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Duncan Burgess, Global Finance Director

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Duncan Burgess’ “number one passion” in his role is people. He joined oil and gas company BG Group in their budgeting and forecasting team to broaden his management accounting and reporting experience. After a few other job roles, he became UK finance director at taxi transport and technology company Gett in 2018.

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No Lift For Lyft Following Q1 Earnings Report

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But Lyft’s numbers also showed that revenue and growth have been borne atop a sea of red ink. million in the first quarter or year ago, and losses were $1.1 Adjusted results (backing out stock compensation, for example) still showed losses to the tune of $211 million, which translated to a bit more than $9 a share.

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Lyft’s Revenue Per Rider Up Amid More ‘Rational’ Ride Hailing Market

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The transportation company reported results Wednesday (Aug. 7) that topped expectations amid narrowing losses. In terms of headline numbers, the company said that revenues were up 72 percent to $867.3 The core ride-hailing business will be profitable in the future, and losses less than expected for the current year.

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Walmart Shares Up Across The Board On Big Earnings Beats

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The planet’s largest retailer by sales crushed their way through Q2, with bigger than expected gains in revenue, earnings, same-store sales and eCommerce sales than analysts were predicting before the numbers hit the wires. percent to $128 billion, ahead of analyst forecasts of $125.9 All-in revenue jumped up 3.8

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Grocery, Online Drive Blockbuster Q2 For Walmart

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By The Numbers. percent to $128 billion, well ahead of analyst forecasts of $125.9 Walmart reported a net loss of $861 million (29 cents a share) for the quarter end on July 31, compared with a net income of $2.9 That loss was largely from the sale of a majority stake in Walmart Brazil. Beyond The Numbers.

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How cloud accounting made me enjoy the finance industry again

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When you pay the foreign supplier or receive money from a foreign client, Xero calculates the foreign exchange profit and loss and posts the journals automatically. I never had time for the exciting things, like forecasting and presenting valuable business insights to business owners and helping them to grow their business.

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Amazon’s Uncharted Territory And Travels On Indian Trains

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But the category of perishables marks new territory for Amazon, which The Motley Fool thinks could present a challenge and put a deep dent in short-term profits. Now, Amazon is experimenting, it seems, in a sector with narrow profit margins, and it has the luxury to do so. In the U.S.,