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UOB posts 16% higher Q3 profit of S$1.61 billion
UOB’s net profit for the third quarter ended September 2024 rose 16 per cent year on year to S$1.61 billion, from S$1.38 billion the year…
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UOB surpasses estimates with 16% higher Q3 profit of S$1.61 billion
UOB’S net profit for the third quarter ended September rose 16 per cent year on year to S$1.61 billion, from S$1.38 billion the year…
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OCBC beats forecast with 9% rise in Q3 profit to S$1.97 billion
OCBC’s net profit for the third quarter ended September rose 9 per cent to S$1.97 billion, from S$1.81 billion in the previous…
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Yangzijiang Shipbuilding bags US$11.6 billion worth of order wins in year to date
MARITIME vessel maker Yangzijiang Shipbuilding said that it has secured US$11.6 billion of order wins in the year to date. This exceeds…
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AstraZeneca’s US$1.5 billion manufacturing plant to create over 800 jobs in Singapore
ASTRAZENECA plans to hire more than 800 employees in Singapore including engineering, technical services and global supply chain roles at…
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DBS beats estimates as Q3 net profit rises 17% to S$3.03 billion; sets up S$3 billion share buyback programme
DBS’ net profit for the third quarter ended March 2024 rose 17 per cent year on year to S$3.03 billion – crossing the S$3 billion mark for…
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BlackRock readies US$1.3 billion private credit continuation fund
BLACKROCK is setting up a private credit loan fund that will allow it to raise as much as US$1.3 billion it can distribute to existing…
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Grocer Lulu’s US$1.72 billion Abu Dhabi IPO draws Vanguard, GIC
HYPERMARKET chain operator Lulu Retail Holdings’s US$1.72 billion Abu Dhabi initial public offering drew orders worth US$37 billion,…
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Germany’s Deutsche Bank pumps 51.1 billion rupees into India operations
GERMANY-BASED Deutsche Bank said on Wednesday (Oct 6) that it had infused 51.1 billion rupees (S$807 million) into its Indian operations…
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CapitaLand Investment’s 9M revenue holds steady at S$2.1 billion
CAPITALAND Investment (CLI) reported S$2.1 billion in total revenue for the year to date (YTD) ended September, representing a slight…
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Apollo assets reach US$733 billion with boost from wealth clients
APOLLO Global Management’s push to target wealthy individuals helped boost the firm’s assets under management to US$733 billion, a 16 per…
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Singapore Airlines to invest S$1.1 billion in retrofitting Airbus A350 fleet
The upgrades across the cabin classes promise improved privacy and comfort and a beefed-up in-flight entertainment system SINGAPORE…
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Thai SCG halts operations at US$5.4 billion Vietnam petrochemical complex
SIAM Cement Group (SCG), Thailand’s largest industrial conglomerate, said on Monday (Nov 4) it has suspended commercial operation at its…
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Anglo-American to sell stake in Australian steelmaking coal mines for US$1.1 billion
UK-based Anglo-American said on Monday (Nov 4) that it will sell its minority stake in a joint venture that owns a 70 per cent interest in…
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Jeff Bezos Sells $3 Billion in Amazon Shares, Becomes World's Second Richest Person as Net Worth Soars to $222 Billion
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has sold over $3 billion in Amazon shares this week, according to a regulatory filing disclosed on Friday. This…
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How one of the tiniest oil markets cost Singapore-based Trafigura over US$1 billion
Trafigura Group is a giant of commodity trading. On any given day, it handles enough oil to supply the entire needs of France three times…
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Chevron flags possible job cuts in US$3 billion cost plan
CHEVRON indicated potential US job cuts as part of a new cost-cutting plan. The US$3 billion in targeted “structural” cost savings will…
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Apple to invest up to US$1.5 billion in Globalstar for satellite coverage expansion
APPLE will invest up to US$1.5 billion in Globalstar to fund the expansion of its iPhone communication services, the satellite provider…
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KKR sees US$250 billion spent annually from data centre boom
SOARING demand for data centres to support artificial intelligence and cloud-computing will boost global spending in the sector to US$250…
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Exxon’s US$8.6 billion profit beats estimate as volume offsets price weakness
EXXON Mobil beat Wall Street’s third-quarter profit estimate on Friday (Nov 1), boosted by strong oil output in its first full quarter…
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CDL acquires 51% stake in Shanghai mixed-used site for 4.6 billion yuan
CITY Developments Ltd (CDL), together with its partner in China, Lianfa Group, have been awarded the tender for a mixed-use development…
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Olam in advanced talks to sell rest of US$4 billion agribusiness to Saudis
Saudi Agricultural & Livestock Investment Company now holds a 35.4% minority stake in Olam Agri after investing US$1.24 billion in the…
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Saudi Arabia’s PIF signs MoUs worth up to US$51 billion with Japanese banks
SAUDI Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), has signed five Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) with Japanese…