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BHP abandons US$49 billion bid after Anglo refuses more talks
BHP Group decided against making a firm offer for Anglo American, instead walking away for now from what would have been the biggest mining deal in over a decade.The...
HP reports sales that top estimates on first PC boost since 2022
HP REPORTED quarterly revenue that topped analysts’ estimates, including the first increase in personal computer (PC) sales in two years, an optimistic signal for a long-awaited rebound in the...
Europe: Shares suffer worst day in over 6 weeks as rate jitters persist
EUROPEAN shares declined on Wednesday as worries that global interest rates will stay elevated for longer pushed bond yields higher, with fresh evidence of persistently high inflation in the region’s...
US: Stocks slide amid worries over interest rates
WALL Street stocks fell on Wednesday as rising Treasury bond yields prompted a wave of selling after recent records.“Now that the (first-quarter earnings) period is essentially over, inflation and interest rates...
Fossil fuel players turn to private markets where transition gets wider definition
PRIVATE markets investors in Asia are stepping in where banks will not tread, offering financing and doing deals in the brown spaces of fossil fuels and extractive industries.
Willingness to...
US tells owners to stop driving older Nissan vehicles over airbag concerns
Owners of nearly 84,000 older Nissan vehicles in the United States equipped with recalled, unrepaired Takata airbags should immediately stop driving them due to a safety hazard, the US...
Sats H2 profit surges more than 10 times to S$64.1 million on aviation recovery, WFS acquisition
IN-FLIGHT caterer and ground handler Sats reported earnings of S$64.1 million for the six months ended Mar 31, a jump of more than ten times from the S$6 million...
Abercrombie raises outlook, extending ‘90s fashion comeback
Abercrombie & Fitch raised its full-year outlook after it blew past first-quarter sales estimates and extended its bounce back from the teen fashion graveyard.The retailer now expects net growth...
