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Telenor slightly lags earnings forecast, takes $50 million hit in Malaysia

By Elviira Luoma (Reuters) -Norwegian telecom operator Telenor posted quarterly core earnings below market expectations on Wednesday and flagged a negative adjustment of 500 million Norwegian crowns ($49.8 million) related to rising 5G costs in Malaysia. Overall, third-quarter results were in line or a touch lower than analysts’ consensus, with stronger growth in Telenor’s core …

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Supply of widebody aircraft “extraordinarily acute”, Aercap CEO says

DUBLIN (Reuters) -The head of the world’s largest aircraft leasing company, AerCap, said the supply of widebody jets is “extraordinarily acute” with Boeing and Airbus unlikely to surpass their previous production peak this decade. “Both OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) produced more widebody aircraft in 2008 than they did last year and I do not expect …

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Bond write-down concerns take shine off UBS profit beat

By Ariane Luthi ZURICH (Reuters) -UBS reported a surge in third-quarter profit on Wednesday, but investors’ focus quickly turned to billions of liabilities Switzerland’s top bank could face from the disputed write-down of bonds during its takeover of rival Credit Suisse. UBS said it intended to appeal a Swiss court decision, already challenged by national …

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Santander UK criticises motor finance scheme as it withholds third-quarter results

(Reuters) -Santander UK criticised Britain’s motor finance redress scheme and said on Wednesday it decided not to publish its third-quarter results as it seeks clarity on the financial regulator’s proposals related to the mis-selling scandal. The UK unit of Spain’s Santander said that it did not expect a material impact on its capital or liquidity …

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Stellantis begins new Jeep Compass production in Italy to revive sales

MILAN (Reuters) -Stellantis started production of the new generation Jeep Compass SUV at its Melfi plant in southern Italy on Wednesday, among a raft of new models the carmarker hopes will revive sales and reverse falling output in the country. Built on the STLA Medium platform, the new Compass is initially being produced as a …

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Aircraft lessor AerCap raises profit guidance on record asset sales

DUBLIN (Reuters) -AerCap, the world’s largest aircraft lessor, raised its full-year earnings guidance on Wednesday after booking record gains from the sale of aircraft during the third quarter amid a continued severe shortage in the supply of jets. The Dublin-based company’s third-quarter revenue and adjusted EPS also beat analyst expectations, indicative, it said, of a …

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Box maker Smurfit Westrock cuts profit forecast on weak U.S. demand

By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) -The world’s largest cardboard box maker Smurfit Westrock cut its full-year core profit forecast on Wednesday, as weak demand in North America forced it to implement additional downtime in factories there in the fourth quarter. The Ireland-headquartered company now expects full-year adjusted core earnings (EBITDA) to rise by between 4% …

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LSEG expands BlackRock partnership for private markets data

LONDON (Reuters) -London Stock Exchange Group said on Wednesday it was expanding its partnership with BlackRock to give its clients more private markets’ data.    Under the agreement, LSEG customers will get access to Preqin data feeds. BlackRock bought private markets data company Preqin last year.     LSEG CEO David Schwimmer has played down the threat of …

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Switzerland to overhaul export risk insurance law amid trade turbulence

ZURICH (Reuters) -The Swiss government said on Wednesday it will overhaul legislation on export risk insurance to make it more accessible for exporters and reduce red tape, as the country seeks to weather trade volatility sparked by U.S. tariffs. The planned changes should allow the Swiss Export Risk Insurance agency to introduce new products and …

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