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Singapore shares slide in tandem with regional bourses and Wall Street; STI drops 0.1%
Singapore shares slide in tandem with regional bourses and Wall Street; STI drops 0.1%
Decliners beat gainers 288 to 178 across the broader Singapore market, with 1.1 billion securities valued at S$1.4 billion changing hands[SINGAPORE] Asian bourses, including Singapore’s, were largely in the...
Changi Airport Group full-year net profit doubles to S1 million
Changi Airport Group full-year net profit doubles to S$841 million
[SINGAPORE] Changi Airport Group (CAG) saw its net profit almost double to S$841 million for the full year ended Mar 31, up from S$431 million in the year-ago period.The...
Latest Singapore six-month T-bill cut-off yield slides to 2.2%
Latest Singapore six-month T-bill cut-off yield slides to 2.2%
The auction received S$18.1 billion in applications for the S$7.5 billion on offer[SINGAPORE] The cut-off yield for Singapore’s latest six-month Treasury bill (T-bill) fell to 2.2 per cent, according...
Former PBOC deputy governor Liu Guiping to head Bank of China: sources
Former PBOC deputy governor Liu Guiping to head Bank of China: sources
Published Thu, May 22, 2025 · 12:31 PM[BEIJING] China will appoint financial veteran Liu Guiping as chairman of Bank of China, the nation’s fourth largest state-owned bank, two sources...
Gold rises as investors grow cautious amid US debt fears
Gold rises as investors grow cautious amid US debt fears
Markets are now pricing in at least 50 basis points of rate cuts this year, with the first one expected in OctoberPublished Thu, May 22, 2025 · 09:30 AM[BENGALURU]...
Singtel returns to the black with S.8 billion H2 profit on exceptional gain, unveils S billion buyback programme
Singtel returns to the black with S$2.8 billion H2 profit on exceptional gain, unveils S$2 billion buyback programme
[SINGAPORE] Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) returned to the black with a net profit of S$2.8 billion for its second half ended March 2025, compared with a net loss of S$1.3...
Nike to raise prices by next week, to return to selling on Amazon, media reports say
Nike to raise prices by next week, to return to selling on Amazon, media reports say
NIKE is set to raise prices on several of its products starting next week and will also return to selling its products at online retail giant Amazon, according to...
US LNG loses ground in Asia as tariffs, politics stall Alaska megaproject
US LNG loses ground in Asia as tariffs, politics stall Alaska megaproject
[SINGAPORE] Asian energy buyers are rethinking their long-term bets on US liquefied natural gas (LNG) – increasingly seen as a geopolitical lever – as tariffs, political risk and volatile...
Oil prices fall on news that US-Iran will hold nuclear talks
Oil prices fall on news that US-Iran will hold nuclear talks
[NEW YORK] Oil prices settled lower on Wednesday, after Oman’s foreign minister said a fresh round of nuclear talks between Iran and the US would take place later this week.Prices...
Walmart eliminates about 1,500 jobs on technology team
Walmart eliminates about 1,500 jobs on technology team
The company has about 1.6 million US employees, making it the largest private employer in the countryPublished Thu, May 22, 2025 · 06:24 AM[CHICAGO] Walmart is cutting corporate staff...