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UBS Group: Recommends 'buy' rating for China Life Insurance with a target price of HK$19.
UBS Group released a research report stating that it has a 'buy' rating on China Life Insurance (02628) with a target price of 19 Hong Kong dollars. China Life Insurance's new business value in the first three quarters, restated, increased by 25% year-on-year, meeting the bank's expectations; net income increased by 1.74 times year-on-year to 15 billion yuan, exceeding Profit optimism's forecast growth range of 1.65 times to 1.85 times, and above the market's full-year forecast of 80 billion yuan. In addition, in the third quarter, China Life's net income increased by 18 times, with strong performance as quarterly net assets rose by 15%. The bank predicts that China Life's sales in the fourth quarter will weaken as customer demand in August and September declines.
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microsoft's financial report for the first quarter of the 2025 fiscal year: revenue was $65.585 billion, a year-on-year increase of 16%, also a year-on-year increase of 16% excluding the impact of exchange rate fluctuations; net income was $24.667 billion, a year-on-year increase of 11%, also a year-on-year increase of 10% excluding the impact of exchange rate fluctuations; diluted earnings per share were $3.30, a year-on-year increase of 10%, also a year-on-year increase of 10% excluding the impact of exchange rate fluctuations (note: microsoft's fiscal year is not synchronized with the calendar year). After the financial report was released, microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and CFO
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