Robert Walters insists 2024 ‘not a lost year’ despite tumbling profit
Recruiter Robert Walters has insisted that 2024 is not a lost year despite posting another set of results dominated by tumbling profit and and fees.
Wizz Air shares nosedive as engine troubles hammer profits
Operating profit fell from €79.9m to €44.6m, well below analyst expectations of €171m, in a poor set of results for the airline.
Smith & Nephew profit jumps by a fifth as medical services firm credits 12-point plan for turnaround
Smith & Nephew's half year results show an over 20 per cent increase in its operating profits as the group credits its 12-Point Plan to become a "more profitable business"
Pets at Home: Revenue ticks up amid difficult year
Total revenue at animal care retailer Pets at Home rose by one per cent to £441.1m in the 16 weeks to July 18, with like-for-like revenue up by 0.5 per cent.
BAE Systems raises full year guidance amid ongoing geopolitical tension
BAE systems upped its full year guidance and hiked its interim dividend off the back of a bumper half year trading update which saw healthy jumps in revenue and profit.
Another one? Next hikes profit guidance again as sales soar ahead of expectations
Department store Next has increased its profit guidance for the year as sales soared in its first half of its financial year.
Rolls-Royce hikes guidance and brings back dividend after profit almost doubles
Rolls increased full-year guidance for underlying operating profit to between £2.1bn and £2.3bn after half-year profit nigh on doubled.
London Stock Exchange Group beats expectations with Microsoft tie-up on the horizon
London Stock Exchange Group profit surged nine per cent for the group over the last six months, as the bourse owner prepares to launch products from its collaboration with Microsoft.
Bupa profits shoot up 45 per cent due to growth in health insurance
Bupa's total underlying profit for the first six months of H1 shot up by 45 per cent which was driven by the strong increase in revenues and returns across all its market unit.
House price growth accelerates ahead of potential interest rate cut
UK house price growth has accelerated in the past month as buyer confidence picked up and mortgage rates fell ahead of a potential interest rate cut by the Bank of England. UK house prices rose by 0.3