Earnings News

Paris - Bouygues Telecom Thursday made a 14.5 billion euro ($19.9 billion) offer for Vivendi's SFR unit in a deal that could create a new French telecoms powerhouse amid a wave of consolidation in the sector.Bouygues Telecom said its offer, which includes 10.5...

London - British insurer Aviva on Thursday said it had swung back into profit during 2013 as it underwent major restructuring and after it avoided a huge write-down suffered the previous year.Chief executive Mark Wilson warned against "complacency", while Aviva...

Frankfurt - Continental, the German maker of tyres and car parts, said Thursday it booked stable profits last year in the face of weak European demand and the strong euro. "Continental demonstrated strength ...

Frankfurt - German media giant Axel Springer said on Thursday it is expecting higher sales and earnings this year after it met all of its targets in 2013.

Geneva - Global air passenger traffic rose by 8.0 percent in January compared to the same month in 2013, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said Wednesday.The year "is off to a strong start, with travel demand accelerating over the healthy resul...

Paris - Carrefour, the world's second-largest supermarket group, said Wednesday net profit rose 2.4 percent last year, helped by strong growth in South America and a recovery in its home market of France.

Hong Kong - Standard Chartered bank said Wednesday net profit fell more than 16 percent in 2013 and warned of a difficult first half for 2014 following significant challenges for its South Korean operations.The London-based lender, which makes 90 percent of its pr...

Hong Kong - Standard Chartered bank said Wednesday net profit fell more than 16 percent in 2013 and warned of a "challenging" first half for 2014 following significant challenges for its South Korean operations.The London-based lender, which makes 90 percent of i...

Hong Kong - Standard Chartered bank on Wednesday said net profit fell more than 16 percent in 2013 as it was hit by impairment charges at its South Korean operations.The London-based but Asia-focused lender said net profit came in at $3.99 billion last year, down ...

Standard Chartered's <STAN.L> boss said he had no plans to raise capital from shareholders or cut the dividend, saying his bank had strong capital "on any measure" despite a drop in profits and a challenging outlook.