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UOB Q2 profit falls 6% to S$1.34 billion; misses expectations
Declares interim dividend of S$0.85 per share; a second tranche of the lender’s S$0.50 per share special dividend will also be paid out…
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Trump and Apple CEO Tim Cook announce new $100 billion commitment to manufacture in U.S.
President Trump announced Wednesday an agreement by Apple to make its largest U.S. investment ever, spending an additional $100 billion…
Business
Michael Kors Returns to ‘Project Runway’ as a Guest Judge, Plus Talking About the Steep Decline in Luxury Sales and Marc Jacobs Up for Sale for $1 Billion
In the latest “Savage Fashion” podcast episode, WWD’s chief content officer Jim Fallon and fashion director Alex Badia sat down with…
Business
Apple to invest another $100 billion in the U.S.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday is expected to celebrate at the White House a commitment by Apple to increase its U.S. investments by…
News
Apple to pledge US$100 billion for US manufacturing: White House official
Apple will announce a domestic manufacturing pledge of US$100 billion on Wednesday (Aug 6) that will focus on bringing more manufacturing…
Business
Carro targets US IPO with over US$3 billion valuation: sources
Singapore-based Carro, South-east Asia’s largest used-car online marketplace, is preparing for a US initial public offering as early as…
Business
Uber boosts buybacks by US$20 billion after upbeat forecast
Uber Technologies announced US$20 billion in new stock buybacks after sharing a better-than-expected third-quarter forecast and quarterly…
Business
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding posts record earnings of 4.2 billion yuan for H1
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding posted a record-high net profit of 4.2 billion yuan (S$752.6 million) for the six months ended Jun 30, 2025,…
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These 5 SGX listcos made it to Forbes Asia’s ‘Best Under A Billion’ list
Forbes Asia announced its 2025 “Best Under A Billion” list on Tuesday (Aug 5), which comprises 200 top-performing small and mid-cap firms…
Business
Palantir hits $1 billion in quarterly sales for the first time, avoids DOGE cuts
Shares of Palantir Technologies sailed past previous record highs Tuesday after booking its first $1 billion sales quarter and raising its…
Business
Apollo draws US$61 billion in record quarter, but less from wealth
Apollo Capital Management reported record earnings from fees in the second quarter, driven by a boost in lending activity and a bump in…
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Malaysia seeks RM1.4 billion for palm oil replanting over next five years
Malaysia’s commodities ministry said on Tuesday (Aug 5) that it would seek to boost the allocation for palm oil replanting to RM1.4…
Business
Petronas said to seek US$1 billion for Rio oil field stake sale
Malaysia’s Petroliam Nasional Berhad is working with Bank of America to sell its 50 per cent stake in the Brazilian oil field Tartaruga…
Business
These are the 10 top-performing ETFs on SGX; Reit ETF AUM hits new high of S$1.2 billion
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) have recorded net inflows of S$700 million in the first half of this…
Business
CICT to buy rest of CapitaSpring for S$1 billion; plans S$500 million placement between S$2.105 and S$2.142 a unit
CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (CICT) on Tuesday (Aug 5) announced a proposed launch of more than 237.5 million new units to raise…
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CICT H1 DPU up 3.5% rise on Ion Orchard contribution; Reit buying rest of CapitaSpring for S$1 billion
CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust’s (CICT) distribution per unit (DPU) rose by 3.5 per cent to a new high of S$0.0562 for its first…
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Figma sheds US$11 billion in market value days after blockbuster IPO
FieldCEO Dylan Field owns about 54.2 million the company shares worth about US$5 billion after selling 2.35 million shares in the IPO…
Business
Australia activates Blackrock’s A$1 billion super battery which will be world’s most powerful
The country leads globally in rooftop solar per capita, which floods the grid with cheap daytime power but also creates challenges for…
Business
Steelcase’s $2 billion sale shows the return-to-office movement is still growing
Furniture maker Steelcase is being acquired by HNI Corporation in a $2.2 billion deal that shows the upside to office furniture at a time…
Business
Tesla approves share award worth US$29 billion to CEO Elon Musk
Tesla has granted CEO Elon Musk shares worth about US$29 billion, in a new pay deal aimed at keeping the billionaire entrepreneur at the…
Business
UK’s FCA proposes £9 billion to £18 billion redress scheme for motor finance claims
Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on Sunday proposed a redress scheme for consumers with motor finance compensation claims…
Business
The AI race has big tech spending US$344 billion this year
If there’s any lesson to take from the spending plans issued by the world’s largest technology companies over the past two weeks, it’s to…
Business
Buffett’s Berkshire hit with US$3.8 billion Kraft Heinz charge
WARREN Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway took a US$3.8 billion impairment on its Kraft Heinz stake, the latest hit to a bet that’s weighed on…
Business
Bank of England rate cuts deliver £11 billion hit to households
Exactly one year since the Bank of England (BOE) started to cut interest rates, the pressure on households from the highest borrowing…