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US: Wall St opens mixed after Thursday’s fall; UnitedHealth drops
WALL Street’s main indexes opened mixed on Friday (Feb 21), a day after Walmart’s dour forecast hit sentiment, while UnitedHealth slid…
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England v Scotland: Maro Itoje says hosts cannot single out Finn Russell in Calcutta Cup
Russell may share his first name with his opposite number, albeit with a slightly different spelling, but the similarities end when it…
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Hong Leong Finance posts 10% rise in H2 profit to S$51.5 million, as net interest margin expands
HONG Leong Finance posted a 10 per cent rise in net profit to S$51.5 million for the six months ended December 2024. This was driven by an…
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US homebuilders near S&P 500 bottom on high rates and tariff fears
INVESTORS are ditching US homebuilder stocks at a record pace as elevated borrowing costs bruise the industry’s prospects and signal that…
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Disclosure-based regulatory system and investor protection ‘not mutually exclusive’: Chee Hong Tat
THE move towards a more disclosure-based regulatory system for Singapore’s equity market does not mean that protection for investors will…
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Singapore unveils S$5 billion boost for fund managers, other moves to revive equities market
SINGAPORE’S capital markets look set to receive a liquidity boost,following the announcement of a S$5 billion investment initiative by a…
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Riverstone posts 3.7% Q4 profit rise, proposes special dividend amid semicon recovery
GLOVEMAKER Riverstone posted a 3.7 per cent rise in net profit to RM70 million (S$21.2 million) for the three months ended December 2024,…
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UOB prices A$2 billion floating rate senior unsecured notes
UOB announced on Friday (Feb 21) that its Sydney branch has priced its A$2 billion (S$1.7 billion) floating rate senior unsecured notes.…
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Sats posts 123.5% rise in Q3 net profit on higher business volume, rate increases
CATERING and ground handling company Sats posted a 123.5 per cent increase in net profit to S$70.4 million for the quarter ended Dec 31,…
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CapitaLand India Trust to buy Bangalore office project for 14.7 billion rupees
CAPITALAND India Trust (Clint) will purchase a 1.13 million-square-foot (sq ft) office project in Bangalore from luxury residence…
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CapitaLand India Trust to buy Bengaluru office project for 14.7 billion rupees
CAPITALAND India Trust (Clint) will purchase a 1.13 million-square-foot (sq ft) office project in Bengaluru from luxury residence…
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Haw Par posts 5.5% drop in H2 profit; proposes special dividend of S$1 per share
TIGER Balm maker Haw Par Corp’s profit fell 5.5 per cent to S$106.3 million for the six months ended Dec 31, 2024, on the back of higher…
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Vicom posts 11% higher H2 net profit on robust demand for vehicle testing
VEHICLE Inspection company Vicom posted 11 per cent higher net profit of S$15.2 million for the half-year ended Dec 31, 2024, from S$13.7…
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Singapore stocks end up on Friday as regional indices gain ground; STI expands 0.1%
SINGAPORE equities finished higher on Friday (Feb 21) amid regional gains and a flurry of earnings reports. The benchmark Straits Times…
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Venture posts 6.6% fall in H2 net profit to S$121.4 million on weakness in lifestyle consumer segment
VENTURE Corporation posted a 6.6 per cent year-on-year decline in net profit to S$121.4 million for the half year ended Dec 31, 2024, from…
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China’s SAIC, Huawei to partner in developing new smart EVs
CHINESE automaker SAIC Motor said on Friday (Feb 21) it would partner with tech company Huawei to develop new “globally competitive” smart…
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Trust Bank hits one million customers, launches investment products
SINGAPORE digital bank Trust Bank has hit the one-million-customer milestone, making up about 20 per cent of the adult population in the…
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Alibaba rockets more than 14% to boost Hong Kong market
SHARES in e-commerce titan Alibaba soared more than 14 per cent on Friday (Feb 21), extending a blistering rally in Hong Kong’s Hang Seng…
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EDB managing director Jacqueline Poh named JTC’s new CEO
THE Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) on Friday (Feb 21) announced that JTC Corporation will appoint a new chief executive officer.…
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Australian shares post worst week in 2½ years as bank stocks bleed
Australian shares closed lower on Friday (Feb 21), rounding off their worst week in nearly two-and-a-half years, as banking stocks went on…
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‘Neighbours’ Canceled Again, Ending Amazon’s Two-Year Revival
The long-running Australian soap opera “Neighbours” is set to end its run once again, with the final episode scheduled to air in December…
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Dubois vs Parker: British world champion out of fight with illness
Heavyweight Daniel Dubois' world-title defence against Joseph Parker on Saturday is off after the champion fell ill two days before the…
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StanChart CEO Winters’ 2024 pay jumps 46% on-year
The surge in total remuneration comes mainly from a nearly 78% increase in the long-term incentive award STANDARD Chartered chief…
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Abrdn in talks to launch China asset management venture with Citic unit: sources
ABRDN is in advanced talks with Citic Bank to launch an asset management joint venture in China, two sources with knowledge of the matter…