Standard Chartered profits leap 17 percent in 2006
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Standard Chartered has bank, reported on Tuesday that net profits soared by almost one fifth last year, helped by strong economic growth in its key Asian markets.
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AUSTRALIA and New Zealand Banking Group has seen its second-half profit jump 18 per cent following the acquisition of New Zealandâs biggest bank, coupled with a strong demand for credit.
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Brewer Scottish and Newcastle has reported a 22.0-percent leap in net profit in 2006, but issued a cautious outlook for 2007 owing to a smoking ban which comes into force across England in July.
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Johnson Controls reported a 17 percent increase in fiscal third-quarter earnings Wednesday as sales in its building efficiency and power segments jumped.
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But shares follow market downwards Logica CMG says profits grew by 30 per cent in 2006 and revenues were up 45.3 per cent.â¦
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Bank of Ireland has announced that profits before tax were up 6% from â¬670m in the six months to the end of September last year to â¬713m this year.
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International credit ratings agency Standard and Poor's said it has affirmed its short- and long-term credit ratings on Standard Chartered Bank following its 3.3 billion dollar bid for Korea First Bank (KFB).
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Advertising and marketing giant WPP said Friday that net profit jumped by 19.8 percent in 2006 to 435.8 million pounds, as sales grew strongly across emerging powers, notably in Asia.
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HSBC Holdings  on Monday said its 2006 profits rose 5 percent, just short of analysts' expectations, as Europe's biggest bank took a $10.6 billion hit for bad debts after problems in its U.S. mortgage lending.
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SYDNEY Australia &amp; New Zealand Banking Group said Tuesday that second-half profit rose 17 percent to a record after it bought New Zealand&#39;s biggest bank and raised lending to businesses as they increased investment.
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M&amp;T Bank Corp. said Tuesday that its profit jumped 19 percent for the quarter ended Sept. 30, helped by a slight rise in interest income and loans during the period.
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French auto group PSA Peugeot Citroen reported on Wednesday a near five-fold profits leap on cost-cutting and strong sales.
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Business & money: Â£7bn dawn raid marks new level of foreign investment as shares in target jump 13% on purchase
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Barclays Bank announces a record pre-tax profit of Â£7.14bn in 2006 - up by 35% on the previous year.
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AT&T reported a 17 percent increase in quarterly profits driven by a sizable increase in wireless subscribers.
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The share price of Standard Life has risen following flotation of its stock on the British stock market.
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Confectionery and soft drinks giant Cadbury Schweppes has said that net profit jumped 50 percent in 2006 to 1.165 billion pounds following the sale of its Europe Beverages business.