Business
Asian LNG jumps to highest this year as European benchmarks rise
NORTH Asia spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices jumped to the highest level this year on increased competition from Europe for the…
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Business
Near-term volatility drives SGX to 17-year peak on higher turnover
SGX is benefiting from the 15.7% advance in the Singapore stock market so far this year SHARES of Singapore Exchange (SGX) charged to…
Business
Hot stock: ThaiBev rises 2.9% on married deals after results release
SHARES of Thai Beverage (ThaiBev) climbed in early trade on Friday (Nov 22) morning, after the beverage company released its financial…
Culture
AirAsia founder plots low-cost Dubai-like hub in Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur
AIRASIA hopes to emulate Dubai’s success in connecting the world, but in a low-cost format from places such as Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur as…
Business
Singapore stocks open higher on Friday; STI up 0.3%
SINGAPORE stocks started trading on Friday (Nov 22) higher as a better-than-expected quarterly gross domestic product and a higher…
Business
Philippine bourse sees up to US$2.4 billion fundraising in 2025
THE Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) expects fundraising activities to grow next year with more companies looking to go public, as the…
Business
Philippine bourse sees up to 140b pesos of fundraising in 2025
THE Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) expects fundraising activities to grow next year with more companies looking to go public, as the…
Business
Stocks to watch: Thai Beverage, BRC Asia, TSH Resources, Lum Chang
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Nov 22): Thai Beverage (ThaiBev): The…
Business
Apple readies more conversational Siri in bid to catch up in AI
APPLE is racing to develop a more conversational version of its Siri digital assistant, aiming to catch up with OpenAI’s ChatGPT and other…
Business
Gap raises annual sales target betting on steady holiday demand
GAP raised its annual sales forecast on Thursday (Nov 21) and said the holiday season was off to a “strong start”, sending its shares up…
Business
German auto supplier Bosch to reduce hours for 450 employees due to tough economy
GERMAN auto parts supplier Robert Bosch will reduce the hours, and consequently the pay, of 450 employees in Germany from next spring,…
Business
BRC Asia H2 profit rises 11% to S$55 million on sale of associate
STEEL solutions provider BRC Asia posted an 11 per cent rise in net profit to S$55 million for its second half ended Sep 30, 2024, from…
Business
China’s Trustar raises US$1 billion for vehicle that holds McDonald’s China stake: sources
TRUSTAR Capital has raised US$1 billion for a continuation fund that will hold the Chinese private equity firm’s controlling stake in…
Business
Lum Chang proposes listing interior fit-out business on Singapore Catalist
CONSTRUCTION company Lum Chang is mulling over plans to spin off its interior fit-out business in a listing on the Singapore Exchange’s…
Business
Temu owner PDD misses revenue and profit estimates as consumers struggle
DISCOUNT e-commerce player PDD Holdings fell short of market estimates for third-quarter revenue and profit on Thursday (Nov 21), as its…
Business
TSH Resources Q3 profit rises 12% to RM33.1 million
PLANTATION company TSH Resources reported on Thursday (Nov 21) a 12 per cent increase in net profit for the third quarter, despite a rise…
Business
Nissan says about 1,000 US staff accept early retirement
ABOUT 6 per cent of Nissan Motor staff in the US have accepted early retirement packages, a company spokesperson said on Thursday (Nov…
Business
Nvidia’s supply snags limit deliveries even as demand booms, shares down
NVIDIA’S revenue forecast on Wednesday (Nov 20) disappointed Wall Street, raising questions over whether the artificial-intelligence (AI)…
Business
China’s Baidu posts 3% fall in third-quarter revenue, beats market estimates
BAIDU reported a 3 per cent fall in third-quarter revenue on Thursday (Nov 21), beating market estimates, as China’s biggest Internet…
Business
Aramco to take on more debt, focus on dividend growth
Saudi Arabian Oil plans to take on more debt and will focus on “value and growth” for its dividend, the company’s finance chief said.…
News
US prosecutors demand Google divest Chrome to end search monopoly
US PROSECUTORS on Wednesday (Nov 20) argued to a judge that Google must sell its Chrome browser, share data, and search results with…
Business
CLI to invest up to A$1 billion to grow funds under management in Australia
CAPITALAND Investment (CLI) will commit up to A$1 billion (S$878 million) to grow its funds under management (FUM) in Australia, said the…
News
Latest Singapore six-month T-bill cut-off yield edges up to 3.08%
THE cut-off yield on Singapore’s latest six-month Treasury bill (T-bill) rose slightly to 3.08 per cent, from 3.04 per cent in the…
Business
Sinochem may keep bankrupt refineries as auctions draw scant interest: sources
SINOCHEM Group may keep three bankrupt oil refineries located in eastern China after auctions to sell them drew little interest from other…