Saudi Aramco profits soar by almost a third as oil prices rally on the back of vaccine rollouts By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 23:41 BST, 4 May 2021 | Updated: 23:55 BST, 4 May 2021 Saudi Aramco’s profits soared by almost a third after vaccine rollouts brought hope of an economic recovery … Read more
It’s another $100 billion quarter for Amazon as sales soar: Tech titan smashes Wall Street expectations By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:57 BST, 29 April 2021 | Updated: 23:13 BST, 29 April 2021 Amazon last night smashed Wall Street expectations as it reported another $100billion quarter. With the Covid-19 pandemic boosting demand … Read more
Cheers! Supermarket sales of bubbly soar by 50% in a month as lockdown-weary Britons start celebrating and meeting friends again Figures released today reveal demand for fizz shot up in four weeks to April 18 Comes as pubs and restaurants happily reported a ‘robust’ return to trading Like-for-like sales were down just 24% on equivalent … Read more
Catalytic converter thefts are at an all-time high, with a 44 per cent increase in claims in 2020, compared to 2019, new research has revealed. Thefts remain high so far in 2021 with a 57 per cent increase in claims for catalytic converter thefts in March this year compared to the same month last year, … Read more
Another 55 cases of the Indian Covid variant in the UK have been discovered, increasing the total by 71 per cent in a week, official figures show. Latest data from the Government shows the troubling strain had been detected 132 times by April 21, up from 77 on April 14. Cases are mainly located in … Read more
GameStop Corp’s George Sherman, pictured, will step down as chief executive officer at the end of July, it has been announced GameStop Corp’s George Sherman will step down as chief executive officer at the end of July, it has been announced. Company shares rose more than 8 per cent before the opening bell on Wall … Read more
British warships will sail for the Black Sea in May amid rising tensions between Ukraine and Russia, according to a report. The deployment is aimed at showing solidarity with Ukraine and Britain’s NATO allies, the Sunday Times newspaper reported, citing senior naval sources. One Type 45 destroyer armed with anti-aircraft missiles and an anti-submarine Type 23 … Read more
Tesco has revealed that its profits fell by 20 per cent over the past year after coronavirus costs of almost £900 million offset surging sales. The supermarket giant today announced that pre-tax profits slid to £825 million for the 12 months to February, compared with £1.03 billion the previous year. It said profits were weighed … Read more
Co-op pays bonuses to bosses after profits soar 500% but keeps £66m of taxpayer’s Covid-relief cash By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 8 April 2021 | Updated: 22:58 BST, 8 April 2021 Co-op chief exec Steve Murrells and other company bosses will enjoy bonuses this year The Co-op will pay bonuses … Read more
Forty people became billionaires in 2021 due to their business activities fighting the coronavirus pandemic, Forbes has revealed. This year, the world’s billionaires list includes a record-breaking 2,755 billionaires, with 660 people joining the list who were not on it in 2020. Of those 660, the addition of 40 new billionaires on the list can be … Read more