Royal Bank of Scotland profit climbs to ÃÂ£6.2 billion
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The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) said on Thursday that net profit rose by 15 percent to 6.2 billion pounds in 2006, boosted by its investment banking arm.
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Wells Fargo & Co.  and U.S.  Bancorp  recorded higher second-quarter profits, leading  a batch of bank earnings on Tuesday, as higher fees offset  pressure on lending margins from rising interest rates.
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Citigroup Inc. , the world&#039;s  largest bank by market value, on Monday said second-quarter  profit rose, helped by growth in corporate and investment  banking.
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Kingfisher reported a rise of 6.7 per cent in retail profit to Â£190m for the third quarter with like-for-like sales up 2.6 per cent.
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Telephone provider BT Group reported a four-percent rise in second-quarter profit as demand for its broadband services offset a slump in its traditional fixed-line business.
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Australian &amp; New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. Tuesday reported a 20 percent increase in net profit to 2.82 billion Australian dollars (US$2.
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British Airways said Monday that second quarter operating profits rose 23 percent on tighter costs and higher passenger numbers as long-haul travel recovers.
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Swiss Re has posted record net profits of 4.6 billion Swiss francs (2.88 billion euros, 3.80 billion dollars) for 2006, up 98 percent from performance in 2005.
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Santander Central Hispano SA said Wednesday that net profit for the third quarter nearly doubled to 1.17 billion euros (&#36;1.49 billion), with much of the gain coming from the sale of its stake in the Royal Bank of Scotland.
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British Airways says second-quarter operating profits rose 23 percent on tighter costs and higher passenger numbers as long-haul travel recovers.
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BP's annual profits rise 26% to $16.2bn (Â£8.7bn) as the company benefits from soaring oil prices.
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BNP Paribas bank has reported a 24.9-percent rise in net profits for 2006 driven by foreign expansion.
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Dutch bank ABN AMRO  posted a  7.6 percent rise in its annual net profit on Thursday, helped  by the purchase of Italian bank Antonveneta and the sale of  parts of its business, and announced a share buyback.
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HSBC Holdings PLC, Europe's largest bank by market value, reported Monday that profit rose 5 percent in 2006 despite losses in its mortgage operation in the United States that led to the removal of two senior executives.
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By MARTYN McLAUGHLIN  SCOTLAND's farming industry registered a GBP100m increase in earnings over the last year, according to the latest estimates of the sector's financial health.
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Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSa.L)  beat forecasts on Thursday to report a 36 percent rise in  second-quarter current cost of supply net profit, which strips  out changes in inventory values, to $6.3 billion, thanks to  high oil prices.
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The Royal Bank of Scotland says its 2006 profits should rise by more than 11% after a strong year's trading.