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Shein, Temu retailers slapped with 30% levy on US bound goods
Chinese retailers that sell on Shein and PDD Holdings’ Temu platform say they have been asked by logistics agents to start paying an…
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Unstoppable retail crowd breaks US stock buying record despite rout
THE volatile start to the year has spooked some professional investors but has done little to dowse retail traders’ enthusiasm for the US…
Business
ST Engineering bags new contracts worth S$4.3 billion in Q4 2024
ST ENGINEERING on Thursday (Feb 6) announced that it secured S$4.3 billion in new contracts in the fourth quarter of 2024. These comprise…
Business
CapitaLand Ascendas Reit H2 DPU rises 3.2% to S$0.07681
THE distribution per unit (DPU) of CapitaLand Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (Clar) for the second half ended Dec 31, 2024, was…
Business
DeepSeek fever fuels patriotic bets on Chinese AI stocks
CHINESE investors are rushing into AI-related stocks, betting the artificial intelligence advance of home-grown startup DeepSeek will lead…
Business
Maersk Q4 profit beats forecast, expects softer 2025 earnings
The Danish company, viewed as a barometer of world trade, said it expects an underlying Ebitda result of between US$6 billion and US$9…
Business
SGX seeing ‘improved momentum’ in IPO pipeline, hopeful that listings will exceed last year’s
More companies could be listing here this year with the Singapore Exchange (SGX) seeing an improved pipeline of initial public offerings…
Business
SocGen doubles Q4 profit as retail unit rebounds
SOCIETE Generale (SocGen) said on Thursday (Feb 6) it had doubled fourth-quarter profits after a recovery in its retail bank and increased…
Business
HSBC upgrades Grab to ‘buy’ on attractive valuations, growth drivers ahead
HSBC upgraded its rating on ride-hailing giant Grab to a “buy” on attractive valuations and “intact” growth drivers, while Maybank…
Business
Nomura soars to 16-year high as profit jump cements recovery
NOMURA Holdings’s shares jumped to their highest in 16 years after Japan’s biggest brokerage doubled third-quarter profit and beat market…
Business
BlackRock to list Bitcoin exchange-traded product in Europe
BLACKROCK, the world’s largest asset manager, is preparing to list an exchange-traded product (ETP) tied directly to Bitcoin in Europe,…
News
Google ends hiring targets tied to diversity
Google is the latest tech company rethinking how it approaches diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace as businesses face more…
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Divorce Goes Digital: New Ways to Split Without Drama
In today’s tech-driven world, even divorce is getting a digital makeover. Gone are the days of lengthy court battles and endless…
Business
Singapore shares rise as tariff concerns fade; STI up 0.4%
Across the broader market, gainers beat losers 352 to 186, after 1.3 billion securities worth S$1.1 billion change hands BUOYED by fading…
Business
US Federal Reserve releases its Wall Street bank stress-test plans
THE US Federal Reserve released hypothetical scenarios for its annual stress tests, which seek to evaluate the resilience of big banks and…
Business
CapitaLand China Trust’s H2 DPU falls 12% to S$0.0264
THE manager of CapitaLand China Trust (CLCT) on Thursday (Feb 6) posted a 12 per cent decline in distribution per unit (DPU) to S$0.0264…
Business
Stocks to watch: SGX, CLCT, CapitaLand China Trust, Frasers Hospitality Trust
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Feb 6): Singapore Exchange: The…
Business
SGX’s H1 net profit rises 20.7% to S$340 million
Cash equities and equity derivatives segment leads the group’s broad-based performance THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Thursday (Feb 6)…
Business
SoftBank nears deal to acquire chip designer Ampere
SOFTBANK Group is in advanced talks to acquire Ampere Computing, sources familiar with the matter said. The Japanese company is discussing…
Fashion
Shein vendors fear thin margins will vanish under new US Postal Service rules
THE US Postal Service’s flip-flop on inbound international packages from China and Hong Kong is throwing Chinese retailers that sell on…
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Ford sees sharp profit drop as Trump tariff, EV threats loom
FORD Motor warned that profit may fall by US$2 billion or more this year on an expected drop in vehicle prices and costly new-model…
Business
Why Sabana Reit should hold off on asset sales for now
Such action would have been more appropriate when Sabana Reit tried to merge with ESR Reit in 2020, or when it first started the perilous…
Business
Vanguard’s record fee cuts tighten screws on BlackRock, Invesco
VANGUARD Group’s biggest salvo yet in its campaign to cut fees for the investing masses presents industry rivals with a painful choice.…
Business
US: Nasdaq, S&P 500 open lower as Alphabet, AMD forecasts disappoint
THE tech-heavy Nasdaq led losses among the major Wall Street indexes at the open on Wednesday (Feb 5), following downbeat forecasts from…