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Ford’s US auto sales rise 10.5% in February on SUV, hybrid demand
FORD Motor on Monday (Mar 4) reported a 10.5 per cent rise in US sales for February, helped by sustained demand for family crossover SUVs, pickup trucks and hybrid...
Asia: Stocks rise on US gains ahead of key China policy meeting
ASIAN markets mostly rose on Monday following US gains and ahead of a Chinese legislative session where Beijing’s annual growth target and other key policies will be announced. Soon...
Gold near two-month high as hopes for mid-year US rate cut rise
GOLD prices hovered near a two-month high on Monday (Mar 4), after softer United States economic data last week raised hopes for a June interest rate cut by the...
Malaysia expects ringgit to rise this year, rules out currency peg
MALAYSIA’S finance ministry on Thursday dismissed adjusting monetary policy or pegging the ringgit to support the weakened currency, saying it expects the ringgit‘s value to appreciate this year. The ringgit has fallen about 3.7...
Singapore shares rise at Thursday’s open; STI up 0.2%
SINGAPORE shares rose at the opening bell on Thursday (Feb 29) morning, despite overnight losses in global markets. The Straits Times Index (STI) gained 0.2 per cent or 6.36...
Paramount sales fall on ad slump; streaming subscribers rise
PARAMOUNT Global, the parent of CBS, MTV and other networks, said fourth-quarter sales fell 6 per cent to US$7.64 billion, the result of shrinking advertising on traditional TV channels....
CDL posts 51.2% rise in H2 profit to S$250.8 million
CITY Developments Limited (CDL) posted a 51.2 per cent rise in net profit to S$250.8million for its second half-year ended December, from S$165.8 million in the previous corresponding period....
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding H2 net profit rises 64.7% on rise in shipbuilding revenue
YANGZIJIANG Shipbuilding on Tuesday (Feb 27) reported net profit of 2.4 billion Chinese yuan (S$443.2 million) for the second half of the financial year ended Dec 31, 2023, up...
