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StanChart Singapore’s H1 profit climbs 12.4% to nearly S billion
StanChart Singapore’s H1 profit climbs 12.4% to nearly S$1 billion
The rise in earnings comes amid a boost in fee and commission income, as well as forex income[SINGAPORE] Standard Chartered (StanChart) Singapore’s net profit climbed 12.4 per cent year...
BYD’s US billion stock wipeout raises doubts on China outlook
BYD’s US$45 billion stock wipeout raises doubts on China outlook
At the same time, rivals including Geely Automobile Holdings and Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology are gaining ground[HONG KONG] BYD faces pressure to restore investor confidence after a US$45 billion stock...
Brookfield in talks to buy Yes! Communities from Singapore’s GIC in US billion deal, FT reports
Brookfield in talks to buy Yes! Communities from Singapore’s GIC in US$10 billion deal, FT reports
Denver-based Yes! manages tens of thousands of factory-built affordable homes in the US[SINGAPORE] Brookfield Asset Management is in talks to acquire Yes! Communities from Singapore’s GIC in a deal...
Busiest IPO week since 2021 mints US billion for 6 newcomers
Busiest IPO week since 2021 mints US$4 billion for 6 newcomers
[NEW YORK] The initial public offering (IPO) market kicked into high gear this week, with sextet of deals raising more than US$4 billion in the busiest period since 2021. While...
Saudi oil giant Aramco raises US billion from Islamic bonds
Saudi oil giant Aramco raises US$3 billion from Islamic bonds
[DUBAI] Saudi Aramco, the world’s biggest oil company, raised US$3 billion from a sale of Islamic bonds, a term sheet showed on Thursday (Sep 11), as investors appeared unperturbed...
Meta’s backstop is linchpin for US billion AI data-centre deal
Meta’s backstop is linchpin for US$26 billion AI data-centre deal
[NEW YORK] When Meta Platforms turned to lenders to secure US$26 billion in debt funding for the construction of a sprawling new data centre, one key detail made all...
Apple’s India sales hit record US billion after big retail push
Apple’s India sales hit record US$9 billion after big retail push
[NEW DELHI] Apple’s annual sales in India hit a record of nearly US$9 billion in the last fiscal year, signalling growing consumer demand for its flagship devices as the...
BlackRock to run US billion for Citi as bank refocuses wealth unit
BlackRock to run US$80 billion for Citi as bank refocuses wealth unit
The move highlights a growing trend among big banks to partner with specialist asset managersPublished Thu, Sep 4, 2025 · 10:35 PM[NEW YORK] Citigroup said on Thursday (Sep 4)...
Musk’s xAI sues Apple and OpenAI, escalating billionaire’s tech feud
Elon Musk on Monday ramped up his legal feud with OpenAI as his companies filed a new lawsuit against OpenAI and Apple accusing both of anticompetitive behavior in the...
Thai Beverage 9-month Ebitda falls 4% to 45 billion baht
Thai Beverage 9-month Ebitda falls 4% to 45 billion baht
[SINGAPORE] Thai Beverage (ThaiBev) posted a 4 per cent drop in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (Ebitda) to 45 billion baht (S$1.8 billion) for the nine months...