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HSBC reports third-quarter results and plans up to $1 billion share buyback

Coverage spectrum

Covered by 3 outlets, mostly center (67%).

3 articles in total. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias

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HSBC reported third-quarter results on Tuesday and said it would buy back shares worth up to $1 billion. The Financial Times and CNBC report that pretax profit rose 32% from a year earlier and that operating expenses fell 12%, while CNBC reports that revenue rose to $18.6 billion from $17.8 billion. Bloomberg reports that profit growth fell short of analysts’ estimates; CNBC reports the profit largely met them. The buyback is described as $1 billion by Bloomberg and as up to $1 billion by the Financial Times.

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Left
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What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

HSBC said it would buy back shares worth up to $1 billion.
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Bloomberg
Center
Financial Times
HSBC said third-quarter pretax profit rose 32% from a year earlier.
One side only: the centerReported byCenter2See the outletsHide the outlets
Center
Financial Times, CNBC
HSBC said third-quarter revenue rose to $18.6 billion from $17.8 billion.
One outletCNBC· Center
HSBC said operating expenses fell 12% in the quarter.
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Center
Financial Times, CNBC
HSBC said net interest income rose 6% to $9.3 billion in the quarter.
One outletCNBC· Center

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

Whether HSBC’s third-quarter results met analyst expectations.
Bloomberg reports that profit growth fell short of estimates; CNBC reports pretax profit largely met analysts’ estimates; the Financial Times headline stresses a 32% profit surge.
The size of the share buyback.
Bloomberg describes it as $1 billion; the Financial Times describes it as up to $1 billion.

How each side tells it

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All sides report HSBC plans a buyback of up to $1 billion alongside third-quarter results. Bloomberg, the left-side report, frames the quarter as a miss against estimates, while the center outlets stress a 32% profit rise, with CNBC saying results largely met estimates.

the left
1 outlet
Leads with the $1 billion buyback and frames the quarter as a miss, saying profit growth fell short of estimates.
HSBC Announces $1 Billion Buyback After Profit Growth Misses
BloombergLeftAll left-leaning headlines
the center
2 outlets
Headlines split: the Financial Times leads with a 32% profit surge attributed to higher rates, while CNBC says pretax profit was in line with estimates, helped by net interest income.
HSBC quarterly profits surge 32% on higher rates
Financial TimesCenterAll center headlines
the right
No coverage yet
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Side by side

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From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

$1 billion buyback
profit growth fell short of estimates

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BloombergLeft
HSBC Announces $1 Billion Buyback After Profit Growth Misses
HSBC Holdings Plc said it would buy back shares worth $1 billion as it reported third-quarter earnings that fell short of estimates.
3 hr agoRead at Bloomberg (opens in a new tab)

From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

32% profit rise
higher interest rates
in line with estimates

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CNBCCenter
HSBC reports third-quarter pretax profit in line with estimates on net interest income boost
HSBC announced its third-quarter earnings on Tuesday.
2 hr agoRead at CNBC (opens in a new tab)
Financial TimesCenter
HSBC quarterly profits surge 32% on higher rates
Operating expenses drop as Europe’s biggest bank plans share buyback of up to $1bn
2 hr agoRead at Financial Times (opens in a new tab)

From the right

0 outlets

No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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HSBC reports third-quarter results and plans up to $1 billion share buyback

Coverage spectrum

Key points

Where accounts differ

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the left

the center

the right

Language to notice

Side by side

From the left

HSBC Announces $1 Billion Buyback After Profit Growth Misses

From the center

HSBC reports third-quarter pretax profit in line with estimates on net interest income boost

HSBC quarterly profits surge 32% on higher rates

From the right

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