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Wednesday 29 April 2015 9:04 pmUS corporate results round upBy: Express KCSShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleCarlyle Group impacted by $112m French court fineCarlyle Group reported a 13 per cent year-on-year drop in first-quarter profit, as it was asked to pay $112m in a French tax court case involving one of its real estate funds, yet it still beat most analystsrsquo; expectations on performance. Carlyle had reserved only $82.5m for the case, which involves tax exemptions claimed <a href=www.owalas.com.de>owala</a> by one of its European funds on the sale of Paris real estate assets.Time Warner profit slides but beats market signalsTime Warner reported quarterly profi <a href=www.bru-mate.ca>brumate ca</a> t and revenue above expectations, boosted by higher advertising and subscription revenue at its Turner division and HBO TV network.Revenue at Turner, which owns channels such as CNN rose 4.5 per cent in the quarter. The media giantrsquo net income, however, fell to $970m from $1.29bn a year earl <a href=www.polene-italy.it>polene borsa</a> ier.Cadbury and Oreo makes for some sweet earningsMondelez International reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit helped by cost cutting and price increases, as the maker of Cadbury chocolate and Oreo cookies seeks to boost margins amid slow growth in demand for packaged foods.In the first quarter, operating margin and gross profit margin rose to 10.4 percent and 37.9 percent, from the 2014 period.Hotel giant Marriott checks in sol Ttwx Confidence at London firms falls sharply
Tuesday 22 October 2013 8:58 pmMajor stokes row with call for energy taxBy: Express KCSShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleFORMER Prime Minister Sir John Majorrsquo call for a one-off windfall tax on energy firmsrsquo; profits was lambasted as misguided and unfair yesterday, as analysts and investors warned the levy would discourage investment a <a href=www.stanley-de.de>stanley deutschland</a> nd raise consumersrsquo; bills.Speaking at a lunch in Westminster, the former Conservative leader said rec <a href=www.stanley-cup.at>stanley austria</a> ent price rises were unacceptable and suggested an emergency tax on profits to offset winter fuel subsidies that cost the government more than pound;2bn every year.But critics argued that singling out energy firms was badly judged.If yoursquo;re saying a five per cent profit margin ndash; which is the average margin energy suppliers are operating at ndash; is excessive, then many companies across other sectors such as food and retail also warrant a windfall tax, Angelos Anastasiou, utilities analyst at Whitman Howard, told City A.M. Political interference into the energy sector will deter investors and raise consumersrsquo; bills.British Gas owner Centrica, SSE and Npower have all announced price hikes ranging between 8.2 per cent and 10.4 per cent in recent weeks.Profits in our energy supply b <a href=www.cups-stanley-cups.com.de>stanley germany</a> usiness rarely reach five per cent, said SSE. We have i
Wednesday 29 April 2015 9:04 pmUS corporate results round upBy: Express KCSShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleCarlyle Group impacted by $112m French court fineCarlyle Group reported a 13 per cent year-on-year drop in first-quarter profit, as it was asked to pay $112m in a French tax court case involving one of its real estate funds, yet it still beat most analystsrsquo; expectations on performance. Carlyle had reserved only $82.5m for the case, which involves tax exemptions claimed <a href=www.owalas.com.de>owala</a> by one of its European funds on the sale of Paris real estate assets.Time Warner profit slides but beats market signalsTime Warner reported quarterly profi <a href=www.bru-mate.ca>brumate ca</a> t and revenue above expectations, boosted by higher advertising and subscription revenue at its Turner division and HBO TV network.Revenue at Turner, which owns channels such as CNN rose 4.5 per cent in the quarter. The media giantrsquo net income, however, fell to $970m from $1.29bn a year earl <a href=www.polene-italy.it>polene borsa</a> ier.Cadbury and Oreo makes for some sweet earningsMondelez International reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit helped by cost cutting and price increases, as the maker of Cadbury chocolate and Oreo cookies seeks to boost margins amid slow growth in demand for packaged foods.In the first quarter, operating margin and gross profit margin rose to 10.4 percent and 37.9 percent, from the 2014 period.Hotel giant Marriott checks in sol Ttwx Confidence at London firms falls sharply
Tuesday 22 October 2013 8:58 pmMajor stokes row with call for energy taxBy: Express KCSShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleFORMER Prime Minister Sir John Majorrsquo call for a one-off windfall tax on energy firmsrsquo; profits was lambasted as misguided and unfair yesterday, as analysts and investors warned the levy would discourage investment a <a href=www.stanley-de.de>stanley deutschland</a> nd raise consumersrsquo; bills.Speaking at a lunch in Westminster, the former Conservative leader said rec <a href=www.stanley-cup.at>stanley austria</a> ent price rises were unacceptable and suggested an emergency tax on profits to offset winter fuel subsidies that cost the government more than pound;2bn every year.But critics argued that singling out energy firms was badly judged.If yoursquo;re saying a five per cent profit margin ndash; which is the average margin energy suppliers are operating at ndash; is excessive, then many companies across other sectors such as food and retail also warrant a windfall tax, Angelos Anastasiou, utilities analyst at Whitman Howard, told City A.M. Political interference into the energy sector will deter investors and raise consumersrsquo; bills.British Gas owner Centrica, SSE and Npower have all announced price hikes ranging between 8.2 per cent and 10.4 per cent in recent weeks.Profits in our energy supply b <a href=www.cups-stanley-cups.com.de>stanley germany</a> usiness rarely reach five per cent, said SSE. We have i