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During the first six months of 2023, the KLM Group earned revenue to the sum of EUR 5.6 billion, an increase of 20% compared to the first half of 2022. Operating profit amounted to EUR 129 million, compared to EUR 266 million in 2022 (which then included government NOW support to the sum of EUR 138 million in the first quarter). Our capacity (the number of flights operated) stood at 88% compared to 2019. When planning the number of flights, KLM closely considers fleet and workforce avai...

Billion-dollar "Barbie" is Queen of 2023 box office.

Year, it earned £3.6 billion, about £1 billion more than the same time last year, partly to do with higher interest rates. banks in general and natwest have been the target of campaigners who say they have been passing on the effects of higher interest rates to borrowers, charging more for their mortgages, but not passing the benefits on to say that could get higher rates. —— but not passing the benefits on to save thes. for months, israel has been hit by protests about highly controversia...

Of this, a huge part of it, is this drop in energy prices. i think that is the story here and that is what these profit numbers are confirming. exactly. i dont see our pump prices dropping that dramatically. here is a company, imjust dropping that dramatically. here is a company, im just going to rule the roost here. here is a company thatis the roost here. here is a company that is investing... aboard a pipeline company, they made that announcement last month, they said they were going to buy o...

To hear the result of that a bit later on this morning at the high court. what the councils are arguing is the mayor has acted illegally and gone too far by creating this zone. he says it is absolutely necessary. thank you. after a tumultuous week for natwest bank, its announced a sharp rise in profits. heres hannah to take us through the numbers. natwest group pre—tax profits came to more than £3.5 billion in the first six months of this year — up from 2.6 billion in the same period last y...

On the profits they have made. but for our international audience, this is a bank that is still owned by us, the taxpayer, i think it is still 39% still owned. when are they going to pay the government back? that 39% still owned. when are they going to pay the government back?- to pay the government back? that is a aood to pay the government back? that is a good question- _ to pay the government back? that is a good question. in _ to pay the government back? that is a good question. in terms _ t...

The nigel farage bank account row. and this morning itsjust reported its half year results. hannah is here with all the details. all this is totally separate to what has gone on this week. it gives an indication of how the bank is doing. the results look pretty strong. these are pre—tax profits we are reporting from natwest. more than £3.5 reporting from natwest. more than 5.5 billion in the first six months £3.5 billion in the first six months of the year, almost twice as much as the same p...

That was thanks in part to ad revenue of 12%, beating google. still the company forecast that expenses could rise over the next two years, as they continue to spend on infrastructure, as the artificial intelligence race heats up. american toymaker mattel has posted profits over $1 billion. the company is banking on the box office success of the barbie movie to help drive doll cells in the second of the year. it saw a second record—breaking weekend, raking in $162 million in ticket sales in $16...