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Singapore share buyback consideration hits 10-year high of S$1.91 billion
Share buybacks on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) have surged to a 10-year high, the local bourse reported on Monday (Nov 3). Companies…
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Gold bugs’ bankers take a step back in time
Clients increasingly want to hold gold as a portfolio hedge, so banks are responding with old-fashioned customer service and commensurate…
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Chinese jewellers to bear the brunt of gold tax change
The changes will spur more member buying and curb off-book gold trades, pushing volumes to the bourse Chinese jewellers and smaller firms…
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Seatrium to sell ship-owning unit to Brazilian vessel operator for US$59.7 million
This is in line with its strategy of divesting non-core assets to enhance capital and operational efficiencies Seatrium is selling its…
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Hong Kong to allow crypto exchanges to tap global capital pools
The former British colony’s three-year push to become a regional leader in digital assets has so far delivered mixed results Hong Kong…
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CapitaLand Investment and Mapletree Investments mull merger: report
The process is part of recent moves by Temasek-owned entities to evaluate options to reshape portfolio companies into stronger global…
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Trump says Nvidia’s Blackwell AI chip not for ‘other people’
Nvidia has not sought US export licenses for the Chinese market because of Beijing’s stance on the company, CEO Jensen Huang says…
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Hyundai Motor Group signs MOU with EDB to advance low-carbon, hydrogen technologies
The group is currently exploring various potential collaborations with Singapore-based companies and start-ups Hyundai Motor Group (HMG)…
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Jardine C&C’s Astra posts 9-month net income slide of 6% to 24.7 trillion rupiah
Indonesia conglomerate Astra International reported on Friday (Oct 31) that its net income for the nine months ended Sep 30 slid 6 per…
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Asia: Most markets rise on lingering trader optimism
Most stocks rose in Asian trade on Monday (Nov 3) after a busy last week, with optimism supported by another AI-led tech rally on Wall…
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Gold falls on stronger US dollar as investors trim rate-cut bets
The US central bank cut interest rates on Wednesday by a quarter of a percentage point for the second time this year Gold prices slipped…
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Sheng Siong ends 6.5% higher at record closing price on improved Q3 earnings
The surge comes amid higher third-quarter net profit and its recent expansion moves Shares of supermarket operator Sheng Siong rose on…
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Jardine Matheson paying out US$250 million to shareholders via share buybacks
Move follows sale of MCL Land and plan to delist Mandarin Oriental; shares up in early trading London-listed conglomerate Jardine Matheson…
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India is set to triple rare earth magnets plan to 70 billion rupees
Several overseas suppliers have expressed interest in providing rare earth materials to the South Asian nation India plans to almost…
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Stocks to watch: Jardine Matheson, Nio, CapitaLand Ascendas Reit, Yangzijiang Financial, Wee Hur, Nam Lee, Fu Yu
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Nov 3): Jardine Matheson:The…
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The ‘Chinese owner’ of Nexperia: How Zhang Xuezheng’s tech empire fell to geopolitics
Beijing has taken countermeasures in response to the Dutch government’s actions THE China-US trade war continues to produce fresh drama…
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CEO of Singtel-owned Optus says he has no plans to resign in fiery probe into fatal outage
The Australia’s second-largest phone company has been warned it likely faces major financial penalties for the blunder Optus chief…
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Aravest, Wee Hur complete S$160 million purchase of former Hotel Miramar Singapore
Price works out to S$465,100 per room; property to be rebranded DoubleTree by Hilton after renovation Wee Hur has taken a stake in a new…
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Can Singapore unlock value for its ‘Next 50’ stocks, or will they be a value trap?
China Sunsine Chemical, iFast, Olam, Pan-United Corp and Sheng Siong among those with sound fundamentals: Maybank Singapore’s push for…
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The benign truth hidden behind currency fears
Currencies of developed nations tend to even out in the long term; so their short-term volatility can be overlooked WHETHER a currency is…
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Beyond chatbots, AI is giving companies a major efficiency boost
Companies’ uses of artificial intelligence (AI) are going beyond chatbots and into the areas of automation and agents. For instance, since…
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Shareholder engagement crucial as listing rules are loosened and financial watch list is retired
Was the negative stigma of the watch list really a problem? Or, was the real problem the fact that many companies on the watch list had…
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DBS, OCBC and UOB expected to post flat or weaker Q3 earnings as margins narrow
Focus will be on whether stronger wealth and trading income can cushion lending slowdown Singapore’s three local banks are set to deliver…
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Data centres and clean power: Tricky marriage in the spotlight at Singapore’s energy forum
There are calls for financing support and grid upgrades to boost the union’s viability Clean energy – from both domestic projects and the…