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Shell posts more bumper profits on high energy prices
AFP, Published on 27/10/2022
» LONDON - British energy giant Shell on Thursday announced net profit totalling $6.7 billion in the third quarter, as oil and gas prices remain strong despite recent slides on easing supply fears.
Santander's net profit climbs to 2.4 bn euros in Q3
AFP, Published on 26/10/2022
» MADRID - Spanish banking giant Banco Santander on Wednesday announced an 11-percent increase in net profits year-on-year in the third quarter.
US Fed announces biggest interest rate hike since 1994
AFP, Published on 16/06/2022
» WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve announced the most aggressive interest rate increase in nearly 30 years, raising the benchmark borrowing rate by 0.75 percentage points on Wednesday as it battles against surging inflation.
Leclerc grabs pole for Australian Grand Prix
AFP, Published on 09/04/2022
» MELBOURNE: Ferrari's Charles Leclerc claimed pole on Saturday for the Australian Grand Prix ahead of title rival Max Verstappen -- and broke Lewis Hamilton's stranglehold on the Melbourne grid.
Ferrari's Leclerc on pole for season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix
AFP, Published on 20/03/2022
» SAKHIR (BAHRAIN) - Charles Leclerc of Ferrari secured pole position for Sunday's season-opening Grand Prix in Bahrain as world champion Max Verstappen had to settle for second place in qualifying.
Bottas, Hamilton 'shocked' by Mexico Grand Prix front row lockout
AFP, Published on 07/11/2021
» MEXICO CITY - Valtteri Bottas claimed pole position for the Mexico Grand Prix on Saturday with "shocked" world champion Lewis Hamilton next to him in a Mercedes front-row lockout.
Verstappen edges Hamilton for US Grand Prix pole in front of 120,000 fans
AFP, Published on 24/10/2021
» AUSTIN: Max Verstappen in a Red Bull stormed to pole position for the US Grand Prix on Saturday, edging out title rival and Mercedes' world champion Lewis Hamilton in front of an estimated crowd of 120,000 people.
Samsung forecasts near-30% jump in Q3 operating profit
AFP, Published on 08/10/2021
» SEOUL - South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics defied the global supply chain challenges to forecast a near-30% jump in third-quarter operating profits on Friday.
Bottas denies Hamilton 100th pole in Portugal
AFP, Published on 02/05/2021
» PORTIMAO, Portugal: Valtteri Bottas took pole position for the Portuguese Grand Prix with seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton completing a Mercedes front-row lockout in qualifying on Saturday.
Toyota says Q3 net profit soared, hikes full-year outlook
AFP, Published on 10/02/2021
» TOKYO: Toyota said Wednesday that net profit soared 50% in the third quarter and upgraded its full-year forecasts as the global auto industry gradually recovers from the coronavirus pandemic.