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October inflation, jobs data may never be released: White House
OFFICIAL US data on how consumer inflation and the jobs market fared in October may never be published, the White House said on Wednesday, citing the longest government shutdown...
US: Dow notches record-high close while Amazon weighs on Nasdaq
[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes were mixed on Wednesday, with the Dow notching a record-high close and the Nasdaq losing ground as investors rotated out of pricey technology stocks while...
Oil prices fall on Opec 2026 supply outlook
[HOUSTON] Oil prices fell more than US$2 a barrel on Wednesday, weighed down by an Opec report saying global oil supply will match demand in 2026, marking a further shift from its...
UK’s Starmer tells BBC to get ‘house in order’ after Trump legal threat
[LONDON] British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he supported a strong and independent BBC but the public broadcaster must get its “house in order” after US President Donald Trump...
NTT DC Reit posts H1 DPU of US$0.0169, seeks growth in Tier 1 data centre markets
It is eyeing opportunities that will reduce tenant concentration, while diversifying its portfolio geographically[SINGAPORE] NTT DC Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) posted a distribution per unit (DPU) of US$0.0169...
Hong Kong’s investment firm reports HK$2 billion return in 2024
As at end-2024, the firm had used up under a fifth of its initial HK$62 billion kitty[HONG KONG] Hong Kong Investment Corporation (HKIC) generated more than HK$2 billion (S$335.5...
AEM posts S$4 million 9M net profit, reversing year-ago loss, with “AI era” new solutions
Revenue rose 16 per cent to S$287.5 million, driven by high-volume manufacturing at a major customer [SINGAPORE] Test solutions provider AEM Holdings posted a S$4 million profit for the...
JB Foods swings into the black with US$59.4 million H1 net profit, declares special dividend
The special dividend of S$0.028 per share is in addition to an interim dividend of S$0.002 a share[SINGAPORE] JB Foods posted a net profit of US$59.4 million for the...
Potential CapitaLand-Mapletree merger must be examined through an ESG lens
If a deal were to happen, it could create one of Asia’s largest real estate companies[SINGAPORE] A possible merger between two Temasek-linked real estate groups might require harmonising of...
ST Engineering posts 9% rise in 9M revenue to S$9.1 billion despite impairments from subsidiary
[SINGAPORE] ST Engineering posted a 9 per cent year-on-year rise in revenue to S$9.1 billion for the nine months ended Sep 30, on the back of strong performances across...
