Total SA (FP), Europe’s third-largest oil producer, reported a 19 percent decline in fourth-quarter profit as refining margins in the region narrowed and output dropped. The company raised its dividend. Profit excluding changes in inventories dropped to 2.47 billion euros ($3.4 billion) from 3.04 billion euros a year earlier, the […]
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SocGen raises dividend payout after swing to fourth-quarter profit
French bank Societe Generale (SOGN.PA) pledged on Wednesday to return more capital to shareholders in 2014, after a swing to a fourth-quarter profit capped a long-running push to boost the strength of its balance sheet. France’s No. 2 listed bank has sold assets, cut jobs and pulled out of markets […]
Time Warner Raises Dividend As Q4 Earnings Beat Expectations
The latest earnings report will send analysts back to their spreadsheets: With the spin off of Time Inc planned for mid-year, Time Warner has begun to report separate results for the Turner networks and HBO, which were previously lumped together. But the entertainment giant should have a good day with […]
