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  "id": 3609752,
  "title": "Qantas’ full-year profit falls 14%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/qantas-full-year-profit-falls-14",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-26T23:03:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
    "slug": "the-business-times-companies-markets",
    "url": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/transport-logistics/qantas-full-year-profit-falls-14"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Thursday, August 27, Qantas Airways, Australia's flag carrier, announced a 13.8% decline in its full-year pre-tax underlying profit, primarily due to surging jet fuel prices resulting from the Middle East conflict. Despite higher fares, the company's underlying profit before tax for the year ended June 30 was A$2.06 billion (US$1.48 billion), down from A$2.39 billion reported in the previous year. This figure slightly exceeded the Visible Alpha consensus estimate of A$2 billion.",
  "summary": "AUSTRALIA’S Qantas Airways reported a 13.8 per cent drop in its full-year pre-tax underlying profit on Thursday (Aug 27), hurt by surging...",
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      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Qantas’ full-year profit falls 14% on fuel costs, to retire A380s from 2028",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/qantas-full-year-profit-falls-14-on-fuel-costs-to-retire-a380s-from",
        "published": "2026-08-26T23:12:49.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}