BusinessPrivate: HSBC bank says 2012 net profit drops 16.5%AFPMarch 4, 2013March 5, 2013 by AFPMarch 4, 2013March 5, 2013 London: Asia-focused banking giant HSBC said on Monday that net profits sank by 16.5 percent to $14.03 billion (10.78 billion euros) in 2012, a year...