Huawei's quarterly profit surged to about 13.9 billion yuan, marking a more than 65% increase from the previous year, as the company continues to gain ground in the consumer business against Apple and in the cloud division against Alibaba.
Despite facing U.S. sanctions since 2019, Huawei Technologies experienced its fastest growth in four years in 2023, with a 9.63% revenue increase to 704.2 billion yuan ($97.48 billion). The consumer business, including its handset segment, contributed significantly to this growth, with a 17.3% increase. The company's net profit also rose by 144.5% to 87 billion yuan, with the smart car software and components business seeing a notable 128.1% growth. This rebound reflects Huawei's recovery from U.S. restrictions and its successful expansion into new business areas like smart car technology.
Barclays reported a net profit of £1.27 billion ($1.56 billion) for Q3, slightly beating expectations, as strong results in its consumer and credit card businesses offset weakening investment bank revenues. The bank's CET1 ratio stood at 14%, and return on tangible equity was 11%. Group total operating expenses were down 4% YoY. Barclays' corporate and investment bank saw a decrease in income, while its consumer, cards, and payments business saw a revenue increase. The bank did not announce any new returns of capital to shareholders.
Goldman Sachs is considering ending its partnership with Apple as part of its plan to retreat from its consumer-lending business. The company is in talks with American Express to potentially take over Apple's credit card and other initiatives.