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Yoma drops 21% amid heavy trading; company denies report that chairman in Myanmar junta custody
Yoma drops 21% amid heavy trading; company denies report that chairman in Myanmar junta custody
This is after the company made clarifications about charges against its executive chairmanSHARES of Yoma Strategic fell as much as 21.5 per cent on Wednesday (Jul 10) morning, following...
Yoma drops 21% amid heavy trading; company denies report that chairman in Myanmar junta custody
Yoma drops 21% amid heavy trading; company denies report that chairman in Myanmar junta custody
This is after the company made clarifications about charges against its executive chairmanSHARES of Yoma Strategic fell as much as 21.5 per cent on Wednesday (Jul 10) morning, following...
Robusta coffee prices surge to record high as supplies tighten
Robusta coffee prices surge to record high as supplies tighten
ROBUSTA coffee prices surged to a record high on Tuesday (Jul 9) with the global market tightened by a slowdown in shipments from top producer Vietnam.The price of robusta...
Goldman buys majority stake in Taylor Swift stage-builder Tait
Goldman buys majority stake in Taylor Swift stage-builder Tait
THE private equity business of Goldman Sachs Alternatives is buying a majority stake in Tait, the engineering firm that designed the stage for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour.The alternative investment...
Oil prices fall more than 1% after US crude hub escapes serious damage from Beryl
Oil prices fall more than 1% after US crude hub escapes serious damage from Beryl
OIL prices eased more than 1 per cent on Tuesday after traders learned that prolonged supply disruptions from Hurricane Beryl were unlikely after a US oil-producing hub in Texas suffered...
Encouraging shareholder activism may help Singapore’s stock market
Encouraging shareholder activism may help Singapore’s stock market
REVIEWS of shareholder activism are mixed, but in a market such as Singapore, more of such activity could be worth encouraging.Second Minister for Finance Chee Hong Tat said recently...
Fed considers rule tweak that could save biggest US banks billions in capital
Fed considers rule tweak that could save biggest US banks billions in capital
The US Federal Reserve is considering a rule change that could save the country’s eight largest banks combined billions of dollars in capital, in a potential long-sought win for...
US: S&P 500, Nasdaq open at fresh record highs; Powell testimony awaited
US: S&P 500, Nasdaq open at fresh record highs; Powell testimony awaited
Wall Street stocks were mostly higher early Tuesday (Jul 9), with both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq adding to records ahead of congressional testimony from US Federal Reserve Chair...
Dyson to axe around 1,000 jobs in Britain
Dyson to axe around 1,000 jobs in Britain
VACUUM cleaner manufacturer Dyson will cut about 1,000 jobs in Britain as part of a global restructuring. The company, founded by James Dyson, the inventor of the bagless cleaner, employs...
Global regulators tighten rules on banks outsourcing services
Global regulators tighten rules on banks outsourcing services
BOARD directors of banks must take ultimate responsibility for outsourced services and document how they manage the risk of outages and disruptions to customer services, the global Basel Committee...