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RHB initiates “buy” on Coliwoo amid rising expat, foreign student demand
The bank assigns it a target price of S$0.82, a 41% upside from its latest closing price of S$0.58 on Wednesday[SINGAPORE] RHB has initiated coverage on co-living operator Coliwoo...
HSBC, Prudential in US$220 million funding for Hong Kong’s WeLab
The fintech has over 70 million individual users and more than 700 enterprise customers [HONG KONG] Hong Kong-based fintech firm WeLab has secured US$220 million from investors including HSBC...
BHP, Rio Tinto are joining forces to boost iron ore pipeline
Miners are trying to balance growth against capital discipline, and are increasingly looking at ways to squeeze efficiencies out of existing infrastructure[MELBOURNE] BHP Group and Rio Tinto Group, the...
Alibaba takes major step to link Taobao shopping to main AI app
[HONG KONG] Alibaba Group Holding plans to link its flagship online shopping and travel services to its AI app, taking its biggest step yet to build Qwen into its...
Gold slips as profit-taking, softer geopolitical tone hit safe-haven demand
[BENGALURU] Gold slipped on Thursday (Jan 15) as investors booked profits after three consecutive sessions of record highs, while an apparent softer tone from US President Donald Trump on...
Wells Fargo misses profit estimates on severance costs, shares fall
WELLS Fargo missed analysts’ profit estimates in the fourth quarter on Wednesday, after it booked US$612 million in severance expenses as part of CEO Charlie Scharf’s effort to streamline...
Iran temporarily closes airspace to most flights, forcing airlines to reroute
[WASHINGTON] Iran closed its airspace temporarily to most flights late on Wednesday, forcing airlines to cancel, reroute or delay some flights, amid concerns about possible military action between the...
Bank of Korea stands pat as board wary of weak won, property market rally
[SEOUL] South Korea’s central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged in a widely expected move, as authorities monitor the weakening won along with risks of financial imbalances stemming...