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Lufthansa strikes force hundreds of German flight cancellations
Europe’s largest aviation group faces mounting pressure to lift profitability in a crowded market Deutsche Lufthansa cancelled hundreds of…
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UBS joins foreign banks expanding India global capability hubs
The Swiss bank plans to add “2,000 professionals in the coming months” at the new facility Group opened a new global capability centre in…
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Indonesia reviews decision to take over Martabe gold mine
Authorities have said the assets will be transferred to the sovereign wealth fund Danantara Indonesia Indonesia is reviewing its decision…
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Asian stocks at record high, US jobs data buoys yields, dollar
Inflation data is due on Friday and will be the next test for market views on interest rate cuts Asian stocks rose to a record high on…
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Gold, silver dip as dollar rises after strong US jobs data
Gold and silver fell on Thursday (Feb 12) as the US dollar firmed after stronger-than-expected January jobs data dented expectation for…
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STI crosses 5,000 mark for first time to record high
Its gains follow measures to revive Singapore’s stock market, a strong Singdollar and a pivot from US dollar assets After days of…
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GIC weighs selling stake in European data centre JV for up to one billion euros
is considering a sale of its 80 per cent stake in a European data centre joint venture (JV), a potential deal that could value the…
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UK’s digital bonds to be issued using HSBC blockchain platform
The plans also come as large financial institutions around the globe ramp up efforts to tokenise other financial instruments The UK…
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Japan’s Nikkei surges past 58,000 for first time as Takaichi trade rally continues
Japan’s Nikkei share average surged past the 58,000 mark for the first time, continuing a scorching rally since Prime Minister Sanae…
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Companies fear Singapore’s proposed coastal defences will affect lease tenures, costs
Companies in Singapore recognise the need for them to protect their assets from rising seas, but are concerned over how lease renewals and…
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Stocks to watch: Singtel, StarHub, FEHT, Thomson Medical, Starhill Global Reit, Prime US Reit, Soilbuild
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Feb 12): Singtel: Its third-quarter…
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Singtel Q3 net profit up 43.5% at S$1.9 billion on exceptional gain from Airtel stake sale
Optus is ‘continuing to invest in strengthening resilience’ after an independent review into the Triple Zero outage, says Singtel group…
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Australia’s central bank will raise rates again if inflation becomes entrenched, governor says
Australia’s central bank will raise rates again if inflation becomes entrenched, its governor said on Thursday, having just delivered the…
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StarHub H2 net profit more than halves to S$38.5 million; guides lower earnings in FY2026
StarHub posted net profit of S$38.5 million for its second half ended Dec 31, 2025, a 50.9 per cent decline from S$78.4 million in the…
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Far East Hospitality Trust H2 DPS down 7.7% at S$0.0192
For the half year, income available for distribution rose 13% to S$37 million, from S$32.7 million previously The manager of Far East…
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Grab in black for first time as Q4 earnings drive full-year profit to US$268 million
Super app company announces US$500 million share buyback plan; acquires US-based digital financial services provider Stash Grab announced…
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KKR sees no let-up in AI-driven infrastructure boom after STT GDC deal
Deep pools of private capital are chasing data centres, one of Asia’s most capital-intensive asset classes Digital infrastructure is…
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Miran says he’d love to stay at Federal Reserve, supports more rate cuts
RAL Reserve Governor Stephen Miran on Wednesday said he would be “very happy” to stay on at the central bank longer term if asked, but the…
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Instagram‘s top executive grilled over safety decisions at trial
The top executive at Meta Platforms’ Instagram defended the social media platform’s choices around features that some company insiders…
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Instagram boss defends app from witness stand in trial over alleged harms to kids
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge threatened to throw grieving mothers out of court Wednesday if they couldn’t stop crying during…
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McDonald’s beats quarterly global sales estimates as value bets pay off
The fast food chain is also delving deeper into the fast-growing beverage segment NALD’S topped Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter…
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ANZ Group cash profit jumps 17% as cost cuts take hold
The Australian bank said more than 60 per cent of the 3,500 job cuts it previously announced had taken place Group said on Thursday its…
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Oil up 1% as Middle East tension offsets large US crude stocks build
Oil prices gained about 1 per cent on Wednesday, as investors worried about escalating tensions between Iran and the US, which were…
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European shares hit record high as energy stocks surge; tech, financials stumble
PEAN shares closed at a record high on Wednesday, as gains in commodity-related stocks offset weakness in technology and financials, while…