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Exxon's Record-Breaking Third-Quarter Profit Nearly Matches Apple's

Exxon Mobil Corp blew past expectations on Friday, posting a record-breaking quarterly profit that nearly matched that of tech behemoth Apple.   Its $19.66 billion net profit for the third quarter far exceeded recently raised Wall Street forecasts, as skyrocketing natural gas and high oil...

ANZ's Annual Income Increase Due To A Home Loan Increase And Higher Interest Rates

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd announced a larger annual cash profit, exceeding market expectations, with its home loan division getting better and higher interest rates increased the margins of the bank in the second half.   After an revamp to take...

Barclays Exceeds Profit Forecast Due To Trading Boom

On Wednesday, Barclays beat expectations with a small increase in third-quarter profit, as strong performance in fixed income trading reduced loan loss charges and helped it recover from a costly trading error.   In July-September, the British bank earned a profit before tax of 2 billion...

Internal Documents Show That Twitter Is Losing Its Most Active Users

Back in April, billionaire Elon Musk wondered: "Is Twitter dying?" That was just five days before making an offer to purchase the social media platform.   According to internal Twitter research obtained by Reuters, the reality extends far beyond the handful of examples of celebrities...

Microsoft Ramps Up Its Search For Chinese Gaming Hits As It Competes With Sony

According to reports quoting sources, Microsoft Corp is stockpiling Chinese video game content in order to replicate Sony Group Corp's success with "Genshin Impact," cementing China's transition from a land of players to a hub of blockbuster developers.   The U.S. software giant and...

Toyota Is Rushing For An EV Resetting As It Aims To Tackle Tesla

Toyota is rethinking its electric-car strategy in order to rival in a thriving market that it has been slow to enter, and has halted some work on existing EV projects, according to four people with knowledge of the still-developing plans.   If embraced, the proposals under consideration...

Facebook Has Threatened To Block News Content In Response To Canada's Revenue-Sharing Bill

Concerned about regulations that would require digital platforms to pay news publishers, Facebook has cautioned that it may block the sharing of news content on its platform in Canada.   In a move similar to a ground-breaking law passed in Australia last year, the Online News Act,...

Pfizer's COVID Vaccine Price Increase Will Boost Revenue For Years; Competitors May Follow

Analysts say Pfizer's plan to more than quadruple COVID-19 vaccine prices in the United States next year exceeds Wall Street expectations and will boost revenue for years to come, despite lower-than-expected demand for the new booster shot so far.   The drugmaker, which developed and sells...

Banks Are Being Compelled To Hold Onto Twitter Deal Debt

According to reports quoting sources with knowledge of the matter, the banks supplying $13 billion in funding for Tesla CEO Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter Inc have decided to abandon plans to sell the debt to investors due to uncertainty surrounding the social media company's fortunes and...

Snap Raises Concerns In The Ad-Reliant Social Media Sector

Snap Inc shares fell nearly 30% in premarket trading on Friday, following the company's forecast of zero revenue growth, indicating that the social media sector, which is heavily reliant on digital advertising, is in for more pain.   Alphabet Inc, the parent company of YouTube, Meta Platform...

Verizon’s Profit Falls By 23% As It Looses Customers After Hiking Price Of Plans

On Friday, Verizon Communications Inc reported a 23 per cent drop in ts profits for the third quarter while also missing estimates of the market for the addition of new customers for its wireless services, even as several existing consumers switched to less...

Investors Sue Volkswagen Over Climate-Change Lobbying Disclosures

Six Volkswagen investors filed a lawsuit this week against the automaker for refusing to discuss whether its lobbying activities could jeopardize their investments at its annual general meeting (AGM), the investors said.   The investors, which include the Swedish public pension funds AP7,...
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