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Surge in McDonald’s earnings as CEO hails turnaround

  Bloomberg McDonald’s reported a big jump in first-quarter earnings as chief executive Steve Easterbrook said higher sales in all regions showed a turnaround plan was succeeding. Earnings were $1.1 billion, up 35.4 percent from the year ago period. Revenues dipped 1.0 percent to $5.9 billion. Easterbrook took over as chief executive in March 2015, following a long run of ...

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‘Dubai’s $1bn indoor park to break even in first year’

  DUBAI / Reuters A $1 billion Dubai indoor theme park built by a local family conglomerate will break even in its first year of operation, the company said, dismissing concerns that the city is headed for a glut of entertainment attractions. IMG Worlds of Adventure, which owners Ilyas and Mustafa Galadari Group (IMG Group) predict will be the world’s ...

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BHS collapse: 11,000 jobs at stake as retailer goes into administration

  Bloomberg BHS Group Ltd. expects to enter administration, a company representative said on Monday, putting 11,000 jobs at risk in what would be the biggest U.K. retail collapse since Woolworths Group Plc in 2008. Advisory firm Duff & Phelps is working with the store owner on the administration, a form of insolvency protection, he said. BHS, which opened its ...

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