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Thai billionaire Charoen to retire as Frasers Property chairman; other board changes announced
FRASERS Property announced on Friday (Feb 7) evening that its board chairman, Thai billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi, will retire from…
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Business
Creative H1 loss widens to S$6.1 million on higher expenses
Uncertainty over import tariffs by the US and potential retaliatory measures from affected countries may affect consumer demand, says the…
Business
Creative H1 loss widens to US$6.1 million on higher expenses
Uncertainty over import tariffs by the US and potential retaliatory measures from affected countries may affect consumer demand, says the…
Business
Kia contests US$14 million India tax demand for wrongly using trade treaty exemptions
Tax investigations in India can drag on for years and are often a sore point for foreign companies KIA on Friday (Feb 7) said it is…
Business
NoonTalk Media’s half-year loss narrows to S$0.9 million
ENTERTAINMENT company NoonTalk Media’s net loss for the six months ended Dec 31, 2024, was down to S$0.9 million from the S$1.3 million…
Business
China’s central bank maintains gold buying momentum in January
CHINA’S central bank added gold to its reserves in January for a third month, official data by the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) showed on…
Business
Xiaomi hits fresh record high on China’s subsidy programme boost
XIAOMI’S shares surged to a fresh record in Hong Kong on Friday (Feb 7), as new product launches and benefits from China’s nationwide…
Business
Maybank upgrades SGX to ‘buy’, raises price target on potentially stronger IPO pipeline, safe-haven factor
MAYBANK upgraded its call for the Singapore Exchange (SGX) to “buy” and raised its price target for the stock on Friday (Feb 7). That…
Business
SGX soars 9% on profit surge and strong prospects ahead; Maybank upgrades stock to ‘buy’
MAYBANK upgraded its call for the Singapore Exchange (SGX) to “buy” and raised its price target for the stock on Friday (Feb 7). That…
Business
SGX soars 10% on profit surge and strong prospects ahead; Maybank upgrades stock to ‘buy’
MAYBANK upgraded its call for the Singapore Exchange (SGX) to “buy” and raised its price target for the stock on Friday (Feb 7). That…
Business
BYD shares soar 20% this week as traders await autopilot update
BYD’s shares are on track to record their best week since late 2020, as investor enthusiasm builds ahead of the Chinese electric vehicle…
Business
Peter Kwee has been in the legal limelight this week. Who is he?
MOTORING tycoon Peter Kwee has been making the headlines this week. Here are four things to know about him: He made his money from car…
Business
Oracle adds AI pricing features to financial software
ORACLE on Thursday (Feb 6) added another set of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to NetSuite, one of its corporate finance software…
Business
Salesforce, Workday are hiring more overseas to save cash
SOFTWARE companies are under pressure to invest in new artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities without denting profits. One increasingly…
Business
Stocks to watch: Singtel, ST Engineering, Clar, F&N, BRC Asia, Fu Yu, MM2 Asia, Japan Foods
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Feb 7). Source link
Business
F&N Q1 profit up 18.8% at S$52 million as soft drinks, beer sales jump
BEVERAGE maker F&N reported a net profit of S$52 million for the first quarter ended Dec 31, an 18.8 per cent increase from S$43.8 million…
Business
Singtel secures S$643 million green loan for new data centre in Tuas
SINGTEL’S regional data centre arm, Nxera DCT, has secured a S$643 million, five-year green loan to finance the development of a new 58…
Business
Amazon offers weak outlook on rising spending for AI
AMAZON.COM projected profit in the current quarter that fell short of analysts’ estimates, suggesting the company continues to ramp up…
Unsorted
Keeping boards relevant in a changing world
A FUNDAMENTAL principle of change management is that an organisation’s internal rate of change must surpass the external rate of change…
Celebrity
Was Meghan Markle 'Flirting' with Prince William? New Book Sparks Royal Controversy
London, UK – Meghan Markle has been accused of making Prince William uncomfortable by hugging and kissing him frequently, according to a…
Business
Cathay Cineplex has paid back S$12 million owed to landlords; remaining S$2.7 million is a quarter of total sum
mm2 Asia says slower-than-expected recovery of the cinema industry hit the cinema chain’s ability to pay its arrears on a timely basis THE…
Business
US: Wall St opens higher after big corporate results
Wall Street’s main indexes opened slightly higher on Thursday (Feb 6), as investors evaluated earnings from companies including Honeywell…
Business
BRC Asia Q1 profit after tax rises 13.9% to S$19.5 million
This is despite revenue falling 12.4% year on year to S$349.8 million, from S$399.2 million STEEL fabricator BRC Asia on Thursday (Feb 6)…
Business
HSBC’s head of global banking for Asia-Pacific is exiting lender
HSBC Holdings’s head of global banking for Asia-Pacific, Christina Ma, is leaving the bank, according to people familiar with matter, as…