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7-Eleven’s vast retail empire includes banking, Tower Records
7-Eleven’s vast retail empire includes banking, Tower Records
SEVEN & i Holdings, the target of a buyout proposal by Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard, is a sprawling global retailer that includes banking, online ticketing, superstores and even Tower Records,...
Oil edges higher as halted Libyan exports balance expected Opec+ supply boost
Oil edges higher as halted Libyan exports balance expected Opec+ supply boost
OIL prices edged higher on Monday, recovering some losses from late last week, as Libyan oil exports remained halted and concerns about higher Opec+ production from October eased.US West Texas Intermediate crude...
Semiconductor body calls for EU ‘Chips Envoy’, more support
Semiconductor body calls for EU ‘Chips Envoy’, more support
EUROPE’S main computer chip industry group ESIA called on the European Union on Monday (Sep 2) to speed up aid, draw up a revamped “Chips Act 2.0” support package...
Cathay Pacific inspects Airbus A350 fleet after engine issues
Cathay Pacific inspects Airbus A350 fleet after engine issues
Cathay Pacific is among the biggest operator of the European planemaker’s marquee long-range jetCathay Pacific Airways said it’s conducting an inspection of its entire Airbus A350 fleet as a...
Cathay Pacific inspects Airbus A350 fleet after engine issues
Cathay Pacific inspects Airbus A350 fleet amid engine issues
CATHAY Pacific Airways said it’s being forced to cancel some flights because of a “precautionary” inspection of its entire Airbus A350 fleet after discovering some engine issues on the...
Tesla’s China-made EV sales grows 3% year on year in August
Tesla’s China-made EV sales grows 3% year on year in August
This comes even as the country’s sales force is downsizing as part of the US company’s global layoffsSALES of US automaker Tesla’s China-made electric vehicles (EV) grew 3 per...
HSBC new CEO Elhedery ‘committed’ to build on current strategy
HSBC new CEO Elhedery ‘committed’ to build on current strategy
HSBC’s new chief executive Georges Elhedery, who took the helm at the Europe’s largest lender on Monday (Sep 2), said he was committed to build on the bank’s current...
Iron ore tumbles back below US0 as China property woes deepen
Iron ore tumbles back below US$100 as China property woes deepen
THE price of iron ore fell back below US$100 a tonne to snuff out a rebound, as pessimisim over China’s economic prospects weighed on industrial commodities.The steelmaking material rose...
Goh family garners 85.9% of Ossia International shares at offer close
Goh family garners 85.9% of Ossia International shares at offer close
THE Goh family’s shareholding in Ossia International has risen to 85.9 per cent as at the close of its privatisation offer on Aug 30, the lifestyle products retailer and...
STI rises 0.6% on first trade day of September; regional markets close mixed
STI rises 0.6% on first trade day of September; regional markets close mixed
SINGAPORE equities kicked off the first trading day of September in the black, even as regional exchanges turned in a mixed performance.The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) rose 0.6...