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Canon sees 2018 profit surging to decade high, diversification pays off

Japan’sCanonIncsaidonTuesdayitexpectsoperatingprofittoclimb27percentin2018toitshighestlevelinadecade,asitreapstherewardsofitseffortstodiversifyawayfromcopiersan

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Fiat Chrysler reports strong performance in 2017

TheItalian-AmericanautomakerFiatChryslerAutomobiles(FCA)reportedonThursdaystrongfinancialperformancein2017,withitsnetprofitnearlydoubled.FCAsaidhigh-margintruck

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Hyundai Motor's operating profit hit 7-year low in 2017

HyundaiMotor,SouthKorea'sbiggestautomaker,postedthelowestoperatingprofitinsevenyearsin2017duetoweakdemandinChinaandthelocalcurrency'sascenttotheU.S.dollar,theco

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LG’s Q4 profits jump 84%, still misses expectations

LGreportedaprofitof366.6billionwon($343million)inQ42017,upfromalossof35.2billionwon($33million)inQ42016.Analystsexpectedittomakemorethan471billionwon($440millio

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Samsung Electronics posts biggest operating profit in 2017

SamsungElectronics,theworld'slargestmakerofmemorychip,flatscreenandTV,posteditsbiggest-everoperatingprofitin2017,theSouthKoreancompanysaidTuesday.Thepreliminary

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Nissan cuts profit outlook over costs related to scandal

NissanMotorCo.onWednesdaylowereditsfull-yearprofitprojectionforthebusinessyearthroughnextMarch,owingtocostsassociatedwithadecades-longscandalinvolvingtheautomak

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Samsung's Q3 earnings hit record quarterly high on brisk chip sales

SamsungElectronics,SouthKorea'stechbehemoth,hitanewquarterlyhighinthethird-quarterearningsthanksmainlytobrisksalesofsemiconductors.Operatingprofitreachedafreshh

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Sony net profit soars in April-June quarter

Japanese electronics and entertainment giant Sony said Tuesday its net profit nearly quadrupled in the three months to June, backed by brisk sales of smartphone components and cameras and solid revenue from its game business.

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Sony net profit soars in April-June quarter

JapaneseelectronicsandentertainmentgiantSonysaidTuesdayitsnetprofitnearlyquadrupledinthethreemonthstoJune,backedbybrisksalesofsmartphonecomponentsandcamerasands

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Panasonic profits surge on auto sector

PanasoniconMondayreportedquarterlygainsinprofitsandsalesthankstoastrongperformanceinitsauto-relatedsector,confirmingtheJapaneseelectronicsmainstayisoncourseforr

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Samsung gets triple crown in record Q2 earnings on brisk chip sales

SamsungElectronicswonaso-called"triplecrown"initssecond-quarterearningsresultsasitsrevenue,operatingprofitandnetincomebrokethepreviousrecordhighsthankstobriskse

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Line Corp first-half profit jumps 39 percent, boosted by asset transfer

Japan'sLineCorpposteda39percentjumpinfirst-halfprofit,boostedbyatransferofassets.Themessagingappoperator,whichhasstruggledtogrowafterahigh-profileIPOin2016,sawo

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India's Infosys reports first-quarter profit growth on client wins

InfosysLtd,India'ssecond-biggestsoftwareservicesexporter,reporteda1.4percentincreaseinfirst-quarterprofitonFriday,slightlybeatingstreetestimates,helpedbykeyclie

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Samsung's Q2 profit hits record high on chip sales, smartphone recovery

SamsungElectronics,theworld'slargestmakerofsemiconductors,smartphonesandTVs,posteditsrecordquarterlyhighofoperatingprofitinthesecondquarterthankstobriskchipsale

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China's Tencent reports 58 percent jump in first-quarter profit

TencentHoldingsLtd,China'stopgamingandsocialmediafirm,reporteda58percentriseinquarterlyprofitonWednesday,aidedbygrowthinonlinegames,payment-relatedservicesandad

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HSBC first-quarter pre-tax profit falls 19%

HSBC said on Thursday that pre-tax profit fell 19 percent to US$4.96 billion in the first three months of the year.

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Toyota reports 14.5% drop in profit on yen, decline in sales

Toyota Motor Corp. reported Thursday a 14.5 percent drop in profit for the fiscal first quarter as sales fell and a strong yen slashed earnings for the Japanese automaker.