Severn Trent first-half profit ebbs
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Pension costs have caused the country&#39;s second-biggest water utility Severn Trent to post a 6.5-percent fall in first-half profit, though the earnings have been overshadowed
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Australia&#39;s largest beer and wine company, Foster&#39;s Group, said its second-half net profit fell 72 per cent on costs to restructure its wine business, and forecast modest growth for 2005.
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UK business investment fell at the start of 2007, the first such decline for more than a year, official figures show.
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British Energy suffers losses of Â£87m in its first quarterly results since a major restructuring rescued it from potential collapse.
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The company has signalled profits of between Â£285 million and Â£295 million, down on Â£311 million a year ago, following a poor run of sales.
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Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus has said that group net profits plunged more than 62 percent during the first-half of the year owing to higher raw material and energy costs, as well as lower selling prices.
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The investment firm posts a strong profit report, but shares slid.
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Music giant EMI sees profits fall in the first half of the year after opting to delay its major releases.
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Centrica, the owner of British Gas, reports a 5% fall in operating profits despite the benefit of higher fuel bills.
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Company reports a decline in its router business during its quarterly earnings, which barely met analyst expectations.
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The InterContinental Hotels Group on Tuesday said that net profit almost halved last year to 231 million pounds.
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Mizuho, one of Japan&#39;s four biggest banking groups, reported Monday that group net profit for the first fiscal half fell 8.4 percent from the previous year, despite some progress in getting rid of bad debts.
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Fisher &amp; Paykel Appliances Holdings Ltd., New Zealand&#39;s biggest home appliance maker, said first-half profit fell 1.2 percent because of a decline in sales in its largest markets, and higher costs for steel and plastics.
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Sainsbury has confirmed fears of weaker-than-expected first-half profit, following a recent analyst downgrade which sparked an investigation by regulators.
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Rentokil Initial Plc, the British owner of businesses ranging from pest control to parcel delivery, tomorrow may report an 8 percent drop in first-half profit as heightening competition for contracts put pressure on prices.
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Credit Suisse says first-quarter profit will be $1bn less than forecast after a write-down.
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Australian newspaper publisher John Fairfax Holdings Ltd.  said its first-half net profit fell 2.7 percent amid tough conditions in some markets and as it made acquisitions to deter potential predators.