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Horizon Robotics’ shares jump 38% in Hong Kong after US$696 million IPO
SHARES of Horizon Robotics jumped nearly 38 per cent early in their trading debut in Hong Kong on Thursday (Oct 24), adding to optimism over a revival in initial...
Las Vegas Sands to pump in US$8 billion to develop MBS expansion project
LAS Vegas Sands (LVS) – the parent company of Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands (MBS) – is set to invest US$8 billion in the integrated resort’s (IR) expansion project dubbed...
Boeing workers reject contract, extend strike: union
BOEING workers in the Seattle region decisively rejected the company’s latest contract offer on Wednesday, extending the nearly six-week strike.Almost two-thirds of the members of the International Association of...
Gold record rally stalls on higher US dollar, yields
GOLD prices held steady on Thursday (Oct 24) after scaling an all-time high in the previous session, with a stronger US dollar and an uptick in US Treasury yields...
Seven & i seeks to convince investors sales will double by 2030
SEVEN & i Holdings’s plan to split in two and expand abroad will help the retailer almost double group revenue, chief executive officer Ryuichi Isaka said in an appeal...
Singtel to sell Dash mobile wallet to Western Union
TELCO giant Singtel has inked a conditional agreement to sell its e-wallet app Dash to financial services firm Western Union. The sale is part of Singtel’s ongoing measures to...
Mattel beats profit estimates on cost controls but trims annual sales forecast
MATTEL topped Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit as the Barbie parent kept a tight leash on costs but lowered its annual sales forecast heading into the crucial holiday...
Apple CEO Cook says company will increase investment in China: Xinhua
APPLE CEO Tim Cook said at a meeting with the Chinese government in Beijing that the US company will increase investment in China and thereby contribute to supply chain development,...
Keppel’s ‘moat’ gives it an edge in the data centre business: CEO
KEPPEL’S access to greener infrastructure and funds has created a “moat” and given the company an edge in the data centre business, noted its chief executive officer Loh Chin...
TSMC cuts off client after discovering chips sent to Huawei
TAIWAN Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) discovered this month that chips it made for a specific customer ended up with Huawei Technologies, a potential violation of US sanctions intended to...