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Stoneweg Europe Stapled Trust refinances, extends 85 million euro facility agreement
[SINGAPORE] The managers of Stoneweg Europe Stapled Trust (Sert) on Thursday (Dec 18) announced that it has refinanced and extended an 85 million euro (S$128.9 million) unsecured facility. As...
Optus’ September outage independent review flags urgent process gaps
OPTUS, Australia’s second-largest telecommunications provider, said on Thursday that an independent review into its September outage found gaps in process, accountability, and escalation and information protocols that need urgent...
Review of Optus emergency calls outage finds process, accountability gaps in Singtel unit
The report finds that ‘challenges in Optus’ culture’ affected decision-making and response times[SINGAPORE] An independent review into Optus’ major September outage has uncovered gaps in process, accountability, and escalation...
Pop Mart’s 40% stock rout shows growing worry over Labubu crash
Concerns remain whether Labubu is a durable long-term character or a fashion trendLABUBU mania appears to be ebbing as quickly as it surged, driving a roughly 40 per cent...
Binance weighs US strategy as billionaire Zhao regains clout
Binance has positioned Yi He’s promotion, who is Zhao’s partner, as a sign of stabilityCHANGPENG Zhao has unfinished business.The billionaire co-founder of Binance has stepped back into the spotlight,...
Oil rises as Trump’s Venezuela blockade takes edge off global crude surplus concerns
[NEW YORK] Oil prices rallied by more than 1 per cent on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump ordered a blockade of all oil tankers under sanctions entering and leaving Venezuela, raising...
European equities muted as tech valuation concerns linger; UK markets outperform
EUROPEAN shares were little changed on Wednesday with losses in technology stocks offsetting strong performance from basic resources amid lingering concerns over sky-high, AI-fuelled tech valuations.UK markets, meanwhile, advanced after...