HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings ( HSBC ) reported a 10% rise in third-quarter profit on Tuesday, beating analyst estimates, as it benefited from slower-than-expected rate cuts while it is embarking on one of the largest overhauls in its history. Europe's largest bank posted pretax profit of $8.5 billion for the July-to-September period versus $7.7 billion a year earlier....

HONG KONG/LONDON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings ( HSBC ) reported a 10% rise in third-quarter profit on Tuesday, beating analyst estimates, as it benefited from slower-than-expected rate cuts while it is embarking on one of the largest overhauls in its history. Europe's largest bank posted pretax profit of $8.5 billion for the July-to-September period versus $7.7 billion a...

HONG KONG/LONDON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings ( HSBC ) posted a 10% rise in third-quarter profit on Tuesday, beating analyst estimates, as its wealth and wholesale banking benefited from slower-than-expected rate cuts while it embarks on one of the largest overhauls in its history. Europe's largest bank posted pretax profit of $8.5 billion for the July-to-September period versus...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday after falling in the previous session as a U.S. plan to buy oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) provided some support though wider concerns about weaker future demand growth exerted pressure. Brent crude futures climbed 3 cents to $71.45 a barrel by 0415 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude...