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McDonald’s sales slump after E coli outbreak spooks diners
MCDONALD’S sales plummeted following news of E coli infections linked to the chain’s Quarter Pounders.Transactions fell as much as 6 per cent from the prior year in the days...
US: Wall Street opens higher ahead of megacap earnings
Wall Street rose at the open on Monday (Oct 28), recovering some losses following a turbulent trading week, ahead of key corporate earnings and the final phase before the...
India’s Bharti Airtel posts bigger Q2 profit, boosted by higher tariffs
BHARTI Airtel reported an over two-fold rise in its second-quarter profit on Monday (Oct 28), as the telecom operator’s first tariff hike in over two years boosted its revenue...
Japfa swings into the black with US$87.5 million net profit; declares one-off S$0.01 dividend per share
JAPFA swung into the black with a net profit of US$87.5 million for its first nine months ended Sep 30, 2024, compared with a net loss of US$22.7 million...
Singapore shares fall, bucking regional trend; STI slides 0.3%
Among the region’s bourses that ended higher, Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 1.8% after the LDP’s worst parliamentary defeat since 2009SINGAPORE shares started the week in the red on Monday...
Major Indian solar panel maker dazzles in market debut
India’s top solar module producer, Waaree Energies shone on its market debut on Monday (Oct 28) after raising US$514 million, as traders bet on increased global demand for clean...
iFast Global Bank should not be compared to local banks, says group’s CEO
THE iFast Global Bank (IGB) should not be compared to local lenders, said Lim Chung Chun, the chief executive officer of wealth management platform iFast Corporation, at a briefing...
PetroChina set to shut top north China refinery in 2025: sources
PETROCHINA is set to shut its largest refinery in north China’s Dalian around mid-2025, marking the first major closure at a state-run oil plant, part of a long-mooted project...
