LONDON, April 18 (Reuters) - AJ Bell reported record assets under administration of 80.3 billion pounds ($100.23 billion) on Thursday, up 5% in the three months to end-March and 17% higher than the same period in 2023, pointing to signs of rebounding sentiment among investors. The British investment platform business also said customer numbers increased by 19,000 in the quarter,...

Schlumberger Limited is set to release earnings results for its first quarter before the opening bell on April 19, 2024. Analysts expect the Houston, Texas-based company to report quarterly earnings at 75 cents per share, up from 63 cents per share in the year-ago period. SLB is projected to report quarterly revenue of $8.69 billion, compared to $7.74 billion in...

April 18 (Reuters) - U.S. gun manufacturers on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court hear their challenge to Mexico's $10 billion lawsuit seeking to hold them responsible for facilitating the trafficking of firearms to violent drug cartels across the U.S.-Mexico border. Eight companies including Smith & Wesson Brands ( SWBI ) and Sturm, Ruger & Co ( RGR ) in...

(Reuters) - The Federal Court of Australia has fined Macquarie Bank A$10 million ($6.4 million) for its lack of controls to detect and prevent unauthorised fee transactions carried out by third parties on customer accounts, the securities regulator said on Friday. The bank allowed customers to give third parties, such as financial advisers and stockbrokers, different levels of transaction authority,...