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The Hour Glass posts 20% fall in earnings for H1 2025 to S$61.4 million
THE Hour Glass posted a 20 per cent fall in H1 FY2025 ended Sept 30 earnings to S$61.4 million from S$77 million the year before. In a…
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Singapore stocks fall as US dollar strength weighs on Asian stock indices; STI drops 0.8%
The trade-weighted US dollar index is at its highest since Jul 2, and up 4.9% in this quarter SINGAPORE stocks fell on Tuesday (Nov 12) as…
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Investors yank cash from China ETFs following Trump victory
MONEY managers pulled cash from exchange-traded funds that buy Chinese stocks last week as Donald Trump’s election victory stoked the risk…
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Infineon forecasts sales decline on sluggish car chip demand
INFINEON Technologies forecast revenue will decline in the 2025 fiscal year, missing analyst estimates, in a sign that demand from…
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Why Himalayan hiking trails in Nepal are a photographer's dream
This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). The longest and highest trail in the region is the 15-day Annapurna…
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German chemicals giant Bayer cuts key target amid weedkiller woes
GERMAN chemicals giant Bayer cut its forecast for 2024 operating earnings on Tuesday (Nov 12), after a poor performance in its…
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Singapore fund inflows surge to record high of S$3.1 billion in Q3: Morningstar
FLOWS into Singapore-registered funds hit a record S$3.1 billion in the third quarter, up from S$1.8 billion in the quarter before – as…
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AstraZeneca lifts 2024 revenue and profit forecast after Q3 beat
DRUGMAKER AstraZeneca lifted its annual sales and profit forecast for the second time in less than four months on Tuesday (Nov 12), helped…
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Armed Crypto Heist in Thailand Hints at Growing Trend of Physical Crimes Relating to Crypto
A Ukrainian cryptocurrency trader has just become the latest victim of a violent robbery in Thailand, where he lost 250,000 USDT in what…
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Alibaba, JD tout Singles Day highs even as China’s economy sags
CHINA’S biggest e-commerce platforms issued a welter of numbers showing robust growth during the country’s biggest online shopping event…
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DBS nominates Rajat Verma to be next India CEO: sources
DBS’ India unit has nominated its head of institutional banking, Rajat Verma, to be its new CEO, two people familiar with the matter said.…
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SoftBank books 1.18 trillion yen quarterly gain as Vision Fund finds its feet again
JAPAN’S SoftBank Group swung to a 1.18 trillion yen (S$8.7 billion) net profit in the three months to September, as the tech giant…
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Britain’s FCA fines Metro Bank £16 million for anti-money laundering failings
BRITAIN’S Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Metro Bank £16 million (S$27.4 million), for failings in its anti-money laundering…
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China's big air show opened with a glitzy aerial display of its fighters, but crowds couldn't see much in the smog
China's hyped air show kicked off with performances from its aerobatics team on Tuesday. But the grand display was dampened by smog…
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Baht lags behind peers on concerns over central bank autonomy
THAILAND’S currency fell by the most among Asian peers on investor concerns that the independence of the nation’s central bank is being…
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Italy says all systems go for Lufthansa to buy into ITA
The path for Lufthansa to take over the state-owned Italian airline ITA is clear, as the required documents for the buyout were submitted…
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Baidu bolsters AI lineup with text-to-image generator, no-code app builder
CHINA’S Baidu unveiled a slew of new applications for its artificial intelligence (AI) technology on Tuesday (Nov 12), including a…
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Investing in markets is best way to fight inflation, says new Saxo Singapore CEO
SAXO, a global investing and trading firm, has appointed Mahesh Sethuraman as Singapore CEO to take the helm of its operations here.…
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Brokers’ take: RHB upgrades Bumitama Agri to ‘buy’ on CPO price rally
WITH the continued run-up in crude palm oil (CPO) prices, RHB Research has upgraded its call on palm oil producer Bumitama Agri to “buy”…
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Gold hovers near one-month low ahead of US data, Fed speakers
Gold hovered near a one-month low on Tuesday (Nov 12) as investors looked forward to US economic data and comments from Federal Reserve…
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Frasers Hospitality Trust posts 0.8% fall in DPS to S$0.011682 for H2
FRASERS Hospitality Trust (FHT) recorded distribution per stapled security (DPS) of S$0.011682 for the second half of its financial year…
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Singapore shares retreat at Tuesday’s open; STI down 0.2%
SINGAPORE stocks started trading in negative territory on Tuesday (Nov 12) morning, despite global markets logging overnight gains. As at…
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Video from Egypt falsely linked to Israel's attack on Iran
Screenshot of the false X post, taken on November 1, 2024 The video, which shows aircraft flying in formation, made the rounds on social…
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Asian Pay TV Trust’s Q3 net profit falls 36.5% to S$6.5 million
ASIAN Pay Television Trust’s (APTT) net profit for the third quarter ended September 2024 fell 36.4 per cent to S$6.5 million from S$10.2…