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Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing posts 31% rise in full-year profit, beats estimates
JAPAN’S Fast Retailing, owner of clothing brand Uniqlo, booked its third consecutive year of record earnings on Thursday (Oct 10), boosted by widened profit margins in its international segments.
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💉 The rise of Ozempic and body image issues in Singapore
🥜 ‘Peanut face’This week, a stray Instagram Reel sneaked into my algorithm. “Hmm, looks chubby,” a Korean lady remarked as she conducted a skin colour analysis for an influencer...
Singapore stocks rise on Wednesday amid return of risk appetite; STI up 0.6%
Analyst says a dip in Treasury yields overnight and a pause in the US dollar rally led market participants to take the chance to load up on risksSINGAPORE stocks...
Singapore stocks rise, bucking regional trend; STI up 0.1%
Analyst flags the risk that the conflict among major Middle East states could spread beyond the regionSINGAPORE shares ended higher on Wednesday (Oct 2), even as most regional exchanges...
China stimulus hopes rise as PBOC cuts rate, plans briefing
CHINA announced plans for a rare briefing on the economy by three top financial regulators just as it cut one of its short-term policy rates, fuelling speculation authorities are...
Oil prices rise 2% after US rate cut
OIL prices rose by nearly 2 per cent on Thursday after the Federal Reserve’s large cut in US interest rates helped global benchmark Brent crude recover from its lowest in...
Singapore stocks rise to 2007-level highs, cheered by US rate cut; STI up 1.1%
THE Singapore stock market was buoyant on Thursday (Sep 19) after the US Federal Reserve announced a 50-basis-point cut to the federal funds rate overnight.The Straits Times Index (STI)...
Swiss watch industry warns of weakness even as exports rise
SWISS watchmakers warned of a worsening outlook for the industry, even as exports rose last month on demand for expensive timepieces made of precious metals.
Exports increased 6.9 per cent...
