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McDonald's said it would continue to focus on customer service, marketing and its 'core menu' in an attempt to reverse falling sales

Profits slip at McDonald's on weaker US, EU sales

Business • 22 Jul 14

Netflix is beginning to earn more per customer following a subscription price increase

Netflix sees quarterly profit more than double

Business • 22 Jul 14

Philips reported a net profit of €243m in its second quarter

Philips expects profit to rise after cost-cutting

Business • 21 Jul 14

Mothercare - which also owns the Early Learning Centre - has 21 stores in Ireland

Mothercare beats forecasts with £9.5m profit

Business • 22 May 14

DCC CEO Tommy Breen said it had seen particularly strong growth in its technology and healthcare divisions

DCC sees pre-tax profit rise by 13.7%

Business • 21 May 14

C&C Group said it had seen strong growth in the Irish and Scottish markets

C&C Group sees 6% rise in full year profit

Business • 20 May 14

Marks & Spencer's profits have fallen below rival Next for the first time

Profits fall again at Marks & Spencer

Business • 20 May 14

BP said last year's figures were boosted by the sale of its stake in a joint venture

BP's profits plunge in first quarter

Business • 29 Apr 14

Samsung is hoping the soccer World Cup will boost sales of its high-end televisions

Samsung posts second fall in quarterly profit

Business • 29 Apr 14

Panasonic - along with rivals Sharp and Sony - has struggled with big losses in the TV market

Panasonic books first annual profit in three years

Business • 28 Apr 14

The fall in profit was in line with guidance given by the company late last year

Debenhams posts 24.5% drop in first half profit

Business • 15 Apr 14

Many multinationals have operations in Ireland, despite the country being a small market for sales

OECD proposal 'could hit Irish tax revenue'

Business • 25 Mar 14

Etihad carried nearly 12 million passengers last year

Etihad posts 48% jump in 2013 profit

Business • 03 Mar 14

Dragon Oil has its main production site off the coast of Turkmenistan

Dragon Oil sees 13% fall in operating profit

Business • 18 Feb 14

Lloyds Banking Group needed a £20bn bailout during the financial crisis

Lloyds Banking Group returns to profit

Business • 13 Feb 14

Royal Dutch Shell's full year earnings are set to be around 23% lower than expected

Royal Dutch Shell issues profit warning

Business • 17 Jan 14

Next has 29 shops in Ireland and around 700 worldwide

Next raises annual profit forecast

Business • 03 Jan 14

The IATA forecasts are higher than it had anticipated in September

Global airline profits of $12.9bn in 2013 - IATA

Business • 12 Dec 13

Three of RSA Ireland's senior executives were suspended last month

RSA Ireland sees pre-tax profit jump to €44.5m

Business • 22 Nov 13

Ryanair's full-year profit is now expected to be €510m; €90m lower than previously expected

Ryanair shares slump on second profit warning

News • 04 Nov 13

Sony's profit forecast has been dragged down by the poor performance of its TV division

Sony shares tumble after cut in profit forecast

Business • 01 Nov 13

Sky faces renewed competition as BT enters the pay-TV sports market

BSkyB reports 6% rise in pre-tax profits

Business • 26 Jul 13

Premier Foods said sales of its more popular products were up

Premier Foods' profit jumps in first half of year

Business • 23 Jul 13

UBS settled a suit with the US Federal Housing Finance Agency over soured mortgage investments

UBS beats profit forecasts in second quarter

Business • 22 Jul 13

IBM's software sales rose but hardware and services fell

IBM's net income falls 17% in second quarter

Business • 18 Jul 13