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Singapore stocks rise on Wednesday; STI up 0.2%
Stocks on the Singapore bourse ended higher on Wednesday (Mar 26), tracking gains in the region and overnight on Wall Street. The…
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Asia: Stocks rise on trade optimism, but US policy uncertainty lingers
Lingering hopes that Donald Trump’s planned tariff blitz next week will not be as painful as feared helped lift Asian markets Wednesday,…
Business
Singapore shares rise on Monday; STI up 0.3%
Singapore shares ended higher on Monday (Mar 24), bucking a regional trend. The Straits Times Index (STI) rose 0.3 per cent or 9.88 points…
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Oil prices rise for second consecutive week on expected tighter supply
Oil prices settled higher on Friday (Mar 21) and recorded a second consecutive weekly gain as fresh US sanctions on Iran and the latest…
Lifestyle
Lindsay Lohan's "Almond Milk" Hair Proves This Anti-Spring Trend Is on the Rise
Nothing says “spring refresh” like a new ’do, and Lindsay Lohan’s latest look has us running to book our next hair appointments. Her…
Business
Singapore shares rise after Fed rate cut pause; STI up 0.6%
Shares on the Singapore bourse ended higher on Thursday (Mar 20), following the US Federal Reserve’s decision to hold off on interest-rate…
Business
US: Stocks rise, Treasury yields tumble after Fed decision
Wall Street stocks rose on Wednesday (Mar 19) after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged but pointed to increased economic…
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The Rise of the Passive Spectator
The famed twentieth-century photojournalist Weegee was just as fascinated with tragedy—fires, car crashes, murders—as he was with our…
Business
Hong Leong Finance posts 10% rise in H2 profit to S$51.5 million, as net interest margin expands
HONG Leong Finance posted a 10 per cent rise in net profit to S$51.5 million for the six months ended December 2024. This was driven by an…
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Riverstone posts 3.7% Q4 profit rise, proposes special dividend amid semicon recovery
GLOVEMAKER Riverstone posted a 3.7 per cent rise in net profit to RM70 million (S$21.2 million) for the three months ended December 2024,…
Business
Sats posts 123.5% rise in Q3 net profit on higher business volume, rate increases
CATERING and ground handling company Sats posted a 123.5 per cent increase in net profit to S$70.4 million for the quarter ended Dec 31,…
Business
StanChart reports 18% rise in annual profit, roughly in line with estimates
STANDARD Chartered reported on Friday its annual profit rose 18 per cent, roughly in line with analysts’ estimates, on strong performance…
Business
Sasseur Reit posts 0.1% rise in H2 DPU to S$0.02929 on resilient rental income
THE manager of Sasseur Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) on Thursday (Feb 20) posted a distribution per unit (DPU) of S$0.02929 for the…
Business
Fast Company Discusses the Rise of AI Tools in 2025
The past year has marked a pivotal moment in the evolution of artificial intelligence, fundamentally reshaping how we work, create, and…
Business
Energy bills forecast to rise by £85 a year
Domestic energy prices are forecast to rise by 5% from April, adding £85 a year to household bills, according to consultancy Cornwall…
News
Baltic TV Shows – and Locations – Are on the Rise: ‘Our Appetite Is Growing’
The Baltic States — Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania — are ready for a boom in local TV productions, and international partners are invited.…
Business
Singapore stocks rise on Monday; STI climbs 0.7%
Property developer Hongkong Land is the top gainer on the index, while Yangzijiang Shipbuilding fell the most SINGAPORE stocks ended…
Culture
Afrobeats’ Rise Documented in ‘The Odyssey,’ New Film From Adekunle Gold Featuring Seun Kuti and Ebenezer Obey
In an ambitious effort to chart the lineage of Yoruba and Afrobeats music over the past century and its global influence, Nigerian…
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Asia: Stocks rise, oil falls as Trump fans Ukraine peace hopes
ASIAN markets mostly rose on Thursday (Feb 13) and oil prices extended losses as forecast-topping US inflation was overshadowed by hopes…
Business
South Korea’s tech exports lose growth momentum as risks rise
The outlook for chip sales is turning less optimistic this year as growth in shipments has slowed in recent months SOUTH Korea recorded a…
Business
Singapore shares rise at Wednesday’s open; STI up 0.5%
SINGAPORE shares began Wednesday (Feb 12) trading in positive territory as markets abroad logged mixed results. As at 9.01 am, the Straits…
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Singapore shares rise on Tuesday; STI up 0.3%
SINGAPORE shares began Tuesday (Feb 11) trading in positive territory as investors digested US President Donald Trump’s announcement that…
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Singapore shares rise at Monday’s open; STI up 1.3%
SINGAPORE shares began Monday (Feb 10) trading in positive territory as markets abroad closed lower on Friday as trade war worries…
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Singapore shares rise, with DBS driving gains; STI up 0.4%
SINGAPORE stocks closed higher on Monday (Feb 10) as investors cheered another round of record-breaking earnings reported by DBS, the…