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US: Wall St opens higher with spotlight on Nvidia results
WALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday (Feb 26), after logging several days of declines, as investors awaited Nvidia’s results to gauge the direction of AI demand and...
CSE Global H2 net profit dips 1.7%, dragged by US$8 million settlement
SYSTEMS integrator CSE Global’s earnings slipped 1.7 per cent year on year to S$11.3 million in H2 FY2024 ended December, weighed down by an arbitration settlement of US$8 million.The...
Paid Time Off: The New Workplace Battle
Paid time off (PTO) has become a significant topic in today’s workplaces. What was once a perk has now turned into a standard expectation, but challenges remain. While some...
Hong Leong Asia H2 net profit rises 12.2% to S$38.2 million
HONG Leong Asia reported a net profit of S$38.2 million for its second half ended Dec 31, 12.2 per cent higher than the S$34.1 million recorded in the year-ago...
Indonesia, home to giant gold mine, launches bullion banking
INDONESIA has launched its first bullion banks in a bid to draw tonnes of privately held gold into the financial system of South-east Asia’s largest economy.
The region’s largest gold...
China says Taiwan seeks to give away chip industry to US
China said on Wednesday (Feb 26) that Taiwan was seeking to give away the island’s semiconductor industry to the United States as a “souvenir” and leverage it to seek...
From origins to turmoil: The CDL story
1963: City Developments Ltd (CDL) begins operations with eight staff in a small, rented office at Amber Mansions and was listed on the Malayan Stock Exchange in November 1963. 1966:...
HSBC names Asia country, banking heads in CEO’s major revamp
HSBC Holdings gave country heads in some smaller Asian markets additional responsibilities as the lender streamlines and removes management layers. Peter Kim was appointed head of banking on top...
EY Australia to consider ‘targeted restructuring’ as difficult operating conditions persist
EY AUSTRALIA is considering cutting jobs as part of “workforce adjustments” to reflect challenging market conditions, with some targeted restructuring possible for “particular circumstances” in the near term, the...
