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Qualcomm gives bullish forecast after phone demand perks up
QUALCOMM, the world’s biggest seller of smartphone processors, gave a strong revenue forecast for the current period, indicating that demand for phones is rebounding.Revenue in the quarter ending in...
Danone sales beat forecasts amid strong Asia demand
DANONE said customers are back buying more expensive branded goods as cost-of-living pressures ease and some Asian markets recover.
The French yogurt maker said like-for-like sales increased 4 per cent...
Toyota to post rise in Q1 profit on hybrid demand, but momentum may be slowing
DEMAND for hybrids is likely to deliver another quarter of double-digit growth for Japan’s Toyota Motor when it reports earnings on Thursday (Aug 1), although it is expected to...
P&G posts surprise sales drop as demand slows despite price controls
PROCTER & Gamble posted a surprise drop in fourth-quarter sales, as demand for its Charmin toilet paper and Pampers diapers slowed globally despite efforts to keep prices in check,...
Cocoa hits four-month low on prospects of weak demand, supply boost
COCOA futures fell to the lowest in more than four months as traders weigh improved supply in the next season against the prospects of weaker demand.The most active contract...
SIA Engineering net profit rises 23% to S$33.2 million in Q1 on healthy MRO demand
AIRCRAFT maintenance provider SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) reported a net profit of S$33.2 million for its first quarter ended Jun 30. This was up 23 per cent from S$27...
AstraZeneca raises profit outlook on strong medicines demand
Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca raised its full year sales and profit forecast on Thursday (Jul 25) after beating analyst expectations for second-quarter revenue on strong demand for its cancer, rare...
LG Display shrinks quarterly loss on Apple, Olympics demand
SOUTH Korean flat-screen maker LG Display narrowed losses from a year earlier in the June quarter as shipments of new panels for client Apple and TV panels before the...
