Per share, earnings for the quarter were 83 cents, down about 6% year-on-year from 88 cents. The insurer said adjusted profit, or what it calls core profit, came to $2 billion in the fourth quarter, up 5% from $1.9 billion a year earlier. Core profits for Manulife’s Asian segment during the period were US$564 million, […]
As your financial needs change from early career to mid-life and from early retirement to retirement itself, the way you approach your investments must also change. Laying a foundation and driving growth Even though you’re likely decades away from retirement, starting investing in your 20s or early 30s is one of the best money moves […]
The cable and wireless company, which also owns the baseball team, said it had profit attributable to shareholders for the quarter ended Dec. 31 of $743 million, or $1.37 per diluted share. The result was an increase from a profit of $558 million or $1.02 per diluted share in the last three months of 2024. […]
Based on the result, the retailer behind the Garage and Dynamite banners now expects comparable sales growth for the 2025 financial year to be between 26.5% and 27.0%. The new guidance for the year ending January 31, compared with previous expectations, was between 25.5% and 27.5%. Groupe Dynamite also raised the lower end of its […]
U.S. bank stocks fell as much as 4% on Wednesday as investors unpacked quarterly earnings from Bank of America and Citigroup and the proposed 10% cap on credit card interest rates, which is widely seen as having implications for financial institutions.The S&P banking index fell just over 1%. Wells Fargo pushed the U.S. stock market […]
Of the 100 large caps, 96 reached all-time highs in the past five years and 42 of these 96 are trading at least 20% below their peaks. Over the past one to two years, it has become almost cliché to point out that large caps are more attractive and offer value than small and mid-cap […]
Target: ₹480 CMP: €154.55 Camlin Fine Sciences or CFSL’s vanillin plant, which came into operation in January 2023, experienced a lengthy ramp-up phase due to technical issues such as color inconsistency and chlorine contamination, delaying commercial sales until H2-CY24. Now that these problems have been resolved, the focus shifts to structurally tight global markets. Europe […]
Toronto-based Sigma Lithium Corp., which operates lithium mines in Brazil, led the pack, nearly doubling in value in the three months to Dec. 31, 2025. The performance reflected strong execution — net revenues rose 69% quarter-on-quarter and 36% year-over-year — but also reflected investor interest in lithium, a key component in rechargeable batteries essential to […]
However, that approach comes with compromises. Higher fees are a real problem as many alternative strategies rely on active management. Complexity is another. Finding ETFs that truly diversify returns rather than just repackage known risks isn’t easy. And even if the construction is good, a big gap remains. The portfolio is not designed to protect […]
Shares in the digital asset treasury fell after it announced the sale of some of its Ethereum holdings. Ethzilla shares (ETHZ) fell 15% on Tuesday following the company’s decision to sell $74.5 million worth of Ethereum to pay down debt. Shares fell from just over $6 to an intraday low of $5.12. During after-hours trading, […]