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Cork University Hospital has been under scrutiny in recent months after its chief executive wrote to the HSE raising concerns about patient safety risks

Lionsgate turned in another strong quarter — helped again by the studio’s blockbuster biopic on the King of Pop. For the three months ended Sept. 30, Lionsgate’s Q2 of fiscal 2026, the company reported revenue of $668.8 million, up 41% year over year. Operating income came in at $29.1 million, versus an operating loss of […]

Lionsgate Studios posted fiscal second quarter revenue of $667 million, up 41%, beating Wall Street forecasts. The standalone public company, which separated from Starz in 2025 and has been the focus of heated takeover speculation, narrowed its net loss for the three months ended in September to $15.5 million from $113.5 million the year earlier. […]

After a record-breaking summer season, Imax swung to its best-ever revenue and profits for the third quarter of 2026. Fueled by Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” the company’s highest grossing release of all time, Imax logged $175 million in revenue during Q3, up 64% from the $106.7 million reported in the same three-month period in 2025. […]

Blockbuster “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” delivered a major boost to Sony’s September quarterly earnings on the top and bottom lines. Sony Pictures Entertainment, for the three months ended Sept. 30, reported sales up 37% to $3.23 billion and operating income of $581 million — a year-over-year increase of 527% and an all-time record for operating […]

The blockbuster success of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” and “The Odyssey” fueled a record-breaking quarter for AMC Theatres. Total revenue for the three-month period ended Sept. 30 hit $1.71 billion, up 31.6% from $1.30 billion a year earlier. That marked the biggest sales haul ever posted by the world’s largest cinema chain, eclipsing the previous […]

Countless sickos of a certain vintage just breathed sighs of relief.

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- K-pop giant Hybe reported record third-quarter revenue...

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- K-pop giant Hybe reported record third-quarter revenue...

BTS’ world tour sent K-pop powerhouse Hybe to the highest quarterly revenue and operating profit in its history in the third quarter of 2026. Revenue for the quarter reached KRW1.5257 trillion ($1.13 billion) and operating profit came in at KRW188.5 billion ($140.2 million). Both numbers beat the records the company set in the second quarter. […]

<p>ISLAMABAD: In what is set to stir a new controversy, a bill proposing quarterly determination of natural gas prices landed in the upper House of Parliament on Friday.</p> <p>The <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://senate.gov.pk/uploads/documents/1793353102_170.pdf">Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) (Amen

BP posted a record quarterly net profit ​on Friday, beating expectations as the Iran war boosted energy prices and refining margins. The results follow high earnings from Shell and TotalEnergies, which also beat quarterly profit expectations on Thursday and chose to raise share buybacks with their cash. BP reported third-quarter underlying replacement cost p

The Spanish-language media giant also posts record streaming revenue and a non-cash impairment loss of $372 million "related to the write-down of television broadcast licenses."

Merck's immunotherapy Keytruda, including a newer injectable form of the drug, showed stronger-than-expected sales.

The oil major hiked its share buyback program as geopolitical volatility and a refined products crunch drove energy and fuel prices sharply higher.

Shares of South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix soared 11% on Wednesday as third-quarter profit sharply beats estimates.

UPS beat Wall Street expectations for its third-quarter results and raised its full-year guidance for the second quarter in a row.

For only the second time ever, house prices have fallen across all Australian capital cities, falling by 4.7 per cent last quarter, the steepest drop on record.