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Novo Nordisk Annual Sales Jump on Demand for Ozempic and Wegovy
Novo Nordisk, the Danish pharmaceutical company behind Ozempic and Wegovy, capped off a somewhat turbulent 2024, reporting profit and…
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Credit Agricole reports 27% Q4 profit jump, aided by Amundi and trading
CREDIT Agricole, France’s second-biggest listed bank, blew past quarterly earnings forecasts on Wednesday (Feb 5) with a 27 per cent jump…
Business
Japan inflation-adjusted wages rise in December on jump in bonuses
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's December inflation-adjusted real wages rose 0.6% year-on-year thanks to a wintertime bonus bump, preliminary…
Culture
Google shares slide on spending plans despite sales jump
TECH giant Alphabet, Google’s parent company, reported robust fourth-quarter results on Tuesday, with revenues jumping 12 per cent to…
Fashion
Japan’s biggest lender MUFG posts 32% jump in Q3 profit
Japan’s largest lender Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group on Tuesday (Feb 4) reported a 32 per cent increase in quarterly net profit. Profit…
Culture
Samsung Electronics posts 129.85% jump in Q4 operating profit
SAMSUNG Electronics said on Friday its operating profits surged 129.85 per cent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2024, but fell from…
Fashion
US: Wall St subdued at open after previous session's jump; earnings in focus - The Business Times
US main stock indexes opened flat to slightly lower on Thursday (Jan 23), as investors paused after Wall Street’s strong performance in…
Culture
Wall Street bonuses to jump by double digits at big banks
ATOP Wall Street’s largest investment banks, executives are locking in plans to award traders and dealmakers their biggest bonus increases…
Business
E-commerce giants jump on China's latest trade-in programme amid heated competition
China's major e-commerce companies, from JD.com to Alibaba Group Holding, are rushing to take advantage of Beijing's latest subsidies…
Culture
Losses from crypto hacks jump to US$2.2 billion in 2024: report
FUNDS stolen by hacking cryptocurrency platforms surged 21 per cent from a year ago to US$2.2 billion in 2024, a report from blockchain…
Fashion
Asia-Pacific bankers expect their 2025 bonuses to jump 52.3%: survey
FINANCIAL service professionals in Asia-Pacific are one of the most optimistic about their bonuses in 2025, with expectations that it will…
Culture
Club Med owner shares jump 83% after Hong Kong take-private offer
FOSUN Tourism Group shares saw their biggest jump on record in Hong Kong, after the owner of luxury resort chain Club Med offered to buy…
Culture
Alaska Airlines sees US$1 billion jump in profit after merger with Hawaiian Airlines
ALASKA Airlines on Tuesday unveiled a plan to generate US$1 billion in additional profits by 2027 by leveraging its acquisition of…
Lifestyle
Passenger tries to jump out of plane, video appears to show
A passenger attempted to hijack a domestic Mexican flight on Sunday morning, trying to force its diversion to the United States, according…
Culture
HKBN shares jump after China Mobile makes HK$6.86 billion offer
HKBN shares jumped after China Mobile made a takeover bid that values the Hong Kong broadband provider at about HK$6.86 billion (S$1.2…