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World container shipping rates keep rising amid port congestion
INFLATION looks to be easing across the developed world, except for one glaring pocket of hot prices: cargo costs on the high seas.Spot rates for full-size shipping containers to...
Hot stock: Soilbuild Construction hits 5-year high on Tuas Port contract win
SHARES of Soilbuild Construction surged on Friday (Jun 14) morning, after the group announced that it had bagged a S$647.5 million Tuas Port construction contract the day before.As at...
US government returns US$156 million worth of 1MDB funds to Malaysia, embassy says
THE US government has returned another US$156 million to Malaysia in recovered assets linked to scandal-hit state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), taking the total returned so far to...
Singapore offers carbon tax rebates for refiners near term, sources say
SINGAPORE is offering refiners and petrochemical companies rebates of up to 76 per cent for its planned carbon tax for 2024 and 2025 to help them ease cost stress and remain...
Singapore offers carbon tax rebates for refiners near term: sources
SINGAPORE is offering refiners and petrochemical companies rebates of up to 76 per cent for its planned carbon tax for 2024 and 2025 to help them ease cost stress and remain...
Tesla shareholders back huge payout for CEO Musk, company says
TESLA shareholders voted in favour of a huge compensation package for CEO Elon Musk, endorsing the potential windfall after a Delaware court invalidated it, a company official said Thursday.Based...
Europe: Automakers lead shares lower; Italian stocks slide
EUROPEAN shares slipped on Thursday, with automakers falling on continued jitters over the European Union’s new tariffs on imported Chinese electric vehicles, while Italian shares underperformed their continental peers.The continent-wide Stoxx 600...
US: S&P 500, Nasdaq end at records for fourth straight day
THE S&P 500 and Nasdaq edged to fresh records again on Thursday as investors digested improving inflation data and strong earnings from artificial intelligence player Broadcom.The producer price index...
