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1. Business - Economy - MAINLAND ECONOMY

   China industrial profits reflect impact of slowing economic growth

   Posted Aug 27th 2012, 02:38pm

   ... Business Economy Earnings China’s industrial profits dropped 5.4 per cent in July from a year ago, quickening from June’s 1.7 per cent decline and extending a slide into a fourth month as headwinds from slackening demand at home and abroad intensify. In the first seven months of the year industrial profits fell 2.7 percent from a year ago to 2.7 trillion yuan ($425 billion) ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1023427/china-industrial-profits-reflect-impact-slowing-economic-growth
2. Business - Companies - EARNINGS

   Store-cutting Esprit warns of more pain

   Posted May 15th 2013, 12:00am by Celine Sun

   ... Business Companies Esprit Earnings Celine Sun in Beijing celine.sun@scmp.com Retailer's revenue for the nine months to March is estimated to be down 15.5 per cent, but chief executive is counting on a recovery next year Esprit expects sales to continue to decline over the next financial year and a turnaround for the struggling fashion retailer is not likely until next year. Chief ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1237914/store-cutting-esprit-warns-more-pain
3. Business - Companies - EARNINGS

   Sharp logs record loss but says profits will return

   Posted May 14th 2013, 09:46am by AFP

   ... "competitive products". Sharp's shares closed up 4.94 per cent at 531 yen yesterday, before the company released its earnings results. Sharp up on news 5,000 more staff to go ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1237383/sharp-seek-samsung-edge-survival-apple-sales-lose-steam
4. Business - Companies - RETAIL

   Fashion chain Esprit heading for 'substantial' yearly loss

   Posted May 08th 2013, 12:00am by Enoch Yiu

   ... Business Companies Esprit Earnings Enoch Yiu enoch.yiu@scmp.com As red ink mounts, chain makes HK$2.76b of provisions over its mainland operations Fashion retailer Esprit has warned it will make a substantial loss for the year to June, after larger-than-expected operating losses and the need to make HK$2.76 billion of provisions mostly related to its mainland operations. Esprit, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1232549/fashion-chain-esprit-heading-substantial-yearly-loss
5. Business - Banking & Finance - EARNINGS

   HSBC expected to report big surge in profit

   Posted May 07th 2013, 12:00am by KANIS LI

   ... Business Banking & Finance HSBC Earnings Kanis Li kanis.li@scmp.com Average forecast of 80 per cent gain for the first quarter, a strong season for the banking giant HSBC may post first-quarter pre-tax profit of US$8 billion, 80 per cent higher than in the previous quarter, according to an average estimate of five analysts. Deutsche Bank, Mizuho Securities, Nomura, Societe ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/1231828/hsbc-expected-report-big-surge-profit
6. Business - Companies

   GM profit roars ahead

   Posted May 03rd 2013, 01:01pm by Reuters

   ... or 58 cents a share, from US$1 billion (HK$7.76 billion), or 60 cents a share, in the year-earlier period. The company took a US$400 million hit to earnings due to falling prices for its ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1229088/gm-profit-roars-ahead
7. Business - Companies - EARNINGS

   Weak profit signals for ZTE as margins shrink

   Posted Apr 30th 2013, 12:00am by BIEN PEREZ

   ... Business Companies ZTE Earnings Bien Perez bien.perez@scmp.com ZTE, the world's fifth-largest telecommunications equipment supplier, may be hard-pressed to boost sales and profit this year, despite growing global demand for smartphones and the expansion of 4G networks on the mainland. In a report published yesterday, Bernstein Research maintained its "underperform" ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1226314/little-upside-projected-zte-year
8. Business - Banking & Finance - BANKING

   Concerns grow over BOCHK as earnings soar

   Posted Mar 27th 2013, 12:00am by KANIS LI

   ... in the second half of the year, 13.8 per cent less than in the first half. Excluding adjustments for provisions related to Lehman Brothers products, full-year earnings jumped 14.9 per cent. The bank ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/1200614/concerns-grow-over-bochk-earnings-soar
9. Business - Companies - EARNINGS

   Wharf aims for higher sales amid record profits

   Posted Mar 27th 2013, 12:00am by Sandy Li

   ... It announced the ambitious target after reporting that core earnings last year rose 37 per cent to HK$11.04 billion, its highest ever. The strong results were largely driven by soaring rental income ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1200619/wharf-aims-higher-sales-amid-record-profits
10. Business - Companies - EARNINGS

    Sinopec sticks to overseas buying strategy

    Posted Mar 26th 2013, 12:00am by Eric Ng

    ... Business Companies Commodities Sinopec Earnings Eric Ng eric.mpng@scmp.com Oil and gas giant will continue to acquire overseas assets from parent to boost income as domestic fuel price controls squeeze profits China Petroleum & Chemical (Sinopec) will continue to buy its parent's overseas assets to boost earnings after domestic fuel price controls stymied its ...

    http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1199793/sinopec-sticks-buying-strategy

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