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3. HSBC Holdings plc (NYSE:HSBC) reported Q3 EPS of $0.53 on sales of $37.56 billion versus the bank’s same period last year results of EPS of $0.16 per share on revenue of $38.67 billion. Given the improving conditions, HSBC Holdings plc (NYSE:HSBC) has said it will initiate a buyback program of up to $2 billion. Renaissance Technologies was long over 4.78 million shares of HSBC Holdings plc (NYSE:HSBC) at the end of June.