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SGX to sharpen focus on ecosystem initiatives to sustain equity market growth
To maintain the momentum of the recent uplift in local equities, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) will focus on expanding its product…
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Behind the Screens: The UX Designer Shaping Digital Finance
From eating, shopping to commuting, traveling, and managing money, nearly everything we do each day depends on digital platforms. And…
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TSMC posts forecast-beating Q3 revenue surge on AI boom
The company will report full third-quarter earnings on Oct 16, including an updated outlook for the current quarter and full year Taiwan…
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XDC Network Fuels GoodDollar's Vision for Universal Basic Income with $900K Grant
In a time when technology and AI are actively redefining the rules of money and how we earn it, financial inequality remains a persistent…
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Top Glove swings into the black with RM38.6 million Q4 net profit; declares 0.48 sen final dividend
Malaysian glove-maker Top Glove on Thursday (Oct 9) posted a net profit of RM38.6 million (S$11.8 million) for its fourth quarter ended…
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Top Glove swings into the black with RM38.6 million Q4 net profit
Company declares 0.48 sen final dividend; attributes improved performance to stronger demand Malaysian glove-maker Top Glove on Thursday…
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Top Glove swings into the black with RM38.6 million Q4 net profit; returns to full-year profitability
It declares a 0.48 sen final dividend and attributes the improved performance to stronger demand Malaysian glove-maker Top Glove on…
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BHP-China iron ore standoff may drag into 2026 as talks stall
CMRG has been pushing to sign long-term contracts on behalf of the country’s main steel mills, according to the sources [LONDON/SINGAPORE]…
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SingPost short interest spikes on uncertain direction and smaller scale
The short interest in Singapore Post (SingPost) shares has been surging since July, catapulting the counter to the top shorted stock on…
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US approves some Nvidia UAE sales in step of Trump AI diplomacy
Gulf nations have been subject to US restrictions on advanced AI chip shipments since 2023, over concerns that the technology could be…
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Competition watchdog clears Econ Healthcare acquisition, says deal has not substantially lessened competition
This is in view of the low market shares of the parties involved in the acquisition, among other reasons Singapore’s competition regulator…
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Indian central bank steps up offshore FX defence to shield rupee
The local currency’s one-month volatility against the US dollar has fallen sharply this month India’s central bank has ramped up its…
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Clear pathways to growth and prosperity in Asia amid global uncertainty: OCBC’s Tan Teck Long
The ‘golden era of globalisation’ now feels like a distant memory, says the bank’s deputy CEO While the world is facing a landscape marked…
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Asia: Stocks mixed as traders assess AI rally, US rates and shutdown
Technology firms have been riding to ever-higher levels this year, dragging equity markets with them as companies pump hundreds of…
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China tightens rare earth export controls, targets defence, semiconductor users
Chinese companies working overseas are also barred from working with companies overseas on rare earths without permission from the…
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Asia bonds look vulnerable as Fed rate cuts deliver less support
Central banks in Indonesia, India, Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea and the Philippines have trimmed their benchmark rates by a cumulative…
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Top Singapore fund Lion Global wins with ‘forgotten’ small-caps
The company sees the small- and mid-cap strategy continuing to succeed over the longer term as well Lion Global Investors’ strategy of…
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Top Singapore fund LionGlobal wins with ‘forgotten’ small-caps
The company sees the small- and mid-cap strategy continuing to succeed over the longer term as well Lion Global Investors’ strategy of…
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Keppel Reit raises S$113 million in private placement for Sydney mall buy
The manager of Keppel Reit on Thursday (Oct 9) announced that the private placement to raise S$113 million for its majority purchase of…
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China stocks rise post-break as AI buzz outshines tepid spending
Traders are now turning their attention to policy signals ahead of the Communist Party’s Oct 20 to 23 meeting, where the blueprint for the…
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Gold pauses after record rally on safe-haven demand
Markets are pricing in an additional 25-basis-point cut each in October and December Gold eased on Thursday (Oct 9), as investors booked…
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BOJ will find another rate hike this year difficult, says ex-deputy governor
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) can raise interest rates if prospects of durably meeting its 2 per cent inflation target improve, but would…
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HSBC plans to take Hang Seng Bank private in US$37 billion deal
The firm, based in London, is known as an anchor of commerce between the Asia-Pacific region and the rest of the world HSBC Holdings is…
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HSBC plans to privatise Hang Seng at US$37 billion valuation
The lender plans to refrain from share buybacks in the coming three quarters as it seeks to restore its capital ratio to its operating…