambitious reset with the EU
The UK government has constrained itself too much within its red linesWorld - Financial Times - October 17