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Sias to take its Invest Singapore programme to the heartlands
The Securities Investors Association (Singapore), or Sias, will step up efforts to boost retail participation in local stocks in 2025 and build on what has been a bumper year...
Oil steady as markets weigh Fed rate cut expectations, Chinese demand
Oil prices were little changed at their settle on Friday (Dec 20) as markets weighed Chinese demand and interest rate-cut expectations after data showed cooling US inflation.Brent crude futures...
Catalist stocks’ poor performance highlights structural issues, market problems
Many have performed poorly since listing, with prices tumbling on the first day of trade and often seeing little to no trading volumes as a resultAMID a dearth of...
OUE Reit divests entire stake in Shanghai office property for 1.9 billion yuan
OUE Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) is set to sell its entire stake in Lippo Realty, a real estate service provider that manages and operates an office building in...
US: Wall Street falls at open on concerns over rate outlook
WALL Street’s main indices dropped at the open on Friday (Dec 20) on fears over high interest rates next year, although a cooler-than-expected inflation report for November stymied losses.The...
Nanofilm Technologies re-appoints founder as CEO
Current CEO will remain until Jun 13, 2025 to ensure a smooth transition of his duties and responsibilitiesNANOTECHNOLOGY solutions provider Nanofilm Technologies has appointed its founder Shi Xu to...
Top Glove swings back to black with RM5.5 million Q1 net profit
GLOVE manufacturer Top Glove posted a net profit of RM5.5 million (S$1.7 million) for the first fiscal quarter ended November, reversing its net loss of RM57.7 million in the...
Beijing woos AstraZeneca for investment while probe continues
BEIJING’S mayor called on AstraZeneca to expand its research and development investment in the Chinese capital, signalling that a probe against some of its executives will not affect business...