Posts by Riah Marton
Oil extends losses on prospect of higher Opec+ supply
OIL prices extended losses on Monday (Sep 2) with investors weighing higher Opec+ production from October against a sharp drop in output from Libya amid sluggish demand in China and the US, the world’s two biggest oil consumers. Brent crude futures fell 57 US cents, or 0.7 per cent, to US$76.36 a barrel by 0108…
Read MoreSingapore shares rise at Monday’s open; STI up 0.1%
SINGAPORE stocks kicked off Monday (Sep 2) on a bright note after global equities finished the trading week in positive territory, ahead of a highly anticipated September interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve. The Straits Times Index (STI) rose 3.73 points or 0.1 per cent to 3,446.66 as at 9.01 am. Across the…
Read MoreSembcorp unit signs agreement to import piped natural gas from Indonesia
The delivery of the fuel is expected to start from 2026 for a tenure of about 11 years SEMBCORP Gas, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Industries, has signed a gas sales agreement to import up to 111 billion British thermal units per day of natural gas piped from the Mako gas fields in Indonesia.…
Read MoreBrad Pitt and Girlfriend Ines de Ramon Make Red Carpet Debut at Venice International Film Festival – E! Online
Brad Pitt and Ines de Ramon are red carpet official. The actor and his girlfriend attended the premiere of his latest movie, the crime film Wolfs, at the 2024 Venice International Film Festival Sept. 1, nearly two years after they first sparked romance rumors. Brad sported a black, double-breasted tuxedo jacket over a round collar…
Read MoreSelena Gomez Answers High School Volleyball Team’s Request With a Surprise Visit – E! Online
Selena Gomez served an unforgettable moment for a group of Colorado high school students when she showed up at their volleyball game. On Aug. 30, Telluride Middle/High School in Colorado shared on Instagram a handwritten sign from the team’s coach, which read, “Selena Gomez, please sing the National Anthem @ one of [our] home games:…
Read MoreGymnast Kara Welsh Dead at 21 After Shooting – E! Online
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater community is in mourning. Kara Welsh, a 21-year-old management student and a member of the school’s Warhawk gymnastics team, was fatally shot in an apartment off campus by a man she knew, Whitewater Police said. The suspect has been arrested on suspicion of murder. The police said in a statement that…
Read MoreMAS review group should build on market’s track record, seek to strengthen big local companies
While investors should not be shielded from the risk of losing money, their apparent lack of confidence in the local market ought to be addressed ONE afternoon in the early 1990s, when I was working in a Malaysian brokerage firm, I overheard one of my senior colleagues trying to convince the controlling shareholder of a…
Read MoreInstant coffee giant Food Empire shifts focus to Asia, brews up expansion plans
In doing so, the group aims to balance the risks associated with geopolitical instability and currency volatility, particularly in its traditional markets of Russia and Eastern Europe FOOD Empire will be deepening its roots in South-east Asia and Central Asia, as the instant-coffee maker looks to brew up the next wave of growth. The mainboard-listed…
Read MoreAsia to be Food Empire’s top brew as coffee giant percolates expansion plans
In doing so, the group aims to balance the risks associated with geopolitical instability and currency volatility, particularly in its traditional markets of Russia and Eastern Europe FOOD Empire will be deepening its roots in South-east Asia and Central Asia, as the instant-coffee maker looks to brew up the next wave of growth. The mainboard-listed…
Read MoreJason Duggar Is Engaged to Girlfriend Maddie Grace – E! Online
Josh Duggar (m. Anna Keller) Eldest Duggar child Josh was born March 3, 1988. He too became a conservative activist, campaigning for the Family Research Council. He stepped down after old police records surfaced in 2015 revealing that he had been accused of molesting several girls, including his sisters Jessa and Jill, when he was…
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