WBD reveals Cortina d’Ampezzo studios as countdown to Olympic Winter Games gets underway

100 days before the Opening Ceremony, WBD has unveiled its purpose-built studios and details of the coverage to come Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Europe has revealed details of its Winter Olympics studios. With 100 days to go before the opening...

HSBC’s Q3 profit fell 14% to $7.3 billion due to a $1.1 billion Madoff-related legal charge

HSBC reported a 14% drop in third-quarter profit, landing at $7.3 billion before tax for the three months ending September. The hit came largely from a $1.1 billion legal provision linked to the Bernard Madoff fraud case, dragging down what was...

HSBC profits slump 14% after Madoff legal hit

HSBC has seen its quarterly profits drop 14% after a “disappointing” 1.1 billion US dollar (£827 million) hit from a lawsuit relating to the Bernard Madoff investment fraud. The London-headquartered banking giant reported pre-tax profits of 7.3...

HSBC: FTSE 100 lender’s profit slumps as legal costs jump

Tuesday 28 October 2025 7:16 am | Updated: Tuesday 28 October 2025 7:19 am Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email HSBC took a profit beat in the first quarter...

HSBC Q3 profits fall as $1.1bn legal charge weighs

Pre-tax profit for the three months to September fell 14% to $7.3bn. Net interest income for the quarter rose 15% year on year to $8.8bn, driven by a 30% jump in income from its wealth division to $2.68bn. Operating expenses rose 24%, as it set...

HSBC profit falls in third quarter, hit by legal woes

HSBC's third quarter results were hit by a $1.1 billion provision related to the late Bernard Madoff's huge investment fraud. Photo: Laurel Chor / AFP/File Source: AFP HSBC reported a 14 percent drop in third-quarter pre-tax profit on Tuesday,...

HSBC's Profit Shrinks Due to Legal Provisions

A pair of legal provisions led London-based HSBC’s profit to fall in the third quarter of this year. HSBC’s pre-tax profit for the third quarter of 2025 was $7.3 billion, according to the bank’s financial results, which was $1.2 billion lower...

HSBC to Take $1.1B Hit After Luxembourg Court Ruling in Madoff Case

HSBC Holdings said on Monday it would book a $1.1 billion provision in its third-quarter results after losing part of an appeal in a long-running lawsuit tied to Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, history’s biggest ever such fraud. HSBC acted as a...

Musicians dazzle Bulgarians; Luxembourg gets new monarch

Bulgarian Music Society, young international artists, partner for fall concert On Oct. 3, the Bulgarian Embassy hosted a dynamic showcase of youth talent by the Washington International Young Artists Music Series (WIYAMS). Partnering with the...

Ukraine Advances Agricultural Standards Alignment with EU at Luxembourg Meeting

At today’s meeting of the EU Council in Luxembourg, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Taras Kachka participated. They discussed the importance of bringing Ukraine closer to EU standards in agriculture, particularly regarding the production of plant...

North Sea oil and gas firm Petrofac files for administration putting 2,000 British jobs at risk 

A NORTH Sea oil and gas firm filed for administration yesterday, putting thousands of British jobs at risk. Petrofac employs about 2,000 people at its UK base in Aberdeen, including 1,200 offshore employees and a further 800 training and...

Boosting Business Efficiency with Artificial Intelligence: From Data to Decisions

In the fast-paced world of business today, companies are under constant pressure to enhance productivity and adapt swiftly to changes in the market. The rise of artificial intelligence technologies has created new opportunities for companies to...

Measles threat, tech job crisis, world’s freakiest places: Check out the day’s stories

By Sarah Hutter, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! About one in five adults in the US are affected by some type of arthritis. If knee pain is slowing you down, try these expert-recommended aerobic exercises to help relieve discomfort and boost...

Balkan films come out on top at the 18th edition of Luxembourg's CinÉast

CINÉAST 2025 Awards by Olivia Popp 27/10/2025 - Wind, Talk to Me and God Will Not Help took home the Grand Prix and Special Jury Prize, respectively, while Little Trouble Girls and DJ Ahmet collected additional gongs Wind, Talk to Me by Stefan...

Gault&Millau Awards: Clovis Degrave is Luxembourg's Chef of the Year

Ten winners were recognised at the Gault&Millau Luxembourg awards for 2026 at the Parc Hôtel Alvisse on Monday, including chefs Clovis Degrave and Archibald De Prince. Gastronomy guide Gault&Millau held its annual ceremony on Monday, celebrating...

Swiss-Regulated Tokenization, AMINA Bank and Tokeny Form Infrastructure Collaboration

Luxembourg & Zug – 23 October 2025 –AMINA Bank AG, a crypto-focused institution supervised by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), has entered a collaboration with Tokeny, a tokenization technology provider owned by Apex...

Malawi eyes SDG 16.9 target with universal legal identity blueprint

Malawi doesn’t want to be left behind in terms of meeting the 16.9 target of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which requires countries to provide legal identity to everyone, including birth registration, by 2030. The country recently...

Well intended, but poorly applied?: New NGO law overwhelms small associations in Luxembourg

Luxembourg's new law governing non-profit associations (ASBLs) intended to modernise the non-profit sector and prevent money laundering, but has drawn sharp criticism for creating heavy administrative burdens regardless of NGO size. The reform,...

John Textor's £400m bid for Wolves and why it's complicated - Business of Football

Ordinarily, news of a £400million-plus bid for a Premier League club would be, well, news. I would usually write 600 words or so about how John Textor, who recently sold a minority stake in Crystal Palace, has made an offer of $200million in cash...

Soros Fund Management's Q2 Investment in Pony AI Already Up 100%

George Soros, renowned for his successful investment track record and for famously breaking the Bank of England in 1992, has made a significant move into the autonomous vehicle sector. In Q2, Soros Fund Management (SFM) purchased 226,755 shares of...