HSBC third-quarter pretax profit slumps 86 percent on Brazil unit sale charges

HONG KONG (Reuters) – HSBC (HSBA.L) reported a sharper-than-expected 86 percent fall in pretax profit for the third quarter as the British lender booked a $1.7 billion loss on the sale of its Brazilian unit and it was also hit by adverse foreign currency …
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