(RTTNews) - Swiss drug major Novartis AG (NVS) reported Tuesday that its second-quarter net income declined 4 percent to $1.87 billion from last year's $2.11 billion, mainly due to higher impairments.
(RTTNews) - Swiss banking giant UBS Group AG (UBS) Tuesday reported that its second-quarter net profit attributable to shareholders fell 11 percent to $1.23 billion from last year's $1.39 billion. Earnings per share were $0.33, down 9 percent from $0.37 last year.
(RTTNews) - Givaudan (GVDBF.PK), a Swiss manufacturer of fragrance and flavor products, reported Tuesday that its first-half net income increased 8.8 percent to 413 million Swiss francs from last year's 380 million francs. Basic earnings per share were 44.81 francs, compared to
(RTTNews) - Indian shares opened higher on Tuesday to extend gains for a fifth straight session, with hopes for a coronavirus vaccine and the prospects for U.S. and EU stimulus helping underpin investor sentiment.
(RTTNews) - Asian stock markets, with the exception of Shanghai, are rising on Tuesday, tracking the overnight gains on Wall Street as positive results from trials of experimental COVID-19 vaccines helped ease worries about the spike in coronavirus cases worldwide. Expectations
HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - Australia and China are stuck with each other despite diplomatic tensions. Supply disruptions in Brazil and weak global demand have left the two trading partners even more dependent on each other, which is letting miners BHP and Rio Ti
(RTTNews) - UBS Financial Services Inc., a unit of UBS AG (UBS), has agreed to pay more than $10 million to settle charges that it circumvented the priority given to retail investors in certain municipal bond offerings, the Securities and Exchange Commission said in a statement
(RTTNews) - Indian shares are seen opening sharply higher on Tuesday, mirroring firm global cues as positive data from trials of three potential Covid-19 vaccines, including a closely-watched candidate from Oxford University, and hopes for another round of U.S. stimulus boosted
(RTTNews) - The Thai stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes through the last four trading days since the end of the two-day slide in which it had fallen more than 20 points or 1.7 percent. The Stock Exchange of Thailand remains just beneath the 1,360-
(RTTNews) - Logitech International (LOGI) reported that its first-quarter net income rose to $72.07 million or $0.42 per share from $45.35 million or $0.27 per share in the prior year.
(RTTNews) - The Japanese stock market is rising on Tuesday following the overnight gains on Wall Street as positive results from trials of experimental COVID-19 vaccines boosted investor sentiment and helped offset worries about the surge in coronavirus cases worldwide.
(RTTNews) - The Indonesia stock market has finished lower in two straight sessions, sliding almost 50 points or 1 percent along the way. The Jakarta Composite Index now rests just above the 5,050-point plateau although it may stop the bleeding on Tuesday.
(RTTNews) - BHP (BHP.AX, BLT.L, BBL, BHP) reported that total iron ore production for the fourth-quarter increased 6.6 percent to 66.73 million tonnes from last year's 62.60 million tonnes. Total iron ore production for the quarter was up 6.3 percent to 75.60 million from the pr
(RTTNews) - The Australian stock market is advancing on Tuesday, tracking the overnight gains on Wall Street as positive news on the coronavirus vaccine front helped offset worries about the continuous spike in coronavirus cases. In addition, higher commodity prices boosted reso