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Reliance, Disney India’s US$8.5 billion merger wins antitrust nod
This paves the way for the creation of a behemoth in one of the world’s fastest-growing entertainment marketsIndia’s antitrust regulator approved the proposed merger of local media operations of...
Great Eastern group CEO Khor Hock Seng to retire; Greg Hingston to take the helm from Nov 1
THERE will be a new chief executive officer helming insurer Great Eastern from November this year. Greg Hingston will be taking over as the group’s CEO from Khor Hock Seng,...
China proposes new curbs on grain imports to boost local prices
CHINA is asking domestic traders to buy less foreign grains as ample supplies and weaker-than-expected demand weigh on prices and threaten its longstanding policy to support local growers.
Beijing this...
US companies return to currency options to hedge election, macro risks
US CORPORATIONS are turning to foreign exchange options again to protect their cash flow as they fear the US presidential election and diverging central bank interest-rate policies could spark...
Singapore stocks fall as investors await Nvidia results; STI declines 0.2%
SINGAPORE equities were in the red on Wednesday (Aug 28), amid mixed regional performance. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) fell 0.2 per cent or 7.44 to 3,391.03 points....
MBS bans ex-top executive, now working for RWS, from premises for alleged poaching of high-rollers
RESORTS World Sentosa (RWS) chief casino officer Andrew MacDonald and another RWS executive have been banned from the premises of Marina Bay Sands (MBS) for reportedly trying to poach...
Lego CEO wants to copy Fortnite success with more game deals
LEGO is on the hunt for new digital partnerships, following the success of its Fortnite venture with Epic Games, which already reached 83 million people since the introduction, according...
Prudential H1 profit tumbles 81% to US$182 million
PRUDENTIAL’S net profit for the first half ended Jun 30 fell 81 per cent to US$182 million, from US$947 million in the previous corresponding period, on an actual exchange...
