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Popular Q3 profit down 30% on higher costs

Sat, Mar 15, 2014 - 6:00 AM
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POPULAR Holdings posted a 30 per cent drop in its third-quarter profit as expenses from a book festival ate into its margins, the property and retail company said yesterday. Net profit for the three months to Jan 31 fell 30.6 per cent to $8.1 million, or one cent per share. This...

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