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The world's largest retailer is forecasting that profit and capital spending will be flat next year as it boosts investment in e-commerce to better take on Amazon. Fred Katayama reports.
D.R. Horton, the largest homebuilder in the U.S., posted a nearly 44 percent profit increase in its fiscal fourth quarter. Orders also rose 19 percent. Shartia Brantley reports.
Seoul, Oct 8 (EFE/EPA).- Samsung Electronics said Friday it expects to register a 15.8 trillion won ($ 13.3 billion) operating profit in the year’s third quarter, representing 27.9 percent more year-on-year thanks to the continued good performance of its chip branch.This operating result, though below analysts' estimates, would also represent an advance of 25.7 percent compared to April-June, according to the financial projection of the South Korean technology giant published Friday.The company based in Suwon (south of Seoul) also said it expects to have a turnover in the July-September period of about 73 trillion won. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN). SHOT LIST: THE SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS GALLERY AT THE SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS HEADQUARTERS IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
Tokyo, Aug 4 (EFE/EPA).- The world's largest vehicle manufacturer, Toyota Motor, said Wednesday it recorded a net profit of 897.8 billion yen ($8.2 billion) in the April-June quarter, a 465.36 percent increase year-on-year.According to the company statement, Toyota also logged a gross operating profit (EBITDA) of 1.25 trillion yen, a 963.62 percent increase year-on-year. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF TOYOTA SHOWROOMS IN TOKYO, JAPAN AND IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Buenos Aires, Mar 23 (EFE), (CAMERA: Alberto Caratozzolo) .- Argentina's gross domestic product (GDP) registered an improvement of 4.5% in the fourth quarter of last year compared to the previous three months, but accumulated in 2020 a drop of 9.9%.