RELX Pretax Profit Rises on Strong Revenue Growth
The information-and-analytics group posted Thursday a rise in pretax profit for the year to 2.56 billion pounds, equivalent to $3.19 billion, from 2.295 billion pounds a year earlier. This missed ...
U.K. Ends Year With Weak Growth as Tariffs Threaten New Blow to Limping Economy — Update
The U.K. economy grew only slightly at the end of last year as the country braces for the impact of higher U.S. tariffs on global demand for its exports.
Barclays Guides For Growth After Quarterly Beat
Barclays said it expects an increase in profitability this year as it reported better-than-expected results for its fourth quarter.
Honda Motor's Revenue for First Nine Months of Fiscal Year Rises 8.9%
Honda Motor's revenue for the first nine months of its fiscal year rose 8.9% from a year earlier, mainly owing to higher revenue from its motorcycle business and supportive foreign-exchange effects.
Sony Raises Earnings Guidance on Strength in Game, Music Businesses — Update
Sony raised its full-year operating profit forecast for its game business to Y380.0 billion from Y355.0 billion projected earlier. It also increased its annual operating profit view for its music ...
Orange Revenue Falls But Key Earnings Metric Returns to Growth in France
Africa and the Middle East revenue rose by 13% in the fourth quarter, boosted by continued rapid growth in retail services. However, revenue in Europe fell by 2.3%, dragged by a sharp decline in ...
Baidu Shares Jump as It Plans to Make Its AI Chatbot Free
Shares of Baidu surged after the Chinese tech giant announced plans to make its popular ChatGPT-style artificial intelligence chatbot available for free starting April 1, amid growing competition in ...
Philippine Central Bank Unexpectedly Holds Rates as Uncertainty Rises
The Philippine central surprised markets by keeping its policy rate on hold, pausing its easing cycle and signaling increased caution as macroeconomic risks mount. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas ...
U.K. Ends Year With Weak Growth
The U.K. economy flatlined in the three months through September, and grew just 0.9% in 2024 as a whole, compared with 2.8% in the U.S. Britain's faltering end to the year was matched by its neighbors ...
Nestle Posts Weakest Sales Growth in More Than Two Decades as Shoppers Retreat — Update
The results showed Nestle's organic sales grew at a slower pace last year than during the pandemic and the 2008 financial crisis. The company attributed the performance to a soft consumer demand and a ...
Honda, Nissan Scrap Merger Plan
TOKYO--Honda and Nissan on Thursday officially scrapped their planned merger, less than two months after announcing it, putting pressure on troubled Nissan to look for other partnerships. The two ...