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Wall Street predicts rebound in Indian markets after tough year
AFTER one of India’s worst years of market underperformance in decades, some of Wall Street’s biggest names are calling for a rebound.…
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Why you should cheer PE pessimism
Valuations do not predict stocks’ direction as decades of history prove present fears false ARE stocks “too expensive” these days? The…
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Raising governance standards of smaller firms for retail investors
This is also critical for small companies, for their long-term sustainability and for the health of Singapore’s broader capital market…
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Singtel tops buybacks; Soon Hock and EnGro chairs boost stakes; Sanli eyes growth with placement
Over the five trading sessions from Nov 21 to 27, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, with net institutional outflow of…
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Bank Indonesia seeks rate cuts while balancing stability, growth
Tariff worries have made the rupiah South-east Asia’s worst-performing currency this year Bank Indonesia (BI) will strike a balance…
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Amazon, Flipkart take aim at India’s banks with new consumer loan offerings
Interest rates on loans for consumer durables from traditional lenders typically range between 12% and 22% Amazon is preparing to offer…
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Human Made seeks growth beyond China as tensions with Japan rise
Its expansion coincides with a global surge in interest in Japanese pop culture, fuelled by anime and video games, while a weaker yen…
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China’s robotics stocks face investor scrutiny over bubble fears
Beijing has been on a so-called anti-involution drive this year, aiming to curb destructive competition across industries Investor hype…
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Silver hits fresh record after topping peak from October squeeze
Silver jumped to a record, surpassing a peak set during a historic squeeze in the London market in October. Spot prices surged as much as…
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Worldwide markets roiled by data-centre snafu in Chicago suburb
The centre has continued to serve as a key node for traders across the globe, and the impact was felt broadly One of the first signs of…
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Chinese carmakers shift to ‘asset-light’ models in overseas expansion
CHINESE carmaker Geely is betting that an “asset-light” investment model will accelerate its overseas expansion, as competition among…
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Air travel faces disruptions over A320 software switch
Airbus has sold 12,257 of the aircraft by the end of September, compared with the sale of 12,254 Boeing 737s Several airlines announced…
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Temasek eyes stake in Quest Global at US$4.6 billion pre-IPO price
The engineering services firm is preparing for an IPO in India, joining a wave of companies tapping the country’s buoyant capital markets…
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Airbus issues major A320 recall after flight-control incident
Europe’s Airbus said on Friday (Nov 28) that it was ordering immediate repairs to 6,000 of its widely used A320 family of jets in a…
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India’s Adani seeks up to US$5 billion investment in Google data centre to join AI boom
Indian billionaires Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani have also unveiled investments in building data centre capacity India’s Adani Group…
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ECB’s Lagarde says interest rates are at correct level
Most officials have signalled they do not see a need to adjust borrowing costs when they meet in December The European Central Bank (ECB)…
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Oil falls on drawn-out Ukraine peace talks, all eyes on upcoming Opec+ meeting
Saudi Arabia is expected to lower its January crude price for Asian buyers for a second month to its lowest in five years Crude futures…
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S&P 500 extends rally after CME glitch, reversing monthly slide
Markets are continuing to bet that the central bank will cut its benchmark next month US stocks notched a fifth-straight day of gains, as…
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European shares clock monthly gains on Fed rate cut hopes
Next week, investors expect some focus on Russia-Ukraine peace talks. European shares ended higher on Friday (Nov 28), capping a strong…
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OCBC files bid to wind up consumer electronics trader TT International
OCBC has filed a winding-up application against consumer electronics trader TT International, whose debts are being restructured under a…
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Noodle maker Leong Guan Holdings to offer 20.65 million shares at S$0.23 each in Catalist listing
The group intends to distribute a minimum of 80% of FY2025 net profit as dividends Food manufacturing and distribution company Leong Guan…
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Wall St opens higher, futures resume trade after outage
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday (Nov 28) with futures trading springing back to life from an hours-long CME Group…
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Wilmar’s China subsidiary lodges appeal over contract fraud case
A subsidiary of Wilmar International has lodged an appeal in a Chinese court, after it was found guilty of contract fraud and ordered to…
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CIMB Q3 profit up 2.3% at RM2.08 billion
CIMB’s net profit for the third quarter ended Sep 30 rose 2.3 per cent to RM2.08 billion (S$653.5 million) from RM2.03 billion in the…