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UBS posts better-than-expected quarterly profit
A logo of Swiss banking giant UBS in Zurich, on March 23, 2023. Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images Swiss banking titan UBS on Wednesday beat expectations on the bottom line, as group invested assets soared on the back of increases in the lender’s global wealth management and corporate units. Net profitable attributable to […]
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HSBC announces $3 billion share buyback after second-quarter profit plunges 29%, missing expectations
A view of the logo of HSBC bank on a wall outside a branch in Mexico City, Mexico, on June 14, 2024. Henry Romero | Reuters Europe’s largest lender HSBC on Wednesday missed second-quarter profit expectations, mostly on account of impairment charges, according to the bank. The bank also announced a share buyback of $3 […]
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Novo Nordisk shares plunge 17% after Wegovy-maker cuts full-year guidance
Medical bottles and a syringe are seen with the Novo Nordisk logo displayed on a screen in the background. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk on Tuesday cut its full-year sales and profit guidance, citing weaker growth expectations for its Wegovy obesity drug in the key U.S. market. Shares were […]
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Barclays second-quarter profit beats estimates as investment banking revenues swell
One Churchill Place skyscraper, the Barclays Plc headquarters, at Canary Wharf in London, U.K., on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images British bank Barclays on Tuesday beat profit expectations and announced a £1 billion ($1.33 billion) share buyback as market volatility boosted investment banking revenues. Pre-tax profit beat estimates at £2.5 […]
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Trump announces EU trade deal with 15% tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, after the announcement of a trade deal between the U.S. and EU, in Turnberry, Scotland, on July 27, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Donald Trump announced Sunday that the U.S. reached a trade deal with the European Union, following a […]
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Auto giant Volkswagen cuts guidance as U.S. tariffs hit profit hard
A worker performs a final check on new Volkswagen ID.3 electric cars at the Volkswagen plant on May 14, 2025 in Dresden, Germany. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images Germany’s Volkswagen on Friday lowered its full-year guidance and reported a sharp drop in second-quarter profit, as the auto giant navigates the disruptive impact of […]
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European Central Bank holds interest rates as tariff turmoil keeps policymakers on edge
The President of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde at the 2025 European Central Bank Forum on Central Banking on June 30, 2025 in Sintra, Portugal. Horacio Villalobos | Corbis News | Getty Images The European Central Bank on Thursday kept interest rates steady amid major economic uncertainty, as the European Union scrambles to negotiate […]
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European stocks set to open higher on optimism that U.S.-EU trade deal is imminent
UK, India to sign trade agreement RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – NOVEMBER 18: UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (L) during a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi as he attends the G20 summit at the Museum of Modern Art on November 18, 2024 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Keir Starmer is […]
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Deutsche Bank posts quarterly profit beat amid uptick at its investment bank
Illustration shows the logo of Deutsche Bank Brussels, Saturday 25 March 2023. Nicolas Maeterlinck | Afp | Getty Images Deutsche Bank on Thursday beat expectations on the bottom line, as mixed results at main units saw an uptick in its investment unit offset a dip in corporate operations. Net profit attributable to shareholders reached 1.485 […]
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Germany’s auto giants rally as U.S.-Japan trade deal raises hopes of a tariff breakthrough
Vehicles are assembled on a line at the BMW plant in Leipzig. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Shares of Europe’s top carmakers jumped on Wednesday after the U.S. and Japan’s blockbuster trade agreement raised hopes of a tariff breakthrough for other major exporters. In a post on social media platform Truth Social, […]
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