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Chinese commodities firms bear the brunt of a slowing economy - The Business Times
Overcapacity has compounded the impact of China’s slowing growth on these stalwarts of the old economy CHINESE industrial profits show…
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Japfa surges 16% to S$0.615 after news of S$0.62 privatisation offer - The Business Times
The company announced on Friday that members of its founding family were making a joint offer to acquire around 18.3% of the company’s…
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SLB Development jumps 33% after S$0.23-per-share privatisation offer from Lian Beng’s Ong family - The Business Times
SHARES of property player SLB Development surged on Monday (Jan 27) morning, after it announced last week that it had received a…
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Singapore-listed US office Reits soar on Trump’s return to office mandate - The Business Times
SINGAPORE-LISTED office real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) have surged in the past week, after US President Donald Trump signed an…
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Gold inches lower as US dollar rises, Fed meeting in focus - The Business Times
GOLD prices edged lower in early Asian hours on Monday (Jan 27) as the US dollar gained, while investors awaited more guidance on interest…
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Singapore shares fall at Monday’s open; STI down 0.3% - The Business Times
SINGAPORE shares started trading in negative territory on Monday (Jan 27), mirroring the global markets. As at 9.01 am, the Straits Times…
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JPMorgan, PineBridge stay bullish on Asia’s wobbling junk bonds - The Business Times
PINEBRIDGE Investments and JPMorgan Asset Management are sticking with bullish bets for Asian junk-rated bonds given elevated yields and a…
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Stocks to watch: Keppel, CDLHT, CapitaLand Ascott Trust, Thomson Medical, Japfa - The Business Times
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Jan 27): Keppel: The company was…
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CapitaLand Ascott Trust posts 7% fall in H2 DPS to S$0.0355 - The Business Times
CAPITALAND Ascott Trust (Clas) on Monday (Jan 27) posted a 7 per cent fall in distribution per stapled security (DPS) to S$0.0355 for the…
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US stocks are jumping on earnings wins by the most since 2018 - The Business Times
WITH uncertainty swirling around the outlook for inflation and interest rates, there’s been one dependable catalyst keeping Wall Street’s…
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US Fed prepares to pause in first rate decision since Trump’s inauguration - The Business Times
THE US Federal Reserve is expected to announce a pause in rate cuts on Wednesday (Jan 29), as policymakers look to continue tackling…
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Google pushes global agenda to educate workers, lawmakers on AI - The Business Times
ALPHABET’S Google, already facing an unprecedented regulatory onslaught, is looking to shape public perception and policies on artificial…
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Universal Music, Spotify reach new multiyear distribution deal - The Business Times
UNIVERSAL Music Group and Spotify Technology reached a new multiyear distribution agreement that includes compensation for recorded songs…
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Time for OCBC to offload Great Eastern - The Business Times
The breathing room Great Eastern and OCBC now have to address the insurer’s free float stretches beyond the likely dates of their upcoming…
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Referee kayu? Like in football, focus in the market should be on the ‘play’, not the refereeing - The Business Times
I DON’T know how many of you are football fans, but many games are played over the Christmas and New Year period. Every morning when I try…
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China boosts index investments in latest bid to revive market - The Business Times
China announced new measures to promote the development of index investment products, its latest effort to shore up the ailing equity…
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Emerging market currencies get relief rally from softening Trump threats - The Business Times
Emerging-market (EM) currencies climbed during the first week of Donald Trump’s second term, helped by a softer-than-expected rollout of…
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Nasdaq facing downward pressure in near term - The Business Times
THE Nasdaq-100 Index delivered an impressive 25.9 per cent gain in 2024, led by the stellar performance of heavyweight technology counters…
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Industrial S-Reits’ operating performance remain resilient, with positive rental reversions in 2024 - The Business Times
Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) with industrial assets have delivered a resilient performance with continued positive…
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Huationg Global’s Patrick Ng enhances stake amid robust business prospects - The Business Times
Over the five trading sessions from Jan 17 to Jan 23, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, leading to net institutional…
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Industrial S-Reits’ operating performance remains resilient, with positive rental reversions in 2024 - The Business Times
Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) with industrial assets have delivered a resilient performance with continued positive…
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JPMorgan’s investment banking chair to step down, memo shows - The Business Times
JPMorgan Chase’s global chair of investment banking and capital markets Kevin Willsey has informed the bank of his decision to retire at…
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This Hong Kong newspaper seller is preparing for a yuan crash - The Business Times
Currency traders looking for their next big idea could do worse than talk to Wong, who runs a news stand in Hong Kong’s Central District.…
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Starbucks CEO made US$96 million in first four months on the job - The Business Times
Starbucks paid new chief executive officer Brian Niccol about US$96 million for four months of work last year, one of the biggest…