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Seatrium shares tumble 5.4% after fines, despite strong H1 results
The company will pay S$240 million in financial penalties to settle corruption offences Shares of Seatrium dived 5.4 per cent shortly…
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Keppel shares up 5.5% on H1 earnings growth and plan to divest S$14.4 billion of non-core assets
Year to date, it is up 25.1% from its closing price on the last trading day of 2024 Shares of Keppel rose on Thursday (Jul 31) morning…
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Keppel shares up 6.1% on H1 earnings growth and plan to divest S$14.4 billion of non-core assets
Shares of Keppel rose on Thursday (Jul 31) morning after the asset manager said H1 net profit grew 24.2 per cent and that it planned to…
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Keppel shares up 6.1% on H1 earnings growth, share buyback and asset divestment plans
Shares of Keppel rose on Thursday (Jul 31) morning after the asset manager posted a 24.2 per cent rise in H1 earnings, a S$500 million…
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Keppel shares up 6.8% on H1 earnings growth, share buyback and asset divestment plans
Shares of Keppel rose on Thursday (Jul 31) morning after the asset manager posted a 24.2 per cent rise in H1 earnings, a S$500 million…
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Keppel shares hit 6-year high on H1 earnings growth, share buyback and asset divestment plans
Shares of Keppel rose on Thursday (Jul 31) morning after the asset manager posted a 24.2 per cent rise in H1 earnings, a S$500 million…
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Over 120 flights disrupted by UK tech glitch
Scores of flights to and from UK airports were cancelled on Wednesday due to a technical glitch, according to the air traffic control…
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Gold rebounds from one-month low on renewed trade uncertainty
Gold prices rebounded on Thursday (Jul 31) from a one-month low hit in the previous session, as trade uncertainty stemming from fresh US…
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Australia’s central bank welcomes Q2 inflation data, deputy governor says
Australia’s second-quarter inflation data was very welcomed and came in as just the central bank expected, a top official said on…
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Grab reports a Q2 2025 earnings of US$35 million on higher revenue and margins
Superapp Grab reported Q2 2025 earnings of US$35 million, reversing from a loss of US$53 million in the same year-ago period. This was…
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Keppel H1 profit rises 24.2% to S$377.7 million; seeks to monetise S$14.4 billion non-core assets
Asset manager Keppel saw net profit rise 24.2 per cent on the year to S$377.7 million for the first half ended Jun 30, driven by growth in…
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Keppel posts 24.2% rise in H1 profit to S$377.7 million, seeks to monetise S$14.4 billion non-core assets
Asset manager Keppel saw net profit rise 24.2 per cent on the year to S$377.7 million for the first half ended Jun 30, driven by growth in…
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Aims Apac Reit posts 0.4% higher Q1 DPU of S$0.0228 amid stable operational performance
Aims Apac Reit reported on Thursday (Jul 31) a 0.4 per cent increase in distribution per unit (DPU) of S$0.0228 for Q1 FY2026, from…
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Elite UK Reit posts 10% rise in H1 2025 DPU to £0.0154
The manager of Elite UK real estate investment trust (Reit), announced a 5.8 per cent year-on-year increase in distributable income to…
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Samsung Q2 profit drops 55% on weak AI chip sales, China curbs
Samsung Electronics reported on Thursday a 55 per cent drop in second-quarter operating profit as delays in high-bandwidth memory chip…
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Stocks to watch: Keppel, Jardine C&C, Seatrium, Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust, Mapletree Logistics Trust, Sheng Siong
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Jul 31): Keppel: Asset manager…
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Seatrium H1 profit rises 300% to S$144.4 million on strong order book, margin growth
Seatrium’s net profit for the six months ended Jun 30 grew 301.3 per cent to S$144.4 million, from S$36 million during the same period…
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Seatrium H1 profit quadruples to S$144.4 million on strong order book, margin growth
Seatrium’s net profit for the six months ended Jun 30 grew 301.3 per cent to S$144.4 million, from S$36 million during the same period…
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Grab Holdings beats quarterly revenue estimates
Grab Holdings beat Wall Street expectations for second-quarter revenue on Wednesday, as consumers boosted spending on its ride-hailing and…
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China’s JD.com to acquire German electronics retailer Ceconomy for 2.2 billion euros
[DUESSELDORF, Germany] JD.com is set to acquire German electronics retailer Ceconomy in a 2.2-billion-euro (S$3.3-billion) deal at 4.60…
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Chinese battery maker CATL reports faster profit growth in second quarter
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Limited’s (CATL) net profit growth picked up in the second…
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TikTok launches crowd-sourced debunking tool in US
TikTok on Wednesday rolled out a crowd-sourced debunking system in the United States, becoming the latest tech platform to adopt a…
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Airbus first-half profit climbs 85% to US$1.7 billion
European aerospace group Airbus posted an 85-per cent rise in first-half profit Wednesday to US$1.7 billion, even though it delivered…
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Meta beats expectations sending share price soaring
Meta reported robust second-quarter financial results on Wednesday, with revenue jumping 22 per cent year-over-year to US$47.5 billion as…