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Treasury yields retreat from 2024 highs with month-end in view
TREASURY yields declined in US trading, retreating from year-to-date highs, as traders turned their focus to next week’s supply-and-demand picture. The move was led by long-maturity tenors, with the...
Why making computer chips has become a new global arms race
THE incredibly complex, high-stakes business of making semiconductors has always been a battle of corporate giants. Now it’s also a race among governments. These critical bits of technology –...
Oil ends lower, posts weekly decline as US rate cut hopes dim
OIL prices fell nearly 3 per cent lower on Friday (Feb 23) and posted a weekly decline after a US central bank policymaker indicated interest rate cuts could be...
Barclays must face US shareholder lawsuit over $17.7 bln debt sale blunder
A US judge said Barclays must face part of a proposed class action by shareholders over the British bank’s sale of US$17.7 billion more debt than regulators had allowed....
US: Wall St opens higher after scorching AI-led rally
WALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday (Feb 23) after a stunning rally in the previous session, spurred by upbeat results from AI poster child Nvidia that renewed...
No Signboard’s request for extension to hold AGM rejected by Acra and SGX
BOTH the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (Acra) and the Singapore Exchange (SGX) have rejected No Signboard Holdings’ application for an extension of time to hold its annual general...
Warner Bros Discovery misses quarterly revenue estimates
WARNER Bros Discovery fell short of Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue on Friday (Feb 23), weighed down by the absence of blockbuster releases due to the lingering impact...
BHG Retail Reit H2 DPU falls 80.5% to S$0.0008
BHG Retail Reit reported on Friday (Feb 23) a 80.5 per cent decline in distribution per unit (DPU) for the second half of 2023, despite higher net property income...
