WH Smith to raise £100m as it warns on profits due to Iran war
Retailer plans to shut unprofitable stores as shopper numbers at airports fall amid Middle East conflictBusiness live – latest updatesWH Smith has iss...
Amazon’s main UK arm handed £7.6m tax credit as profits soar to £355m
Tech company received infrastructure relief as its five biggest UK divisions generate £32bn in revenuesAmazon’s main division in the UK was handed a £...
Mutual retailer triples boss’s pay to £2.2m despite fall in profits
OurCoop criticised by members after withholding annual profit-share payment despite soaring executive payOurCoop, the independent mutual which runs ab...
Healey asks Farage if any of £5m gift may have come from Russia-linked profits
Defence secretary also asks if billionaire’s company may have benefited from Iran war, which Reform leader initially supportedUK politics live – lates...
Samsung Averts a Walkout With Big Bonuses, but Discord Over A.I. Profits Brews
Samsung Electronics, a global memory chip supplier, has been a major beneficiary of the A.I boom. It has also become the center of a debate over how t...
Don’t Send Generic Emails — This Is the Personalization Shift That Will Boost Your Profits and Engagement
Getting email personalization right — and, more importantly, implementing it at scale — is what can really move the needle for ecommerce brands that a...
UK housebuilder Vistry warns of ‘significantly’ lower profits amid Iran war uncertainty
Bovis Homes owner’s shares plunge 10.5% after it was forced to cut prices as buyers became cautiousOne of the UK’s biggest housebuilders has said its ...
5 Tax Strategies Smart Founders Use to Protect Their Profits
From sales tax compliance to entity structure and year-end planning, these common tax mistakes can quietly drain profits and create costly problems fo...
Saudi Aramco profits jump despite conflict in the Middle East
Saudi Arabia’s state oil company hit £26.9bn profit – a 26% rise – in the first three months of the yearBusiness live – latest updatesSaudi Arabia’s s...
Reinstate windfall tax on banks after surge in profits, TUC urges
Unions group wants rate returned from 3% to 8% after big four UK lenders reveal £14bn total profit in first quarter An increased windfall tax should b...
HSBC profits fall amid $400m fraud-related charge and Iran war
London-headquartered bank’s shares slide as it sets aside an extra $300m to cover effects of Middle East conflictBusiness live – latest updatesHSBC ha...
Oil Companies’ Huge Profits Revive Calls for Temporary Windfall Taxes
European nations imposed temporary taxes in the 2022 energy shock when Russia invaded Ukraine, but whether they can effectively help households is up ...
BP profits more than double as oil and gas prices soar in Iran war
Energy company hails ‘exceptional’ contribution of oil trading operations as profits hit $3.2bn in the first quarterBusiness live – latest updatesBP’s...
Sainsbury’s says impact of Iran war may lead to drop in profits this year
Retailer WH Smith joins supermarket in warning on effects of Middle East conflict Sainsbury’s has warned that profits could fall this year as the conf...
Tesla's profits beat expectations, but Elon Musk says big costs are ahead
Tesla's profits were up from this time last year. But the company warned investors to prepare for expensive investments in next-generation technology ...