The surge in revenue also led to a rise in the sales cost, which escalated to £123,677 from the previous year's £38,290. Consequently, the gross profit soared to £668,114, registering a 212% increase. The London-based company also witnessed a substantial hike in administrative expenses, which jumped 187% to £520,304 from £181,496. Upon accounting for other…
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BAC’s Global Markets segment, which provides a range of equity and debt-related services, performed well. Sales and Trading revenue rose 3% to $3.6bn while Equities revenue spiked 13% to $1.5bn. However, Fixed, Income, Currencies and Commodities revenue dropped 4% to $2.1bn. The overall report was mixed as BAC’s earnings per share of 70 cents beat…
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Bolstered by its acquisition of First Republic and better loan margins, predictions are that JPMorgan’s year-on-year bottom line will be 30% more. This means that the bank will outperform competitor Bank of America (BAC) by more than $20bn. Should these Bloomberg predictions be on target, JPMorgan will also more than double the annual net profits…
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