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Nvidia reiterates its chips have no backdoors, urges US against location verification
Nvidia has published a blog post reiterating that its chips did not have backdoors or kill switches and appealed to US policymakers to…
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Wee Hur jumps 5%; shares soar over 14% this week on Australia lifting foreign student cap
Shares of student acccommodation operator Wee Hur rose on Wednesday (Aug 6) on news of Australia raising its cap on foreign students in…
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Wee Hur jumps 6.5%; shares soar over 15% this week on Australia lifting foreign student cap
Shares of student acccommodation operator Wee Hur rose on Wednesday (Aug 6), following news that Australia will raise its cap on foreign…
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Wee Hur jumps 6.5% to record high as Australia lifts cap on foreign students
Shares of student accommodation operator Wee Hur hit an all-time high on Wednesday (Aug 6), following news that Australia will lift its…
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Wee Hur jumps 6.5% to record high as Australia raises cap on foreign students
Shares of student accommodation operator Wee Hur hit an all-time high on Wednesday (Aug 6), following news that Australia will lift its…
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Seven & i details store opening targets for standalone plan
Seven & i Holdings said that it will open 1,300 new international stores, mainly in the US, in an update to its mid-term plan after…
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AMD’s China concerns overshadow upbeat sales forecast for AI
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), the second-largest maker of artificial intelligence (AI) processors, said that the chipmaker’s return to the…
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Indonesian stocks near record high, unfazed by foreign selling
Indonesian stocks are closing in on an all-time high as booming domestic demand offsets a deluge of foreign outflows. Foreign investors…
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These 5 SGX listcos made it to Forbes Asia’s ‘Best Under A Billion’ list
Forbes Asia announced its 2025 “Best Under A Billion” list on Tuesday (Aug 5), which comprises 200 top-performing small and mid-cap firms…
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CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust raising S$600 million in private placement
CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (CICT) on Wednesday (Aug 6) announced the launch of nearly 284.4 million new units to raise gross…
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Australia: Miners, banks propel shares to record high; RBA outlook in focus
AUSTRALIAN shares rose to a record peak on Wednesday, supported by strong performances among miners and banks, while investors almost…
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Gold extends gains on rate cut hopes, markets eye Fed appointments
Gold prices extended gains for a fifth straight session on Wednesday (Aug 6), helped by prospects of lower US interest rates, while…
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New Zealand labour market remains soft, adds to rate-cut expectation
New Zealand’s jobless rate rose slightly in the second quarter as the labour market remained soft, supporting the view that the central…
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Asian container liners set for profit drop as tariff boom fades
Asian container liners’ profits might have just peaked. A sharp drop in shipping rates could be on the cards later this year after…
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Acrophyte Hospitality Trust H1 DPS falls 42.2% to US$0.00432 amid portfolio contraction, softer lodging demand
Acrophyte Hospitality Trust on Wednesday (Aug 6) posted a fall in distribution per stapled security (DPS) to US$0.00432 for its first…
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Sing Investments & Finance H1 net profit up 35% at S$21.7 million
Mainboard-listed Sing Investments & Finance (SingFinance) on Tuesday (Aug 5) posted net profit of S$21.7 million for its first half ended…
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JPMorgan tops foreign banks’ earnings in Japan on deals boom
organ Chase out-earned global rivals in Japan last year after capitalising on a dealmaking spree fuelled by the Asian nation’s push to…
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Stocks to watch: CICT, Keppel, Sats, F&N, MPACT, Parkway Life Reit
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (Aug 6): CapitaLand Integrated…
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Parkway Life Reit H1 DPU up 1.5% at S$0.0765 on new assets, higher rental contributions
Parkway Life Reit has raised its first-half distribution per unit (DPU) by 1.5 per cent to S$0.0765 from S$0.0754 in the previous…
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OpenAI releases free, downloadable models in competition catch-up
OpenAI on Tuesday released two new artificial intelligence (AI) models that can be downloaded for free and altered by users, to challenge…
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Fight for private equity talent in Asia heats up
The recent furore between US banking giants and private equity (PE) firms over the poaching of junior analysts from the banks has brought…
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Should OCBC's incoming CEO pursue a transformative acquisition?
Helen Wong made waves when she was appointed group chief executive of OCBC in April 2021 – becoming the first female to lead a major local…
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US charges Chinese nationals with Nvidia chips export breach
Two Chinese nationals were arrested this week on charges that they sent tens of millions of US dollars worth of advanced AI chips made by…
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US plans record US$100 billion bill sale as borrowing needs mount
The US government plans to borrow US$100 billion in a single Treasury debt sale this week, an unprecedented figure that showcases both the…