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US: Wall Street ends sharply higher with assist from tech; investors eye Trump policies
US STOCKS rebounded on Friday (Jan 3) as investors neared the end of a holiday-shortened week that also rang in a new year, which brought…
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Mapletree Logistics Trust to divest Malaysia property for RM31.5 million
MAPLETREE Logistics Trust (MLT) has entered an agreement, through its special purpose vehicle in Malaysia, to divest Subang 2 for RM31.5…
Business
Seven billionaire founders rode India’s IPO boom in 2024
A BLOCKBUSTER year for initial public offerings in India catapulted seven entrepreneurs into the US dollar billionaires league, many of…
Business
Debt capital market issuance volumes expected to remain ‘relatively stable’ in 2025
Financials, with strong issuances in the last 3 years, could remain major issuers in the Singapore dollar market in 2025, says portfolio…
Culture
Power consumption growth to boost renewables and LNG sectors in 2025
But there will be a premium to pay for more sustainable energy, with cost of materials and infrastructure changes THE increasing draw on…
Business
PacificLight to build S$1b hydrogen-ready power plant by 2029
PACIFICLIGHT Power has been awarded the right to build, own and operate a hydrogen-ready combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) on Jurong…
Culture
China AI firm SenseTime cuts back on Singapore office space: sources
SENSETIME Group is reducing its office footprint in Singapore, scaling back once-lofty ambitions at a time when it’s struggling to compete…
News
Latest Singapore 6-month T-bill cut-off yield rises to 3.05%
The auction receives a total of S$13.7 billion in applications for the S$6.9 billion on offer THE cut-off yield on Singapore’s latest…
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Oil prices settle up on China optimism as investors return from holiday
OIL prices settled up by more than US$1 a barrel on Thursday as investors returned for the first trading day of 2025 with an optimistic…
Business
Apple to pay US$95 million to settle Siri privacy lawsuit
APPLE agreed to pay US$95 million in cash to settle a proposed class action lawsuit claiming that its voice-activated Siri assistant…
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US: Wall St opens higher in first trading session of 2025
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on the first trading session of 2025, with investors hoping a fresh political landscape and more…
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Nvidia’s remarkable stock surge mints three board billionaires
NVIDIA’S banner year supercharged chief executive officer Jensen Huang’s net worth to new heights. It also boosted three of the…
Business
Keppel DC Reit to divest Malaysia data centre for RM55.6 million
Reit subsidiary has entered into a sale and purchase agreement with Basis Bay Services MSC, an unrelated third party KEPPEL DC Real Estate…
Business
10-year average return on Singapore Savings Bond slides to 2.82%
THE 10-year average return for the latest tranche of the Singapore Savings Bond (SSB) continued to fall, to 2.82 per cent, in line with…
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Sias calls for independent inquiry into SingPost’s dismissal of senior executives
AN INDEPENDENT professional inquiry should be commissioned to look into the circumstances that led to the dismissal of three Singapore…
Business
Apple offers iPhone discounts in China as competition intensifies
APPLE is offering rare discounts of up to 500 yuan (S$93) on its latest iPhone models in China, as the US tech giant moves to defend its…
Business
Retail traders seek nearly US$60 billion for toymaker Bloks Group’s Hong Kong IPO
RETAIL investors have applied to borrow nearly US$60 billion to participate in Chinese toymaker Bloks Group’s Hong Kong initial public…
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PBOC seen delaying RRR cut after adding liquidity via new tools
CHINA’S central bank injected massive liquidity into the market at the end of 2024 without using high-profile stimulus, as officials…
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CapitaLand Investment foresees heightened macro, geopolitical uncertainties in 2025
MACROECONOMIC and geopolitical uncertainties are likely to “weigh heavily” on CapitaLand Investment’s (CLI) business in the coming year,…
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Asian LNG prices set to rise after Russia-Ukraine transit ends
THE end of Russian natural gas flows to Europe via Ukraine is likely to boost competition with Asia and prices for alternatives. Ukraine…
Business
Lendlease, Warburg Pincus appoint Bart Price as CEO of Apac R&D joint venture
He has two decades of career experience in real estate, infrastructure investments and capital markets AUSTRALIAN real estate group…
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China faces first FX test of 2025 with yuan’s red line in focus
THE offshore yuan’s year-end slide to its weakest since 2022 is set to put the China’s daily reference rate for the currency in focus as…
Business
AEM appoints Kwek You-Cheer as new CFO
He has more than 20 years of experience in strategic financial leadership and operations internationally AEM announced on Thursday (Jan 2)…
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Singapore stocks start the year higher; STI up 0.2% on Thursday
SINGAPORE equities ushered in the New Year on a high note, rising at the opening bell on Thursday (Jan 2). As at 9.01 am, the Straits…