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Spotify profit margins squeezed by slow ad growth; stock sinks

Spotify profit margins squeezed by slow ad growth; stock sinks

Spotify Technology SA on Tuesday said third-quarter profit margins were squeezed by slow advertising growth, fanning concerns about the weak global economy’s effect on digital advertising. Spotify shares slid 4% in after-hours trading, stung by sector-wide weakness after Google parent Alphabet Inc missed market estimates for quarterly revenue as advertisers …

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ANZ faces $16 mln fine for withholding account benefits for 20 years

ANZ faces $16 mln fine for withholding account benefits for 20 years

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group was fined A$25 million ($16 million) for failing to provide agreed benefits to customers with offset transaction accounts under its ‘Breakfree’ package, Australia’s market regulator said on Wednesday. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said the federal court realised the country’s fourth-largest lender …

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Banks make big hikes to short-term deposit interest rates

Banks make big hikes to short-term deposit interest rates

Several banks sharply increased one- and three-month deposit interest rates to around 6% on Tuesday. A VnExpress survey found that nine out of the country’s 35 commercial banks promptly raised the rates after the central bank increased the cap on interest rates for deposits of up to six months by …

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