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NBS data also showed factory activity in October fell short of expectations.

The Spanish bank’s third-quarter results fell short of consensus mainly due to one-off effects in trading and foreign-exchange income, RBC says.

Did Disney’s earnings meet, exceed or fall short of your expectations?

It is difficult to quantify China’s semiconductor production, but even the most aggressive forecasts fall short of the country’s demand, illustrating its challenge in becoming fully self-sufficient, many experts said.

China's patrols around Kinmen are part of Beijing's "grey-zone" operations against Taiwan -- coercive tactics that fall short of acts of war -- Taipei and analysts say.