London Stock Exchange Group LSE reported a 6% yearon- year increase in revenue–which the exchange operator calls total income–to about…
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BHP reported impressive second-quarter production, with most commodities up strongly on both the September and previous corresponding quarters. In many…
Noble reported decent fourth-quarter earnings, with healthy sequential improvements in revenue and operating income. Contract drilling revenue increased 11% from…
Novartis reported fourth-quarter results that slightly exceeded consensus expectations. The company also issued long-term operating income growth guidance through 2015:…
Accenture reported first-quarter results that were in line with expectations. First-quarter revenue grew 5% year over year on a constant…
Rio Tinto’s fourth-quarter production was broadly as expected. Second-half exploration expenditure of almost USD 1 billion was higher than forecast.…
ASM Lithography reported fourth-quarter results that were within analysts range of expectations, but provided a softer-than-expected outlook for the first…
Michelin reported EUR 5.4 billion in revenue for the third quarter (it only reports full financial results every six months),…
On Wednesday, Barclays announced that it had hired Hector Sants as head of the bank’s new compliance and government relations team, a position that had not previously existed.
Analysts were pleased with this news, as it may mean that Barclays is finally going to take compliance more seriously and, in doing so, will avoid the hefty regulatory fines and reputational damage that have plagued it in recent years. Sants certainly is qualified–he served as chief executive of the Financial Services Authority until June– and Barclays has set up a structure that should give him some real power.
In a move to retreat from the U.S. market, Aviva is selling its U.S. life and annuities business to Athene…
Vodafone reported weak first fiscal half revenue due to currency issues. The firm’s reported revenue declined 7.4% year over year…
Bayer reported strong third-quarter results that exceeded consensus expectations as well as our own for top-line growth as all divisions…