But in the aftermath of contractor peer Lockheed Martin's (US:LMT) poorly received results, this was a reassuring set of annual figures from Northrop after it was hit in 2023 by a $1.56bn (£1.17bn) ...

Even after years of growth in valuation and shareholder returns under a less-supportive US government, Chevron (US:CVX) is making sure it cosies up to the new administration as much as possible. Its ...

The world’s top independent oil company Exxon-Mobil (US:XOM) is not immune to the lower prices that knocked earnings across ...

Listed private equity funds struggle as interest rates and borrowing costs increase, but some can weather the storm ...

Highlighting weak retail sales data and Q4 GDP figures (due for release on 13 February) that could well be in negative ...

He also warned Brics countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – that they could face 100 per cent tariffs if they attempted to replace the dollar as the global reserve currency.

Smiths Group (SMIN) plans to break up its business by getting rid of half its divisions after the FTSE 100 conglomerate came under pressure from activist investor Engine Capital.

It looks as though this pattern will continue with the application of inheritance tax (IHT) on pensions, as announced in last year’s autumn Budget. The idea appears simple: ensure that pensions are ...

It appears some of that bearish sentiment may well have been justified after the launch of a lost-cost Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) alternative wiped billions off the value of US companies ...

Despite recent struggles, strong demand for hybrid cars and a focus on cash generation will boost its appeal among all types ...

Luckily, the hiring process proceeded smoothly and Charles van Zyl joined as chief executive from Belgian pharma company UCB ...

Its figures show that Nvidia’s annualised earnings growth rate over 10 years has been 59 per cent, and 89 per cent over five years, compared to 9 and 11 per cent at Apple. The consensus annualised ...