Addison Lee overcomes taxi driver shortage to double profit May 3, 2023 Addison Lee, the British taxi hire company, more than doubled its profits last year as passenger demand returned and driver shortages eased after the Covid-19 pandemic. Adjusted pre-tax earnings climbed to £19.1m, up from £7.9m last year, while passenger revenue jumped 33 per cent on last year, the firm said announcing its annual results today. [...]
Stellantis revenue jumps 14 per cent as it outlines plan for more electric cars May 3, 2023 Stellantis, the owner of Peugeot and Fiat, saw net revenue climb to €47.2bn (£41.6bn), up 14 per cent compared to the first quarter of last year, the firm said today. The increase was partly driven by a 22 per cent increase in electric vehicle sales globally. In Europe, orders were up six per cent, which [...]
Coca-Cola HBC’s revenue fizzes almost 25 per cent – but Russia exit still hurts a year on May 3, 2023 Coca-Cola HBC AG, the bottling company of the soft drink giant, reported strong revenue growth at 22.2 per cent, but it continues to take a hit from withdrawal of its business in Russia last year. Net sales revenue were up 24.4 per cent, but the firm stated that foreign exchange movements, particularly currency devaluation in [...]
Ryanair grounded 650 flights in April due to strike chaos despite petition to ‘keep skies open’ May 3, 2023 Ryanair has said over 650 flights were cancelled due to the French Air Traffic Controller strikes in April, meaning almost 120,000 passengers couldn’t fly. Flight traffic grew by 13 per cent year on year to 16mn guests overall, with the firm operating a total of 89,650 flights in April. The low-cost carrier saw load factor [...]
A corner turned? Aston Martin hopes for share price boost after revenue jump May 3, 2023 Luxury car maker Aston Martin Lagonda saw a 27 per cent year-on-year jump in revenues in the first quarter of 2023 as wealthy consumers chose to ride out recession fears in all-leather interiors. The firm reported an operating loss of £50.9m which it put down to amortisation and depreciation costs increasing, but maintained guidance for [...]
Jet-setting Brits ready for summer but it’s oil prices that could really take off May 2, 2023 Resurgent demand in the world’s most developed economies could prove to be a major tailwind for oil prices.
JP Morgan takes over First Republic Bank in second largest US bank collapse ever May 1, 2023 Wall Street titan JP Morgan has swooped in for crisis-hit First Republic Bank, marking the third big American bank to collapse in just over a month and the second largest failure ever, US authorities announced today. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) confirmed they had accepted a bid from JP Morgan to seize the majority [...]
IAG: Is this the week that British Airways owner’s share price takes off? May 1, 2023 The aviation industry will be looking ahead to British Airways owner IAG’s quarterly results this week, as the airline conglomerate looks to close in on pre-pandemic profits. Analysts at HSBC expect IAG to report this Friday that capacity sits at 96 per cent compared to pre-Covid levels in 2019. The group has been eyeing a [...]
UK car production accelerates as semiconductor shortage is ‘all but over’ April 28, 2023 UK car production rose six per cent in the first three months of 2023 thanks to the easing of semiconductor shortages, though concerns remain as production continues to lag pre-pandemic levels. According to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), production rose to 219,887 units, with factories producing 12,540 units more than [...]
Cazoo drives towards profitability after year of chaos April 27, 2023 Cazoo, the online car retailer, reported a boom in gross profit, increasing from £3 million to £14 million in the first three months of 2023, following a year of instability. The London-headquartered, but New York-listed, firm, however, reported an 11 percent dip in revenues, down to £247 million. But markets reacted well to the firm’s [...]