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Allergan said its first quarter revenue rose to $3.80 billion from $2.56 billion

Allergan reports 48% rise in quarterly revenues

Allergan, whose $160 billion merger with Pfizer fell apart last month, today reported a better than expected quarterly profit today, led by strong sales of wrinkle treatment Botox and eye drug Restasis.

Business • 10 May 16

Channel 4 reported a financial surplus of £26m for last year

Channel 4 hails record revenues of €979m in 2015

Channel 4 has unveiled a record year of revenues and reported a financial surplus of £26m.

Business • 10 May 16

Pandora now has over 1,800 standalone shops worldwide

Jewellery maker Pandora lifts profit outlook

Shares in jewellery maker Pandora jumped today after the company reported a 34% rise in quarterly sales of its charms and bracelets and lifted profit and revenue forecasts for the year.

Business • 10 May 16

Credit Suisse posts first Q1 loss since 2008

Credit Suisse sees tough markets ahead after loss

Credit Suisse sees tough market conditions continuing during the second quarter at least, the Swiss bank said today after kicking off 2016 with its first loss since 2008.

Business • 10 May 16

Emirates' profits soar higher but revenues dip

Emirates' annual profit surged 56% to $1.9 billion

Dubai's Emirates airline said today its profit surged by 56% last year to $1.9 billion, as passenger numbers grew and fuel bills dropped.

Business • 10 May 16

Alibaba has been grappling with a slowdown in the world's second-largest economy - China

Alibaba revenue up 39% as more shoppers buy online

Alibaba Group, China's biggest e-commerce company, said today that its fourth-quarter revenue rose 39%, beating Wall Street estimates.

Business • 05 May 16

BT has reported core earnings of £6.58 billion for the year to the end of March

BT to invest £6 billion in UK network upgrade

BT said it would spend £6 billion on rolling out superfast fibre and 4G mobile connections in the next three years as it reported a better than expected 6% rise in full-year earnings.

Business • 05 May 16

Lakeland Dairies will process over 1.1 billion litres of milk this year

Lakeland Dairies' profits up, but revenues down

Lakeland Dairies has reported a 10% increase in annual pre-tax profit despite falling revenues which the co-op blamed on volatile dairy market conditions.

Business • 04 May 16

The airline group said the benefit of recent fuel savings could be 'significantly offset' in coming quarters

Air France-KLM posts Q1 rebound but warns of risks

Air France-KLM today posted a stronger than expected recovery in the first quarter due in part to low oil prices.

Business • 04 May 16

Pfizer's results boosted by sales of its new treatments for cancer and its Hospira acquisition

Pfizer's Q1 revenue beats on Hospira acquisition

US drugmaker Pfizer today reported first-quarter revenue that blew past analysts' average estimate, boosted by sales of its new treatments for cancer and its Hospira acquisition.

Business • 03 May 16

BNP Paribas' net income of €1.814 billion beat average estimates

Economic recovery helps BNP Paribas buck trend

First quarter net income at BNP Paribas rose 10.1% as lower provisions for bad loans on the back of a gradual economic recovery in Europe helped offset a slump in its corporate and institutional bank, hit by volatility.

Business • 03 May 16

Commerzbank is Germany's second-biggest lender

Commerzbank's Q1 net profit drops by half

Germany's Commmerzbank has reported a steep drop in first-quarter earnings, with volatile markets and low interest rates hitting its business with German medium-sized companies especially hard.

Business • 03 May 16

Shire said its combination with Baxalta was on track

Shire jumps as Vyvanse drug helps it beat forecast

Strong demand for Shire's top-selling Vyvanse drug helped to lift first-quarter earnings by a better than expected 12%.

Business • 29 Apr 16

Amazon's first quarter results draw a sharp contrast to the disappointing fourth quarter it reported in January

Amazon's cloud-service revenue soars

Amazon.com reported profit and revenue that blew past analysts' expectations, demonstrating the growing market power of its core retail business and new cloud services division.

Business • 29 Apr 16

Ulster Bank facing possible fine for breach of the Consumer Protection Code for some tracker mortgage customers

Central Bank probes Ulster Bank's tracker moves

The Central Bank has begun an investigation into Ulster Bank's tracker mortgage customers who may have been wrongly moved to higher interest loans.

Business • 29 Apr 16

Royal Bank of Scotland has reported a first quarter pre-tax loss of £968m

RBS slumps to £968m first quarter loss

Royal Bank of Scotland has reported a widening first quarter loss as lower income, restructuring costs and sluggish asset sales showed the scale of problems still facing the lender.

Business • 29 Apr 16

Volkswagen CEO Matthias Mueller said the company's cost cuts are in full swing

VW's CEO eyes solid 2016 growth despite crisis

Volkswagen has a chance of posting solid growth in its operating business this year even as it grapples with its diesel emissions scandal and a strategic repositioning, its CEO Matthias Mueller said.

Business • 28 Apr 16

Deutsche Bank had indicated in March that it expected weak results in investment banking in the first quarter

Deutsche Bank's Q1 net income down 58%

Deutsche Bank posted a surprise net profit in the first quarter that was helped by lower litigation costs, lifting its shares, and said it saw 2016 as the peak of a restructuring drive.

Business • 28 Apr 16

Lloyds reported underlying pre-tax profit of £2.1 billion in the first quarter of this year

Lloyds posts profit in line with expectations

Lloyds Banking Group today reported underlying profits in line with expectations, keeping first quarter revenues steady and cutting bad debts despite the challenging economic environment.

Business • 28 Apr 16

Facebook's mobile ad sales surge

Facebook's quarterly revenue rose more than 50%, beating Wall Street expectations as its popular mobile app and a push into live video lured new advertisers and encouraged existing ones to boost spending.

Business • 28 Apr 16

Barclays follows its US peers in reporting falling investment banking revenues in a weak global market environment

Barclays' first quarter profit sinks by 33%

Barclays followed its US rivals in reporting falling investment banking revenues in a tough first three months of the year but investors welcomed signs of resilience under new CEO Jes Staley.

Business • 27 Apr 16

British American Tobacco is the world's second-biggest cigarette company

British American Tobacco's Q1 revenues up 1.7%

British American Tobacco today said its profit growth would be weighted toward the second half of the year, due partly to the impact of foreign exchange.

Business • 26 Apr 16

BP posts 80% year on year fall in core earnings for the first quarter

BP eyes more spending cuts after 80% profit drop

BP said it could cut capital spending further after reporting an 80% drop in profits in the first quarter of the year, when oil prices touched a near 13-year low.

Business • 26 Apr 16

Coke's sales in Europe declined 1% to $1.20 billion in the quarter ended April 1

Coca-Cola sales drop on weak Europe demand

Coca-Cola's sales fell for the fourth quarter in a row as demand for its fizzy drinks declined in Europe and a strong dollar eroded the value of sales in markets outside the US.

Business • 20 Apr 16

AB Foods said the underlying trading outlook for the group for the full 2015-16 year was unchanged

Primark-owner AB Foods says Brexit no major threat

Primark-owner Associated British Foods would not be damaged by Brexit its CEO said today after the company reported a bigger than expected increase in first-half profits.

Business • 19 Apr 16

Profits

Allergan reports 48% rise in quarterly revenues

Channel 4 hails record revenues of €979m in 2015

Jewellery maker Pandora lifts profit outlook

Credit Suisse sees tough markets ahead after loss

Emirates' annual profit surged 56% to $1.9 billion

Alibaba revenue up 39% as more shoppers buy online

BT to invest £6 billion in UK network upgrade

Lakeland Dairies' profits up, but revenues down

Air France-KLM posts Q1 rebound but warns of risks

Pfizer's Q1 revenue beats on Hospira acquisition

Economic recovery helps BNP Paribas buck trend

Commerzbank's Q1 net profit drops by half

Shire jumps as Vyvanse drug helps it beat forecast

Amazon's cloud-service revenue soars

Central Bank probes Ulster Bank's tracker moves

RBS slumps to £968m first quarter loss

VW's CEO eyes solid 2016 growth despite crisis

Deutsche Bank's Q1 net income down 58%

Lloyds posts profit in line with expectations

Facebook's mobile ad sales surge

Barclays' first quarter profit sinks by 33%

British American Tobacco's Q1 revenues up 1.7%

BP eyes more spending cuts after 80% profit drop

Coca-Cola sales drop on weak Europe demand

Primark-owner AB Foods says Brexit no major threat