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7-Eleven deal talk reflects allure of Japan’s convenience stores
ANYONE who’s stepped into a 7-Eleven in Japan to grab a quick snack or withdraw cash from the ATM will understand why Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. would want to pay...
Gold takes breather after record run as investors brace for Fed minutes
GOLD took a breather on Wednesday (Aug 21) after hitting an all-time high in the previous session on US rate-cut optimism, as investors awaited minutes of the Federal Reserve’s...
Stocks to watch: Sats, Keppel, Sembcorp, Food Empire
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (Aug 21):
VW’s China partner sees revenue shortfall as price war continues
CHINESE electric car maker Xpeng forecasted third-quarter revenue that will miss analysts’ estimates, as the company feels the impact of a continued price war in its home market.While the...
Microchip Technology says certain operations disrupted by cyber incident
MICROCHIP Technology said on Tuesday (Aug 20) that an “unauthorised party” disrupted the company’s use of certain servers and some business operations, marking the latest security incident at a...
Solar panel imports to US hit record high before Biden’s tariff waiver ended
SOLAR panel imports to the US from South-east Asia surged to an all-time high in the second quarter as manufacturers raced to lock in supply before expanded tariffs took...
US dollar hits 7-month low before Powell, Swedish krona volatile after rate cut
THE US dollar hit a fresh seven-month low on Tuesday (Aug 20) with traders bracing for comments from Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell due on Friday, which could provide...
StarHub broadband service restored after outage on Tuesday
STARHUB broadband customers experienced an outage which disrupted their access to the Internet just before 8 pm on Tuesday (Aug 20), but the telco announced at 9.15 pm that...
