HSBC profit misses predictions as cost decreases fall short of targets

Source: Bloomberg
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HSBC Holdings Plc, the biggest bank in Europe, released a worse-than-expected profit for the year 2013, as the costs' cuts did not reach the goal. The pretax income added 9% to $22.6 billion, while economists forecasted a $24.6 billion profit. ROE indicator fell short of estimates as well. Today, HSBC Holdings Plc shares are trading down 3.5% to 631.5 pence by 13:30 GMT in London.
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