A passenger airplane, operated by British Airways, a unit of International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (IAG). Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images IAG‘s quarterly profit beat analyst forecasts by 40% and the British Airways parent company said the outlook for summer travel was encouraging, although it warned it was “mindful” of uncertainty in the wider…
Pat Gelsinger, CEO, of Intel Corporation, testifies during the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing on semiconductors titled Developing Next Generation Technology for Innovation, in Russell Senate Office Building on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Intel reported second-quarter earnings on Thursday, showing a return to profitability after…
Customers enter a Sweetgreen restaurant on June 21, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Sweetgreen on Thursday reported quarterly sales that fell short of Wall Street’s expectations, but losses did narrow from the year-earlier period. The company also raised its forecast for restaurant-level margins and said it could break even on its…
A phone displaying the British Gas app. Nathan Stirk | Getty Images News | Getty Images Britain’s Centrica announced bumper returns for shareholders on Thursday after its first-half profits surged on an almost ten-fold increase at its British Gas supply business. The results come as millions of British households struggle to pay energy bills following a…
BNP Paribas, the euro zone’s biggest bank, beat estimates in the second quarter as the corporate debt financing business and strong cost management partly offset a slump in securities trading. The French lender’s net income fell 4.9% on a reported basis for the three-month period ended in June to 2.81 billion euros ($3.12 billion), beating…
A Chipotle restaurant in New York, US, on Monday, July 3, 2023. Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chipotle Mexican Grill on Wednesday reported quarterly earnings that crushed expectations, but the burrito chain’s sales fell short. The stock fell more than 9% in extended trading. Shares were up 50% this year through Wednesday’s close.…
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., left, arrives at federal court in San Jose, California, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta will report second-quarter earnings after market close on Wednesday. Here are the key numbers to watch: Earnings: $2.91 per share expected, according to…
A pedestrian walks by a sign posted in front of an AT&T store on June 20, 2023 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images AT&T on Wednesday handily beat estimates for second-quarter free cash flow as efforts to lower costs and attract wireless monthly paying subscribers with cheaper plans paid off. The telecom…
A Rolls Royce jet engine on display at the Rolls-Royce aircraft jet engine production and repair facility in Blankenfelde on February 28, 2023 near Berlin, Germany. Omer Messinger | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — Shares of Rolls-Royce rocketed to their highest level since the start of the pandemic Wednesday morning after the…
A Santander office building in London. Luke MacGregor | Bloomberg via Getty Images Spain’s Santander on Wednesday said its net profit in the second quarter rose 14% year-on-year to 2.67 billion euros ($2.95 billion), as higher interest rates in Europe, mainly in Spain, offset some weakness in Brazil and the United States. Net profit topped…
