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Uber forecasts profit below estimates as cheaper rides boost trips but hurt margins
Uber Technologies forecast first-quarter profit below market expectations and missed fourth-quarter estimates on Wednesday (Feb 4), as…
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India’s Bharat Petroleum plans Singapore trading hub to cut costs and boost margins
India’s Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL) will open a trading office in Singapore next month, as the state-owned refiner seeks to become more…
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Asia loan bankers brace for competition, thinner margins in 2026
Loan bankers in Asia are bracing for an increasingly competitive market that is squeezing the returns they earn on lending, as they…
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Maybank cuts Sea target price by 9.3% on softer Shopee margins, despite consensus-beating Q3 earnings
Maybank Research slashed its target price for internet company Sea by 9.3 per cent to US$156 from US$172 with a “hold” rating, citing…
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Maybank cuts Sea target price with ‘hold’ call on softer Shopee margins, HSBC maintains ‘buy’ call
Tech company’s prioritisation of growth and building of competitive moats could ‘slow near-term monetisation gains’, says Maybank Research…
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BP profit beats expectations, helped by refining margins
It made an underlying replacement cost profit, or adjusted net income, of US$2.21 billion Oil major BP reported a smaller than expected…
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DBS, OCBC and UOB expected to post flat or weaker Q3 earnings as margins narrow
Focus will be on whether stronger wealth and trading income can cushion lending slowdown Singapore’s three local banks are set to deliver…
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China’s largest banks report steady profits, but margins shrink
[BEIJING/SHANGHAI] Four of China’s largest five state-owned banks reported steady profits on Thursday (Oct 30), but their margins came…
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Starbucks sales rebound globally, coffee prices bite margins
Global prices for raw arabica beans are up more than 20% this year after soaring 70% in 2024 Starbucks posted on Wednesday (Oct 29) that…
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Major liners’ Ebit margins expected to turn negative in H2 2025
The average earnings margins for the liner businesses of major ocean shipping companies fell to 8.4 per cent in the quarter to June, as…
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Major sea carriers’ Ebit margins expected to turn negative in H2 2025
The average earnings margins for the liner businesses of major ocean shipping companies fell to 8.4 per cent in the quarter to June, as…
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China banks pressured by rising loan losses, low margins
China’s mega banks are under pressure from rising allowances for loan losses and a continued margin erosion in their mission to support…
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Westpac profit holds steady on rise in margins and higher lending
AUSTRALIA’S Westpac Banking Corp posted a steady third-quarter profit on Thursday, buoyed by wider margins, on the back of fewer liquid…
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Singapore banks’ interest margins narrow in Q2, but DBS edges ahead
Singapore’s three local banks suffered compressed net interest margins (NIMs) in the second quarter of FY2025, as falling benchmark rates…
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Hong Leong Finance H1 net profit down 38.7% to S$32.2 million on compressed net interest margins
Hong Leong Finance posted a 38.7 per cent year-on-year fall in net profit to S$32.2 million for the six months ended Jun 30, 2025. This…
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Grab reports a Q2 2025 earnings of US$35 million on higher revenue and margins
Superapp Grab reported Q2 2025 earnings of US$35 million, reversing from a loss of US$53 million in the same year-ago period. This was…
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Tough Work, Tight Margins: How Cattle Branding Is Evolving in Nebraska
On the Burdick Ranch, nestled in Nebraska’s Sandhills, spring cattle branding is an annual act of community. The sheer scale of gathering,…
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China banks cut deposit rates to aid margins, drive spending
MAJOR Chinese banks cut deposit rates again, in the latest efforts to preserve their shrinking profitability and drive consumers to spend…
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China’s Big Five banks post slimmer margins as economic challenges persist
[SHANGHAI/HONGKONG] China’s Big Five lenders on Tuesday (Apr 29) reported narrower margins on their first-quarter earnings and some a drop…
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Singapore jewellers keep shining amid gold’s record rally - even as margins thin
Record-high gold prices may be squeezing margins and prompting caution among shoppers, but they have also burnished the yellow metal’s…
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Malaysia’s palm oil giant FGV expects higher profit margins in 2025
MALAYSIAN palm oil planter FGV Holdings said on Friday (Feb 28) it expected higher profit margins in 2025, boosted by improved…
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Shein vendors fear thin margins will vanish under new US Postal Service rules
THE US Postal Service’s flip-flop on inbound international packages from China and Hong Kong is throwing Chinese retailers that sell on…
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New US solar tariffs on South-east Asia to raise prices, cut profit margins
A NEW round of US solar panel import tariffs on South-east Asian producers is expected to raise consumer prices and cut into producer…
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Japan’s megabanks see record annual profit after bumper Q2 as rate hikes boost margins
JAPAN’S three megabanks raised their annual profit forecasts to all-time highs on Thursday (Nov 14), fuelled by robust lending demand and…