Metro Bank share price soars after lender reports its on track for profitability later this year July 31, 2024 Metro Bank expects to return to profitability in the final quarter of 2024 as the lender attempts to stage a recovery from a volatile year.
Taylor Wimpey: Housebuilder suffers dent to profit ahead of planning reform July 31, 2024 Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey suffered a dent to revenue and profit in a set of half year results in which it hailed the new government's "recognition" of planning laws as being a "major barrier" to housebuilding.
Reach: Profit picks up at Mirror publisher despite falling revenue July 31, 2024 The Euros and "effective" action on costs helped Reach successfully to shore up its bottom line despite continued dents to revenue due to falling circulations and changes to Meta's algorithm.
Just Eat: Brits lead the way for takeaway giant as revenue dips July 31, 2024 Brits willing to shell out cash on takeaways fuelled Just Eat in the first half of the year, but negative growth in north America and southern Europe led to a dip in revenue overall. Total revenue dropped by one per cent at the takeaway giant year on year in the first half of 2024, while [...]
Rio Tinto profit edges higher as miner eyes copper takeover July 31, 2024 Rio Tinto's profit edged up 1.8 per cent during the first half of the year, as the miner has begun to eye a takeover in the copper space.
One year on, is the consumer duty helping or hindering the City? July 31, 2024 Today, the consumer duty’s final deadline comes into force. The set of regulations implemented by the Financial Conduct Authority a year ago has finally been set in stone for so-called closed products, with all financial services companies now forced to "put their customers' needs first.
GSK: Pharma giant raises guidance after second quarter sales give shot in the arm July 31, 2024 London-listed pharma giant GSK has raised its guidance after a strong second quarter beat market expectations, boosted by its cancer and HIV portfolio. Total sales in the second quarter of 2024 reached £7.9bn, an increase of 13 per cent year on year. Core operating profit at the pharma company rose by 18 per cent on [...]
Rathbones profit skyrockets 120 per cent as Investec merger pays off July 31, 2024 Rathbones Group's underlying profit before tax skyrocketed 120 per cent in the first half of the year, after its merger with Investec W&I.
HSBC unveils another £2.3bn buyback in CEO Quinn’s last results July 31, 2024 HSBC announced yet another share buyback scheme and upped its guidance for the remainder of the year after beating expectations in the second quarter.
Crypto-Friendly Sygnum Bank Posts Record Profit and $4.5 Billion in Client Assets July 31, 2024 Each day, Coinrule will run through the state of the digital assets market for Blockbeat, your home for news, analysis, opinion and commentary on blockchain and digital assets. Sygnum Bank has announced its first-half profit for 2024, driven by a substantial increase in crypto trading volumes. The bank, which holds $4.5 billion in client assets, attributed this [...]