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IHH Healthcare guides for higher FY2024 capex as it pushes bed growth in key markets
IHH Healthcare guides for higher FY2024 capex as it pushes bed growth in key markets
PRIVATE healthcare group IHH Healthcare is continuing its quest for organic growth as it works to expand its capacity by around 33 per cent by 2028, said its senior...
BOJ chief Ueda stops short of declaring 2% price goal met
BOJ chief Ueda stops short of declaring 2% price goal met
BANK of Japan (BOJ) governor Kazuo Ueda said it was too early to conclude that inflation was close to sustainably meeting the central bank’s 2 per cent inflation target...
Singapore shares open flat on Friday; STI remains unchanged
Singapore shares open flat on Friday; STI remains unchanged
SINGAPORE shares opened flat on Friday (Mar 1) morning, despite overnight gains in global markets. The Straits Times Index (STI) was flat, falling just 0.09 point to 3,141.76 as...
JPMorgan predicts Bitcoin correction once halving euphoria cools
JPMorgan predicts Bitcoin correction once halving euphoria cools
ONE of the most anticipated catalysts for further gains in Bitcoin may end up sending the price of the largest cryptocurrency lower, according to JPMorgan analysts. A Bitcoin code...
Hewlett Packard Enterprise sees downbeat Q2 revenue on weak networking solutions demand
Hewlett Packard Enterprise sees downbeat Q2 revenue on weak networking solutions demand
HEWLETT Packard Enterprise on Thursday (Feb 29) forecast second-quarter revenue below Wall Street estimates, as businesses scale down spending on the server maker’s technology solutions. Shares of the Spring,...
ExxonMobil to cut trader salaries in latest overhaul to pay structure
ExxonMobil to cut trader salaries in latest overhaul to pay structure
EXXONMOBIL plans to cut some traders’ salaries as part of a pay overhaul that will include cash performance bonuses at the end of the year, as well as long-term...
Kodak explores tapping pension fund’s US.2 billion surplus
Kodak explores tapping pension fund’s US$1.2 billion surplus
EASTMAN Kodak is contemplating a move to unlock gains created by its overfunded pension system, according to sources with knowledge of the matter. The company is weighing a so-called...
Dell reports sales that top estimates on AI server excitement
Dell reports sales that top estimates on AI server excitement
DELL Technologies reported better-than-expected sales and profit as corporations appear to be updating their information technology equipment to meet artificial intelligence (AI) demand. The shares jumped about 17 per...
UK supermarket Sainsbury’s plans to cut 1,500 roles
UK supermarket Sainsbury’s plans to cut 1,500 roles
BRITISH supermarket group Sainsbury’s said on Thursday (Feb 29) it plans to cut about 1,500 roles, as it seeks cost savings to invest back into the business. Sainsbury’s, Britain’s...
Mapletree Logistics Trust to spend S4 million on Malaysia, Vietnam Grade A warehouse acquisitions
Mapletree Logistics Trust to spend S$234 million on Malaysia, Vietnam Grade A warehouse acquisitions
MAPLETREE Logistics Trust (MLT) will snag three Grade A warehouses – one in Malaysia, and two in Vietnam – for RM558.8 million (S$157.9 million) and 1.3 trillion Vietnamese dong...