HSBC Holdings Plc is not thinking it's time to deepen cuts at its securities unit. The bank's investment unit is suffering from drop in trading revenues amid sluggish financial markets. HSBC Holdings is aiming to reduce costs by $5 billion by 2017.
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As CEO Elon Musk promised investors to bring the company to profitability in 2016, Tesla shares rose. However, investors still have concern with the company's performance as it posted another loss in Q4 2015.
UniCredit is examining an option to trim its headcount as part of the cost cutting measures to enhance profitability of the bank. Towards this, the Italy's biggest bank by assets would cut 10,000 jobs or seven percent of the total workforce.
BlackBerry, which has completed the first phase of its two-year turnaround plan, is now focused on profitability and will not spread itself thin by attempting to launch too many new devices, its chief executive said.
If the new airline becomes profitable, expansion through acquisition of other airlines in the European countries would be next on the agenda for Air Serbia, according to Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic.
BYD Co Ltd is in the midst of a comeback thanks to a jump in sales of its gasoline-fueled cars.
Airomo stated that there were many problems in the app business that would make the industry less profitable.
BlackBerry would search for alternative routes so that service monetization would compensate within the business.
Virgin Money recently returned to profitability after its acquisition of Northern Rock last January 2012.