Lifestyle
It can cost more to power a house than rent it in Pakistan
ELECTRICITY bills have outpaced home rental rates for some people in Pakistan, as tariff increases and other reforms to comply with International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan conditions spark nationwide...
CICT posts 2.5% rise in H1 DPU to S$0.0543 despite higher finance costs
CAPITALAND Integrated Commercial Trust (CICT) has recorded a distribution per unit (DPU) of S$0.0543 for the first half of the year, up 2.5 per cent from S$0.053 in the...
J&J gets plaintiff backing for US$6.5 billion baby powder accord
JOHNSON & Johnson (J&J) has cleared a key hurdle for advancing a US$6.5 billion plan to resolve thousands of lawsuits by people who say its baby powder gave them...
Food Empire H1 profit falls 11.3% to US$23.6 million on Russia market weakness
FOOD Empire posted a 11.3 per cent drop in net profit to US$23.6 million for its first half ended Jun 30, 2024, from S$26.7 million in the previous corresponding...
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding H1 profit rises 77% to 3.1 billion yuan on robust sales, production revenue
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding on Monday (Aug 12) posted a net profit of 3.1 billion yuan (S$553.7 million) for the six months ended Jun 30, an increase of 77.2 per cent...
US: Wall St opens higher in lead up to data deluge
WALL Street opened higher on Monday (Aug 12) as indices add to their recovery from a hammering early last week, with investors gearing up for a deluge of data...
China’s Human Horizons seeks up to 300 million yuan in debt financing to revive EV production
CHINESE electric vehicle maker Human Horizons is seeking debt financing of up to 300 million yuan (S$55.4 million) to resume production at its EV plant, as the parent firm...
Centurion H1 profit jumps 209% to S$118.2 million on fair-value gains
CENTURION Corporation posted a 209 per cent rise in net profit to S$118.2 million for its first half ended Jun 30, from S$38.3 million in the previous corresponding period....
