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Citigroup targets social finance deals in Asia as demand grows
Citi led 76 transactions in Asia last year, raising US$2.4 billion, according to the bankCITIGROUP said it expects social finance funding in Asia to rise by more than 10...
Analysts raise target prices, dividend estimates on DBS, predicting higher valuation ahead
ANALYSTS raised their target prices for DBS after the lender posted full-year net profit that reached a record high. This was pointing to potentially higher valuations and the bank...
CDL Kiwi unit’s NZ$2.25-per-share offer ‘too low and inadequate’: M&C New Zealand
THE offer by City Development Limited’s (CDL) wholly owned subsidiary to take Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand (MCK) private at NZS$2.25 per share is “too low and inadequate”....
Price spikes, demand fears cast shadow over metal markets amid Trump’s 25% tariffs
Markets are in the dark as key details of Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminium imports are still pending; experts fear heightened volatilityREACTION in the metals markets to US...
Macquarie, HSBC to start talks to join Australia Post pact
Australia Post has one of the largest retail networks nationally and runs more than 4,000 post officesA TRIO of major lenders may join a banking service run by Australia’s...
Trump tariffs propel safe-haven gold to record highs
GOLD prices soared to a record high on Tuesday (Feb 11), as investors flocked to the safe-haven asset after US President Donald Trump imposed new 25 per cent tariffs...
SoftBank explores debt-heavy financing for US$500 billion AI push
A FEW weeks ago, SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son stood alongside US President Donald Trump to unveil the Stargate Project, an artificial intelligence (AI) venture with OpenAI that could...
NetLink NBN Trust’s 9-month profit down 12.9% at S$74.1 million
FIBRE network provider NetLink NBN Trust posted S$74.1 million profit after tax for the nine months ended December, down 12.9 per cent from S$85.1 million in the previous corresponding...
Chinese investors drive Hong Kong rally with HK$150 billion inflow
CHINESE investors are helping to drive a bull run in Hong Kong shares, ploughing almost HK$150 billion (S$26 billion) into the financial hub this year, more than seven times...
Paragon Reit posts 10.4% lower H2 DPU of S$0.0233
THE manager of Paragon Real Estate Investment Trust (Paragon Reit) on Tuesday (Feb 11) posted a distribution per unit (DPU) of S$0.0233 for the second half ended December, down...
McDonald’s profits dented by food poisoning outbreak
MCDONALD’S reported a dip in profits on Monday as it contended with lingering effects from a US food poisoning outbreak that depressed sales in its home market.The fast-food giant,...
Morgan Stanley sets US$3 billion X loan to tap into Musk mania
MORGAN Stanley kicked off another large sale of X debt on Monday (Feb 10), seizing on investors’ sudden embrace of the social media platform owned by billionaire Elon Musk...