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Gold steady as investors await US trade updates, central bank meetings
GOLD prices were little changed on Monday as investors monitored developments in US trade talks and awaited potential market-moving…
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Inside the Larger-than-life Legacy of C.P. Company and Stone Island Founder Massimo Osti
BOLOGNA, Italy — Massimo Osti’s legacy is larger than life. The maverick designer and fashion entrepreneur, who died in 2005 of lung…
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Independent financial advisers gain ground as demand for holistic service grows
The life insurance market in Singapore has long been dominated by tied representatives from insurers and bank-affiliated advisers. But in…
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CGSI downgrades Wilmar, lowers price target amid heightened regulatory risk from Indonesia
CGS International (CGSI) analyst Jacquelyn Yow downgraded Wilmar international from a “hold” to a “reduce” call in her report on Friday…
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Maybank initiates coverage on Sheng Siong with ‘buy’ call on DFI sale of Singapore supermarkets
Maybank has initiated coverage on supermarket operator Sheng Siong, assigning it a “buy” call and a target price of S$2.30. This…
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Asia: Hong Kong leads stocks higher, yen gains as Ishiba vows to stay
Equities mostly rose on Monday on optimism countries will reach US trade deals before an August 1 deadline, while the yen gained after…
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Oil prices little changed as investors eye impact of new sanctions on Russia
Oil prices barely budged on Monday as traders eyed the impact of new European sanctions on Russian oil supply, rising output from Middle…
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Life atop China’s car market is starting to look shaky for BYD
LIFE at the top is proving complex for China’s leading automaker, and there are fresh challenges on the horizon. BYD’s monthly sales have…
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Oiltek proposes secondary listing on Bursa Malaysia’s main market
This provides the company the flexibility to access different equity markets to raise funds Oiltek International announced on Monday (Jul…
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Delta jet ‘aggressively’ moved to avoid B-52 collision, ABC says
A DELTA Air Lines regional jet made an “aggressive manoeuvre” to avoid a midair collision with a B-52 bomber in North Dakota last week,…
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Lum Chang Creations shares rise 20% on Catalist debut
Lum Chang Creations (LCC) rose on its Catalist board debut on the Singapore Exchange on Monday (Jul 21). The company opened at a price of…
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Lum Chang Creations shares close 22% higher than IPO price on Catalist debut
Lum Chang Creations (LCC) rose on its Catalist board debut on the Singapore Exchange on Monday (Jul 21). The counter, which had begun…
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Qian Hu posts 87.7% fall in H1 profit on higher costs
Mainboard-listed integrated fish service provider Qian Hu on Friday (Jul 18) reported a net profit of S$30,729 for its first half ended…
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Stocks to watch: Lum Chang Creations, PC Partner, Oiltek, NeraTel, Qian Hu
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Jul 21): Lum Chang Creations: The…
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Microsoft alerts businesses, governments to server software attack
Microsoft has issued an alert about “active attacks” on server software used by government agencies and businesses to share documents…
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Microsoft server hack likely single actor, thousands of firms now vulnerable, researchers say
A global attack on Microsoft server software used by thousands of government agencies and businesses to share documents within…
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From two centres to IPO: offshore wind recruiter Sheffield Green plots training spinoff
Getting its training centres off the ground took time and resources, but Sheffield Green is going all in on what it calls a “new product…
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Tariff uncertainty pummels South-east Asia’s private equity dealmaking in H1; caution likely to reign for rest of 2025
Private equity (PE) deal value in South-east Asia plunged by nearly half in the first six months of 2025, as macro uncertainties slowed…
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With IPO in the bag, Sheffield Green plots training and listing spinoff for wind energy sector
Getting its training centres off the ground took time and resources, but Sheffield Green is going all in on what it calls a “new product…
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Will NTT DC Reit recover from its weak debut?
It was a good week for investors in the Singapore market, except perhaps for those who took a chance on the initial public offering (IPO)…
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China EV brands Zeekr, Neta inflated car sales using insurance scheme
CHINESE electric vehicle brands Neta and Zeekr inflated sales in recent years to hit aggressive targets, with Neta doing so for more than…
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The Open 2025: How Scottie Scheffler has become the world's most dominant golfer since Tiger Woods
Even after he had climbed to the top of the world rankings, there were some doubts about Scheffler's game. The statistics proved he was…
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Silver shines bright amid gold pauses
WHILE gold may have dominated headlines over the past year, surging to as high as US$3,500 per ounce in April 2025, it has since entered a…