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US: Wall St opens lower with jobs data, Middle East conflict in focus
US: Wall St opens lower with jobs data, Middle East conflict in focus
October 3, 2024
Wall Street opened lower on Thursday (Oct 3) after a moderate rise in jobless claims sparked worries about the health of the labour market, while cautious investors kept an...
US: Wall Street opens lower as Middle East tensions make investors nervous
US: Wall Street opens lower as Middle East tensions make investors nervous
October 2, 2024
WALL Street’s main indices opened lower on Wednesday (Oct 2) as investors priced in a possible escalation in geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, while a survey allayed concerns...
US: Wall Street opens marginally higher after soft inflation report
US: Wall Street opens marginally higher after soft inflation report
September 27, 2024
Wall Street’s main stock indexes opened higher on Friday (Sep 27), with the S&P 500 near record highs, after soft inflation data raised expectations that the Federal Reserve could...
US: Wall St opens higher on AI euphoria after Micron’s upbeat forecast
US: Wall St opens higher on AI euphoria after Micron’s upbeat forecast
September 26, 2024
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Thursday (Sep 26), with the benchmark S&P 500 at a record high, as Micron’s upbeat forecast revived the frenzy around artificial intelligence,...
US: Wall Street opens marginally higher after soft inflation report
US: Wall St opens subdued as investors await Fed rate clues, data
September 25, 2024
Wall Street had a subdued start on Wednesday (Sep 25), with investors awaiting further indicators on the state of the economy and potential interest rate reductions, a week after...
Perennial opens four hotels at its S billion Tianjin development
Perennial opens four hotels at its S$1 billion Tianjin development
September 25, 2024
PERENNIAL marked the official opening of its hospitality cluster and the construction completion of its medical cluster at its transit-oriented development in Tianjin on Wednesday (Sep 25).The S$1 billion...
Italy opens greenwashing probe into Shein website
Italy opens greenwashing probe into Shein website
September 25, 2024
ITALY’S antitrust agency has launched an investigation into a Dublin-based company that manages the Italian website of online clothing retailer Shein over possible misleading environmental claims on the site. The...
Sweden’s Riksbank cuts rate again and opens door to half-point move
Sweden’s Riksbank cuts rate again and opens door to half-point move
September 25, 2024
SWEDEN’S Riksbank cut borrowing costs by a quarter point and raised the possibility of a bigger move in coming months in its bid to spur a listless economy. The central...
US: Wall St opens higher on AI euphoria after Micron’s upbeat forecast
US: Wall St opens higher, China stimulus boosts miners
September 24, 2024
Wall Street’s main indexes opened slightly higher on Tuesday (Sep 24), as investors scoured for clues on what the Federal Reserve’s next policy move might be, while commodity stocks...
ST Engineering opens ‘smart yard’ to support marine business, replace Tuas Yard
ST Engineering opens ‘smart yard’ to support marine business, replace Tuas Yard
September 19, 2024
ST Engineering has opened a “smart” shipyard to replace its Tuas Yard when the latter’s lease expires at the end of the year.Gul Yard, at 55 Gul Road, is...