The HSBC Holding logo is being displayed on a smartphone, with HSBC visible in the background, in this photo illustration taken in Brussels, Belgium on February 20, 2024. Jonathan Rae Nurfoto | getty imagesHSBC beat market expectations in its first-quarter earnings report on Tuesday and announced the surprise departure of group Chief Executive Noel Quinn.Revenue came in at $20.8 billion, up 3% from the same period a year earlier and compared with the average LSEG forecast of about $16.94 billion.Pre-tax profit in the January to March period stood at $12.65 billion, down about 2% from a year earlier, when pre-tax…
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The HSBC Holding logo is displayed on a smartphone with HSBC visible in the background in this photo illustration taken in Brussels, Belgium on February 20, 2024. Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesHSBC beat expectations in its first-quarter earnings report on Tuesday.Revenue came in at $20.8 billion, up 0.3% from the same period a year ago and compared to the average LSEG forecast of about $16.94 billion.Pre-tax profit for the January to March period was $12.7 billion, down 2% from a year ago when pre-tax profit came in at $12.88 billion. Still, that number beat the $12.61 billion forecast…
Francis Specser/CBS/Getty Images Beyonce and Blue Ivy Carter at the Grammys in February. cnn , The teaser trailer for “Mufasa: The Lion King” was released on Monday, and many are just as exciting as who is in it. The 2019 photorealistic-animated prequel to the 1994 hit film “The Lion King” brings back many of the stars of the original remake directed by Jon Favreau, including John Kani as Rafiki, Seth Rogen as Pumbaa, Billy Eichner as Timon , Donald included. Glover as Simba and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter as Nala. Another member of the Carter family also stars in the new film…
American Idol paid tribute to late Season 5 contestant Mandisa, who died at the age of 47 earlier this month. To honor Mandisa’s life, statue Alumni Colton Dixon, Melinda Doolittle and Danny Gokey returned to the stage and performed “Shackles” by Mary Mary. Mandisa sang “Shackles” as a contestant American IdolIn 2006 he said that the song meant a lot to him “because it’s proof that nothing is too hard for God.” At the end of the performance, the trio shared a few words about Mandisa. “I’ve known him for over twenty years,” Doolittle said. “We started singing background in…
Win McNamee/Getty Images After the Biden administration issued a final rule last week that would require airlines to automatically issue refunds to passengers whose flights are delayed or canceled, four lawmakers controlled by the airline industry passed essentially Introduced legislation that could weaken the effort. As The Leaver reported, the lawmakers – Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Representative Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Representative Rick Larson (D-Wash.) – have a A new Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization deal introduced would require travelers to send a “written or electronic request” to receive a full refund for a canceled or significantly…
By Global China UnitBBC news2 hours agoimage source, Getty Imagescaption, Lithium is mined in Chile’s Atacama Desert, which lies within the “Lithium Triangle”Earlier this year, Ai Qing was woken in the middle of the night by angry shouting outside her dormitory in northern Argentina. She looked out the window to see Argentine workers surrounding the building and blocking the entrance with burning tires. “It was getting scary because I could see the sky lit up by the fire. It had turned into a riot,” said Ms Ai, who works for a Chinese company that extracts lithium from salt flats in…
By Shawn Coughlanroyal correspondent1 hour agoimage Caption, A smiling photo of the King and Queen was released along with positive messages about their healthKing Charles is to hold his first major public event since his cancer diagnosis.The King and Queen Camilla will visit a hospital and specialist cancer center in a public show of support for staff, patients and ongoing research work.Apart from attending an Easter Sunday church service, the king has stayed away from public events and crowds.But last week Buckingham Palace released a statement with a more positive message about the monarch’s health.The king’s doctors were said to…
US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today imposed fines totaling nearly $200 million, including four major carriers AT&T, run at full speed, T Mobile And Verizon – To illegally share access to customers’ location information without consent. The fine represents the culmination of a more than four-year investigation into the actions of the major carriers. In February 2020, the FCC served notice to all four wireless providers that their practices of sharing access to customer location data were potentially violating the law. The FCC said it found that each carrier sold access to its customers’ location information to ‘aggregators,’ who then…
The 28-year-old Elliott was released by Dallas in the 2023 offseason and headed to New England, signing with the Patriots in August and finding moderate success in a struggling offense. He led the Pats with 642 rushing yards as the pace was slowed by injuries to Raimondre Stevenson. Still, Elliott averaged just 3.5 yards per carry, giving more statistical credence that his best Sundays are behind him. Still, Elliott’s return to Dallas should provide some benefits beyond nostalgia. The former two-time rushing champion, who was taken fourth overall in the 2016 NFL Draft by the Cowboys, still has a nose…
Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish Courtesy of Paramount Global Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish is officially out of the company. The entertainment conglomerate — in the middle of a sale process — is turning to a handful of top executives to run the company. Chris McCarthy, George Cheeks and Brian Robbins will make up an “Office of the CEO” running Paramount on a day-to-day basis for now. The three executives will work alongside the Paramount board and CFO Naveen Chopra. According to Paramount’s quarterly report, Bakish will officially step down on Tuesday and has agreed to remain employed by the…