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Macquarie sees biggest profit dip in 15 years on commodities downturn
Macquarie sees biggest profit dip in 15 years on commodities downturn
TOP Australian investment bank Macquarie Group reported its annual profit fell by a third, the sharpest decline in 15 years, as stabilising energy markets hammered its commodities trading unit...
Asia: Markets track Wall Street higher as rate hopes rise, eyes on US jobs
Asia: Markets track Wall Street higher as rate hopes rise, eyes on US jobs
HONG Kong led another rally across Asian markets on Friday, thanks to a surge in tech giants, while the yen extended gains against the dollar on revived hopes for...
H2G Green chief to stand trial on Aug 5 amid MOM probe
H2G Green chief to stand trial on Aug 5 amid MOM probe
H2G Green’s chief executive officer Lim Shao-Lin will be facing trial at the State Courts on Aug 5, 2024, after being charged on Oct 31, 2023.The Catalist-listed investment holding...
Keppel Infrastructure Trust posts 29.1% lower Q1 distributable income
Keppel Infrastructure Trust posts 29.1% lower Q1 distributable income
Keppel Infrastructure Trust’s (KIT) distributable income for the first quarter ended Mar 31 fell 29.1 per cent to S$50.9 million, from S$71.8 million a year ago.This was due to...
Booking says room reservations to slow amid Middle-East conflict
Booking says room reservations to slow amid Middle-East conflict
BOOKING Holdings, owner of travel brands Kayak and Priceline, said it expects room-night reservations to slow in the current quarter as tensions in the Middle East curb regional tourism.The...
Live Nation’s revenue beats estimates as boom in concerts drive ticket sales
Live Nation’s revenue beats estimates as boom in concerts drive ticket sales
TICKETMASTER parent Live Nation Entertainment beat estimates for first-quarter revenue on Thursday, driven by the popularity of live events such as concerts, sending its shares up more than 3...
Oil settles near 7-week lows, focus shifts to economy
Oil settles near 7-week lows, focus shifts to economy
OIL prices settled on Thursday near their lowest level in seven-weeks, narrowly mixed and under pressure from weaker global demand, rising inventories and fading hopes for a quick cut in...
NYSE-parent ICE’s revenue misses as muted IPO markets offset record energy trading
NYSE-parent ICE’s revenue misses as muted IPO markets offset record energy trading
INTERCONTINENTAL Exchange (ICE) reported first-quarter revenue slightly below estimates on Thursday (May 2) as an uneven recovery in US initial public offerings cut into the upswing from record trading...
Thomson Reuters lifts 2024 forecast on first quarter revenue result
Thomson Reuters lifts 2024 forecast on first quarter revenue result
THOMSON Reuters beat first quarter revenue forecasts, lifted its financial outlook for 2024 and raised its annual dividend by 10 per cent to US$2.16 on Thursday (May 2) as...
US: Wall St opens higher after Fed leaves interest rates alone
US: Wall St opens higher after Fed leaves interest rates alone
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Thursday (May 2), a day after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged and allayed worries around potential rate hikes, with focus...