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HSBC Holdings Plc reported on Monday a 28 percent rise in its quarterly profit before tax, beating forecasts, bolstered mainly by the lender's Asia business and stronger loan growth.

Most Southeast Asian stock markets rose on Monday, recovering from last week's steep falls, although lingering concerns about global growth continued to weigh on investor risk appetite. Wider sentiment in markets has been hit by a range of negative factors from an intensifying China-U.S. trade conflict to...

Failure to replicate agreements heightens fears of disruptive no-deal Brexit

The prime minister is busy wooing companies after initially giving them short shrift

All-party group calls for new guidance that prohibits involvement in torture

* Soybeans rise but gains capped by slowing Chinese demand (Adds details, quote)

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Baillie Gifford & Co, one of the top shareholders of Tesla Inc, has said it would be willing to inject more cash into the electric carmaker, the Times reported http://bit.ly/2PwSpuu on Monday.

Philip Hammond’s near-Halloween budget: will he give us a trick or a treat?

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera presented a plan on Sunday to reform the country´s ailing pension system in an effort to boost payouts seen by many as insufficient in one of Latin America´s most stable economies.