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Stocks to watch: CICT, Keppel, Clar, Thomson Medical, Zheneng Jinjiang Environment
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Aug 11): CapitaLand Integrated…
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Zheneng Jinjiang Environment H1 profit up 60.5% at 332 million yuan
Its revenue stood at 1.82 billion yuan, a marginal increase of 0.6 per cent from 1.81 billion yuan in H1 2024 China-based waste treatment…
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SoftBank selects banks for US IPO of payments app PayPay, sources say
SOFTBANK has selected investment banks to help organise a potential initial public offering in the United States for its Japanese payments…
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BHP leads steelmaker venture in Asian carbon capture storage
The study is expected to conclude in 2026 and will focus on sites in Asia or Northern Australia The world’s biggest miner, BHP Group, will…
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‘It’s an expanding pie’: Salesforce sees Asia-Pacific as top growth region
Salesforce expects Asia-Pacific to remain its fastest-growing region by revenue in the coming years, as the software giant deepens its…
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Singapore banks’ interest margins narrow in Q2, but DBS edges ahead
Singapore’s three local banks suffered compressed net interest margins (NIMs) in the second quarter of FY2025, as falling benchmark rates…
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Nasdaq 100 riding bullish breakout amid mixed macro winds
The Nasdaq 100 Index (NDX) has extended its strong advance into August 2025, with the uptrend from April still firmly intact. The index’s…
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SingPost’s sale of its Australia business raises questions about its long-term strategic direction
At Singapore Post’s (SingPost) annual general meeting (AGM) on Jul 23, its outgoing chairman Simon Israel hailed the divestment of the…
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Palantir’s 2,500% run has bulls scrambling to justify valuation
Palantir Technologies’ meteoric rise is pushing the company’s valuation further into record territory, forcing bullish investors to bank…
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Nvidia, AMD to pay 15% of China chip sale income to US: report
Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) agreed to pay 15 per cent of their revenues from chip sales to China to the US government as part…
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Nvidia, AMD agree to pay US 15% of China chip sale revenue
Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) agreed to pay 15 per cent of their revenues from chip sales to China to the US government as part…
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Nvidia, AMD agree to pay US 15% of China AI chip sales in unusual move
Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) agreed to pay 15 per cent of their revenues from Chinese AI chip sales to the US government in a…
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Steel giants look into carbon capture hubs across Asia
A consortium of global steelmakers and energy majors has launched a pre-feasibility study on building carbon capture, utilisation and…
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Chinese State Media Challenges Nvidia's H20 AI Chips Again Over Alleged Backdoor Risks and Weak Performance
A Chinese state media-linked account has once again raised questions about Nvidia's H20 artificial intelligence chips. Criticized by…
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Computer-driven traders are bullish on stocks, humans are bears
THE thing about trading stocks is everyone has an opinion. And right now there’s an unusual divergence in the market that’s as stark as…
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Hyperlocal deliveries fuel 300% stock rise for Shopee owner Sea
In the battle royale of global e-commerce, the names are familiar and formidable: Amazon. TikTok Shop. Shein. Temu. But in South-east…
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Thai king endorses Vitai’s appointment as central bank chief
Vitai Ratanakorn is set to take office from Oct 1, according to a Royal Gazette notification Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn has…
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Nvidia H20 chips not safe for China: state media
The chips could achieve functions including “remote shutdown” through a hardware “backdoor”, according to the article Nvidia’s H20 chips…
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Hearing of Hyflux founder, ex-CEO Olivia Lum, ex-CFO and directors starts Monday
The trial of Hyflux founder and former chief executive Olivia Lum, ex-chief financial officer (CFO), and four independent directors is…
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Hearing of Hyflux founder and ex-CEO Olivia Lum, ex-CFO and directors starts Monday
The trial of Hyflux founder and former chief executive Olivia Lum, its ex-chief financial officer (CFO), and four independent directors is…
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Small to mid-cap stocks book highest net institutional inflows in Q3 2025
In the first five weeks of the third quarter of 2025 till Aug 7, institutions net bought S$130 million worth of Singapore-listed stocks.…
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Stablecoin growth is hampered by nagging foreign exchange costs
Even as stablecoins enter a period of peak expectations, veterans in wider fintech circles see limitations to the tokens as an emerging…
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Trump-linked World Liberty pitches a US$1.5 billion crypto vehicle
Big investors are being sounded out on a plan for World Liberty Financial, the Trump family-backed venture, to set up a public company…
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US regulators to play key role in next crypto, bank fight
[WASHINGTON, DC] A major battle between crypto firms and traditional lenders over interest and bank charter applications is poised to be…