(Reuters) -UK's Bloomsbury Publishing on Thursday said trading in fiscal year 2024-2025 will be ahead of current expectations, after posting a 32% jump in first-half revenue, driven by another round of blockbuster performance of Sarah J Maas's fantasy fiction titles. The publisher, best known for picking up J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series in 1997, has managed to attract a broader...

07:13 AM EDT, 10/31/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Willis Towers Watson ( WTW ) reported Q3 adjusted earnings Thursday of $2.93 per diluted share, up from $2.24 a year earlier. Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $2.71. Revenue for the quarter ended Sept. 30 was $2.29 billion, up from $2.17 billion a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by Capital IQ expected $2.29...

07:14 AM EDT, 10/31/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Cenovus Energy ( CVE ) on Thursday reported lower third-quarter net earnings, in part due to impacts of turnaround activity at its facilities. Third-quarter net earnings fell to $820 million, or $0.42 per share, from $1.86 billion, or $0.97 per share. The result matched the S&P Capital IQ consensus normalized EPS estimate of...

(Reuters) -Uber Technologies's ( UBER ) gross bookings grew at its slowest pace in over a year in a sign that riders were opting for less expensive public transportation over taxis, sending its shares down more than 6% in premarket trading. The company also forecast current-quarter gross bookings, a key performance measure for app-based taxi services, slightly below estimates. Its...