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Gold kicks off 2025 on positive note, Fed and Trump policy in focus
GOLD kicked off the New Year on a positive note after a stellar 2024, as market participants waited for more clues on the US Federal…
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Digital Core Reit to lose sole tenant at North Virginia property
DIGITAL Core Reit announced on Thursday (Jan 2) that the option to renew the lease for 8217 Linton Hall in Northern Virginia by the…
Culture
SingPost says all contracts have clauses that cover delivery failure in dangerous situations
ALL Singapore Post (SingPost) contracts with its customers include clauses to cover situations where it is too dangerous for SingPost to…
Business
BYD chalks up new record as it narrows EV sales gap with Tesla
CHINA’S BYD enjoyed a year-end surge to push total sales to 4.25 million passenger cars last year, narrowing its gap with Tesla as the two…
Business
Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala eclipses Saudi PIF with US$29 billion deals
ABU Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment was the world’s most active sovereign wealth fund (SWF) last year as it ramped up deal-making across…
Business
Dyna-Mac shareholders may have dodged a bullet as company delists
WHEN South Korean conglomerate Hanwha first launched its cash offer for shares in offshore oil-and-gas contractor Dyna-Mac in September…
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Singapore-flagged ship collides with Japan-flagged vessel in Chinese waters
A SINGAPORE-FLAGGED ship collided with a Japan-flagged vessel in Chinese waters on Dec 30. Singapore bulk carrier Yangze 22 ran into…
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Nio delivers 221,970 vehicles in 2024 and hits record high in December
CHINESE electric vehicle (EV) maker Nio delivered a record 72,689 vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2024, 45.2 per cent higher than the…
Business
Kingsmen Creatives appoints new CEO Chong Siew Ling
It has also appointed Marianne Soh, the general counsel of the group and the daughter of co-founder Benedict Soh, as a director…
Business
Citigroup says it’s leaving global climate-banking alliance
CITIGROUP said it is leaving the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), becoming the third-biggest US lender to leave the climate-finance…
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Oil prices post 3% annual decline, slipping for second year in a row
OIL prices fell around 3 per cent in 2024, slipping for a second straight year, as the post-pandemic demand recovery stalled, China’s…
Business
Dollar dominates on cautious Fed, Trump trade
THE US dollar hit a two-year high and was on track to post an annual gain against almost all major currencies on Tuesday (Dec 31) as the…
Business
Europe: Stocks clock worst quarterly showing since 2022
EUROPEAN stocks recorded their worst quarterly showing in more than two years on Tuesday (Dec 31), as uncertainty around interest rates…
Culture
2024: a year of market volatility
2024 UNFOLDED as a year marked by global turmoil and uncertainty: The war in Ukraine raged on, conflicts in the Middle East escalated, and…
Business
Analysts positive on S-Reits in 2025 after a roller-coaster year
Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts seen to do better with interest rates likely to fall SINGAPORE-LISTED real estate…
Business
Chery adds JPMorgan for US$1 billion Hong Kong listing
CHERY Holding Group has added JPMorgan Chase to help arrange a potential listing of its automotive unit in Hong Kong next year, according…
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Hong Kong’s billionaire Cheng family seeks to sell China toll roads for US$2 billion
THE infrastructure arm of Hong Kong’s billionaire Cheng family is seeking to sell a bundle of roads in mainland China worth about US$2…
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Gold’s 26% advance stands out in mixed year for metals markets
GOLD is heading for one of its biggest annual gains this century, with a 26 per cent advance that has been fuelled by US monetary easing,…
Business
Hong Kong sees rush of IPO filings on last trading day of 2024
A SLEW of companies have announced plans to list shares in Hong Kong over the next month in a further sign the city’s IPO market is…
Business
Gold flat; en route to best year in more than a decade
GOLD prices were unchanged in early Asian hours on Tuesday (Dec 31), the last trading day of an eventful year that saw the metal post its…
Business
Chinese toy maker Bloks Group files for up to HK$1.46 billion Hong Kong IPO
BLOKS Group is looking to raise as much as HK$1.46 billion (S$225 million) in a Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO), as the Chinese…
Culture
Hong Kong dollar strongest since 2021 on record funding costs
THE Hong Kong dollar climbed to its strongest level in three and a half years, thanks to a year-end surge in demand that pushed the…
Business
Singapore stocks’ showing may hinge on reforms in 2025, but outlook for some sectors look bright
ANALYSTS expect Singapore stocks to outperform and see significant upside in 2025, but there is a caveat: This is likely to happen only if…
Business
US: Wall St opens lower on pressure from elevated Treasury yields
US main stock indexes opened lower open on Monday (Dec 30), as sparse trading volumes and the spectre of rising Treasury yields cast a…