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SGX RegCo orders Halcyon Agri to delist
SGX RegCo orders Halcyon Agri to delist
THE Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) has directed rubber manufacturer Halcyon Agri to delist, after it failed to restore the free-float requirement, the company said in a bourse filing...
Millennium shuts 2 trading pods in Asia, managers to leave
Millennium shuts 2 trading pods in Asia, managers to leave
Millennium Management shuttered two index-rebalancing pods in Asia this month, said a person with knowledge of the matter. The first was led by Shao Ying and the second by...
Thomson Medical’s H2 net profit dips 2.5% to S.4 million
Thomson Medical’s H2 net profit dips 2.5% to S$13.4 million
HEALTHCARE provider Thomson Medical posted a net profit of S$13.4 million for the second half of its 2024 fiscal year ending Jun 30, a 2.5 per cent dip from...
Din Tai Fung to close 14 China outlets amid weak consumer spending
Din Tai Fung to close 14 China outlets amid weak consumer spending
TAIWANESE dumpling chain Din Tai Fung will close more than a dozen stores in mainland China, a market that’s seen a brutal price war among restaurants to lure increasingly...
Din Tai Fung to close 14 China outlets amid weak consumer spending
Din Tai Fung to close 14 China outlets amid weak consumer spending
TAIWANESE dumpling chain Din Tai Fung will close more than a dozen stores in mainland China, a market that’s seen a brutal price war among restaurants to lure increasingly...
Tech giants urge Malaysia to pause plan for social media platform licences
Tech giants urge Malaysia to pause plan for social media platform licences
The Asia Internet Coalition – whose members also include Apple, Amazon and Grab – says the proposed licensing regime is “unworkable”An Asian industry group that includes Google, Meta and...
Sinopec’s 1H profit up 2.6% on record output despite slumping product demand
Sinopec’s 1H profit up 2.6% on record output despite slumping product demand
China’s Sinopec posted a 2.6 per cent rise in net profit for the first half of the year, it said on Sunday (Aug 25), as record oil and gas...
New Zealand to push through law to reverse ban on oil and gas exploration
New Zealand to push through law to reverse ban on oil and gas exploration
NEW Zealand said on Monday (Aug 26) it would pass laws by the end of this year to reverse a ban on offshore oil and gas exploration, and take...
Gold edges higher as Fed backs September easing
Gold edges higher as Fed backs September easing
GOLD prices ticked up on Monday (Aug 26), extending gains from the last session as Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell’s dovish remarks solidified expectations of an interest rate cut...
Oil climbs on Middle East escalation fears, US rate cut expectations
Oil climbs on Middle East escalation fears, US rate cut expectations
OIL prices extended gains on Monday on fears a major spillover in fighting from the Gaza conflict into the Middle East could disrupt regional oil supplies, while imminent US...