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Aramco pays nearly $100bn in dividends as profits tumble | Aramco

Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company Aramco paid out nearly $100bn (£77bn) in dividends, even though the company’s annual profits fell from the record profits it collected the previous year. The group, which is 82% owned by the Saudi government, said in its annual results that dividends to shareholders rose 30% to $97.8 billion in 2023. […]

Nestlé growth slows as inflation eats away at profits

Nestle’s stock price fell nearly 4.5% on Thursday after the Swiss multinational maker of Kit Kat chocolate bars and Haagen-Dazs ice cream reported lower-than-expected growth. This is another sign that inflation is weighing on the company’s profits. The company said it expects organic sales to increase by about 4% in 2024 and underlying trading operating […]

HSBC: Bank's pre-tax profits soar fuelled by high interest rates – BBC.com

Written by Mariko Oi business reporter February 21, 2024, 04:42 GMT Updated 1 hour ago image source, Getty Images image caption, The bank makes most of its profits in Asia, especially China and Hong Kong. HSBC, Europe’s largest bank, saw its pre-tax profit increase by about 80% thanks to high interest rates, reaching $30.3 billion […]

To save our democracy, corporations must put people over shareholder profits 

Today, our country faces difficult challenges that threaten our democratic way of life. Fortunately, by addressing two of these issues, we can provide our citizens with a better standard of living. One problem is the difficulty of maintaining our independence and democracy against an authoritarian China that is rapidly industrializing and using ruthless tactics to […]

Electric vehicles eat into Ford’s profits

Diana Furchtgott-Roth, an economist at the Heritage Foundation, discusses the electric vehicle market as more automakers withdraw from EV production. With the promotion of electric vehicles (EV), ford profit margin The company is trying to find the right combination between profitable vehicles that consumers want today and next-generation EVs that may be in high demand […]

Amazon profits surge on strong trading season and cloud computing growth | Amazon

Amazon’s profits soared on strong seasonal trading and strong growth in its strong cloud computing business. The world’s largest retailer generated $170 billion in revenue in the three months ended December, up 14% from the same period in 2022 and beating Wall Street expectations of about $166 billion. did. Net income reached $10.6 billion in […]