202223 underlying pretax profit 690 mln stg Expects profit of 640700 mln stg in 202324 Has started new year 39;with great momentum39; LONDON, April 27 Reuters British supermarket group Sainsbury39;s has started its new financial year with great momentum despite a still uncertain outlook for consumer spending, forecasting a profit outcome ahead of market expectations. Britons […]

BERLIN, April 27 Reuters Stock exchange operator Deutsche Boerse on Thursday announced a 3.9 billion euro 4.31 billion takeover offer for Danish investment management software company SimCorp SA, as it looks to diversify its business. Shares in Deutsche Boerse dropped more than 6 after the German company announced the allcash deal at 735 Danish crowns 109.04 […]

Firstquarter pretax profit up 16 Shares rise 4 in early trading Income from investment banking fees dips by 7 LONDON, April 27 Reuters Barclays reported better than expected firstquarter profit of 2.6 billion pounds 3.24 billion on Thursday after strong performance at its credit card business offset pressure on other profit engines, including investment banking. The […]

MADRID, April 27 Reuters Repsol Chief Executive Josu Jon Imaz on Thursday pledged to distribute at least 2.4 billion euros 2.65 billion to shareholders this year, including via a new share buyback in the summer. Shareholders will receive 30 of the cash flow generated by Repsol39;s operations, representing the upper end of the 2530 distribution range […]

MOSCOW, April 27 Reuters Russia39;s No. 2 lender VTB on Thursday posted first quarter net profit of 146.7 billion roubles 1.8 billion and kept its forecast for record profits this year as the bank recovers from a 7.7 billion sanctionsinduced loss in 2022. VTB, heavily exposed to international markets and with more than 20 of its […]