American company Berkshire Hathaway, which is owned by billionaire Warren Buffet, reported that in the third quarter, its operating profit increased almost 2-fold in annual terms to 6 billion 880 million dollars. The indicator surpassed analysts' forecasts, who had expected it at the level of 6 billion 110 million dollars. Net profit for the quarter rose sharply and amounted to 18.5 billion dollars. During the earnings period, the volume of own shares repurchased by the company amounted to 928 million dollars. Cash reserves increased to 103 billion 600 million dollars.
On Friday, the Chinese technology company ByteDance said that it would consider listing its domestic businesses in Hong Kong or Shanghai due to rising Sino-U.S. tensions. The company's standalone listing in Hong Kong or Shanghai might value ...
On Friday, Caterpillar Inc (CAT.N) announced a lower second-quarter profit because of the recession caused by the coronavirus outbreak. The decline was due to lower sales volume and changes in dealer inventories. During the second quarter ...
On Thursday, the United States’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP) suffered the biggest economic decline in the second quarter as the surge of coronavirus cases affected the whole country. The U.S. government decided to shut down restaurants, ...
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd looks forward to the second half of the year as it expects a larger increase in chip demand brought by new smartphone launches. However, the company warned that the coronavirus crisis and trade disputes carry risks. Samsung, ...
The second quarter had seen Australian consumer prices dropping by a record. This could be attributed to the coronavirus crisis dragging child care cost and petroleum prices, inflicting a serious damage to years of growth toward higher inflation. Last ...