Wall Street banking giant Morgan Stanley has today reported a rise in quarter two revenues – beating forecasts. The US bank reported a 17% rise in revenues for the three months to the end of June totalling $9.3 billion (£5.7 billion) – up from $8 billion in the same period a year ago. However, the [...]
US banking giant Citigroup has today announced first quarter net earnings fell to $3 billion (£1.8 billion), down 32% compared with the same period a year ago. According to the bank, the drop was attributed to a fall in revenues – which were 22% lower, at $19.7 billion, with the firm’s investment bank hardest hit. [...]
Housebuilder Barratt Developments has issued its first half trading update, delivering a mixed picture. The firm, which is one of the largest housebuilders by volume, said completions fell to 4,832 units from 5,053 in the first half, as private completions dropped. Revenues were unchanged at £875 million but its operating margin grew to 5% from [...]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has again revised its forecasts for the airline industry. According to the industry body, global airlines will make a profit of $15.1 billion (£9.5 billion) this year. The figure is 70% higher than its previous forecast made in September and significantly better than its anticipated loss of $2.8 billion [...]
The world’s largest advertising group WPP, has today reported an increase in like-for-like revenues of 1% in March – its first since December 2008. The advertising giant is now raising its key like-for-like full-year revenue forecast to 2% growth. Its French rival, Publicis Groupe, exceeded expectations for its first-quarter sales last week, when it posted [...]
Irish budget airline Ryanair has today posted a €10.9 million (£9.4 million) loss for the October to December quarter. However, the loss for Europe’s largest no-frills airline was much less than the €101.5 million deficit it posted for the same period a year earlier – when fuel costs were sky-high. The group said the result [...]
US computer giant Dell today posted a 54% fall in quarterly profit. Net profit at the company was $337 million (£202 million) in the three months to October, compared with $727 million in the same period a year earlier. The news sent shares in the company down 6% as the company continues to lose market [...]
Banking giant Barclays has today announced that pre-tax profits for the first nine months of the year declined by 19% to £4.542 billion compared with the same period a year ago. However, excluding one-off gains and losses in the period, profits soared by £2.3 billion to £4.4 billion, due to a strong performance from Barclays [...]
The US banking reporting season has got off to a flying start after JPMorgan Chase, the second-largest US bank, reported a net income of $3.6 billion (£2.5 billion) in the third quarter, compared with $527 million in the same period a year ago – exceeding analysts expectations. The bank, which acquired Washington Mutual’s assets for [...]
During the second quarter of the year, cable giant Virgin Media lost 27,000 customers, research has unveiled. However, the majority of these customers were low-value buyers of prepaid mobile services and commodity broadband. The company also highlighted that it had pushed the average customer’s spend to a record high with the average revenue per user [...]
ITV has sold Friends Reunited for £25 million to Brightsolid Limited, the company owned by DC Thomson, Dundee-based publisher of children’s comic, the Beano. The sale comes as the broadcaster announced a pre-tax loss of £105 million in the first half of 2009, while advertising revenues plummeted by 15% – however this was marginally better [...]
JPMorgan Chase has today announced a surge in profits for the April to June period. The bank said net profit for the quarter totalled $2.72 billion (£1.6 billion) – an increase of 36% compared with the same period a year ago. Meanwhile, the bank said revenues at increased 41% to a record $27.7 billion. The [...]
The housing market slowdown has hardly been good news for property portal, Rightmove, as its share price reflects. However, the company has just reported a 63% rise in pre-tax profit in the six months to the end of June, to £19.8 million. Revenues for the period increased 49%, to £37.8 million, with both sales to [...]
M&S Money launches 3% cash ISA
M&S Money has launched an Advantage Cash ISA paying 3 per cent, and which allows transfers in from other ISAs. It can be opened with a minimum deposit of £100 lump sum followed by minimum monthly deposits of £25. The 3% rate is variable, but there is no short-term bonus so the return won’t plummet [...]
Google suspends UK Compare Mortgages site
Google has closed its UK mortgage comparison site which it launched in July last year, after it proved to be less popular than expected. Mortgage comparison sites are designed to allow visitors to compare mortgages quickly and easily without having to visit each lender’s individual site. Google was competing with several well-established comparison sites, including [...]
AA launches ‘black-box’ policy for young drivers
The AA is launching an innovative car insurance policy called Drivesafe which could help younger drivers save up to £850 a year. Younger drivers already pay substantially higher premiums than other motorists and these costs are increasing. A new study by Confused.com suggests insurance costs for younger driver have gone up by 5.7 per cent [...]
ATOL scheme updated to protect online bookers
ATOL, a financial protection scheme managed by the Civil Aviation Authority, is being extended to protect up to six million more holidays a year. The scheme ensures that holiday makers do not lose out financially if a travel company collapses, and that they are not stranded abroad. An increase in the number of holidays booked [...]
Home repossessions lowest for four years
The number of UK homes repossessed fell to 36,200 in 2011, significantly below the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ forecast of 40,000, and lower than 2010 when 37,100 homes were repossessed. With interest rates remaining low and lenders adopting a sympathetic attitude to customers in financial difficulty, repossessions fell to their lowest level since 2007. However, [...]
Monthly pay lasting just 17 days
Workers are running out of money just 17 days after receiving their monthly pay, according to new research by the Halifax bank. This means that the average UK worker spends half the month worrying about money. The study, based on the responses of more than 2,000 adults, found that 10 per cent of workers start [...]
Women disadvantaged by auto-enrolment changes
Government proposals to increase the auto-enrolment threshold to £10,000 could put 1.8 million women at risk of missing out on a pension, the TUC has warned. Under the auto-enrolment scheme, which will be phased in from October, private sector employers will automatically enrol workers between the age of 22 years and the state pension age, [...]
Emergency household repairs company Homeserve is taking longer than expected to get back on track after its operations were suspended last October. The company expected customer numbers to fall by 5% this year but it has increased this estimate to 8% and announced the loss of 200 jobs. It estimates that renewal revenue in 2013 [...]
Sale rumoured for Yorkshire and Clydesdale banks
There is growing speculation that National Australia Bank (NAB) may sell Yorkshire Bank and Clydesdale Bank after the Australian parent company announced a strategic review of the two banks’ operations. The Australian economy is performing well and NAB reported strong profits for the final quarter of 2011 but with the UK economy at a virtual [...]
More women experiencing debt difficulties
Women in Debt, which offers female-focused debt advice, has warned that the number of UK women facing serious debt has grown significantly over recent years. The organisation believes that more women will need advice on solving debt problems in the future because they are building up an unsustainable level of indebtedness. Women in Debt’s director, [...]
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