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CapitaLand India Trust posts 8% rise in H1 DPU to 3.64 cents
CapitaLand India Trust posts 8% rise in H1 DPU to 3.64 cents
CAPITALAND India Trust (Clint) saw an 8 per cent increase in distributions per unit to 3.64 cents for the half year ended Jun 30, thanks to growing rental income...
Alibaba shares jump on plans to boost service fee for merchants
Alibaba shares jump on plans to boost service fee for merchants
Alibaba Group Holding shares rose the most in two months as investors cheered the e-commerce company’s plan to earn more service fees from merchants.The stock gained as much as...
Family feud leads to court order to wind up Lian Huat Group’s parent company
Family feud leads to court order to wind up Lian Huat Group’s parent company
If a resolution is not reached in 30 days, the order will take effect immediatelyEMBROILED in a family feud, the parent company of property developer Lian Huat Group faces...
Stock market bulls eagerly await  the Fed’s promise of September rate cut
Stock market bulls eagerly await the Fed’s promise of September rate cut
The rate is likely to be unchanged at the Fed’s meeting this week, which is aimed at preparing the ground for a cut in SeptemberWHEN the Federal Reserve meets...
Singapore Airlines recycled more in-flight waste than earlier report
Singapore Airlines recycled more in-flight waste than earlier report
SINGAPORE Airlines revised its rate of in-flight waste recycling upward ahead of its annual general meeting on Monday (Jul 29) after receiving new data from its local catering company.The...
HSBC launches employee benefits platform for SMEs in Singapore
HSBC launches employee benefits platform for SMEs in Singapore
HSBC has launched a platform, to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) better manage employees’ benefits, in Singapore on Monday (Jul 29). The platform, HSBC Thrive Benefits, allows employees...
Bank of England may kick off slow cycle of interest rate cuts
Bank of England may kick off slow cycle of interest rate cuts
THE Bank of England (BOE) is likely to warn investors not to expect a string of back-to-back interest rate cuts if its policymakers push ahead with a first reduction...
Gold drifts higher on Fed rate-cut hopes, geopolitical risks
Gold drifts higher on Fed rate-cut hopes, geopolitical risks
PRICES of safe-haven gold climbed on Monday (Jul 29) on heightened geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and amid expectations of a US rate cut in September, while focus...
Prada to open 8,000-square-feet Hong Kong store after years of downsizing
Prada to open 8,000-square-feet Hong Kong store after years of downsizing
PRADA is renting an 8,000-square-foot store in K11 Musea, a harborfront luxury shopping mall by New World Development, sources familiar with the matter said. Construction work for the two-floor...
China tweaks regulations to ease the way for qualified foreign investors
China tweaks regulations to ease the way for qualified foreign investors
CHINA’S central bank and foreign exchange regulator released revised rules on Friday (Jul 26) to streamline investment by qualified foreign investors, in the latest effort to open up the...