Name: Saudi Aramco profits soar in Q1, Berkshire Hathaway adds to OXY stake, CEO pay hits record high
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Description: Notable business headlines include Saudi Aramco profits soaring by 80% in the first quarter, Berkshire Hathaway increasing its spending on stocks amid volatility, and CEO pay packages topping new records in 2021.

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Earnings season — among many other factors — has the stock market (<a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/%5EDJI?p=%5EDJI&.tsrc=fin-srch">^DJI</a>, <a data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/%5EIXIC?p=%5EIXIC&.tsrc=fin-srch">^IXIC</a>, <a data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/%5EGSPC?p=%5EGSPC&.tsrc=fin-srch">^GSPC</a>) stressed, resulting in heightened volatility. Tidal Financial Group Portfolio Manager Michael Gayed joins Wealth! to share his perspective on why investors should adopt a defensive stance through very specific sectors.
Gayed, the publisher of The Lead-Lag Report, explains that playing the market defensively involves asking, "How do you lower exposure to the factor that is likely to be most volatile?" He identifies four key areas that not only serve as leading indicators of market volatility but also tend to benefit during such periods: utilities (<a data-i13n="cpos:4;pos:1" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/XLU/">XLU</a>), gold (<a data-i13n="cpos:5;pos:1" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/GC=F?.tsrc=fin-srch">GC=F</a>), long-duration treasuries (<a data-i13n="cpos:6;pos:1" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/%5ETYX?.tsrc=fin-srch">^TYX</a>, <a data-i13n="cpos:7;pos:1" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/%5ETNX?.tsrc=fin-srch">^TNX</a>, <a data-i13n="cpos:8;pos:1" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/%5EFVX?.tsrc=fin-srch">^FVX</a>), and the US dollar.
Gayed also addresses the market's <a data-i13n="cpos:9;pos:1" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/video/top-3-geopolitical-risks-hindering-222448035.html">concerns about geopolitical risks</a> and long-term blowbacks to stocks.
For more expert insight and the latest market action, click <a data-i13n="cpos:10;pos:1" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/video/tesla-shares-surge-boeing-reports-113020720.html">here</a> to watch this full episode of Wealth!
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Earnings season — among many other factors — has the stock market (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) stressed, resulting in heightened volatility. Tidal Financial Group Portfolio Manager Michael Gayed joins Wealth! to share his perspective on why investors should adopt a defensive stance through very specific sectors. Gayed, the publisher of The Lead-Lag Report, explains that playing the market defensively involves asking, "How do you lower exposure to the factor that is likely to be most volatile?" He identifies four key areas that not only serve as leading indicators of market volatility but also tend to benefit during such periods: utilities (XLU), gold (GC=F), long-duration treasuries (^TYX, ^TNX, ^FVX), and the US dollar. Gayed also addresses the market's concerns about geopolitical risks and long-term blowbacks to stocks. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Wealth! This post was written by Angel Smith

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With markets experiencing volatility s<a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/gold-mining-stocks-retreat-signs-174326404.html">temming from geopolitical tensions</a> and <a data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/video/citi-sees-chance-fed-rate-211933894.html">broad shifts in interest rate predictions,</a> Bank of America Head of the Research Investment Committee Jared Woodard joins Wealth! to discuss the best ETF investment strategy for this environment.
Woodard highlights that ETFs are a valuable asset for investors who don't want to take a strong view "on a particular slice of the market" amid persistent market volatility. He notes that investors often opt for ETFs focused on specific sectors instead of individual equities to mitigate volatility. However, he emphasizes that in broader macroeconomic conditions, ETFs are utilized as a hedge against long-term volatility that may arise from factors such as inflation.
In the current higher for longer rate environment, Woodard advises investors to consider lending certain segments of the market, which "can provide an income stream with less exposure" to higher interest rates. Additionally, he recommends commodities such as gold futures (<a data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/GC=F?.tsrc=fin-srch">GC=F</a>), stating that "it's an incredibly important part of a portfolio."
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With markets experiencing volatility stemming from geopolitical tensions and broad shifts in interest rate predictions, Bank of America Head of the Research Investment Committee Jared Woodard joins Wealth! to discuss the best ETF investment strategy for this environment. Woodard highlights that ETFs are a valuable asset for investors who don't want to take a strong view "on a particular slice of the market" amid persistent market volatility. He notes that investors often opt for ETFs focused on specific sectors instead of individual equities to mitigate volatility. However, he emphasizes that in broader macroeconomic conditions, ETFs are utilized as a hedge against long-term volatility that may arise from factors such as inflation. In the current higher for longer rate environment, Woodard advises investors to consider lending certain segments of the market, which "can provide an income stream with less exposure" to higher interest rates. Additionally, he recommends commodities such as gold futures (GC=F), stating that "it's an incredibly important part of a portfolio." For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Wealth! This post was written by Angel Smith

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According to the US Census Bureau, new home sales surged to 8.8% month-over-month in March as a persistent shortage of pre-owned homes remains. With current mortgage rates increasing and supply and demand for housing still high, current homeowners seemed to be locked in, causing prospective new homeowners to look elsewhere.
Yahoo Finance Reporter <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="https://www.yahoo.com/author/dani-romero/">Dani Romero</a> joins Wealth! for the latest edition of <a data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/videos/real-estate-report/">Real Estate: The New Reality </a> to break down the new home market, the numbers behind sales, and the incentives for luxury homes.
For more expert insight and the latest market action, click <a data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/video/tesla-shares-surge-boeing-reports-113020720.html">here</a> to watch this full episode of Wealth!
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According to the US Census Bureau, new home sales surged to 8.8% month-over-month in March as a persistent shortage of pre-owned homes remains. With current mortgage rates increasing and supply and demand for housing still high, current homeowners seemed to be locked in, causing prospective new homeowners to look elsewhere. Yahoo Finance Reporter Dani Romero joins Wealth! for the latest edition of Real Estate: The New Reality  to break down the new home market, the numbers behind sales, and the incentives for luxury homes. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Wealth! This post was written by Nicholas Jacobino

Why the new home market has an edge on existing home sales

Boeing (<a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/BA?.tsrc=fin-srch">BA</a>) has faced a<a data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/video/boeing-brutal-2024-start-leads-143531317.html"> litany of issues </a>including a mid-air incident on an Alaska Airlines flight in January, production challenges, and <a data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/video/boeing-brutal-2024-start-leads-143531317.html">backed-up delivery orders</a>. With a backlog of jets yet to be produced for airlines, these problems will easily trickle down to impact consumers directly, as they gear up for <a data-i13n="cpos:4;pos:1" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/will-airline-ticket-prices-go-back-up-this-summer-what-experts-say-160020984.html">the summer's peak travel season.</a>
Yahoo Finance's <a data-i13n="cpos:5;pos:1" href="https://www.yahoo.com/author/seana-smith/">Seana Smith</a> breaks down Boeing's troubles and what consumers need to know before they book their next big trip.
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Boeing (BA) has faced a litany of issues including a mid-air incident on an Alaska Airlines flight in January, production challenges, and backed-up delivery orders. With a backlog of jets yet to be produced for airlines, these problems will easily trickle down to impact consumers directly, as they gear up for the summer's peak travel season. Yahoo Finance's Seana Smith breaks down Boeing's troubles and what consumers need to know before they book their next big trip. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Wealth! This post was written by Nicholas Jacobino

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The US Department of Transportation has issued new rules for airlines and how they interact with consumers. Among these new rules is an automatic cash refund for certain flights that have been canceled or "significantly changed." Yahoo Finance Anchor <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="https://www.yahoo.com/author/bradley-smith/">Brad Smith</a> breaks down some of the new rules.
For more expert insight and the latest market action, click <a data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/video/tesla-shares-surge-boeing-reports-113020720.html">here</a> to watch this full episode of Wealth!
This post was written by <a data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1" href="https://www.yahoo.com/author/nicholas-jacobino/">Nicholas Jacobino</a>

The US Department of Transportation has issued new rules for airlines and how they interact with consumers. Among these new rules is an automatic cash refund for certain flights that have been canceled or "significantly changed."Yahoo Finance Anchor Brad Smith breaks down some of the new rules. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Wealth! This post was written by Nicholas Jacobino

Biden Admin. issues new rules for airlines aimed at fees, refunds

Tesla (<a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/TSLA?p=TSLA&.tsrc=fin-srch">TSLA</a>) CEO Elon Musk felt especially ambitious in the EV maker's first-quarter earnings call, weighing in on <a data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-earnings-q1-175358835.html">Tesla's timeline for an affordable EV</a> and the outlook for developing its robotaxi service. Many on Wall Street are <a data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/video/tesla-big-mark-around-now-141730106.html">skeptical about Tesla's re-focusing</a> on next-gen products while <a data-i13n="cpos:4;pos:1" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/video/chinas-ev-price-wars-continue-152935127.html">engaging in a price war in China </a>through price cuts on its vehicles.
Tesla missed its first-quarter earnings estimates, posting $21.3 billion in revenue and adjusted gains of $0.45 per share.
<a data-i13n="cpos:5;pos:1" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/video/volkswagen-uaw-vote-watershed-moment-202508272.html">Autoblog Editor-in-Chief Greg Migliore</a> joins Yahoo Finance to lay out the criticisms Tesla is facing after its most recent earnings, calling investments into robotaxis "the graveyard of where automakers go to, maybe not die, but waste a lot of money." Migliore also points out how efficiently and effectively traditional automakers would be at rolling out an affordable electric vehicle in the time that it takes for Tesla to develop and release its own.
For more expert insight and the latest market action, click <a data-i13n="cpos:6;pos:1" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/video/tesla-shares-surge-boeing-reports-113020720.html">here</a> to watch this full episode.
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Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk felt especially ambitious in the EV maker's first-quarter earnings call, weighing in on Tesla's timeline for an affordable EV and the outlook for developing its robotaxi service. Many on Wall Street are skeptical about Tesla's re-focusing on next-gen products while engaging in a price war in China through price cuts on its vehicles. Tesla missed its first-quarter earnings estimates, posting $21.3 billion in revenue and adjusted gains of $0.45 per share. Autoblog Editor-in-Chief Greg Migliore joins Yahoo Finance to lay out the criticisms Tesla is facing after its most recent earnings, calling investments into robotaxis "the graveyard of where automakers go to, maybe not die, but waste a lot of money." Migliore also points out how efficiently and effectively traditional automakers would be at rolling out an affordable electric vehicle in the time that it takes for Tesla to develop and release its own. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click&nbsp;here&nbsp;to watch this full episode. This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.

Tesla's cheap EV plans will likely be stuck in 'Tesla time'

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has unveiled a new rule that prohibits noncompete clauses, marking a historic shift in the legal landscape. Yahoo Finance's legal reporter <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="https://www.yahoo.com/author/alexis-keenan">Alexis Keenan</a> joins Wealth! to shed light on the details of this regulation, breaking down the three exceptions to the rule.
For more expert insight and the latest market action, click <a data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/video/tesla-shares-surge-boeing-reports-113020720.html">here</a> to watch this full episode of Wealth!
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has unveiled a new rule that prohibits noncompete clauses, marking a historic shift in the legal landscape. Yahoo Finance's legal reporter Alexis Keenan joins Wealth! to shed light on the details of this regulation, breaking down the three exceptions to the rule. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Wealth! This post was written by Angel Smith

New FTC rule bans noncompete clauses: 3 key exceptions

Yahoo Sports senior MLB analyst Jordan Shusterman breaks down the recent success Mike Trout has delivered so far in the 2024 MLB season for the Los Angeles Angels. Hear the full conversation on the “Baseball Bar-B-Cast” podcast - and subscribe on <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baseball-bar-b-cast/id1646489931">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/547IoA6qTC2kK8J7NpqVak">Spotify</a> or wherever you listen.

Yahoo Sports senior MLB analyst Jordan Shusterman breaks down the recent success Mike Trout has delivered so far in the 2024 MLB season for the Los Angeles Angels. Hear the full conversation on the “Baseball Bar-B-Cast” podcast - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen.

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President Biden has officially signed the bill giving TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/a-new-law-could-ban-tiktok-in-2025-heres-what-happens-next-111917426.html">nine months to divest from the company </a>or else the app will be banned from the US. While the fallout has yet to be seen, there is a potential for this legislation to <a data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/video/tiktok-ban-content-creators-mobilize-165227209.html">affect businesses as many companies and entrepreneurs</a> have used the popular social video app to market their products and services.
Front Row CEO Yuriy Boykiv joins Wealth! to break down the impacts a TikTok ban will have on businesses, both large and small, and their ability to market themselves and grow through user exposure.
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President Biden has officially signed the bill giving TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, nine months to divest from the company or else the app will be banned from the US. While the fallout has yet to be seen, there is a potential for this legislation to affect businesses as many companies and entrepreneurs have used the popular social video app to market their products and services. Front Row CEO Yuriy Boykiv joins Wealth! to break down the impacts a TikTok ban will have on businesses, both large and small, and their ability to market themselves and grow through user exposure. "There are a lot of alternatives. At the moment, TikTok is a dominant player for attention, predominantly for Generation Z and Alpha. If you think about the monthly user base, it's about on average a million users per month. 100,000 of those are influencers so 1 out of 10 users are influencers and those influencers are driving a lot of demand for the products that are eventually sold somewhere..." Boykiv explains. "The idea that TikTok will be banned fully has not really registered yet, in my opinion, in marketers' mind. But even if it happens, because Instagram and Facebook, which is Meta (META) essentially, adapted to the vertical format of video, the idea is a lot of those same users and influencers will move to Facebook and Instagram." For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Wealth! This post was written by Nicholas Jacobino

Biden signs TikTok ban bill: Why this matters for businesses

Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and Pat Forde react to the news that the Heisman Trust has reinstated Reggie Bush as the winner of the 2005 Heisman. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Enquirer” podcast - and subscribe on <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/college-football-enquirer/id1423417914">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0x30kB7Vc7T7WAK7ExXzRi">Spotify</a> or wherever you listen.

Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and Pat Forde react to the news that the Heisman Trust has reinstated Reggie Bush as the winner of the 2005 Heisman. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Enquirer” podcast - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen.

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Notable business headlines include Saudi Aramco profits soaring by 80% in the first quarter, Berkshire Hathaway increasing its spending on stocks amid volatility, and CEO pay packages topping new records in 2021.

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政府全面撤辣後，多個發展商都積極推售新盤，始終大家都難以估計市場還剩餘多少購買力，也不知道旺市能持續多久，所以發展商取態都是求量不求價，包括港鐵在內。繼黃竹坑站上蓋Blue Coast、康城站上蓋Seasons Place後，港鐵與鷹君合作發展的何文田站上蓋「朗賢峯」都緊隨推售。這個項目共分兩期，提供990個單位，實用面積介乎340至2,572呎之間，預計關鍵期為2025年3月31日，相當於樓花期約一年，今集我們決定帶大家到地盤考察。
「朗賢峯」為何文田站上蓋項目，早於2016年12月推出招標，項目可建樓面742,716呎，預計可建1,000個住宅單位，原本不是由鷹君發展，而是由當時高銀金融主席潘蘇通、高銀金融以及華融金融聯手投得發展權，當時他們分別各佔項目33.4%、50.1%及16.5%，未計及當時一筆過支付的入場費，單計補地價金額62.8億元，也就是各佔地價20.98億元、31.46億元及10.36億元。
高銀金融及華融金融把項目權益全數轉售予潘蘇通，分別作價60億元及7.033億元，令項目總地價上升至88億元，相當於每呎11,849元，但因潘蘇通陷入財困，其後把項目轉售予其他發展商。起初長實聲稱擁項目優先認購權，並差點與潘蘇通對簿公堂，最後項目輾轉落入鷹君手上，並市傳鷹君向港鐵支付逾10億元的入場費成本，所以毗鄰「瑜一」就算較「朗賢峯」遲取得發展權，但「瑜一」仍較「朗賢峯」早一點推售。
至於開則定位，「朗賢峯」跟「瑜一」也有點相似。一房由377至388呎之間，共提供198個單位；兩房佔全盤最多，共有372伙，面積介乎482至685呎，還有提供三房及四房戶型，分別有281伙及60伙，以及提供79個特色單位。當然，樓盤定位理應不難去貨，而發展商賺多賺少，我們也很難得知，因為項目實際成本要多少，外界不能確定。
我們只知道以這個價格開售，卻直接影響毗鄰，華懋有份發展的「瑜一」。因為這個項目在去年推售時，售價卻一直向上推高。由最先推出的1B期，首批均價每呎24,838元，一路上升至1C期的25,953元，並去到最後1A期的26,718元，前後加價近8%。問題是，除了1B期接近沽清外，餘下兩期都有貨尾，撇除四宗取消交易個案，暫時累計售出453個單位，佔全盤844伙的54%。當還有一半貨尾等待推售時，「朗賢峯」取態對「瑜一」的上會氣氛有重大影響。
近期港鐵推售的樓盤，不單扭轉市場常說「首批一定有水位」的說法，開價取態更不理會早前入市的業主有否怨氣，總之一期比一期劈得深。長實「Blue Coast」開出深水炸彈價，首批每呎均價21,968元，較早前推售的「海盈山」劈價20%；會德豐康城站「Seasons Place」首批每呎均價14,188元，也比毗鄰的「凱柏峰」大減價21%出貨。這全跟鐵路公司業績不理想，物業發展利潤大跌逾90%至只有7.32億元有關，今年必須全速跑數。

政府全面撤辣後，多個發展商都積極推售新盤，始終大家都難以估計市場還剩餘多少購買力，也不知道旺市能持續多久，所以發展商取態都是求量不求價，包括港鐵在內。繼黃竹坑站上蓋Blue Coast、康城站上蓋Seasons Place後，港鐵與鷹君合作發展的何文田站上蓋「朗賢峯」都緊隨推售。這個項目共分兩期，提供990個單位，實用面積介乎340至2,572呎之間，預計關鍵期為2025年3月31日，相當於樓花期約一年，今集我們決定帶大家到地盤考察。 「朗賢峯」為何文田站上蓋項目，早於2016年12月推出招標，項目可建樓面742,716呎，預計可建1,000個住宅單位，原本不是由鷹君發展，而是由當時高銀金融主席潘蘇通、高銀金融以及華融金融聯手投得發展權，當時他們分別各佔項目33.4%、50.1%及16.5%，未計及當時一筆過支付的入場費，單計補地價金額62.8億元，也就是各佔地價20.98億元、31.46億元及10.36億元。 高銀金融及華融金融把項目權益全數轉售予潘蘇通，分別作價60億元及7.033億元，令項目總地價上升至88億元，相當於每呎11,849元，但因潘蘇通陷入財困，其後把項目轉售予其他發展商。起初長實聲稱擁項目優先認購權，並差點與潘蘇通對簿公堂，最後項目輾轉落入鷹君手上，並市傳鷹君向港鐵支付逾10億元的入場費成本，所以毗鄰「瑜一」就算較「朗賢峯」遲取得發展權，但「瑜一」仍較「朗賢峯」早一點推售。 至於開則定位，「朗賢峯」跟「瑜一」也有點相似。一房由377至388呎之間，共提供198個單位；兩房佔全盤最多，共有372伙，面積介乎482至685呎，還有提供三房及四房戶型，分別有281伙及60伙，以及提供79個特色單位。當然，樓盤定位理應不難去貨，而發展商賺多賺少，我們也很難得知，因為項目實際成本要多少，外界不能確定。 我們只知道以這個價格開售，卻直接影響毗鄰，華懋有份發展的「瑜一」。因為這個項目在去年推售時，售價卻一直向上推高。由最先推出的1B期，首批均價每呎24,838元，一路上升至1C期的25,953元，並去到最後1A期的26,718元，前後加價近8%。問題是，除了1B期接近沽清外，餘下兩期都有貨尾，撇除四宗取消交易個案，暫時累計售出453個單位，佔全盤844伙的54%。當還有一半貨尾等待推售時，「朗賢峯」取態對「瑜一」的上會氣氛有重大影響。 近期港鐵推售的樓盤，不單扭轉市場常說「首批一定有水位」的說法，開價取態更不理會早前入市的業主有否怨氣，總之一期比一期劈得深。長實「Blue Coast」開出深水炸彈價，首批每呎均價21,968元，較早前推售的「海盈山」劈價20%；會德豐康城站「Seasons Place」首批每呎均價14,188元，也比毗鄰的「凱柏峰」大減價21%出貨。這全跟鐵路公司業績不理想，物業發展利潤大跌逾90%至只有7.32億元有關，今年必須全速跑數。

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