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Once high-flying PayPal becomes a takeover target as it attempts a turnaround
Digital payments giant PayPal was soaring high five years ago, riding the surge in online shopping after the COVID-19 pandemic reshaped people’s buying habits.Now the San José fintech company...
Nomura’s Q1 profit jumps 39%, boosted by markets
Its trading business benefited from volatile markets and record high stock pricesPublished Wed, Jul 29, 2026 · 04:37 PM[TOKYO] Nomura Holdings booked a rise of 39 per cent in...
Hermès sales rise as brand shows resilience during luxury slump
Published Wed, Jul 29, 2026 · 04:06 PM[PARIS] Hermès sales rose in line with expectations as the Birkin bag maker weathered a downturn in the demand for luxury goods...
Danone keeps its guidance as Q2 sales beat expectations
Danone’s recurring operating income for the first half of 2026 was 1.854 billion euros (US$2.11 billion)Published Wed, Jul 29, 2026 · 03:20 PM[PARIS] Danone expressed confidence about the second...
UBS logs forecast-beating quarterly profit, flags US$3 billion in new buybacks by end-June
Published Wed, Jul 29, 2026 · 01:26 PM[ZURICH] UBS booked a 17 per cent jump in second-quarter profit on Wednesday (Jul 29), ahead of expectations, and said it plans...
Airbus A350 jet flies 24 hours nonstop from Australia to France in record-breaking flight
Airbus said the aircraft remained in the air for 24 hours and 24 minutes, covering 23,075 km without stoppingPublished Wed, Jul 29, 2026 · 12:51 PMAIRBUS completed a marathon...
StanChart’s first-half profit rises 9%
Published Wed, Jul 29, 2026 · 12:30 PM[HONG KONG/LONDON] Standard Chartered reported on Wednesday (Jul 29) first-half pretax profit rose 9 per cent, bolstered by growing wealth, markets and...
Pop Mart brings Labubu to the dessert table in global bakery push
Published Wed, Jul 29, 2026 · 11:30 AMPOP Mart, the Beijing-based maker of collectible “blind box” toys including the toothy-grinned Labubu, is diversifying its business by opening its first...
Australia’s inflation undershoots forecasts, spurring traders to pare RBA hike bets
The Reserve Bank of Australia has raised the key interest rate three times this year so farPublished Wed, Jul 29, 2026 · 10:33 AM[SYDNEY] Australian consumer price inflation slowed...
Bank Indonesia committed to strengthening efforts to stabilise rupiah
The rupiah has weakened past 18,000 per US dollar after the resignation of BI governor Perry Warjiyo on Jul 27Published Wed, Jul 29, 2026 · 09:22 AM[JAKARTA] Indonesia’s central...
