HSBC USA is a subsidiary of HSBC Holdings and the holding company of HSBC Bank USA. Co. offers various traditional commercial banking products and services...
By Steve Slater LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's biggest bank HSBC HSBA reported a 28 percent fall in its first-half profit, in line with forecasts, as a $14 billion hit on bad debts on U.S. home loans and asset writedowns offset strong Asian growth....
HONG KONG (Reuters UK) - Shares of HSBC HSBA fell 1.47 percent on Tuesday after it reported a 28 percent fall in first-half profit, which was at the lower end of market expectations. HSBC shares are set to open HK$1.90 lower at HK$127.50 while...
By Steve Slater LONDON (Reuters UK) - Europe's biggest bank HSBC HSBA reported a 28 percent fall in its first-half profit, in line with forecasts, as a $14 billion (7.11 billion pound) hit on bad debts on U.S. home loans and asset writedowns offset strong ...
LONDON (Reuters UK) - Spanish property group Metrovacesa MVC has instructed Goldman Sachs GS to sell a stake in HSBC's HSBC head office to help pay off an 810 million pound loan on the building, The Independent on Sunday reported. The Spanish company bought the building,...
By Steve Slater LONDON (Reuters UK) - Europe's biggest bank HSBC HSBA is expected to report a 28 percent drop in profit as it spearheads results showing how Britain's top four banks are coping with a global credit crunch. HSBC is on Monday expected to report...
LONDON (Reuters UK) - Europe's biggest bank HSBC HSBA said on Sunday it stood firm on a deal to buy a 51 percent stake in Korea Exchange Bank , after a deadline for approval from Korea's Financial Services Commission passed on Thursday. "This is a deal...
By Steve Slater LONDON (Reuters UK) - Europe's biggest bank HSBC HSBA is expected to report a 28 percent drop in profit next week as it spearheads results showing how the country's top four banks are coping with a global credit crunch. HSBC is on Monday...
The Idea in Brief An astonishing number of companies are struggling to fill key positions. This talent shortage is putting an enormous strain on their potential to expand into new markets. One London-based real estate development firm recently had to pass on a...
SEOUL/HONG KONG (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings HSBA on Thursday denied a South Korean media report saying it had agreed with U.S. private equity firm Lone Star LS to set a new deadline for a $6.3 billion deal for control of ...
SEOUL/HONG KONG (Reuters UK) - HSBC Holdings HSBA on Thursday denied a South Korean media report saying it had agreed with U.S. private equity firm Lone Star LS to set a new deadline for a $6.3 billion (3.23 billion pounds) deal for control of...
The World's Largest and Most Local Bank Chooses Leading Social Network Marketing Agency to Create and Operate a New Social Network For Start-Up Companies in the United Kingdom. LONDON & SAN JOSE, Calif. & NEW YORK -- HSBC (LSE:HSBC)(NYSE:HBC)(www.hsbc.com), has selected LiveWorld, Inc. (Pink Sheets:LVWD)(www.liveworld.com), a leading online...
The Data Warehousing Institute TDWI, thepremier provider of in-depth, high-quality education and training inbusiness intelligence BI and data warehousing DW, has announced the2008 winners of its annual Best Practices Awards. ASG Software Solutions,the originator of ASG's Business Service Platform (BSP), a true platformfor Business Service Management BSM, was named...
More organizations choosing GRIDSCALE and its database virtualization capabilities as alternative to traditional clustering WALTHAM, Mass. -- xkoto, the database virtualization company, today reported continued growth in the first half of 2008, as more businesses requiring continuous availability and scalability for business-critical applications chose GRIDSCALE over costly traditional...
WORLD MARKETS Stocks fell sharply as investors dumped shares in raw-materials- related companies, amid a broad drop in commodities, and HSBC lost ground after reporting weak earnings. The Hang Seng retreated 565.17 points, 2.5 per cent, to end at 21,949 points. HSBC lost 2.2 per cent...
HSBC warned yesterday that there is a real risk of a recession in the United States and that the bank's markets in Asia would suffer from a severe slowdown in the world's biggest economy. Europe's biggest bank made the warning yesterday as it reported first-half profit down...
Outlook We are coming up for the first anniversary of the credit crunch, which most people date as 9 August, the day last year when, with interbank lending freezing up, the European Central Bank started to flood the money markets with liquidity following a warning by...
WORLD MARKETS European shares fell for a third day in a row, after results from HSBC highlighted the ongoing impact of the credit crunch on banks, while a drop in metal prices weighed on miners. Shares in HSBC - Europe's biggest bank - shed 1.4 per...
British Energy 718p (up 18p, 2.57 per cent) M&A speculation continues. International Power 417.75p (up 14p, 3.47 per cent) Signs Indonesia power purchase agreement. SABMiller 1,066p (up 27p, 2.6 per cent) JP Morgan repeats "overweight" rating. Severn Trent 1,375p (up 17p,...
- Targets 50 employees and $15m revenues by end 2010 - Recruits 30-year industry veteran Tim Pullen LONDON & DUBLIN, Ireland -- Saaspoint, which specializes in business and systems consulting for customers using Software-as-a-Service applications such as salesforce.com, has established a new consultancy division that aims...
LONDON AFP — Europe's main stock markets slid on Monday when investor sentiment was sapped by news of a 29-percent slump in first-half profits by global banking giant HSBC, analysts said. Nearing midday trade in London, the FTSE 100 index of top companies stood at 5,352.80 points, a...