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Bessent says BOJ is falling behind the curve, expects hike
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Bank of Japan (BOJ) is falling behind the curve in addressing inflation, in a rare comment…
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Q&M Dental H1 profit tumbles 60% to S$3.9 million
Q&M Dental’s net profit fell 60 per cent to S$3.9 million for its first half ended Jun 30, 2025, from S$9.7 million in the year-ago…
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Manulife US Reit posts 34.9% lower H1 distribution per unit of US$0.0084
The manager of Manulife US Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) on Thursday (Aug 14) reported a distribution per unit for the first half of…
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UK cases of mosquito-borne chikungunya virus more than double
There has been a significant increase in the number of UK cases of a mosquito-borne virus that can cause sudden fever and joint pain and…
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Starbucks struggles to find a new identity in cutthroat China
When a group of private equity investors and Chinese technology companies were asked for ideas on how they would revive Starbucks’s…
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Starbucks struggles to find a new identity in cut-throat China
When a group of private equity investors and Chinese technology companies were asked for ideas on how they would revive Starbucks’s…
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Olam H1 profit rises 573.2% to S$323.8 million as Remaining Olam Group swings into the black
Olam Group posted a 574 per cent rise in net profit to S$323.8 million for its first half year ended Jun 30, from S$48 million in the…
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Olam H1 profit rises 574% to S$323.8m as continuing operations swing into the black
Olam Group posted a 574 per cent rise in net profit to S$323.8 million for its first half year ended Jun 30, from S$48 million in the…
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ST Engineering H1 earnings up 19.7% at S$402.8 million on back of defence demand in Europe, Middle East
Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) on Thursday (Aug 14) posted a 19.7 per cent increase in net profit to S$402.8 million…
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StarHub signals intention to go aggressive on acquisitions even as H1 profit falls 41.7%
StarHub chief executive Nikhil Eapen on Thursday (Aug 14) declared that the telco will continue to be aggressive on acquisitions. “We have…
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Westpac profit grows 5% on margin lift and higher lending
Australia’s Westpac Banking on Thursday (Aug 14) said wider margins and lending and deposits gains helped it post slightly higher…
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Stocks to watch: StarHub, Olam, CapitaLand Investment, Mapletree Logistics Trust, ComfortDelGro
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Aug 14): StarHub: The telco on…
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Sasseur Reit posts 3.1% lower H1 DPU of S$0.03055
The manager of Sasseur Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) on Thursday (Aug 14) said that its distribution per unit (DPU) for the first…
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Telstra logs higher annual profit, announces A$1 billion buyback
Australian telecom firm Telstra Group forecast higher operating earnings for fiscal 2026 and reported a 31 per cent rise in its fiscal…
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Thailand’s Delta sees AI boom boosting sales for coming years
Delta Electronics (Thailand), the country’s most valuable publicly traded company, is predicting “double-digit” sales growth to continue…
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Aoxin Q&M Dental H1 net profit down 44.3% at 2.7 million yuan
Revenue rises 4.6% to 86.8 million yuan, from 83 million yuan in the year-ago period Catalist-listed Aoxin Q&M Dental on Thursday (Aug 14)…
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Hot, dry summers bring new 'firewave' risk to UK cities
Cities across the UK are facing a growing threat from an emerging phenomenon called "firewaves" as temperatures rise due to climate…
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How proptech is driving financial inclusion
The fastest-growing group of real estate investors? They’re not hedge funds or institutional investors. They’re nurses, teachers, NASA…
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CapitaLand Investment H1 profit down 13% at S$287 million
CapitaLand Investment (CLI) on Thursday (Aug 14) posted a net profit of S$287 million for its first half ended Jun 30, 2025, 13 per cent…
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CapitaLand Investment H1 profit down 13% at S$287 million on lower revenue
CapitaLandInvestment’s (CLI) net profit fell 13 per cent to S$287 million for its first half ended Jun 30, 2025, from S$331 million in the…
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US chip-gear maker sued in China over alleged trade secret theft
Top US chip-equipment supplier Applied Materials was sued by a rival in China over what that company characterised as trade secret theft,…
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Google pledges US$9 billion to expand AI, cloud infrastructure in Oklahoma
ABET’S Google said on Wednesday it will spend an additional US$9 billion in Oklahoma over the next two years to expand cloud and…
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ADHD drugs have wider life benefits, study suggests
Philippa Roxby Health Reporter Drug treatment can help people newly diagnosed with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) to…
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New acquisition, healthcare segment fuelling Sunningdale Tech: non-exec chairman Koh Boon Hwee
Precision plastics engineering company Sunningdale Tech has continued to grow even after delisting from the Singapore Exchange (SGX) in…