EasyJet Plc passenger aircraft on the tarmac at London Southend Airport in Southend-on-Sea, UK, on Friday, May 3, 2024. Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of EasyJet fell more than 7% on Thursday after the low-cost airline posted a slightly larger-than-expected loss in the first half of the fiscal year and announced the forthcoming departure of…
ZHEJIANG, CHINA – MARCH 16 2023: A view of the logo of ERNIE Bot, an AI chatbot service developed by Chinese search engine Baidu, March 16, 2023. Long Wei | Future Publishing | Getty Images China’s Baidu beat analysts’ estimates for first-quarter revenue on Thursday, driven by a recovery in advertising sales and higher demand…
BT has disclosed a further £3bn cost-cutting drive as the telecoms group signalled it had now passed peak investment in the rollout of its UK full-fibre broadband network and raised its dividend. Allison Kirkby, who took over as chief executive this year, said the company had reached an “inflection point” in its strategy, as she…
15 November 2023, Bavaria, Munich: Flags with the word “Siemens” in front of the company’s headquarters. Karl-Josef Hildenbrand | Picture Alliance | Getty Images German technology giant Siemens on Thursday reported a drop in profit at its industrial business in the fiscal second quarter and said its automation division had slowed. The company’s industrial profit…
EasyJet’s chief executive, Johan Lundgren, will step down at the beginning of next year after seven years at the helm of the budget airline. The carrier is promoting its chief financial officer, Kenton Jarvis, to take his place, with Lundgren set to hand over the reins on 1 January 2025. The outgoing boss will then…
A Labor politician who criticised the actions of New South Wales police officers towards pro-Palestinian protesters has been sacked from his role as parliamentary secretary by the premier, Chris Minns. Minns took aim at the comments made by upper house MP, Anthony D’Adam, saying he had never raised his concerns about the police commissioner, Karen…
Hospital director: Fico’s condition stabilised but serious Robert Fico’s condition is stabilised but remains serious, a hospital director said today, Reuters reported. Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Pjotr Sauer Slovakia’s security council is set to meet this morning to discuss further action following the shock shooting…
The mother of Charlise Mutten and the schoolgirl’s alleged murderer drove to Sydney to buy drugs after the nine-year-old was fatally shot in the face and back, a court has been told. Justin Laurens Stein, 33, has pleaded not guilty to murdering the girl on or around 12 January 2022, at Mount Wilson, in the…
Weed sprayers working in a remote national park when Russell Hill and Carol Clay were killed nearby have given evidence in Victoria’s supreme court. Gregory Stuart Lynn, 57, has pleaded not guilty to murdering the pair at Bucks Camp in the state’s alpine region on or about 20 March 2020. His lawyer, Dermot Dann KC,…
Armed forces were protecting New Caledonia’s two airports and port and hundreds of French police were on their way to the Pacific territory after a third night of violent riots that have killed four people. In three municipalities of the French collectivity, gendarmes faced about 5,000 rioters, including between 3,000 and 4,000 in the capital,…
