* HSBC announces share buyback of up to $3 billion as first-quarter results top expectations CNBC
* HSBC Q1 profit drops 25%; launches $3 billion buyback Reuters
* HSBC Sticks With Share Buybacks After Stock Whacked by Trade War Bloomberg.com
* HSBC raises bad loan provisions and expects ‘muted’ lending from tariffs Financial Times
* HSBC books 25% fall in first quarter profit; beats estimates Yahoo Finance
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