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Richemont profit slumps on weak China demand for luxury watches
RICHEMONT reported a slump in profit in the first half as the Swiss luxury group’s watchmaking division suffered from cooling demand in…
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Sony’s music lineup and image sensors deliver profit beat
It earned an operating profit of 455.08 billion yen (S$3.93 billion) in the three months to September Sony Group’s profit rose, thanks to…
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Sats unlikely to resume dividend payout ratio of 70-80%, but quantum will rise in tandem with profit
The group aims for over S$8 billion in revenue, return on equity of higher than 15%, and net profit margin of over 5% in FY2029 IN-FLIGHT…
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UOB posts 16% higher Q3 profit of S$1.61 billion
UOB’s net profit for the third quarter ended September 2024 rose 16 per cent year on year to S$1.61 billion, from S$1.38 billion the year…
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UOB surpasses estimates with 16% higher Q3 profit of S$1.61 billion
UOB’S net profit for the third quarter ended September rose 16 per cent year on year to S$1.61 billion, from S$1.38 billion the year…
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OCBC beats forecast with 9% rise in Q3 profit to S$1.97 billion
OCBC’s net profit for the third quarter ended September rose 9 per cent to S$1.97 billion, from S$1.81 billion in the previous…
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ANZ profit drops as competition bites in home-lending market
ANZ Group Holdings’s profit missed estimates as chief executive officer Shayne Elliott said competition in the mortgage market remained…
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Moderna reports surprise profit on higher-than-expected Covid vaccine sales
MODERNA reported a surprise third-quarter profit on Thursday (Nov 7), driven by cost cutting and higher-than-expected sales of its…
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Warner Bros Discovery posts surprise profit as Olympics boost streaming
WARNER Bros Discovery reported a surprise quarterly profit on Thursday (Nov 7) as cost controls and an Olympics-driven record jump in…
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Sats Q2 profit trebles to S$69.7 million, declares S$0.015 dividend per share
The group also reports a half-year profit of S$134.7 million, reversing from the red IN-FLIGHT caterer Sats on Thursday (Nov 7) announced…
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Far East Orchard 9M profit more than doubles to S$16.9 million on strong H1 performance
PROPERTY investment company Far East Orchard on Thursday (Nov 7) reported a net profit of S$16.9 million for the nine months ended Sep 30,…
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SMIC reports profit jump, revenue growth as chip sector recovers
CHINA’S largest chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) reported on Thursday (Nov 7) a 58.3 per cent jump in third…
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Genting Singapore Q3 profit dives 63% to S$79.4 million
INTEGRATED resort operator Genting Singapore on Thursday (Nov 7) posted net profit after tax of S$79.4 million for the third quarter ended…
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Air France-KLM warns of higher annual costs after Q3 profit miss
AIR France-KLM reported a bigger-than-expected drop in its quarterly operating result on Thursday (Nov 7), impacted by the Paris Olympic…
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DBS beats estimates as Q3 net profit rises 17% to S$3.03 billion; sets up S$3 billion share buyback programme
DBS’ net profit for the third quarter ended March 2024 rose 17 per cent year on year to S$3.03 billion – crossing the S$3 billion mark for…
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Tata Steel’s second-quarter profit beats on higher sales volumes, lower costs
TATA Steel reported a second-quarter profit on Wednesday (Nov 6) that beat analysts’ estimates as lower costs and higher sales volumes in…
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Japan’s steelmaker JFE cuts annual profit forecast on slow local demand, slumping Asia market
JAPAN’S second-biggest steelmaker, JFE Holdings, lowered its forecast for annual net profit by 37 per cent, hit by slow demand for…
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Obesity drugmaker Novo Nordisk posts strong profit
Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk, maker of the blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, posted on Wednesday…
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BMW profit dives, misses expectations due to weak China sales, brake issues
BMW on Wednesday (Nov 6) reported a 61 per cent drop in its quarterly third-quarter profit that missed analyst expectations because of…
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Toyota keeps profit outlook despite weakness in Japan, China
TOYOTA Motor kept its annual profit outlook intact despite reporting quarterly results that were dragged down in Japan and China, as the…
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SingPost’s H1 profit rises 97.3% to S$22.6 million; declares S$0.0034 per share interim dividend
SINGPOST’S net profit for the first half ended September nearly doubled to S$22.6 million on higher revenue. This represented a 97.3 per…
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SingPost’s H1 profit rises 97.3% to S$22.6 million; declares higher interim dividend of S$0.0034 per share
SINGAPORE Post’s (SingPost) net profit for the first half ended September nearly doubled to S$22.6 million on higher revenue. This…
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Great Eastern posts 52% higher Q3 profit of S$273.4 million
This is driven by contributions from its insurance business and favourable investment performance from shareholders’ funds GREAT Eastern…
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Ferrari’s core profit rises 7%, helped by product mix, personal touches
FERRARI said on Tuesday (Nov 5) its core earnings rose 7 per cent in the third quarter, despite a slight decrease in car shipments, as the…