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Australia's Star plunges after US$1.2 billion loss; responds to show-cause notice
SHARES in Australian casino operator Star Entertainment slumped more than 50 per cent to a record low on Friday (Sep 27), as it resumed…
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Construction companies must dig deeper to improve productivity amid rising temperatures
Besides focusing on worker safety, they can also look at quantifying impact of heat on productivity AS RISING temperatures impede the…
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UBS in talks to form Indian minority-owned wealth joint venture, sources say
This may be the second country in the Asia-Pacific region where UBS enters an equity partnership with a local player UBS has been in talks…
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Broader market continues rally despite index heavyweights weighing down the STI
THE Straits Times Index (STI) closed lower on Friday (Sep 27) as regional indices showed mixed results. The STI was down 0.3 per cent or…
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Column: Desperate for good news about climate change? Consider the pace of clean energy growth
Climate change has been viewed almost universally as a burden, a hot potato to be passed from country to country at annual climate change…
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Southern California's hottest commercial real estate market is for tenants that aren't human
Where Wilshire Boulevard begins in downtown Los Angeles, thousands of miles of undersea fiber-optic cables disappear into an…
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Malaysia’s Sarawak state secures largest stake in Affin Bank
MALAYSIA’S Sarawak state has emerged as the largest shareholder in Affin Bank after finalising a long-delayed deal to acquire additional…
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Nikkei rallies 2% on softer yen, Japan leadership tussle in spotlight
JAPAN’S Nikkei share average rallied more than 2 per cent on Friday (Sep 27), buoyed by further softening of the yen as markets closed…
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Pop Mart toys fuel 150% rally in bright spot for China consumer
CHECKING out the latest arrivals in a Pop Mart store near their apartment has become a weekend routine for 34-year-old Shanghai resident…
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Iron ore rallies back above US$100 as China’s shift boosts outlook
Futures are on course for the highest close since August, rising 3.5 per cent to US$101.95 a tonne in Singapore IRON ore headed for the…
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Medco Energi in talks to buy controlling stake in Senoko: sources
Medco Energi Internasional is in exclusive talks to buy a controlling stake in Senoko Energy, according to people with knowledge of the…
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Hot stock: Wilmar hits near 5-month high amid heavy trading
The counter remains one of the most actively traded counter in terms of volume with 12.9 million shares transacted SHARES of Wilmar…
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Asia: Hong Kong, Shanghai extend surge as China optimism boosts markets
HONG Kong and Shanghai ploughed on with their China-fuelled rally on Friday on hopes that Beijing will press on with new plans to boost…
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Arm rebuffed by Intel after inquiring about buying product unit
ARM Holdings approached Intel about potentially buying the ailing chipmaker’s product division, only to be told that the business is not…
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Stocks to watch: CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust, UOL, SingLand, Amos
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Sep 27): CapitaLand Integrated…
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Federal Reserve’s Cook says she ‘wholeheartedly’ supported half-point rate cut
FEDERAL Reserve Governor Lisa Cook on Thursday endorsed the US central bank’s 50-basis-point interest-rate cut last week as a way to…
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Super Micro plunges as prosecutor reviews accounting claims
SUPER Micro Computer fell the most in a month on a report that the US Justice Department is looking into an ex-employee’s claims that the…
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Europe: Stoxx 600 clocks all-time closing high on China stimulus boost
EUROPEAN shares jumped on Thursday, with China-exposed stocks such as luxury and miners outperforming on news of aggressive Chinese…
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US: S&P 500 at fresh record on Micron results, China stimulus
WALL Street stocks powered higher on Thursday, with the S&P 500 finishing at a fresh record, following strong Micron earnings and…
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Swatch CEO says no take-private plans underway as shares soar
SWATCH Group chief executive officer Nick Hayek said there are no plans underway to take the watchmaker private, although it’s something…
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Swatch CEO says ‘nothing new’ in buyout talk lifting stock
SWATCH Group chief executive officer Nick Hayek said that it’s “pure speculation” that the company is considering going private now,…
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CICT’s preferential offering closes with 82% valid acceptances
CAPITALAND Integrated Commercial Trust (CICT) received valid acceptances of 82 per cent at the close of its preferential offering on…
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China’s August net gold imports via HK lowest in over 2 years
China’s monthly net gold imports via Hong Kong dropped 76 per cent to their lowest level in more than two years in August, data showed on…
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World coffee, sugar prices surge as drought-hit Brazil awaits rains
WORLD coffee and sugar prices surged to new highs on Thursday (Sep 26) as investors remained focussed on drought-hit Brazil, the top…