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Oil settles lower as markets weigh Russian supply woes
OIL prices settled lower on Tuesday as investors took a more mixed view toward the loss of Russian refinery capacity after recent Ukrainian attacks.Front-month Brent crude futures due to expire...
US: Stocks end lower after tepid consumer data
WALL Street stocks fell again on Tuesday, weakening in the final hour of trading following lackluster US consumer data. US consumer confidence dipped slightly in March, according to the Conference Board,...
US: Wall St opens higher as chipmakers, megacap growth stocks rebound
WALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Tuesday (Mar 26) as most megacap growth stocks and chipmakers advanced, while investors awaited more economic data in a holiday-shortened week to...
MPA investigating after Singapore-flagged ship hits Baltimore bridge
THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) is investigating an incident of a Singapore-registered vessel striking a major bridge in the US city of Baltimore, which caused the...
UBS to boost Asia-sourced assets to 20% in five to six years: CEO
UBS plans to tap growth in Asia and increase assets sourced from clients in the region to 20 per cent in five-to-six years, chief executive Sergio Ermotti said on...
France’s Atos opens debt restructuring talks after posting record losses
ATOS, the crisis-hit French IT consulting firm whose shares plummeted over the last two years, said it was aiming to restructure its heavy pile of debt by July, paving...
Morgan Stanley’s ETFs break US$1 billion with fund conversions
MORGAN Stanley’s exchange-traded lineup now holds more than US$1 billion thanks to the firm’s first-ever mutual-fund conversions. The issuer is flipping two fixed-income mutual funds – one that follows...
Yen stabilises after finance minister comments, dollar dips