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A number of sports results went the customer's way during the six months, denting Paddy Power's profit

Paddy Power's operating profit falls 14%

Paddy Power's operating profit fell by 14% to €60.1m in the first half of the year after it was hit by a run of unfavourable sports results.

Business • 28 Aug 14

Severe weather over the winter - and during February - has hit FBD Holdings' profits

FBD Holdings sees sharp drop in pre-tax profit

Insurance group FBD Holdings has reported a sharp decline in pre-tax profit during the first six months of the year, down 82.8% to €3.27m.

Business • 26 Aug 14

Recovery in the British economy helped to boost Kingspan's sales there

Kingspan sees revenue rise in first half of 2014

Revenue at building materials company Kingspan was 4% higher in the first six months of the year, according to the company, at €889.3m.

Business • 26 Aug 14

BHP Billiton announces plans to create a new independent company

BHP to create new global metals and mining frim

BHP Billiton is to create a new independent company by spinning off some of its aluminium, coal, manganese, nickel and silver assets.

Business • 19 Aug 14

Operating profit at Zurich Insurance's Irish division was up sharply during the six month period

Zurich Insurance sees 14% jump in H1 profit

Swiss group Zurich Insurance said its net profit had jumped 14% during the first half of the year, boosted by restructuring.

Business • 07 Aug 14

Ryanair's figures were boosted by the timing of Easter this year

Ryanair reports €197m profit in first quarter

Ryanair has raised its full-year profits guidance after more than doubling first- quarter earnings and setting out aggressive plans for expansion in Europe.

Business • 28 Jul 14

Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook would not take a 'cheap and easy' approach when trying to generate revenue from its acquisitions

Facebook's revenue jumps 61% in second quarter

Facebook's fast-growing mobile advertising business helped drive a 61% increase in revenue during the second quarter, beating Wall Street targets and sending shares to are cord-high in after-hours trading.

Business • 24 Jul 14

EMC employs more than 3,000 people in Ireland

EMC reports 5% rise in quarterly revenue

EMC Corp, the world's largest data storage equipment maker, has reported a 5% rise in quarterly revenue, helped by sales of flash storage products and growth at its VMware virtualisation software unit.

Business • 23 Jul 14

Microsoft has promised a 'relentless' focus on its core products as it seeks to reinvent itself

Microsoft sees profit dip 7% on Nokia takeover

The world's largest software company has reported a 7% dip in quarterly profit, chiefly due to incorporating the struggling handset business of the Finnish mobile pioneer.

Business • 23 Jul 14

Sales of the iPhone boosted Apple's performance - particularly in the Chinese market

Apple sees smaller-than-expected rise in profit

Apple has posted a smaller-than-expected 6% rise in quarterly revenue, but revenue surged 28% in greater China despite stiff competition in its third-largest market.

Business • 23 Jul 14

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

Fast-food giant McDonald's has said profit slipped in the second quarter amid fairly flat global sales and continued weakness in its domestic US performance.

Business • 22 Jul 14

ARM-designed processors power most smartphones on the market

Chip-maker ARM posts 9% rise in quarterly profit

ARM Holdings, the British company whose processor designs power Apple's and Samsung's smartphones, posted a 9% rise in second-quarter profit, helped by strong demand to license its technology.

Business • 22 Jul 14

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

Philips expects profit to rise after cost-cutting

Philips said it expects its core profit to rise in the second half of the year after cost-cutting measures, but said 2014 would still be a challenging.

Business • 21 Jul 14

Earnings were higher for Google in the last quarter - though the amount it earns per 'click' is falling

Google makes another executive change

Google’s chief business officer, one of CEO Larry Page's key lieutenants and the company's main liaison to Wall Street, is leaving the Internet search company, the latest high-ranking executive to depart.

Business • 18 Jul 14

Anne Heraty - CPL Resource's chief executive

CPL Resources expects profits to meet forecasts

Recruitment group CPL Resources has said it expects profit before tax for its full fiscal year to be in line with market expectations of about €14m.

Business • 11 Jul 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

C&C Group has seen its operating profit jump by almost 6%, with the drinks group earning €116.2m in the year to 28 February.

Business • 20 May 14

Vodafone said it would need to invest in its business as competition intensified

Vodafone profit boosted by sale of US arm

Vodafone has reported 2014 results in line with forecasts, helped by an improvement in underlying trading in the fourth quarter.

Business • 20 May 14

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

Profits fall again at Marks & Spencer

British retailer Marks & Spencer has posted a 3.9% fall in annual profit, a third straight decline, with three years of heavy investment yet to revive its underperforming non-food business.

Business • 20 May 14

The Irish dairy industry plans an ambitious expansion when milk quotas are lifted next year

Irish Dairy Board reports 87% rise in profit

The Irish Dairy Board has reported an 87% jump in pre-tax for last year, up €10.6m to €22.8m.

Business • 16 Apr 14

Marissa Mayer has been working to turn the company around since taking over as CEO two years ago

Yahoo profits down but ad revenue up in Q1

Yahoo has again posted anemic quarterly revenue growth as the internet company's advertising business continues to lag its rivals, nearly two years into chief executive Marissa Mayer's comeback effort.

Business • 16 Apr 14

Ted Baker's profit before tax and exceptional costs for 2013 rose to £40m

Ted Baker upbeat on 2014 as profits rise

Designer clothing brand Ted Baker said trading in its new fiscal year had started well as it posted a 26.7% rise in annual profit.

Business • 20 Mar 14

Co-Operative Group's results cover a 12-month period in which it has faced the worst crisis in its history

Co-Op Group delays publication of results

The embattled Co-operative Group is to delay the publication of annual results that are widely expected to reveal losses of £2 billion.

Business • 19 Mar 14

Glanbia predicting earnings growth of 8-10% up to 2018

Glanbia's 2013 results beat expectations

Glanbia has reported results ahead of expectations with total group revenue rising by 8% to €3.28 billion.

Business • 12 Mar 14

Zamano said regulatory issues were behind its 16.5% drop in profits last year

Zamano sees profits increase despite revenue drop

Zamano saw its pre-tax profit increase by 10.8% last year to €1.92 million, despite a sharp drop in revenue at the mobile development firm.

Business • 06 Mar 14

Cineworld says its revenue for the year rose 13.2% to £406.1m

Cineworld's full year profits down 19%

Cineworld Group said full-year pretax profit fell 19.3%, hurt by transaction and reorganisation costs related to a recent acquisition and a regulatory probe.

Business • 06 Mar 14

Results

Paddy Power's operating profit falls 14%

FBD Holdings sees sharp drop in pre-tax profit

Kingspan sees revenue rise in first half of 2014

BHP to create new global metals and mining frim

Zurich Insurance sees 14% jump in H1 profit

Ryanair reports €197m profit in first quarter

Facebook's revenue jumps 61% in second quarter

EMC reports 5% rise in quarterly revenue

Microsoft sees profit dip 7% on Nokia takeover

Apple sees smaller-than-expected rise in profit

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

Chip-maker ARM posts 9% rise in quarterly profit

Philips expects profit to rise after cost-cutting

Google makes another executive change

CPL Resources expects profits to meet forecasts

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

Vodafone profit boosted by sale of US arm

Profits fall again at Marks & Spencer

Irish Dairy Board reports 87% rise in profit

Yahoo profits down but ad revenue up in Q1

Ted Baker upbeat on 2014 as profits rise

Co-Op Group delays publication of results

Glanbia's 2013 results beat expectations

Zamano sees profits increase despite revenue drop

Cineworld's full year profits down 19%