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  "title": "StanChart third-quarter profit surges 27%, lifts income target",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/stanchart-third-quarter-profit-surges-27-lifts-income-target-16853687",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-28T05:03:48.000Z",
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    "name": "Business Recorder",
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    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40446279/stanchart-third-quarter-profit-surges-27-lifts-income-target"
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  "summary": "HONG KONG/LONDON: Standard Chartered said on Wednesday that third-quarter pretax profit jumped 27%, as strong client activity amid volatile markets increased revenue for its wealth and global markets divisions. It also lifted its full-year income growth target for 2026 to above 7% from its earlier estimate of in the middle of a 5-7% range. StanChart, which earns most of its revenue in Asia and…",
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        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "StanChart lifts full-year targets after quarterly profit jump trounces forecasts",
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "StanChart lifts full-year targets after quarterly profit trounces forecasts",
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