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Europe: Technology stocks lead shares lower as growth worries weigh
EUROPE’S main share indices fell to a two-week low on Wednesday, with technology stocks leading declines as concerns of an imminent slowdown in the United States and weakness in...
Volvo Cars scraps 2030 goal to be fully electric
Volvo Cars said on Wednesday (Sep 4) it would not meet its 2030 goal to be fully electric due to a lack of infrastructure to support EVs, scaling back...
German car sales plunge in August as EV slump worsens
Sales of new cars plummeted in Germany in August, official data showed on Wednesday (Sep 4), dragged down by a record fall in demand for electric vehicles in Europe’s...
IHH Healthcare to fully acquire Penang private hospital for RM3.9 billion, expects it to be EPS accretive in 2026
IHH says Island Hospital will add 600 beds and yield potential synergies, given that it will be running 3 hospitals on the islandINTEGRATED healthcare provider IHH Healthcare’s indirect wholly-owned...
IHH Healthcare to fully acquire Penang private hospital for RM3.9 billion
IHH Healthcare’s indirect wholly-owned subsidiary Pantai is proposing to fully acquire Island Hospital in Penang, Malaysia, for RM3.9 billion (S$1.17 billion) in cash, the group announced on Wednesday (Sep...
UK banks brace for possible tax hikes as Budget nears, sources say
UK-based banks are stepping up lobbying efforts against possible tax hikes in the government’s inaugural Budget on Oct 30, amid mounting worries it may tap the cash-rich sector to...
Germany to target sale of 5% in Commerzbank
Berlin currently owns about 16.5% in Commerzbank, worth roughly 2.5 billion eurosThe German government plans to sell as much as 5 per cent in Commerzbank in a first step...
CapitaLand Investment to double investments in India by 2028
CAPITALAND Investment (CLI) aims to more than double its funds under management (FUM) in India in the next four years, as the global real asset manager remains optimistic on...
