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Buyout on hold: Seven & i investors eye execution before backing deal or strategy
[TOKYO] The annual meeting of Seven & i Holdings shareholders is likely to be a low-key event, despite the drama surrounding a company facing a takeover proposal by Alimentation...
Trump Media to raise US$3 billion to spend on cryptocurrencies: report
The company behind Truth Social, a streaming and social media platform, has been exploring potential mergers and acquisitions as it aims to diversify into financial servicesPublished Tue, May 27,...
RBNZ set to make sixth rate cut and signal bias to more easing
[WELLINGTON] New Zealand’s central bank is set to cut interest rates for a sixth straight meeting and signal it’s open to further easing as US trade barriers dim the...
Oil steadies after Trump extends EU trade talks deadline
[CALGARY] Oil prices steadied on Monday after US President Donald Trump extended a deadline for trade talks with the European Union, easing concerns about US tariffs on the bloc that...
Bukit Sembawang H2 earnings up 13% at S$51.4 million; company proposes higher special dividend
[SINGAPORE] Property developer Bukit Sembawang Estates reported net profit after tax of S$51.4 million for the second half of its financial year ending Mar 31, a 13 per cent...
Bukit Sembawang Estates H2 FY2025 earnings up 13% at S$51.4 million
[SINGAPORE] Property developer Bukit Sembawang Estates reported a net profit after tax of S$51.4 million for the second half of its financial year ending Mar 31, a 13 per...
Boustead’s H2 profit up 48 per cent to S$59.1 million
[SINGAPORE] Engineering and technology group Boustead Singapore’s net profit for the six months ended Mar 31, 2024, increased 58 per cent to S$59.1 million compared to the year-ago period....
HKBN CEO says China Mobile’s HK$7.8 billion offer not good enough, open to more bidders
[HONG KONG] China Mobile’s HK$7.8 billion (S$1.3 billion) takeover offer for broadband operator HKBN is not good enough and the Hong Kong-based company is open to engage with more...
Maybank Q1 net profit rises 4% to RM2.6 billion
[SINGAPORE] Maybank’s net profit for the quarter ended Mar 31, 2025, increased 4 per cent to RM2.6 billion (S$790 million), up from RM2.5 billion in the previous corresponding period....
Singapore shares fall amid mixed regional showing; STI down 0.2%
Across the broader market, decliners edge out gainers 268 to 220, after 894.4 million securities worth S$751.7 million change hands[SINGAPORE] Shares on the Singapore bourse ended lower on Monday...
