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HSBC Pre-Tax Profit grew more than expected due to lower regulatory fines cost
Due to the lower cost of regulatory fines, HSBC's pre-tax profit in the third quarter increased 32 percent to $6.1 billion from $4.6 billion in the same period last year, beating analysts' expectations of $5.2 billion.
Energy, healthcare triggers Wall Street gains; Nasdaq 100 hits 15-year high
US Stocks went up across sectors Monday largely due to the increases in the energy sector and the growing acquisition activities in healthcare. Reuters reported that the increases on the first trading day of November happened right after the impressive October figure, which is the best monthly performance of the major indexes in the last four years.
Microsoft releases 5 driver updates for Surface Book; 4 updates for Surface Pro 4 to address display, stability issues
In order to fix display and stability issues reported by users, Microsoft rolled out firmware updates for both the Surface Book and the Surface Pro 4 via Windows update. Microsoft warned that not all users will receive the updates at the same time.
60-inch Xiaomi Mi TV 3 sold out in 5 seconds; Xiaomi’s Mi TV Bar rivals Apple TV 4
The online Xiaomi sale resulted to the Xiaomi Mi TV 3 being sold out within just five seconds. The new Xiaomi smart TV’s Mi TV Bar is seen to rival the Apple TV 4.




