Revenue rose 7.2% from a year earlier, the slowest in five quarters, shows an analysis of the numbers from 175 companies that have reported results for the fiscal second quarter. Net profit growth at 2.5% was a six-quarter low, even as the operating margin of the sample group fell 1.5 percentage point to 20.9%.
Global Market Today: Asian stocks climb to record on tech, oil drops
Asian stocks hit a record high, fueled by a surge in technology shares and easing geopolitical tensions. South Korea’s SK Hynix reached a $1 trillion