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Qantas eases throttle on domestic outlook, trims first-half domestic revenue forecast
AUSTRALIAN flag carrier Qantas Airways on Friday cut its first-half domestic unit revenue outlook and nudged up its fuel bill, citing…
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Air New Zealand warns of first-half loss as weak bookings and rising costs bite
AIR New Zealand on Wednesday warned it would report a first-half loss after soft local economic conditions dented expectations for a…
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Brunello Cucinelli Reports Strong First-half 2025 Results, Highlights Exclusivity
MILAN — Exclusivity and “sound and gracious growth” remain key to Brunello Cucinelli’s narrative. During an interview with WWD to comment…
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Hong Kong exchange’s first-half profit jumps nearly 40% to record
Analysts say the surge in the benchmark index has been driven by foreign investors’ return to buying Chinese stocks Hong Kong’s stock…
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Carlsberg misses first-half forecasts, warns of difficult year
It raised its full-year profit guidance, breaking with those rivals who opted to keep their forecasts unchanged Carlsberg missed half-year…
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ST Engineering falls 6.4% despite higher first-half profit; stock had surged over 80% so far this year
Shares of ST Engineering tumbled shortly after trading started on Thursday (Aug 14) despite the group announcing better first-half results…
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ST Engineering falls 6.3% despite higher first-half profit; stock had surged over 80% year to date
Shares of ST Engineering tumbled shortly after trading started on Thursday (Aug 14) despite the group announcing better first-half results…
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Airbus first-half profit climbs 85% to US$1.7 billion
European aerospace group Airbus posted an 85-per cent rise in first-half profit Wednesday to US$1.7 billion, even though it delivered…
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Rio Tinto posts smallest first-half profit in five years
It reported underlying earnings of US$4.81 billion for the six months ended June 30 Rio Tinto reported its smallest first-half underlying…
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HSBC first-half profit falls 26%, misses estimates
— reported a 26 per cent slide in first-half pretax profit on Wednesday, missing analyst estimates, as impairments from its investment in…
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HSBC first-half profit slumps 26% as China losses mount
HSBC Holdings reported a 26 per cent slide in first-half pretax profit on Wednesday (Jul 30), missing analyst estimates, as impairments…
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Julius Baer's first-half profit falls 35% on loan provisions, Brazil unit sale
Swiss bank Julius Baer posted a first-half profit of 295 million francs (S$473.5 million) on Tuesday (Jul 22), down 35 per cent…
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CBA’s first-half profit beats estimates on strong asset quality, lending volume growth
COMMONWEALTH Bank of Australia’s (CBA) first-half cash earnings beat estimates on Wednesday (Feb 12), as lending volume growth and lower…
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Australia’s CBA first-half profit beats estimates on strong asset quality, lending volume growth
COMMONWEALTH Bank of Australia’s (CBA) first-half cash earnings beat estimates on Wednesday (Feb 12), as lending volume growth and lower…
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Suncorp beats first-half cash earnings consensus estimate, declares special dividend
AUSTRALIAN insurer Suncorp Group reported a 30 per cent rise in its first-half cash earnings on Wednesday, beating consensus estimates, as…
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China’s battery giant CATL hires banks for first-half Hong Kong float: sources
CHINESE battery giant CATL has hired banks, including JPMorgan and Bank of America, to work on a Hong Kong listing, in what could be one…