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iFast Q1 net profit surges on ePension unit performance
FINANCIAL services company iFast Corp : AIY 0% on Thursday (Apr 25) posted a 387.4 per cent spike in net profit to S$14.5 million for its first quarter ended...
India’s IndiGo gets into long haul game with Airbus A350 deal
IndiGo plans to buy as many as 100 Airbus SE A350 wide body airliners, instantly transforming the Indian short-haul specialist into one of the biggest customers for the plane...
Great Eastern chairman appeals for patience as shareholders fume over share price ‘disaster’
GREAT Eastern Holdings (GEH) chairman Soon Tit Koon has appealed for shareholders to remain patient as the board continues to work on boosting returns.
Speaking at the annual general meeting...
Thai banks cut rate for some borrowers after push from PM
Thailand’s biggest commercial banks agreed to temporarily lower borrowing costs for vulnerable groups and small businesses, following an appeal by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin earlier this week. The lenders will...
Far East Orchard acquires 49% stake in UK-based purpose-built student accommodation operator for £17.6 million
FAR East Orchard : O10 0% on Thursday (Apr 25) announced its student housing subsidiary has acquired a 49 per cent stake of Homes For Students Limited, a purpose-built...
Singapore stocks end lower after US market wobbles ahead of CPI data; STI down 0.2%
THE Straits Times Index (STI) closed 5.38 points or 0.2 per cent lower at 3,287.75 on Thursday (Apr 25). This came after a little-changed Wall Street overnight ahead of...
TikTok ultimatum puts US firms in firing line for China response
NOW that President Joe Biden has signed off on a law that could expel TikTok from the US market, Beijing must decide how best to retaliate over an attack...
FTSE 100 hits record high on big mining M&A, earnings push
BRITAIN’S FTSE 100 hit a record high on Thursday (Apr 25) as miner Anglo-American surged on a buyout offer from BHP Group, while investors cheered earnings from several blue-chip...
