{
  "id": 16706632,
  "title": "HSBC reports 32% increase in third quarter pre-tax profits, announces US$1b share buy-back",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/hsbc-reports-32-increase-in-third-quarter-pre-tax-profits-announces",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-27T04:27:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3372244/hsbc-reports-32-increase-third-quarter-pre-tax-profits-announces-us1b-share-buy-back"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "HSBC, Hong Kong’s biggest lender, reported a 32 per cent rise in third quarter pre-tax profits while announcing a US$1 billion share buy-back on Tuesday. The bank said its third quarter pre-tax profit increased to US$9.6 billion, in-line with US$9.7 billion estimated by analysts, compared with US$7.3 billion a year earlier. The buy-back amount for the third quarter was in line with analysts’…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}