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Bumitama Agri’s H2 profit climbs 13.5% to 1.43 trillion rupiah
Bumitama Agri’s H2 profit climbs 13.5% to 1.43 trillion rupiah
INDONESIAN palm oil producer Bumitama Agri posted a 13.5 per cent increase in net profit to 1.43 trillion rupiah (S$116.9 million) for the second half ended December, from 1.26...
Sembcorp H2 profit rises 14% to S1 million
Sembcorp H2 profit rises 14% to S$471 million
SEMBCORP Industries on Thursday (Feb 27) reported a 14 per cent rise in total net profit to S$471 million for the second half ended Dec 31, 2024, from S$412...
Nvidia’s solid earnings report falls short of blowout level
Nvidia’s solid earnings report falls short of blowout level
NVIDIA, the chipmaker at the centre of an artificial intelligence (AI) spending boom, gave solid quarterly results and a bullish revenue forecast for the current period, even if the...
Trump axes Chevron‘s Venezuela oil license, citing lack of electoral reforms
Trump axes Chevron‘s Venezuela oil license, citing lack of electoral reforms
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was reversing a license given to Chevron to operate in Venezuela by his predecessor Joe Biden more than two years ago, accusing President...
Two new CDL directors will not exercise any powers until further notice from court: Kwek Leng Beng
Two new CDL directors will not exercise any powers until further notice from court: Kwek Leng Beng
THE two new directors appointed by CDL’s board have undertaken not to exercise any powers as directors until further notice, said CDL executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng in a...
GM to increase dividend by 25%, buy back another US billion of shares
GM to increase dividend by 25%, buy back another US$6 billion of shares
The US automaker expects EV operating losses will narrow this year by US$2 billion from undisclosed levelsGENERAL Motors said on Wednesday (Feb 26) it would increase its quarterly dividend...
3M to return US billion to shareholders, reiterates sales forecast
3M to return US$10 billion to shareholders, reiterates sales forecast
3M also reaffirmed its annual forecast of organic sales growth in the range of 2% to 3%3M Co said on Wednesday (Feb 26) it would return at least US$10...
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding H2 profit up 50.5% at 3.6 billion yuan
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding H2 profit up 50.5% at 3.6 billion yuan
YANGZIJIANG Shipbuilding reported a net profit of 3.6 billion yuan (S$659.3 million) for the second half ended Dec 31, 50.5 per cent higher than the 2.4 billion yuan recorded...
Singapore shares fall as company earnings disappoint; STI down 0.2%
Singapore shares fall as company earnings disappoint; STI down 0.2%
On the broader market, gainers beat losers 330 to 236 after 1.5 billion securities worth S$1.7 billion changed handsSINGAPORE shares fell on Wednesday as Straits Times Index (STI) constituents...
OCBC conservative about FY2025 targets amid trade tensions, uncertainties 
OCBC conservative about FY2025 targets amid trade tensions, uncertainties 
OCBC rode on the strength of macroeconomic tailwinds to register healthy growth for the full year ended December, as net profit hit a record high. But its management is...