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US: Wall St opens lower after mixed big bank earnings
US: Wall St opens lower after mixed big bank earnings
WALL Street’s main indexes opened lower on Friday (Apr 12) as most megacap growth stocks and chipmakers receded, while some big banks dipped after dour quarterly results.The Dow Jones...
Thailand’s Central buys German luxury retail property KaDeWe
Thailand’s Central buys German luxury retail property KaDeWe
THAI retailer Central Group has acquired the landmark KaDeWe property in central Berlin from the insolvent Austrian company Signa in what it said was another step towards buying the...
Chinese airlines slump on US move to curb flight frequencies
Chinese airlines slump on US move to curb flight frequencies
SHARES of China’s biggest airlines slumped on Friday (Apr 12) as investors reacted to news that US carriers are trying to block any increase in flight frequencies between the...
Huawei teases launch of new smartphone, high-end model anticipated
Huawei teases launch of new smartphone, high-end model anticipated
CHINESE tech giant Huawei has started allowing customers to register their interest in an upcoming smartphone model it has yet to describe, stoking anticipation that the latest version of...
Singapore stocks end week in red; STI down 0.3%
Singapore stocks end week in red; STI down 0.3%
SINGAPORE shares ended a shortened trading week – due to a mid-week public holiday – with losses on Friday (Apr 12), after Singapore’s central bank left its monetary policy...
🏠 Should I apply for a BTO before I graduate?
🏠 Should I apply for a BTO before I graduate?
Find out more and sign up for Thrive at bt.sg/thrive⬇️ Lowered down paymentFrom June, young couples who are schooling or in NS will fork out less for the initial...
Asia: Stocks struggle to track Wall Street higher, earnings in focus
Asia: Stocks struggle to track Wall Street higher, earnings in focus
ASIAN markets mostly fell on Friday as traders struggled to build on Wall Street’s positive lead, with hopes for a June interest rate cut fading, while earnings season gets...
Singapore stocks little changed at Friday’s open; STI up 0.04%
Singapore stocks little changed at Friday’s open; STI up 0.04%
SINGAPORE shares opened muted on Friday (Apr 12) morning, following data released on economic growth and the Republic’s central bank standing pat on its monetary policy settings.To recap, Singapore’s...
Former Fed chief Bernanke to set out Bank of England reforms
Former Fed chief Bernanke to set out Bank of England reforms
FORMER Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke will set out on Friday how the Bank of England should reform its economic forecasting, after a surge in inflation to its highest...
Picky consumers jilting big brands are Unilever India’s new risk
Picky consumers jilting big brands are Unilever India’s new risk
THE largest consumer company in the world’s most populous nation has provided everyday products from detergent to instant coffee to Indians for decades.Now Hindustan Unilever is seeing its fortunes...