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Stocks to watch: Sembcorp, Bukit Sembawang, SBS Transit, Boustead
Stocks to watch: Sembcorp, Bukit Sembawang, SBS Transit, Boustead
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (May 27): Sembcorp: Its subsidiary Sembcorp Utilities entered an agreement with several of its...
Europe: Stocks recover after Trump delays EU tariffs in hopes of deal
Europe: Stocks recover after Trump delays EU tariffs in hopes of deal
EUROPEAN shares kicked off the week on a positive note on Monday, recouping the previous session’s losses, as markets heaved a sigh of relief after US President Donald Trump delayed...
Volvo Cars to cut 3,000 jobs in restructuring
Volvo Cars to cut 3,000 jobs in restructuring
[STOCKHOLM] Volvo Cars will cut 3,000 mostly white-collar jobs as part of a restructuring announced last month as it grapples with high costs, a slowdown in electric vehicle demand...
Singapore shares fall amid mixed regional showing; STI down 0.2%
Singapore shares fall amid mixed regional showing; STI down 0.2%
Across the broader market, decliners edge out gainers 268 to 220, after 894.4 million securities worth S$751.7 million change hands[SINGAPORE] Shares on the Singapore bourse ended lower on Monday...
OpenAI to open office in Seoul amid growing demand for ChatGPT
OpenAI to open office in Seoul amid growing demand for ChatGPT
Published Mon, May 26, 2025 · 12:56 PM[SEOUL] OpenAI will set up its first office in Seoul and has established an entity in South Korea as demand in the...
Frasers Property’s privatising FHT does nothing for its minorities
Frasers Property’s privatising FHT does nothing for its minorities
[SINGAPORE] Minority investors of Frasers Hospitality Trust (FHT) are getting a second chance to exit their holdings by way of a privatisation offer.FHT’s sponsor Frasers Property recently proposed privatising...
Japan touts ships expertise, LNG investment as tariff talks key
Japan touts ships expertise, LNG investment as tariff talks key
[TOKYO] Japan may offer financial and technical contributions ranging from investment in an Alaskan liquefied natural gas (LNG) pipeline project to shipbuilding expertise as it seeks to smooth the...
Japan touts ships expertise, LNG investment as tariff talks key
Japan touts ships expertise, LNG investment as key to tariff talks
[TOKYO] Japan may offer financial and technical contributions ranging from investment in an Alaskan liquefied natural gas (LNG) pipeline project to shipbuilding expertise as it seeks to smooth the...
Japan aims to slash stockpiled rice prices to 2,000 yen per 5kg: farm ministry
Japan aims to slash stockpiled rice prices to 2,000 yen per 5kg: farm ministry
Published Mon, May 26, 2025 · 11:07 AM[TOKYO] Japan aims to drastically cut stockpiled rice prices to 2,000 yen (S$18) per 5 kg and speed up getting rice onto...
Interest costs fall for S-Reits in Q1, but US tariffs cloud outlook
Interest costs fall for S-Reits in Q1, but US tariffs cloud outlook
[SINGAPORE] Interest costs eased for more Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) in the first quarter of FY2025, even as looming US tariffs cast a shadow over their prospects...