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ST Engineering divests entire equity interest in US-based construction player LeeBoy for US$290 million
[SINGAPORE] Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) on Tuesday (Jun 24) announced that it will be selling its entire equity interest in ST Engineering LeeBoy, a US-based construction equipment manufacturer,...
Labubu’s Pop Mart share tumble does not faze analysts, who flag company’s growth story
[SINGAPORE] Analysts are still bullish on Chinese toy company favourite – Pop Mart International Group – despite its recent share price plunge, in view of its sustained popularity as...
China’s wealth fund pulls plug on US$1 billion private equity sale
[BEIJING] China’s sovereign wealth fund has pulled its planned sale of US$1 billion in US fund stakes tied to some of the biggest names in private equity.Earlier this year,...
Ping An builds HK$180 billion stake in China banks on dividend bet
[HONG KONG] Ping An Insurance Group, as well as other Chinese insurers, have ramped up investments in the nation’s biggest banks on a bet that the dividend yields will...
BlackBerry raises annual revenue forecast on robust demand for cybersecurity services
The Waterloo-based company’s expects revenue between US$234 million and US$244 million for the unit, from its prior forecast of US$230 million to US$240 millionPublished Wed, Jun 25, 2025 ·...
US: Wall St indexes open higher after Trump’s Israel-Iran ceasefire announcement
Published Tue, Jun 24, 2025 · 09:43 PM[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Tuesday (Jun 24) as President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and...
Singapore shares rise on Israel-Iran ceasefire; STI up 0.7%
[SINGAPORE] Local shares ended higher on Tuesday (Jun 24), tracking a rally on Wall Street after the US brokered a ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Iran.The benchmark...
Citi appoints Nathan Swami as new head of markets for Singapore
He has more than 17 years of experience working with the bank in Singapore, primarily within the Apac trading division[Singapore] Citi on Tuesday (Jun 24) named its head of...
Asia: Stocks up as Trump announces Iran-Israel ceasefire
[TOKYO] Asian shares gained and oil prices were down on Tuesday, as fears of an energy market shock eased following US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a ceasefire between...
Acrophyte Hospitality Trust mulls suspending or reducing distributions under strategy review
The manager says it faces challenges in funding the capital expenditures that many of its properties require [SINGAPORE] The managers of Acrophyte Hospitality Trust are considering temporarily suspending or...