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Singapore stocks climb at Wednesday’s open; STI up 0.4%
Singapore stocks climb at Wednesday’s open; STI up 0.4%
SINGAPORE shares rose on Wednesday (Apr 24) morning, mirroring overnight gains in global markets amid the release of corporate earnings and ebbing tensions in the Middle East. As at 9.02...
Singapore-based Amazon execs feel the brunt of job cuts
Singapore-based Amazon execs feel the brunt of job cuts
RECENT job cuts from US e-commerce titan Amazon have affected executive staff in Asia Pacific, Campaign reported.They include Sunil Yadav, who was Amazon Ads’ head of commercial for Europe,...
CapitaLand China Trust posts 7.7% drop in Q1 NPI to 313.1 million yuan
CapitaLand China Trust posts 7.7% drop in Q1 NPI to 313.1 million yuan
CAPITALAND China Trust : AU8U 0% (CLCT) recorded a 7.7 per cent drop in net property income (NPI) to 313.1 million yuan (S$58.8 million) for the first quarter from...
Tesla profits tumble but shares rise on new vehicle plan
Tesla profits tumble but shares rise on new vehicle plan
TESLA reported a big drop in quarterly profits on Tuesday amid an increasingly cutthroat electric vehicle market, but shares rallied as CEO Elon Musk pledged to accelerate plans for...
Google postpones phasing out of ad cookies in Chrome browser
Google postpones phasing out of ad cookies in Chrome browser
GOOGLE delayed its plan to phase out cookies, software that lets marketers track users, in its Chrome browser this year, pushing to 2025 a move that will ultimately transform...
Visa results beat expectations on strong consumer spending trends
Visa results beat expectations on strong consumer spending trends
VISA sailed past Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit and revenue on Tuesday (Apr 23), as consumers shrugged off worries of a slowing economy and high interest rates to...
Oil rises as dollar slips, focus shifts to economic data
Oil rises as dollar slips, focus shifts to economic data
OIL prices rose by more than US$1 a barrel on Tuesday as the US dollar index fell to its lowest level in more than a week and investors shifted their...
Gucci-owner Kering posts 10% drop in Q1 sales on sluggish Chinese demand
Gucci-owner Kering posts 10% drop in Q1 sales on sluggish Chinese demand
FRENCH luxury group Kering reported a 10 per cent drop in first-quarter sales on Tuesday (Apr 23), dragged down by a slowdown at its star label Gucci, which suffered...
Heathrow faces further strike action in May from ground staff
Heathrow faces further strike action in May from ground staff
ALMOST 800 workers at London’s Heathrow Airport will strike for a week in May over plans by the operator to outsource their jobs, the Unite union said. Workers will walk...
Boeing bid for Spirit AeroSystems hits snag over Airbus assets
Boeing bid for Spirit AeroSystems hits snag over Airbus assets
BOEING’S plan to buy back supplier Spirit AeroSystems Holdings has become a protracted process over pricing for factories that make components for Airbus, complicating the US planemaker’s efforts to...