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Shanghai, Sep 9 (EFE/EPA).- China's consumer price index (CPI), the main indicator of inflation, increased 0.8 percent year-on-year in August, according to data published Thursday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).This represents a 1 percent drop with respect to the previous month's data, and is below that expected by analysts, who predicted a rise of around 1 percent for August. (Camera: ALEX PLAVEVESKI).B-ROLL OF THE SKYSCRAPERS AND A FOOD MARKET IN SHANGHAI, CHINA.
Hong Kong, Apr 27 (EFE/EPA).- Europe's largest bank, HSBC, increased its profits by 117.4 percent year-on-year during the first quarter of 2021 to $3.880 billion, the entity reported today.In the earnings release sent Tuesday to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, where HSBC is listed, group chief executive Noel Quinn said the figures reflect "a good start to the year," highlighting "significantly lower expected credit losses," which the company attributes to the improvement in the economic outlook.Between January and March, reported revenue fell by 5 percent to $13 billion, which HSBC mainly attributes to the impact of interest rate reductions throughout 2020 in all businesses globally. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF HSBC HEADQUARTERS IN HONG KONG.
On Thursday, Warner Bros. announced an unprecedented distribution strategy for its 2021 theatrical release slate. The coronavirus pandemic continues to devastate Hollywood. The movie studio will debut all of its 2021 movies on HBO Max in the US the same day they hit theaters. The movies will be available on Max for one month, after which they'll leave the streamer and continue to play in theaters. Business Insider reports movies impacted include "The Matrix 4," "The Suicide Squad," and "Godzilla vs Kong."
Tokyo, May 12 (EFE/EPA).- Japanese automaker Toyota announced Tuesday that its profits in the fiscal year that ended on Mar. 31 rose 10.3 percent over the 2019 financial year to 2.08 trillion yen ($19.33 billion).However, the group's net revenues declined by 1 percent to 29.93 trillion yen.(Camera: KIMIMASA MAYAMA)FOOTAGE SHOWS TOYOTA STORES IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
Nick Jonas says he and his brothers "spent a year doing therapy" to make sure they were on the same page before reuniting as the Jonas Brothers.
New York welcomes 2019 with the New Year's Eve ball drop on Times Square.