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Gold flat ahead of US payrolls data, set for second weekly drop
Gold flat ahead of US payrolls data, set for second weekly drop
GOLD prices were set for a second consecutive weekly fall, even as bullion traded almost flat on Friday as investors refrained from taking big positions ahead of US non-farm...
Dasin Retail Trust’s trustee-manager chairman, directors deny allegations of misconduct 
Dasin Retail Trust’s trustee-manager chairman, directors deny allegations of misconduct 
THREE directors of Dasin Retail Trust’s trustee-manager, including the chairman of the board, denied allegations of misconduct made by Zhang Zhencheng, a non-executive director and shareholder of the trustee-manager...
Elite Commercial Reit’s Q1 DPU down 21.2% to £0.0067
Elite Commercial Reit’s Q1 DPU down 21.2% to £0.0067
ELITE Commercial Reit’s distribution per unit (DPU) for the first quarter ended March 2024 declined 21.2 per cent year on year to £0.0067 from £0.0085, based on a 90...
Booking says room reservations to slow amid Middle-East conflict
Booking says room reservations to slow amid Middle-East conflict
BOOKING Holdings, owner of travel brands Kayak and Priceline, said it expects room-night reservations to slow in the current quarter as tensions in the Middle East curb regional tourism.The...
US judge grills both sides in landmark Google antitrust trial
US judge grills both sides in landmark Google antitrust trial
A US judge on Thursday pushed against the central pleas of both US government and Google lawyers as he heard their closing arguments at a landmark antitrust trial in...
Europe: Shares ease after Federal Reserve decision, mixed earnings
Europe: Shares ease after Federal Reserve decision, mixed earnings
EUROPEAN shares fell slightly in their first May trading session on Thursday as investors returned from a mid-week holiday to gauge a slew of earnings after the Federal Reserve signalled...
Amazon bets big with CrowdStrike on cybersecurity products
Amazon bets big with CrowdStrike on cybersecurity products
AMAZON.COM is betting big on cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike Holdings, replacing other defensive tools with the company’s safeguards. Amazon’s profit-driving cloud computing business, Amazon Web Services (AWS), has dropped other...
Moody’s tops quarterly profit estimates on strong product demand
Moody’s tops quarterly profit estimates on strong product demand
MOODY’S on Thursday (May 2) beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit, helped by demand for its research and analytics products.The New York-based company recorded robust sales of its...
Yen pares some of sharp rise after suspected intervention, dollar steady
Yen pares some of sharp rise after suspected intervention, dollar steady
The yen fell slightly against the dollar on Thursday (May 2), reversing direction after a sudden surge late on Wednesday that traders and analysts were quick to attribute to...
Weight-loss drugmaker Novo Nordisk’s profits soar further
Weight-loss drugmaker Novo Nordisk’s profits soar further
Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk reported more soaring profits on Thursday (May 2) thanks to the popularity of anti-diabetes and weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, which have made it...