HBOS banks 13.6 percent rise in net profit
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HBOS, the fourth-biggest British bank, has reported a 13.6-percent rise in first-half net profit to 1.759 billion pounds (2.577 billion euros, 3.281 billion dollars) but was also marked by bad debts.
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc  said on Thursday its fourth-quarter current cost of supply (CCS) net profit rose 14 percent to $6 billion.
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HSBC Holdings  posted on Monday a 5 percent rise in 2006 profits, 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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British Airways PLC said Monday that net profit rose by 25.5 percent over the latest quarter and that passenger numbers also rose.
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United Utilities, the water and electricity distributor, raised first-half pre-tax profit by 13 per cent to Â£188m following growth across all its operations.
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European shares traded sideways on Wednesday but banks were a bright spot as Britain&#39;s HBOS rallied on relief it would not be wading into a bidding war for domestic peer Abbey.
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The Bank of Ireland reported a 7.8 percent rise in first half profit Thursday but also revealed a significant rise in withdrawals at its asset management unit.
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Barclays Bank announces a pre-tax profit of Â£7.14bn in 2006 - up by 35% on the previous year.
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Investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. , said on Tuesday second quarter profit rose, helped by a surge in investment banking revenue.
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The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) reports a pre-tax profit of Â£9.2bn for 2006 - 11% up on the previous year.
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NEW YORK -- Investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. said Thursday fiscal fourth-quarter profit rose 22 percent on strong underwriting fees and improved performance in its capital markets business.
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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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Global banking giant HSBC Holdings said Monday that its net profit rose by 4.7 percent to 8.21 billion pounds in 2006 from a year earlier.
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Shares of FileNet Corp. FILE.O  soared 13 percent before the bell on Wednesday after the maker  of content-management software posted a sharply higher  quarterly profit.
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British pay-TV company BSkyB said its first-quarter profit climbed as its closely-watched subscriber growth figures surpassed analyst expectations.
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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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Satellite broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC reported strong growth in subscribers Friday and a jump in revenue that exceeded analysts' expectations, underpinning a 3 percent rise in quarterly net profit.