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Private jet use, social media posts: Unpacking the controversies around Jokowi’s family
Allegations snowball amid concerns of dynasty-building, with the spotlight on Singapore firm Shopee and its Indonesian investments In just…
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Hedge funds pile into China looking for any way to gain exposure
HEDGE funds are piling into Chinese stocks at a record pace on bets Beijing’s stimulus blitz will speed up the recovery of the nation’s…
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Chinese kitchenware maker Carote surges at debut in Hong Kong
CHINESE kitchenware firm Carote rose 64 per cent at its listing debut in Hong Kong on Wednesday (Oct 2), reinforcing perceptions that the…
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IMDA to probe MyRepublic for potential regulatory breaches after broadband outage
Telecom operators must provide adequate redundancy, backups and diversity arrangements within their networks, says the authority THE…
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Singapore shares open lower on Wednesday; STI down 0.1%
SINGAPORE stocks began Wednesday (Oct 2) trading in negative territory, mirroring overnight losses in global markets. As at 9.01 am, the…
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LME to approve Hong Kong for warehousing by end-2024: sources
THE London Metal Exchange (LME) is set to approve the expansion of its global metals warehousing network into Hong Kong before the end of…
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Stocks to watch: Sembcorp, OUE, Oxley
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (Oct 2): Source link
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Barclays expects new dealmakers to take 18 months to ramp up
BARCLAYS said it expects a raft of senior dealmakers its hired in recent months to become more productive in the coming year, which…
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Tesla sales perk up after China boosts electric vehicle subsidy
TESLA is expected to post its first quarterly sales increase this year after car buyers in China, the world’s largest electric vehicle…
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Bitcoin wobbles in poor start to token’s best month historically
BITCOIN speculators banking on a seasonal October melt-up faced an early reality check as deepening tension in the Middle East drove a…
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Samsung to cut thousands of jobs as part of worldwide layoffs
SAMSUNG Electronics is laying off workers in South-east Asia, Australia and New Zealand as part of a plan to reduce global headcount by…
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Samsung’s Singapore staff not spared as it cuts thousands of jobs globally amid struggles in AI market
SAMSUNG Electronics is laying off workers in South-east Asia, Australia and New Zealand as part of a plan to reduce global headcount by…
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Global borrowing binge brings record US$600 billion of bond sales
Companies and governments around the globe spent the past month streaming into debt markets, seizing on declining interest rates ahead of…
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Adani flagship’s US$1.3 billion share sale said to start next week
Billionaire Gautam Adani’s flagship firm plans to roll out its share sale as early as next week, according to people familiar, marking its…
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Goldman Sachs trades £1 billion in Thames Water debt
Goldman Sachs Group executed more than £1 billion (S$1.7 billion) of trades in Thames Water’s bonds in September, as it made a market…
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Samsung India protests escalate, police detain over 900 workers, union members
INDIAN police on Tuesday (Oct 1) said they had detained 912 Samsung Electronics workers and union members for organising a street protest,…
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ThaiBev revives IPO plan for beer unit, eyes potential partners
Thai Beverage is reviving plans for an initial public offering of its beer unit to take advantage of a rally in global stock markets,…
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Singapore shares decline amid mixed regional showing; STI down 0.1%
SINGAPORE stocks fell into the red on Tuesday (Oct 1), even asmost regional markets ended mixed. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI)…
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Malaysia’s Petronas to supply gas to Sabah Electricity
MALAYSIA’S Petronas will supply gas to Sabah Electricity for power generation in the regions of Sabah and Labuan, the state-owned energy…
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Pfizer raises US$3.2 billion by selling part of Haleon stake
Pfizer increased the number of shares to 640 million from 540 million after the sale began Pfizer has raised about US$3.2 billion from the…
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SID launches initiatives to build director competencies
TO strengthen the competencies at the top of Singapore companies, the Singapore Institute of Directors (SID) unveiled a slew of new…
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Azalea’s Altrium funds close at over US$200 million each
Both funds have attracted investors that include institutions, private banks, family offices, external asset managers and high-net-worth…
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US port strikes to boost global shipping rates despite earlier front-loading of peak season demand
Prices spiked in July as companies scheduled shipments before the usual year-end peak period THE year-end peak shipping season has been…
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Nippon Steel invests in Mlion, eyes stronger Asean foothold
The Japanese steel giant hopes to leverage Mlion’s position as a market leader in the steel sheet piling sector SINGAPORE-headquartered…