ZURICH, Oct 29 (Reuters) - UBS said third-quarter net profit surged 74% to $2.5 billion, handily beating expectations as revenues climbed amid financial market volatility caused by global tariff turmoil. Net income attributable to shareholders of Switzerland's biggest bank had been forecast to come in at $1.29 billion, according to an analyst consensus estimate compiled by UBS. The release of...

BERLIN (Reuters) -Mercedes on Wednesday reported a 70% drop in operating profit in the third quarter, as the cost of job cuts added to U.S. tariff woes and weak demand for the German luxury carmaker. Group earnings before interest and taxes came in at 750 million euros ($875 million) in the July-to-September period, down from 2.5 billion euros in the...

OSLO (Reuters) -Equinor ( EQNR ) reported a bigger-than-expected decline of 9.9% in third-quarter profits on Wednesday as oil and gas prices fell from a year ago, and maintained its outlook for production growth. The Norwegian energy group's adjusted earnings before tax for July-September fell to $6.21 billion from $6.89 billion a year earlier, slightly lagging the $6.31 billion predicted...

* Investors doubt Lufthansa's ability to meet new targets * Airline faces labour challenges with possible pilot strikes * Streamlining efforts may aid Lufthansa turnaround By Ilona Wissenbach and Joanna Plucinska FRANKFURT/LONDON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Lufthansa's CEO last year described the German airline group's flagship carrier as a problem child. Now, despite a turnaround plan, that label is proving...