Unilever reports better than Q2 expected sales Consumer goods giant Unilever has reported a better than expected rise in second-quarter sales. Business • 21 Jul 16
EBay beats revenue estimate, raises forecasts Online retailer eBay last night reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue and raised its sales forecast for the year as efforts to revamp its online marketplace start ... Business • 21 Jul 16
Intel reports better than expected results Intel last night reported slower revenue growth at its data centre business, which makes semiconductors used in high-end servers, overshadowing a better-than-expected quarterly profit. Business • 21 Jul 16
Morgan Stanley reports better-than-expected profit Wall Street investment bank Morgan Stanley has today reported a lower, but better-than-expected, adjusted second-quarter profit, helped by a decline in expenses. Business • 20 Jul 16
Cloud business boosts Microsoft's Q4 revenues Sharp growth in its commercial cloud computing business helped lift Microsoft's quarterly revenue above Wall Street's expectations. Business • 20 Jul 16
Goldman Sachs' second quarter profit jumps 78% Goldman Sachs' quarterly profit jumped 78%, handily beating market expectations, as the Wall Street bank earned more from bond trading and its expenses fell. Business • 19 Jul 16
Novartis warns its 2016 profit may fall Novartis has warned that its profit may decline this year as it ramps up marketing spending on new heart failure drug Entresto after a disappointing ... Business • 19 Jul 16
Ericsson to cut costs further as Q2 falls short Ericsson said it would cut costs further to adapt to a weaker market as it reported second-quarter operating profit and sales below market expectations and ... Business • 19 Jul 16
IBM revenue beats estimates as cloud pays off International Business Machines' quarterly revenue beat analysts' expectations as the company's shift to high-growth areas such as cloud-based services begins to yield results. Business • 19 Jul 16
Cooler growth hits Netflix in second quarter Netflix shares plunged last night after its latest quarterly update showed subscriber growth below expectations for the streaming television giant. Business • 19 Jul 16
Bank of America profit falls 19% as provisions up Bank of America, the second-largest US bank by assets, has today reported a 19.4% fall in quarterly profit as low lending rates dented its interest ... Business • 18 Jul 16
Wells Fargo's Q2 profit slips as provisions jump Wells Fargo & Co, the biggest US bank by market value, has today reported a 3.5% fall in quarterly profit as it set aside more ... Business • 15 Jul 16
Citigroup's quarterly profit falls by 14% Citigroup has today reported a 14% fall in quarterly profit, much smaller than the 25% drop the bank's chief executive Michael Corbat had warned of ... Business • 15 Jul 16
JPMorgan's Q2 profit beats estimates JPMorgan Chase & Co, the biggest US bank by assets, reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit, helped by a tight controls on expenses, loan growth and ... Business • 14 Jul 16
Lower prices hurt Alcoa's second-quarter profit Alcoa last night reported a lower quarterly net profit, with falling aluminium and alumna prices pressuring revenue. Business • 12 Jul 16
Dixons Carphone's annual profits up 17% Dixons Carphone has unveiled a 17% rise in an annual pre-tax profits to £447m and brushed off fears surrounding the result of Britain's EU referendum. Business • 29 Jun 16
1st quarter breakeven tops Blackberry expectations BlackBerry said today that it broke even in its first fiscal quarter, beating expectations. Business • 23 Jun 16
Poundland's pre-tax profits plunge Poundland, the discount retailer subject to a possible takeover bid from South Africa's Steinhoff, today reported a 13.5% fall in underlying full-year profit. Business • 16 Jun 16
Halfords' full-year pretax profit rises slightly Halfords Group said its full-year pretax profit before non-recurring items rose marginally, helped by strength in its motoring business. Business • 01 Jun 16
Audi, Porsche help VW limit damage from scandal Volkswagen's underlying profit fell less than expected in the first quarter as demand for upmarket Audi and Porsche models helped to offset a hit to ... Business • 31 May 16
Aryzta's quarterly revenues down 2.4% Swiss-Irish food company Aryzta saw its revenue for its fiscal third quarter fall 2.4% to just under €950m, dragged lower by its North American unit. Business • 31 May 16
Nestle seeks cost savings amid tough markets Nestle has announced new cost savings as part of efforts to cope with increasing competition and to make its sprawling business more efficient. Business • 26 May 16
M&S chief warns over profits in turnaround plan British retailer Marks & Spencer said today it expects a short-term hit to profit as it pushes through a plan to turn around its underperforming ... Business • 25 May 16
Clydesdale posts 2.5% rise in H1 net income Clydesdale Bank has posted a 2.5% rise in first-half net interest income, helped by growth in mortgage lending and lower term deposit and wholesale funding ... Business • 24 May 16
Hibernia REIT builds up annual profit rise of 47% Hibernia REIT has reported a pre-tax profit of €136m for the year to the end of March, an increase of 47% on the previous year. Business • 24 May 16