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‘Storm has truly passed’: Top Glove swings back into the black with RM50.7 million Q3 profit
‘Storm has truly passed’: Top Glove swings back into the black with RM50.7 million Q3 profit
Return to profit boosted by customers replenishing their glove inventories; managing director says group well-positioned to meet growing glove demandMALAYSIAN glove maker Top Glove Corporation on Wednesday (Jun 19)...
Jaguar Land Rover to revive Freelander as a made-in-China EV
Jaguar Land Rover to revive Freelander as a made-in-China EV
A DECADE after it ceased production of the Freelander, Jaguar Land Rover Automotive is reviving the four-wheel drive car as an electric vehicle (EV) made and sold in China.The...
Taiwan’s Cathay United Bank follows client money to Singapore
Taiwan’s Cathay United Bank follows client money to Singapore
CATHAY Financial Holding, Taiwan’s largest financial firm by assets, is hiring more staff in Singapore to follow shifting regional money flows as its clients expand their presence in South-east...
Gold holds ground as traders gauge Fed rate-cut bets
Gold holds ground as traders gauge Fed rate-cut bets
GOLD prices were steady on Wednesday (Jun 19) after softer-than-expected US retail sales data reinforced bets of imminent Federal Reserve rate cuts.Spot gold held its ground at US$2,327.76 per...
RBNZ chief economist Conway says progress being made on bringing inflation back to target
RBNZ chief economist Conway says progress being made on bringing inflation back to target
RESERVE Bank of New Zealand chief economist Paul Conway said on Wednesday that good progress is being made in bringing inflation back to target but a period of restrictive...
Nintendo surprises fans by announcing new ‘Zelda’ game
Nintendo surprises fans by announcing new ‘Zelda’ game
NINTENDO surprised fans on Tuesday (Jun 18) by announcing a new chapter in its 40-year-old Zelda saga, one of the Japanese video game giant’s biggest cash-cows.During an event broadcast...
Apple turns to third parties for ‘buy now, pay later’ after sunsetting product
Apple turns to third parties for ‘buy now, pay later’ after sunsetting product
ALTHOUGH Apple is discontinuing its buy now, pay later (BNPL) service launched last year, the company is sticking with the product, with a successor to the offering launching later...
Citi CFO Mark Mason says investment banking fees likely up 50%
Citi CFO Mark Mason says investment banking fees likely up 50%
CITIGROUP said it expects banking fees to surge 50 per cent in the second quarter compared with a year earlier on better prospects for merger advice and debt and...
Taiwan’s CTCI plans water plant as chipmakers clamour for supply
Taiwan’s CTCI plans water plant as chipmakers clamour for supply
TAIWAN’S CTCI and partners will develop and operate a 508 million euros (S$737 million) water-desalination plant as demand from chipmakers soars.The island’s Water Resources Agency awarded the contract, which...
Barclays’ UK corporate bank to cut costs by £100 million, expand lending
Barclays’ UK corporate bank to cut costs by £100 million, expand lending
BARCLAYS will cut about £100 million (S$172 million) of annual costs from its UK corporate banking business by 2026, it said on Tuesday (Jun 18), under broader plans to...