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CapitaLand Investment’s Ascott to create over 12,000 jobs globally with over 300 new property openings
[SINGAPORE] Ascott, the lodging business of CapitaLand Investment (CLI), expects to create more than 12,000 jobs – including 1,500 property leadership roles – to support the opening of over...
Commonwealth Bank of Australia reports higher cash profit, stable margin in third quarter
COMMONWEALTH Bank of Australia (CBA) reported a 6 per cent rise in third-quarter cash earnings on Wednesday, helped by growth in lending volumes and higher trading income, and said...
Asian Pay TV Trust Q1 profit falls 47.2% amid steeper basic TV competition
[SINGAPORE] Asian Pay Television Trust (APTT) posted a first-quarter net profit of S$7.3 million, down 47.2 per cent from S$13.8 million in the previous corresponding period. Revenue fell 6.5...
Stocks to watch: CDL, BRC Asia, Food Empire, Sri Trang Agro-Industry, Sri Trang Gloves
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (May 14).
City Developments Limited (CDL): The property player will be repurchasing 10 per...
Mobile games turn into boom-or-bust industry as spending rises
[HONG KONG] Mobile gamers ramped up their spending by 4 per cent last year even as the number of downloads and new releases fell, highlighting the narrowing of the...
China’s JD.com beats quarterly revenue estimates
[BEIJING] Chinese e-commerce retailer JD.com topped market estimates for quarterly revenue on Tuesday (May 13), in a sign of steady demand even as US tariffs and prolonged economic weakness...
Google unveils major Android redesign ahead of iPhone overhaul
[HONG KONG] Google unveiled the biggest update to its Android mobile operating system in years, weeks before its biggest competitor in the space, Apple, is expected to give a...
IReit Global launches S$85 million of green notes at 6%
[SINGAPORE] IReit Global’s trustee has launched and priced S$85 million of green, senior, and unsecured notes at 6 per cent per annum, with the proceeds to fund the capital...
