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US: Wall Street opens higher as Powell's speech looms large
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday as investors awaited Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole Symposium…
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Europe: Stoxx 600 closes higher but gains limited by tech, defence
EUROPE’S Stoxx 600 closed higher on Wednesday boosted by consumer and healthcare stocks, while declines in tech and defence stocks limited…
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Sats grows Q1 profit 9.1% to S$70.9 million with higher cargo, food service volumes
AIRLINE caterer Sats grew its Q1 earnings 9.1 per cent to S$70.9 million for the first quarter ended June, boosted by growth in aviation…
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US: Dow opens higher as Home Depot puts focus on retail earnings
The blue-chip Dow opened higher on Tuesday (Aug 19), aided by a rise in shares of Home Depot after the retailer kept its annual forecasts…
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Oil prices edge higher ahead of Trump-Zelensky meeting
Oil prices edged up on Monday as investors awaited talks between US President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart after an…
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CapitaLand India Trust looks to new markets as it pursues higher yields
CapitaLand India Trust (Clint) will divest one-third of its data centre portfolio to its sponsor CapitaLand Investment, which is launching…
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U.S. stocks slide following inflation report, but world shares are mostly higher
World shares are generally higher after most stocks on Wall Street fell following a disappointing report that said inflation was worse…
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China Aviation Oil H1 profit rises 18% to US$50 million on higher gross profit and associates’ share of results
Asia-Pacific’s largest physical jet fuel buyer China Aviation Oil (CAO) posted a net profit of US$50 million for the first half of its…
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China Aviation Oil H1 profit rises 18.4% to US$50 million on higher gross profit and associates’ share of results
Asia-Pacific’s largest physical jet fuel buyer China Aviation Oil (CAO) posted a net profit of US$50 million for the first half of its…
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First Resources posts 43.6% higher H1 net profit of US$149.2 million
First Resource posted a 43.6 per cent rise in net profit to US$149.2 million for the first half of 2025 on Thursday (Aug 14). This was up…
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ST Engineering falls 6.4% despite higher first-half profit; stock had surged over 80% so far this year
Shares of ST Engineering tumbled shortly after trading started on Thursday (Aug 14) despite the group announcing better first-half results…
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ST Engineering falls 6.3% despite higher first-half profit; stock had surged over 80% year to date
Shares of ST Engineering tumbled shortly after trading started on Thursday (Aug 14) despite the group announcing better first-half results…
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Westpac profit grows 5% on margin lift and higher lending
Australia’s Westpac Banking on Thursday (Aug 14) said wider margins and lending and deposits gains helped it post slightly higher…
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Telstra logs higher annual profit, announces A$1 billion buyback
Australian telecom firm Telstra Group forecast higher operating earnings for fiscal 2026 and reported a 31 per cent rise in its fiscal…
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Stoneweg Europe Stapled Trust DPS falls 7% to 0.06553 euro for H1 amid higher interest expenses
Stoneweg Europe Stapled Trust (Sert) on Wednesday (Aug 13) posted a distribution per stapled security (DPS) of 0.06553 euro for its first…
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US: Wall St opens higher as inflation rises moderately in July
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Tuesday (Aug 12) after data showed inflation rose broadly in line with expectations in July,…
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US: Wall Street opens higher as Fed shake-up stokes dovish bets
Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday (Aug 8) as US President Donald Trump’s temporary pick for a Federal Reserve governor post…
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Apac Realty’s H1 net profit more than doubles to S$11.3 million on higher home sales
Real estate services player Apac Realty’s net profit more than doubled to S$11.3 million for its first half ended Jun 30, 2025. This was…
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Vance security team requested higher water level of river in Ohio for veep's trip
The Secret Service asked the Army Corps of Engineers and Ohio officials to increase the flow of a lake-fed river to accommodate Vice…
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US: Wall Street opens higher on tariff exemption hopes
Street’s main indexes opened higher on Thursday (Aug 7), buoyed by optimism that major technology companies could avoid US President…
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Singapore Land posts 7% higher earnings of S$111.4 million for H1
Its revenue rises 8% to S$368.3 million on the back of higher contributions from property investments and technology operations Property…
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Gold inches higher as US dollar weakens on Fed rate cut hopes
Gold prices edged higher on Thursday (Aug 7), helped by a weaker US dollar on growing expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut next…
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DBS shares reach S$50 mark, an all-time high, after unveiling higher Q2 profit
DBS shares set a record on Thursday (Aug 7) and hit the S$50 mark for the first time, after the lender posted marginally higher Q2…
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US: Wall Street opens higher on Fed rate cut hopes; earnings in focus
Wall Street opened higher on Wednesday (Aug 6), as ongoing optimism about Federal Reserve interest rate cuts kept markets afloat and…