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🐺 Beware the inflated job title
Three years ago, while my entire graduation batch struggled to find a job during the Covid pandemic, I found out that my friend got hired by a government ministry...
Swiss National Bank surprises with quarter point interest rate cut
THE Swiss National Bank cut its main interest rate by 25 basis points to 1.5 per cent on Thursday (Mar 21), a surprise move which made it the first...
Hot stock: Marco Polo Marine up as much as 6.8% after Maybank initiates coverage with ‘buy’ call
SHARES of Marco Polo Marine rose on Thursday (Mar 21) morning after Maybank Securities initiated coverage on the stock with a “buy” call on Wednesday. As at 9.23 am,...
Bank of Japan chief vows to support economy with monetary stimulus
BANK of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday the central bank will continue to support the economy by maintaining accommodative monetary conditions for the time being. “Japan’s medium-...
Singapore shares rise at Thursday’s open; STI up 0.6%
SINGAPORE shares rose at the opening bell on Thursday (Mar 21) morning, following mixed results in global markets. As at 9.01 am, the Straits Times Index (STI) rose 20.29...
Olam Agri proposes to acquire Australia’s Namoi Cotton for A$122 million
OLAM Group’s indirect 64.57 per cent-owned subsidiary, Olam Agri, has launched a non-binding indicative offer to acquire all shares in Australian-listed cotton ginning company Namoi Cotton for A$122 million...
China’s Sinochem buys first oil cargo from Canadian pipeline
CHINA’S Sinochem Group has purchased one of the first crude cargoes that will be shipped through a new Canadian pipeline that is designed to move more oil from landlocked...
Institutional investors cool on private market investments: Nuveen survey
The EQuilibrium 2024 Global Institutional Investor Survey, the results of which were released on Thursday, is Nuveen’s fourth. It covers corporate and government pensions, insurers, endowments and foundations, superannuation...
