Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.’s second-quarter earnings rose 22 percent from a year earlier, more than analysts expected, as the opening of new resorts boosted non-gaming revenue and casino market share.

Royal Bank of Canada beat analysts’ estimates for the fiscal third quarter as its City National purchase in the U.S. bolstered wealth management and capital markets earnings surged. Canada’s largest lender raised its dividend 2.5 percent to 83 cents a share.

China Telecom Corp. reported first-half profit that exceeded analysts’ estimates after the company signed up more high-speed wireless customers.

Oil and gas companies operating in Norway, western Europe’s biggest producer, cut investment forecasts further for this year and next as they continue to weather a two-year long collapse in crude prices.

Shares of the jewelry company that owns the Kay, Zales and Jared chains tumbled as much as 11 percent after second-quarter results trailed analysts’ estimates, renewing concerns that diamond-swapping allegations could be hurting its reputation.

Woolworths Holdings Ltd. reported full-year profit that beat analyst estimates as the South African retailer benefited from a more “resilient” higher-earning customer base.