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Hong Kong equities inched
lower on Wednesday as data out of China painted a lacklustre
picture of its economy, while global oil prices dropped,
dragging down energy shares.
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Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Inc (SMFG) said on Wednesday net profit rose 12.5
percent in the six months through September, helped by gains
from its stock holdings and smaller bad loan costs.
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European shares retreated on
Wednesday after data showing the German and Japanese economies
contracted in the third quarter fuelled worries about global
growth amid a plunge in oil prices.
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Activist investors stepped up
their engagement in Europe and put $7.6 billion to work there in
the first quarter alone while making more calls for corporate
sales and takeovers than last year, new data from research group
Activist Insight shows.
Posted at 08:23h
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The leader of the small Northern
Irish party that props up British Prime Minister Theresa May's
minority government said she could not accept a Brexit deal that
would cut the province adrift from the rest of the United
Kingdom.
Posted at 08:17h
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Potential homebuyers priced
out of Hong Kong's stratospheric property market may now feel
more hopeful as housing prices finally begin to cool after a
bullish stampede lasting more than two years.
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Real estate firm British Land Co
reported a 2.9 percent drop in net asset value for the first
half of the year on Wednesday, as retailers invest less in
physical stores amid increased online competition.
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Prime Minister Theresa May will
try to convince senior ministers on Wednesday to accept a draft
European Union divorce deal that opponents said would imperil
her own government and threaten the unity of the United Kingdom.
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