Profits

  • BusinessAOL

    First ‘used’ Bugatti Chiron up for sale

    A Bugatti Chiron owner is cashing in on a cool £1 million profit just four months after buying the car. The 1,000-mile example will net its owner the seven-figure profit and will be the first used example for sale in the UK. It's on sale at

  • EntertainmentAOL

    Grand Tour TV company nets £8m-plus profits

    The TV company set up by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May has made more than £8 million profit after their first season producing The Grand Tour for Amazon Prime. The former Top Gear trio left the BBC along with their producer Andy

  • TechnologyAOL

    Serco profits lower than expected

    The fall-out from the scandal over Serco's criminal tagging contract is set to leave profits at the private security firm up to 20% lower than expected. The latest warning from the troubled outsourcing firm came despite it being cleared by

  • BusinessAOL

    Shell chief warns after profits dip

    The new boss of Royal Dutch Shell today said the oil giant must "sharpen up in a number of areas" after the company reported a 48% slide in profits. Ben van Beurden, who took the helm on January 1, highlighted lost momentum in

  • BusinessAOL

    Royal Mail reveals double profits

    Royal Mail posted another surge in earnings today, but revealed tougher trading at its parcels business and cautioned over the impact of recent strike fears. In its first set of results as a listed company, the group revealed operating profits

  • BusinessAOL

    Primark profits up 44% to £514m

    Marks & Spencer's high street rival Primark hailed an "outstanding year" today after its annual profits jumped by 44% to £514 million. The retailer, which has 161 of its 257 stores in the UK, grew sales by 22% to £4.3

  • HealthAOL

    Poundland slashes prices to 93p as pound shop price war erupts

    Pound shop price war! An Ipswich Poundland store has cut its prices to 93p in order to win sales from a nearby 99p Store. The new 99p Store upstart slashed its prices to 94p or less for its new city centre Carr Street debut. But the Poundland