IQE meets £52m revenue targets amid challenging semiconductor market July 26, 2023 Global semiconductor supplier IQE has performed in line with expectations during the first half of the year. The British manufacturer will hit a revenue of “at least” £52m in line with market guidance and management expectations, IQE said today in an unaudited pre-close trading update for the six months ended 30 June 2023. The AIM-listed [...]
Airbus sees higher than expected profits buoyed by jet deliveries July 26, 2023 Airbus on Wednesday posted higher-than-expected underlying operating profit for the second quarter and reaffirmed its financial goals for the year, while narrowing down its focus for future production to a single 2026 target. The world’s largest planemaker said adjusted earnings before interest and tax rose 34 per cent to €1.85bn (£1.58bn) as revenues grew 24 per [...]
Google and Microsoft AI showdown continues July 26, 2023 After Microsoft and Google’s parent company, Alphabet, reported better-than-expected results yesterday, analysts say the race to dominate the burgeoning AI field is moving quickly. Alphabet’s robust performance saw a 3.3 per cent surge in ad revenue, as search revenue hit $42.63bn (£32.98bn), causing shares to climb six per cent on Wednesday. Despite the market applause, [...]
Investors prepare to see if British Airways owner will soar this summer July 26, 2023 British Airways owner IAG is set to report its half year results this Friday, amid what is widely touted as the most important summer for airlines in years. Aviation has experienced an extraordinary boom in demand over the last six months as it enters the first truly restriction free, high volume period since before the [...]
FTSE 100 close: Soft Lloyds Bank results spark sell off as Natwest tumbles after Alison Rose exit July 26, 2023 London’s FTSE 100 was dragged down today by investors ditching shares in Britain’s biggest banks after Lloyds posted a soggy set of results that dampened market sentiment. The capital’s premier index fell 0.19 per cent to 7,676.88 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK [...]
Complaints of sexism emerge around forced resignation of Natwest boss Alison Rose July 26, 2023 Complaints of sexism have emerged after Natwest boss Dame Alison Rose was forced to resigned late last night after admitting she was the source for an inaccurate BBC report on Nigel Farage’s Coutts account closure. Rose stepped down in the early hours of this morning after an extraordinary late-night board meeting – just hours after [...]
City A.M. muscles up for new chapter with THG deal July 26, 2023 City A.M. is set for a new chapter, under new ownership, after London-listed THG agreed to purchase the 18-year-old business newspaper today.
Musk’s mad superapp-etite: Why his ‘everything app’ might miss the mark July 26, 2023 Another week, another Elon Musk melodrama. In yet another episode of his theatrics, the tech-obsessed billionaire unveiled his latest surprise this week: a dramatic overhaul of Twitter and rebrand of it as ‘X’. Musk said the name ‘Twitter’ “does not make sense” after the original short-messaging ethos with a 140 character limit having been scrapped [...]
Boeing posts £115m loss but aircraft deliveries pick up speed July 26, 2023 Boeing reported a $149m (£115m) net loss in its quarterly results on Wednesday, despite the plane maker seeing a rise in revenues on the back of “strong demand” for commercial aircrafts. The aerospace giant saw revenues increase to $19.8bn (£16.9bn), up 18 per cent year-on-year, which it said primarily reflected 136 commercial deliveries. It also [...]
Loss of tax-free shopping costing the UK £4.1bn, say London bosses July 26, 2023 Scrapping the tourist tax could generate £4.1bn annually for the UK economy, new research suggests, as a cluster of prominent business owners call for the government to reinstate VAT shopping for international tourists. Rishi Sunak scrapped the tax which saw international shoppers able to claim 20 per cent back with their purchases. It was largely [...]
