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Starbucks is said to start process to revamp vast China business
Starbucks is said to start process to revamp vast China business
[HONG KONG] Starbucks has contacted private equity (PE) firms, technology companies and others as it considers options for its China business, including a possible stake sale, according to sources...
Qatari jet gift turns spotlight on Trump graft allegations
Qatari jet gift turns spotlight on Trump graft allegations
[WASHINGTON] Donald Trump vowed to be a dictator only on his first day back in office, but his critics say four months of corruption “bigger and more brazen” than...
First Resources posts 74.9% higher Q1 net profit of US.1 million
First Resources posts 74.9% higher Q1 net profit of US$63.1 million
[SINGAPORE] First Resources’ net profit grew 74.9 per cent to US$63.1 million for the first quarter ended March 2025, from US$36.1 million in the same period a year prior,...
China to US ocean cargo bookings surge after tariff pause, Vizion says
China to US ocean cargo bookings surge after tariff pause, Vizion says
Published Thu, May 15, 2025 · 09:02 AM[LOS ANGELES] United States bookings for container transport from China to the US spiked almost 300 per cent in the wake of...
Stocks to watch: Genting Singapore, ComfortDelGro, Venture, Golden Agri, SingPost, Centurion, Sasseur Reit
Stocks to watch: Genting Singapore, ComfortDelGro, Venture, Golden Agri, SingPost, Centurion, Sasseur Reit
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (May 15).Genting Singapore: The company said its chief executive officer Tan Hee Teck...
Stocks to watch: Genting Singapore, ComfortDelGro, Venture, Golden Agri, SingPost, Centurion, Sasseur Reit
Stocks to watch: Genting Singapore, ComfortDelGro, Venture, Golden Agri-Resources, SingPost, Centurion, Sasseur Reit
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (May 15).Genting Singapore: The company said its chief executive officer Tan Hee Teck...
Asia weakness, trade war weigh on Ferragamo revenues, slide continued in April
Asia weakness, trade war weigh on Ferragamo revenues, slide continued in April
[MILAN] Sales at Salvatore Ferragamo fell in April, the Italian luxury goods group said on Wednesday (May 14) as it posted a 1 per cent revenues drop for the...
DBS, OCBC and UOB should review dividend 
policies amid the deteriorating business outlook
DBS, OCBC and UOB should review dividend policies amid the deteriorating business outlook
[SINGAPORE] It probably will not surprise anyone that DBS, OCBC and UOB ended Tuesday (May 13) significantly higher – with gains of 1.19 per cent, 0.74 per cent and...
Japanese carmakers face US billion hit from Trump’s tariffs
Japanese carmakers face US$19 billion hit from Trump’s tariffs
[TOKYO] Japan’s biggest carmakers are looking at a hit of more than US$19 billion from US President Donald Trump’s tariffs that have left the global auto industry reeling.The industry’s...
Europe: Shares pull back after rally, earnings disappoint
Europe: Shares pull back after rally, earnings disappoint
EUROPEAN shares eased on Wednesday after a four-day rally fuelled by the US-UK and US-China trade deals that relieved some concerns over the global trade war, while downbeat corporate earnings...