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India plans tougher ad curbs on liquor makers such as Carlsberg, Diageo, Pernod
INDIA, which bans direct advertising of liquor, is set to announce sweeping rules that will bar even surrogate ads and sponsoring of events, which could force firms such as...
Singapore shares fall at Monday’s open; STI down 2.5%
SINGAPORE equities began trading in negative territory on Monday (Aug 5), after Wall Street stocks tumbled last Friday following the release of poor jobs data in the US. As at...
Stocks to watch: NetLink NBN Trust, Isetan, Manulife US Reit, mm2 Asia, Dasin Retail Trust
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Aug 5): NetLink NBN Trust: The fibre-optic owner posted a 9.1 per cent decline in...
RBA set for hawkish hold, trailing global peers in easing cycle
AUSTRALIA is poised to stay near the back of the global easing cycle as local inflation – while cooling – remains elevated requiring the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)...
Nasdaq expected to see turbulent times
THE US market’s main indexes marked stellar performance in the first half of 2024, with the Nasdaq Composite climbing 18.1 per cent, the S&P 500 index rising 14.5 per...
South-east Asia’s private equity landscape demands more of managers
Investors who hope to profit from the Asean story may need to seek out specialist managers with the ability to close deals and even build market leaders from scratchPRIVATE...
Berkshire halves Apple stake, boosts cash to US$277 billion as it gets ‘defensive’
Warren Buffett appears to have soured on stocks, letting cash at Berkshire Hathaway soar to nearly US$277 billion and selling about half its stake in Apple, even as the...
Nvidia’s new AI chip delayed due to design flaws: report
NVIDIA’S upcoming artificial intelligence (AI) chips will be delayed due to design flaws, The Information reports, citing two unidentified sources who help produce the chip and its server hardware.The...
