HSBC Full-Year Profit Up 5 Pct. in 2006
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LONDON -- HSBC Holdings PLC, Europe's largest bank by market value, reported Monday that profit rose 5 percent in 2006 despite losses in its mortgage operation in the United States that led to the removal of two senior executives.
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Global banking giant HSBC Holdings announced a a 35.5-percent surge in bad debts in 2006 owing to increased defaults by US borrowers, with net profit showing a modest 4.7 percent rise over the period.
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French food giant Groupe Danone has said that 2006 operating profits rose 10.1 percent to 1.914 billion euros (2.50 billion dollars), on sales that rose 8.1 percent to 14.073 billion euros.
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Credit Suisse Group, Switzerland&#39;s second-largest bank, posted a third-quarter net profit Thursday that was more than five times higher than restated results for the same period a year ago.
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No. 5 US bank posts profit of $1 a share, two cents better than estimates, revenue up 5%. NEW YORK  - Wachovia Corp., the No.
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China's 500 top businesses saw their combined profits rise 23 percent in 2005, with strong earnings in the petrochemicals, banking and metals industries contributing a large share of the growth, according to a study published Monday.
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SYDNEY Australia &amp; New Zealand Banking Group said Tuesday that second-half profit rose 17 percent to a record after it bought New Zealand&#39;s biggest bank and raised lending to businesses as they increased investment.
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Bank's main rate up to 5.75%, highest in six years.
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The Bank of England held its key interest rate at 5.50 percent, the highest level for six years, the central bank announced on Thursday.
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Barclays Bank announces a pre-tax profit of Â£7.14bn in 2006 - up by 35% on the previous year.
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The company posted quarterly net profit of $904 million and revenue of $6.22 billion, up 29 percent from a year earlier.
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Standard Chartered has bank, reported on Tuesday that net profits soared by almost one fifth last year, helped by strong economic growth in its key Asian markets.
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Bank of Ireland has announced that profits before tax were up 6% from â¬670m in the six months to the end of September last year to â¬713m this year.
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Barclays PLC, Britain&#39;s third-biggest bank, said Thursday it is on track to meet analyst expectations of a full-year profit before tax of 4.5 billion pounds ($8.5 billion, euro6.5 billion), despite a flat performance from its domestic retail banking
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Kroger Co.  said on Tuesday that quarterly profit rose 15.8 percent and raised its 2006 earnings view, sending its shares to their highest level in five years, as the grocery chain benefited from lower prices and a better selection of products such as fresh produce.
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The S&P 500 stock index touched a six-year high on Thursday as higher-than-expected earnings from investment bank Bear Stearns Co. Inc. , retailer Costco Wholesale Corp.  and other companies improved the outlook for steady profit growth.
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Westpac Banking Corp., Australia&#39;s fourth-largest bank, has posted a 16 percent rise in full-year net profit on stronger housing and business lending, and forecast 2005 earnings growth near the top of the sector.