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PVH’s Step-by-step Approach Tops Q4 Earnings Expectations
When Stefan Larsson became chief executive officer of PVH Corp. in 2021, he steered the company in a new direction. PVH’s traditional…
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Shell keeps buybacks steady as profit falls, misses expectations
It has a Q4 net profit of US$3.3 billion, dropping 11% from the year before amid lower oil prices Shell’s fourth-quarter net profit of…
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Julius Baer profit drops in 2025 amid write-downs, but beats expectations
It has reported a net profit of 764 million Swiss francs, with a net credit loss of 213 million francs Swiss bank Julius Baer on Monday…
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STI breaks 4,900 amid expectations for Fed to hold rates steady
The Straits Times Index (STI) broke new ground on Tuesday (Jan 27) morning and crossed the 4,900 threshold for the first time. As at 9.10…
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Retailers Hit Holiday Expectations With a 4.1 Percent Sales Gain
Holiday 2025 sales rose 4.1 percent despite weaker consumer sentiment, producing a season that was ultimately in line with industry…
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Returns generated by GIC, Temasek ‘reasonable and within expectations’: Jeffrey Siow
He says Temasek operates mainly as a ‘bottom-up investor’, while GIC’s mandate is to preserve the international purchasing power of the…
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Western Demand Continues to Boost Boot Barn Sales as Preliminary Q3 Results Exceed Expectations
Boot Barn disclosed late on Friday that its preliminary third quarter results exceeded expectations. Released ahead of its appearance at…
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Samsung expects record Q4 operating profit, beating expectations
Samsung Electronics on Thursday projected a 208 per cent jump in fourth-quarter operating profit from a year earlier, beating analysts’…
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Pfizer forecasts 2026 profit below expectations on lower Covid product sales
Pfizer has rolled out a sweeping cost reduction programme in response to the drop in Covid-19 sales Pfizer on Tuesday (Dec 16) forecast…
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US: Wall St closes with slight gains as data keeps Fed cut expectations on track
US stocks closed out the trading week with slight gains on Friday (Dec 5) as the latest flurry of economic data kept elevated expectations…
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Ulta Beauty Surpasses Q3 Expectations With $2.9B in Sales, Driven by Fragrance Boom and International Expansion
Ulta Beauty beat Wall Street forecasts on both the top and bottom lines in its third quarter, helped by fragrance, K-beauty and…
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Oil settles up on expectations of Fed rate cut, Ukraine peace talks stalling
US crude futures briefly rose more than US$1 a barrel earlier in the session as global shares rose Oil prices settled up on Thursday (Dec…
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Indexes close higher as data keeps Fed rate cut expectations elevated
US stocks advanced to close higher on Wednesday (Dec 3), as a flurry of economic data kept expectations elevated for an interest rate cut…
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Gold drifts higher on US rate cut expectations
Markets are pricing in an 84% chance of a Fed rate cut next month, compared to 50% last week, according to CME Group data Gold prices…
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US: Wall Street opens higher on Fed interest rate-cut expectations
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Monday (Nov 24), buoyed by expectations of an imminent Federal Reserve interest rate cut in…
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Jardine Matheson’s Q3 performance ‘in line with expectations’
Hong Kong-based conglomerate Jardine Matheson said in a bourse filing on Friday (Nov 21) that its performance for the third quarter of…
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Temu-owner PDD Holdings beats profit expectations, outlook uncertain
Adjusted earnings per share of 21.08 yuan (S$3.86) beat analysts’ average forecast of 16.84 yuan China’s PDD Holdings beat forecasts on…
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Europe: Shares fall as US rate cut expectations wane; UK fiscal worries resurface
EUROPEAN shares fell on Friday (Nov 14), as hawkish commentary from US policymakers dampened expectations of an imminent interest rate…
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China's Singles' Day shopping festival winds down with 'muted' sentiment, sales expectations
Consumer malaise in China has made it harder than ever to get people to open their wallets China’s Singles’ Day sales festival is coming…
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British Airways-owner IAG third-quarter profit inline with expectations
British Airways-owner IAG on Friday (Nov 7) reported a slight increase in operating profit for the third quarter, largely in line with…
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OCBC shares soar 3.8% after posting Q3 earnings that beat expectations
Shares of OCBC jumped 3.8 per cent on Friday (Nov 7) morning after the release of its financial results for the third quarter ended…
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OCBC shares hit record high after Q3 earnings beat expectations; ends 3.4% higher
Shares of OCBC jumped by more than 4 per cent on Friday (Nov 7) morning after the release of its financial results for the third quarter…
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OCBC Q3 profit flat at S$1.98 billion; beats expectations
OCBC’s net profit was flat for its third quarter, supported by higher non-interest income and lower allowances, it said on Friday (Nov 6).…
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Commerzbank profit falls 7.9% in Q3, defying expectations for increase
Germany’s Commerzbank, fending off a possible takeover by Italy’s UniCredit, said on Thursday (Nov 6) that net profit fell 7.9 per cent in…