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Apple to hire 20,000 people, invest $500 billion in the U.S. amid Trump tariffs
Apple said Monday that it plans to invest $500 billion in the United States, hire 20,000 people and open a new manufacturing factory in…
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Bybit Hit by Record $1.5 Billion Crypto Heist: North Korean Hackers Suspected in Largest Digital Asset Theft Ever
Bybit, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has been hacked, with analysts estimating losses of nearly $1.5 billion.…
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Mastercard wins UK court nod for £200 million deal to end £10 billion class action claim
MASTERCARD won a London court’s approval for the 200 million euros (S$279.44 million) agreed to pay to end a high profile class action…
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Singapore unveils S$5 billion boost for fund managers, other moves to revive equities market
SINGAPORE’S capital markets look set to receive a liquidity boost,following the announcement of a S$5 billion investment initiative by a…
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UOB prices A$2 billion floating rate senior unsecured notes
UOB announced on Friday (Feb 21) that its Sydney branch has priced its A$2 billion (S$1.7 billion) floating rate senior unsecured notes.…
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CapitaLand India Trust to buy Bangalore office project for 14.7 billion rupees
CAPITALAND India Trust (Clint) will purchase a 1.13 million-square-foot (sq ft) office project in Bangalore from luxury residence…
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CapitaLand India Trust to buy Bengaluru office project for 14.7 billion rupees
CAPITALAND India Trust (Clint) will purchase a 1.13 million-square-foot (sq ft) office project in Bengaluru from luxury residence…
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StanChart to return US$1.5 billion more as earnings beat
STANDARD Chartered said it would hand back US$1.5 billion more to shareholders as it reported fourth-quarter earnings that beat estimates,…
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StanChart to return US$1.5 billion more as Q4 earnings beat estimates
STANDARD Chartered said it would hand back US$1.5 billion more to shareholders as it reported fourth-quarter earnings that beat estimates,…
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Chinese bubble tea chain Mixue aims to raise HK$3.45 billion in Hong Kong IPO
Bookbuilding for the IPO starts on Friday and the stock is due to begin trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Mar 3 CHINA’S largest…
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Billionaire investor Ryan Cohen boosts stake in Alibaba to US$1 billion: WSJ
BILLIONAIRE investor Ryan Cohen has increased his personal stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group to roughly US$1 billion in…
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Far East Hospitality Trust to acquire Sheraton hotel in Japan for 6 billion yen
FAR East Hospitality Trust (FEHT) will make its first Japanese hotel acquisition after expanding its investment mandate to global markets…
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KKR wins control of US$4.4 billion Fuji Soft after clash with Bain
The scramble to take Fuji Soft private is rooted in the value of the software company’s trove of human resources and real estate KKR has…
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Netflix Leads Southeast Asia Streaming Revenues to $1.8 Billion as Regional VOD Viewership Surges
Southeast Asia‘s premium video-on-demand market saw robust growth in 2024, with total industry revenues jumping 14% to $1.8 billion and…
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Australia’s Goodman raises A$4 billion for data centres to tap AI boom
AUSTRALIA’S Goodman Group plans to raise A$4 billion (S$3.4 billion) via a share placement to develop a global network of data centres, as…
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Siemens set to raise 1.4 billion euros in Healthineers stake sale
SIEMENS is likely to raise about 1.4 billion euros (S$2 billion) from the sale of a roughly 2.3 per cent stake in Siemens Healthineers,…
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Musk’s X in talks to raise money at US$44 billion valuation, Bloomberg News reports
ELON Musk’s X social media platform is in talks to raise money from investors at a US$44 billion valuation, Bloomberg News reported on…
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HSBC 2024 profit beats estimates; announces US$2 billion share buyback
HSBC reported a 6.6 per cent rise in annual profit on Wednesday (Feb 19), beating market expectations, as income withstood the impact of…
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Vietnam parliament approves US$8 billion rail link to China
VIETNAM’S parliament approved plans on Wednesday (Feb 19) for an US$8 billion rail link from its largest northern port city to the border…
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Singtel’s Q3 profit surges 183.4% to S$1.3 billion on exceptional gains
SINGTEL’S net profit for the third quarter ended Dec 31 climbed 183.4 per cent to S$1.3 billion from S$465 million in the same period the…
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UOB beats expectations with Q4 profit up 8.6% to S$1.52 billion; announces S$3 billion capital distribution package
UOB on Wednesday (Feb 19) posted a net profit of S$1.52 billion for the fourth quarter ended December, up 8.6 per cent from S$1.4 billion…
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China’s Sany Heavy Industry aims to raise up to US$1.5 billion in planned Hong Kong listing: sources
CHINESE manufacturer Sany Heavy Industry is planning a listing in Hong Kong that could raise up to US$1.5 billion, two sources familiar…
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LG kicks off roadshows for US$1.5 billion India IPO
LG ELECTRONICS has started roadshows to meet potential investors in the initial public offering (IPO) of its Indian unit, sources familiar…
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Petronas mulls over US$1 billion loan for Malaysian LNG project
MALAYSIA’S Petroliam Nasional is in talks with banks for a potential loan to fund a liquefied national gas (LNG) project, according to…