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The bank's earnings for the second quarter were $5.3 billion, up from $2.3 billion the same time last year

Bank of America earnings jump as legal costs fall

Bank of America has reported a big jump in quarterly earnings in results that were lifted by a major drop in legal expenses from the same time last year.

Business • 15 Jul 15

Aryzta's third quarter revenues rise over 13%

Swiss-Irish baked goods group Aryzta has reported a 13.2% rise in revenues for the three months to the end of April.

Business • 02 Jun 15

Pfizer's revenues for the three month period fell to $10.86 billion

Pfizer cuts 2015 forecast due to strong dollar

US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer today reported a slight rise in first-quarter profit but lowered its full-year forecast, citing a hit to sales from the stronger dollar.

Business • 28 Apr 15

Facebook had warned of heavy investments as it steps up efforts to expand a collection of products

Facebook's quarterly revenue growth slows

Facebook posted its slowest growth in quarterly revenue in two years and higher spending on research and development ate into profits.

Business • 24 Apr 15

Smurfit Kappa's final dividend for the year increased by 30% from 30.75 cent to 40 cent per share

Smurfit Kappa's full year profits rise by 29%

Packaging group Smurfit Kappa has reported a 2% increase in revenues for the year to the end of December, while its pre-tax profits rose by 29%.

Business • 11 Feb 15

CPL Resources' half yearly revenues rise by 5%

CPL Resources' half yearly profits down 13%

Recruitment firm CPL Resources has reported revenues of €193.2m for the six months to the end of December, a rise of 5% on the same time the previous year.

Business • 29 Jan 15

IBM's total revenue fell nearly 12% to $24.11 billion in the fourth quarter ended December

IBM profit forecast and Q4 revenue below estimates

International Business Machines posted a new 2015 profit target and quarterly revenue that both missed analysts' estimates.

Business • 21 Jan 15

Revenue from Morgan Stanley's wealth management business rose 2.4% to $3.8 billion

Morgan Stanley's profit rises as legal costs fall

Morgan Stanley's quarterly earnings rose as the bank's legal costs fell sharply, outweighing a big drop in revenue from its division that trades bonds, currencies and commodities.

Business • 20 Jan 15

Origin Enterprses reports 'satisfactory' performance in the seasonally quiet first quarter of the 2015 financial year

Origin Enterprises' quarterly revenues up 3.5%

Agri-services group Origin Enterprises said that revenues for the three months to November rose by 3.5% to €318m.

Business • 24 Nov 14

UDG Healthcare's Liam FitzGerald upbeat on the company's outlook

UDG's full year revenues and profits rise

UDG Healthcare has reported a 9% increase in pre-tax profits for the year to the end of September and said it remained very positive about its future growth prospects.

Business • 20 Nov 14

Man Utd's revenue fell to £88.7m in the three months to September from 98.5m the same time last year

Manchester United's revenues fall

Manchester United posted a 10% fall in first quarter revenue as the absence of lucrative Champions League soccer this season took its toll.

Business • 18 Nov 14

Glanbia maintains its guidance for the full year of 2014

Glanbia's H1 revenues grow by 10%

Global food group Glanbia has said that group revenue for the six months to the end of June rose by over 10% to almost €1.8 billion.

Business • 20 Aug 14

CRH's half yearly sales revenues rise by 4%

CRH maintains full year profit guidance

Building materials group CRH has reported pre-tax profits of €61m for the six months to the end of June.

Business • 19 Aug 14

The UK group is in the middle of overhauling its sprawling 125-country business

Emerging markets growth helps boost G4S

G4S, the world's biggest security firm, said strong demand across its emerging markets regions helped group revenue rise 4.8% in its first-quarter.

Business • 07 May 14

Amazon.com is investing heavily in new markets abroad, particularly China

Amazon's revenue increases despite spending rise

Amazon.com's revenue grew more than expected for the first quarter, largely offset by a sharp increase in spending on technology, content and new warehouses.

Business • 25 Apr 14

Datalex announces first ever dividend of two cents per share

Datalex to pay first ever dividend

Datalex has reported a surge in after tax profits for the year to the end of December, while its revenues for the year rose by 18%.

Business • 25 Mar 14

Kerry CEO Stan McCarthy reports a 'solid financial performance' for 2013

Kerry's trading profits for 2013 up by 9%

International food and ingredients group Kerry has reported increased trading profits for 2013 after what it called a "solid financial performance"

Business • 27 Feb 14

Smurfit Kappa said its fourth quarter profit rose to €62m from €33m

Smurfit Kappa's Q4 profits jump 91%

Smurfit Kappa has reported a 91% jump in fourth quarter pre-tax profits as it said it expects to achieve continued earnings growth in 2014.

Business • 12 Feb 14

Carphone Warehouse sees revenues at its main CPW Group rise

Carphone Warehouse reiterates year guidance

Carphone Warehouse today reiterated full-year earnings guidance after posting a rise in third quarter revenue at its main CPW Group business.

Business • 21 Jan 14

Aryzta said its guidance for digit earnings per share growth remains unchanged

Aryzta's quarterly revenues rise 6.5%

Swiss-Irish company Aryzta saw a 6.5% increase in revenues from its food business to €796.3m for the three months to the end of October.

Business • 25 Nov 13

UDG Healthcare's CEO Liam FitzGerald says 2013 saw 'substantial progress'

Profits and revenues rise at UDG Healthcare

UDG Healthcare has reported a rise in revenues and pre-tax profits for the year to the end of September after a year of "substantial progress" for the firm.

Business • 22 Nov 13

Morgan Stanley reports net income of $888m for the third quarter

Morgan Stanley quarterly revenue jumps 50%

Morgan Stanley today reported a 50% rise in quarterly revenue as higher income from equities sales and trading made up for a drop in its fixed-income business.

Business • 18 Oct 13