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Alibaba movie unit’s pivot, rebrand bring US$2 billion value gain
DAMAI Entertainment Holdings, formerly Alibaba Pictures Group, is shifting its focus from movies production to faster-growing entertainment segments targeting younger consumers – and investors are taking notice. Since its May...
Maybank downgrades Thai retail sector on weak sales, consumption
[SINGAPORE] Maybank Investment Bank has downgraded Thailand’s retail sector to “neutral” amid weak consumption and falling same store sales growth (SSSG). The bank’s analyst, Suttatip Peerasub, added in a note...
Middle East tensions hit Asian and Asean markets, regional currencies slide
[SINGAPORE] A wave of geopolitical panic swept across Asian markets on Friday (Jun 13), after Israel launched strikes on Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure, stoking fears of a wider...
Oil jumps more than 7% as Israel strikes Iran, rattling investors
OIL prices jumped more than 7 per cent on Friday, hitting their highest in months after Israel said it struck Iran, dramatically escalating tensions in the Middle East and raising...
Oil jumps more than 7% as Israel strikes Iran, rattling investors
OIL prices jumped more than 7 per cent on Friday, hitting their highest in months after Israel said it struck Iran, dramatically escalating tensions in the Middle East and raising...
Oil soars more than 9% after Israel strikes Iran, rattling investors
OIL prices surged more than 9 per cent on Friday, hitting their highest in almost five months after Israel struck Iran, dramatically escalating tensions in the Middle East and...
Stocks to watch: SIA, Boustead, Ban Leong
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Jun 13).Singapore Airlines (SIA): An Air India plane bound for London crashed moments...
Google says it has resolved global service outage impacting multiple platforms
Published Fri, Jun 13, 2025 · 07:03 AMALPHABET’S Google said on Thursday it had resolved a brief global service disruption on its platforms that affected multiple services such as...
