ck.
Americanabbreviation
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cask.
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check.
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cook.
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Example Sentences
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CK Hutchison reported a 33% profit decline in 2025 to HK$11.34 billion, citing persistent geopolitical tensions and a volatile trade environment.
Panama’s Supreme Court voided CK Hutchison’s contract for two Panama Canal ports, complicating a planned sale of its port business.
Fitch Ratings upgraded CK Hutchison’s credit rating, viewing geopolitical risk as manageable and the Panama port issue as minimal.
Hong Kong-listed conglomerate CK Hutchison 1 -1.64%decrease; red down pointing triangle reported a decline in profit for 2025, citing persistent and intensifying geopolitical tensions.
Specifically, CK Hutchison pointed to geopolitical pressures that triggered a legal conflict with Panama over its container terminal operations there—a matter it said has complicated ongoing talks about possible arrangements for the disposal of interests in global port operations elsewhere.
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