HIGHER DEMAND: The nation's largest air carrier posted a stellar net income of NT$775 million in the third quarter, compared with a net income of NT$117 million last year
China Airlines Ltd (中華航空), the nation's largest carrier, posted an almost sevenfold increase in third quarter profits because of higher demand for passenger flights and gains from currency and fuel hedging.

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By Kevin Chen
Macronix International Co (旺宏電子), which produces so-called ROM products and NOR flash memory chips for clients, yesterday said profits grew 89.91 percent year-on-year to NT$2.07 billion (US$64 million) in the third quarter on higher shipments.

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PESSIMISM: Most of the quarter's earnings came from asset sales. The chipmaker said it would sharply reduce its capital expenditures next year
By Lisa Wang
United Microelectronics Corp (UMC, 聯電), the world's No. 2 contract chipmaker, announced third-quarter earnings yesterday that hit a three-year high driven by asset gains and stronger-than-expected rebound in demand for its chips.

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By Jessie Ho
The Carlyle Group yesterday became the biggest shareholder of Ta Chong Bank (大眾銀行), securing seven out of 13 seats on the board of directors.

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By Joyce Huang
Chinatrust Financial Holding Co (中信金控), the nation's sixth-biggest financial service provider, yesterday reported a third-quarter profit of NT$4.68 billion (US$144.46 million), a 15 percent drop from the previous quarter but a 77 percent growth from the first quarter of this year.

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By Rich Chang
Taipei prosecutors announced yesterday that they are probing a case of illegal trading involving high level Yuanta Financial Holdings (元大金控) officials.

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COMPETITIVENESS: South Korea beat Taiwan for the first time in the annual listing, jumping from No. 24 last year to No. 11 this year, while Taiwan slipped to No. 14
By Jessie Ho
Taiwan's world competitiveness fell one place to No. 14 this year, according to a report released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) yesterday.

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Shares lower on Fed fears
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