STI ends flat on Wednesday amid mixed regional trading

STI ends flat on Wednesday amid mixed regional trading

The best performer was Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, while the biggest loser was Genting Singapore [SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended flat on Wednesday (Nov 19), amid mixed regional trading. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) edged up 0.01% or 0.55 points to finish at 4,505.22. Meanwhile, the iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index lost 0.5 per cent or 7.15…

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AI bubble and growth fears are creeping into US credit markets

AI bubble and growth fears are creeping into US credit markets

[NEW YORK] The malaise sweeping financial markets globally is creeping into credit markets. Risk premiums on everything from investment-grade corporates to junk bonds are hovering near their highest levels in weeks. On Monday (Nov 17), investors withdrew about 40 per cent of bond orders on several corporate bond offerings after seeing final pricing, an unusually…

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J&J to buy Halda Therapeutics in US$3.05 billion cash deal

J&J to buy Halda Therapeutics in US.05 billion cash deal

[NEW YORK] Johnson & Johnson has agreed to buy the cancer treatment biotech Halda Therapeutics for US$3.05 billion cash, part of a strategy to cope with eroding sales for its major psoriasis drug. Halda is testing a therapy for prostate cancer. The biotech is also testing drugs for breast, lung and multiple other tumour types,…

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Hyundai pledges record US$85.8b investment in South Korea

Hyundai pledges record US.8b investment in South Korea

Hyundai called it “the company’s largest-ever domestic investment commitment” [SEOUL] South Korean auto giant Hyundai Motor Group pledged on Monday (Nov 17) an unprecedented US$85.8 billion investment in the country over the next five years, a move that comes on the heels of Seoul’s trade deal with Washington. Hyundai called it “the company’s largest-ever domestic…

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Boeing says partnership for T-7 trainer export bid imminent

Boeing says partnership for T-7 trainer export bid imminent

[DUBAI] Boeing is close to announcing a partnership to bid for an international sales opportunity for its T-7 trainer, company executives said on Sunday (Nov 16), highlighting fast-growing demand for lightweight military training jets. Reuters reported in July that Boeing and Sweden’s Saab were in talks with Britain’s BAE Systems on teaming up on a…

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