Soaring fuel bill hits BA profits

British Airways profits plummet
Half-year profits at British Airways fall 91.6% to £52m, with the airline blaming "incredibly difficult trading conditions".

Toyota slashes profits forecast
Japanese car firm Toyota shocks analysts by announcing much lower than expected quarterly profits.

Bad debt charge hits BNP profits
French bank BNP Paribas sees quarterly profits more than halve after it takes a 1.992bn-euro charge to cover bad debts.

Global slowdown hits BMW profits
German luxury carmaker BMW sees quarterly profits fall because of the global slowdown and says it cannot forecast future results.

T5 was 'national embarrassment'
MPs blame British Airways and airport operator BAA for the chaotic opening of Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5.