Williams beats quarterly profit estimates on higher natural gas demand - Reuters

Williams beats quarterly profit estimates on higher natural gas demand  Reuters

HSBC Profit Misses on Charges Related to the UK, Middle East - Bloomberg.com

HSBC Profit Misses on Charges Related to the UK, Middle East  Bloomberg.com

UniCredit reports record quarterly profit as investment income jumps

Italian leader pressing ahead with €35bn bid for Germany’s Commerzbank

HSBC first-quarter pre-tax profit misses estimates on wider-than-expected credit losses

Tourist’s photos with removed Hong Kong trail sign draw backlash online

A backpacker has shared photos of herself holding a MacLehose Trail sign apparently removed from its metal stand during the Labour Day “golden week” holiday, drawing criticism from Hong Kong internet users. In one of two photos posted on her RedNote account, “2 star”, on Monday, the woman is seen holding the wooden panel, with a caption reading: “This is my favourite tourist picture” and a hashtag for Po Pin Chau, a well-known natural landmark in Sai Kung and a popular destination for...

By Theodora Yu

Palantir posts its fastest revenue growth ever while calling out ‘AI slop’

Palantir earnings beat expectations on the heels of explosive demand in the company’s core U.S. market.

By Christine Ji

HSBC profits fall slightly despite strong wealth and Hong Kong business growth

The bank said the decrease reflected higher expected credit losses and other credit impairment charges.

By Jessica Coates

Paramount beats earnings expectations for Q1 with WBD deal on the horizon

Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison is engineering a deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images Paramount Skydance impressed investors in its first-quarter earnings report. The company's earnings came in above expectations. Paramount+ added about 700,000 subscribers last quarter, its first with live UFC matches in the US. Paramount Skydance pleased investors in its first earnings report since agreeing to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. David Ellison's company b...

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Paramount Projects ‘Significantly’ Lower Theatrical Revenue Overall in 2026 Despite More Titles; CEO David Ellison Reiterates Plan for 30-Film Annual Slate With Warner Bros.

Paramount Skydance has nearly doubled its theatrical-film slate in 2026 — but it will see “significantly” lower revenue overall from those movies, according to the company. David Ellison, Paramount Skydance’s chairman and chief executive officer, said the company is “firmly committed” to releasing 30 films theatrically per year once it merges with Warner Bros. Discovery. […]

By Todd Spangler

Grab earnings top forecasts on resilient ride, delivery demand - The Straits Times

Grab earnings top forecasts on resilient ride, delivery demand  The Straits Times

Govt not planning any financial support to oil companies for their losses on petrol, diesel, jet fuel

By Sukalp Sharma

Paramount Hits Wall Street Q1 Targets, Though Streaming Subscriber Gains Fall Slightly Short Despite UFC

Paramount met most of Wall Street’s expectations in the first quarter, though gains at flagship streamer Paramount+ fell slightly short. The company reported total revenue of $7.347 billion in the January-to-March period, slightly ahead of the consensus outlook by analysts for $7.28 billion. Earnings per share matched the estimate of 15 cents. While it is […]

By Dade Hayes

Singapore's Grab beats quarterly revenue estimates

Hong Kong proposes tighter claw machine regulations over addiction fears

Hong Kong authorities have proposed tightening the regulation of claw machine shops by implementing a licensing regime to curb addiction risks. The Home and Youth Affairs Bureau’s proposal, included in a document submitted to the Legislative Council (LegCo) on Monday, comes as claw machine shops proliferate in the city as a low-maintenance business opportunity. “Since […]

By James Lee

‘Ultimate Dip-Buyers’ of Stocks Remain Strong as Buybacks Surge

As the first-quarter reporting season winds down, companies are emerging from an earnings-related blackout. About 40% of corporates are currently in the so-called open buyback window, which is expected to remain open until June 12, according to Goldman Sachs’s buyback desk.

By Alexandra Semenova, Natalia Kniazhevich