Saudi oil giant Aramco posts 25% fall in full-year profit

Logo of Aramco, officially the Saudi Arabian Oil Group, Saudi petroleum and natural gas company, seen on the second day of the 24th World Petroleum Congress at the Big 4 Building at Stampede Park, on September 18, 2023, in Calgary, Canada.  Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty Images Saudi Arabia’s state oil giant Aramco reported … Read more

Insurance giant Swiss Re posts 580% jump in full-year profit

Swiss Re CEO Christian Mumenthaler gestures during a session of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 18, 2024. Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images Insurance giant Swiss Re on Friday reported a sharp upswing in full-year profit, benefitting from what it described as an attractive market environment after a … Read more

BP accelerates pace of share buybacks even as full-year profit misses

BP in 2020 set out its ambition to become a net zero company “by 2050 or sooner.” Matt Cardy | Getty Images News | Getty Images British oil giant BP on Tuesday announced plans to boost shareholder returns, even after a sharp drop in full-year profits aligned with lower oil prices. The energy major posted … Read more

Shell beats expectations for full-year 2023 profit

A Shell logo displayed on a sign at a gas station in Nakuru, Kenya. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images British oil giant Shell on Thursday beat expectations for full-year profit and announced a $3.5 billion share buyback program. Shell reported adjusted earnings of $28.25 billion for the full-year 2023. The firm logged its highest-ever annual … Read more

E-bike firm Cowboy targets full-year profitability next year

The Cowboy Cruiser. Cowboy Cowboy, the Belgian electric bike maker, is expecting to hit full-year profitability in 2024 even as some of its market rivals are facing financial hardship. Adrien Roose, Cowboy’s CEO and co-founder, told CNBC that he expects the company to reach profitability on an EBITDA basis by the end of the second … Read more

Rivian raises full-year production forecast, shares rise

(Reuters) -Rivian Automotive reported better-than-expected third-quarter revenue on Tuesday and raised its production forecast for the full year by 2,000 vehicles to 54,000 units. Shares of Rivian, which closed 1.4% higher, rose more than 3% in volatile after-hours trading. However, Rivian’s smaller rival Lucid cut its production forecast on Tuesday “to prudently align with deliveries”, … Read more