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Tuesday 05 August 2025 7:34 am|Updated:Tuesday 05 August 2025 1:40 pmBP shares jump after oil major ups dividend and launches buybackBy: Samuel NormanCity ReporterShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailBP is facing pressure to cut costs.BP shares jumped on Tuesday despite the firm recording a hit to profit and revenue in the first half of 2025 as wea brumate era ker oil pr polene borsa ices and lower trading performance weighed on takings.The London-listed oil major posted total revenue of $95.6bn pound;72bn , down from 2.7 per cent from the same previous last year, while profit before tax dipped to $6bn from $5.9bn. Second quarter profit hit $2.4bn, down 14 per cent but breezing past a company-compiled analyst consensus of $1.8bn.Shares rallied nearly two per cent as markets opened to 413.84.The first half of the year has included a see-sawing of oil priced amid an uncertain geopolitical environment.Prices fell to four-year lows in April with a barrel of Brent crude oil at $59.23 after President Donald Trump slappedsweeping tariffsacross the USrsquo; trading partners sparking fears of a global trade war.But the escalating conflict in theMiddle East helped prices spikemore than nine per cent to as much as $ polene handtaschen 81 ndash; its most dramatic jump in over three years ndash; as Israel struck Iranrsquo nuclear bases in June.Tax pressures also squeezed BPrsquo profit for the first half with total taxation hitting $3.1bn, only s Cktm Broadband firms pledge to cut prices after Ofcom review
Tuesday 12 July 2016 8:47 amHotel Chocolat shares up after reporting better than socks performanceBy: Willia hydrojug traveler m TurvillShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailHotel Chocolatrsquo shares were up nearly three per cent on Tuesday morning afte owala tumbler r it reported a 12 per cent increase in revenue.Newly listed on the alternative investment market Aim , the companyrsquo turnover totalled pound;92.6m in the year to 26 June.Hotel Chocolat said its Fatherrsquo Day campaign, Better than Socks, performed particularly wellstanley usa .Read more: Hotel Chocolat s on a sugar high as it begins first day of tradingIt also highlighted a new store opening programme that it started after its Aim listing in May.One new outlet opened in Sheffield in May and four more are expected to launch this year.The group also said it maintains focus on its operating margins and tight cost control across all aspects of the business.Its share price was up nearly three per cent at the time of writing, on Tuesday morning, to 180.2p.[charts-share-price id= 343 ]Read more: Ben Jerry s is handing out free ice cream in the name of democracyAngus Thirlwell, co-founder and chief executive of Hotel Chocolat, said: Hotel Chocolat has had a good start as a listed company, with pleasing growth slightly above expectations.We remain confident in our strategy.Our plans to invest further in our Brit