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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Manufacturing helped to lift UK productivity in the second quarter of 2006, official figures show.
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Gallaher Group, the British tobacco firm being bought by Japan Tobacco, said Friday that its net profit jumped by 9.2 percent to 403 million pounds (598 million euros, 787 million dollars) in 2006.
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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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The pound has risen to a six-week high against the dollar following stronger-than-expected economic growth data.
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LONDON/AMSTERDAM  - Royal Bank of Scotland  and its partners have sweetened their 71.1 billion-euro ($98 billion) bid for Dutch bank ABN AMRO , putting in more cash in an attempt to beat rival suitor Barclays .
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The FTSE 100 climbed above 6,000 on Tuesday afternoon as dealers digested the latest developments in the banking sector.
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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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The company posted quarterly net profit of $904 million and revenue of $6.22 billion, up 29 percent from a year earlier.
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BT Group PLC, Britain's largest phone company, reported a 14 percent increase in second quarter net profit on Thursday, as growth in mobile telecommunications, broadband and IT services outweighed more declines in its traditional residential telecoms revenue base.
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Bank of America Corp. , the second-largest U.S. bank, on Thursday said quarterly profit rose 5 percent as gains from equity investments helped offset soaring credit losses and lower earnings in its main business of retail banking.
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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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Anglo American reported a 76 percent increase in annual profit as it increased production capacity and benefited from higher metal prices. It also said it would buy back $3 billion worth of its shares. Anglo said profit for 2006 came to nearly $6.2 billion, up from $3.52 billion the previous year. Revenue rose 12 percent, to $38.6 billion. Excluding one-time items, Angloâs profit rose 46 percent, to $5.5 billion. The company did not break out quarterly results. âOur strong performance was due to increased production across the majority of our businesses and higher prices, in particular for base metals, platinum and iron ore,â the chief executive, Tony Trahar, said. Operating profit from gold rose 41 percent, the company said. Operating profit from diamonds was down 21 percent.
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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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BNP Paribas bank has reported a 24.9-percent rise in net profits for 2006 driven by foreign expansion.
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Ryanair Holdings Plc, Europe&#39;s largest low-cost airline, said second-quarter profit rose 15 percent as the carrier cut fares less than it expected and added routes.
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TORONTO (CP) - Bank of Nova Scotia reported record annual profits Tuesday and raised its dividend after the bank benefited from solid gains in mortgage and consumer lending as well as international operations.