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GIC weighs selling stake in European data centre JV for up to one billion euros
is considering a sale of its 80 per cent stake in a European data centre joint venture (JV), a potential deal that could value the…
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UK’s digital bonds to be issued using HSBC blockchain platform
The plans also come as large financial institutions around the globe ramp up efforts to tokenise other financial instruments The UK…
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Japan’s Nikkei surges past 58,000 for first time as Takaichi trade rally continues
Japan’s Nikkei share average surged past the 58,000 mark for the first time, continuing a scorching rally since Prime Minister Sanae…
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Companies fear Singapore’s proposed coastal defences will affect lease tenures, costs
Companies in Singapore recognise the need for them to protect their assets from rising seas, but are concerned over how lease renewals and…
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Stocks to watch: Singtel, StarHub, FEHT, Thomson Medical, Starhill Global Reit, Prime US Reit, Soilbuild
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Feb 12): Singtel: Its third-quarter…
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Singtel Q3 net profit up 43.5% at S$1.9 billion on exceptional gain from Airtel stake sale
Optus is ‘continuing to invest in strengthening resilience’ after an independent review into the Triple Zero outage, says Singtel group…
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Australia’s central bank will raise rates again if inflation becomes entrenched, governor says
Australia’s central bank will raise rates again if inflation becomes entrenched, its governor said on Thursday, having just delivered the…
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StarHub H2 net profit more than halves to S$38.5 million; guides lower earnings in FY2026
StarHub posted net profit of S$38.5 million for its second half ended Dec 31, 2025, a 50.9 per cent decline from S$78.4 million in the…
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Far East Hospitality Trust H2 DPS down 7.7% at S$0.0192
For the half year, income available for distribution rose 13% to S$37 million, from S$32.7 million previously The manager of Far East…
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Grab in black for first time as Q4 earnings drive full-year profit to US$268 million
Super app company announces US$500 million share buyback plan; acquires US-based digital financial services provider Stash Grab announced…
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KKR sees no let-up in AI-driven infrastructure boom after STT GDC deal
Deep pools of private capital are chasing data centres, one of Asia’s most capital-intensive asset classes Digital infrastructure is…
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How to build a simple content strategy for B2B startups
You know content matters. Every advisor, investor, and growth thread tells you it compounds over time. But when you are a B2B founder with…
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Miran says he’d love to stay at Federal Reserve, supports more rate cuts
RAL Reserve Governor Stephen Miran on Wednesday said he would be “very happy” to stay on at the central bank longer term if asked, but the…
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Instagram‘s top executive grilled over safety decisions at trial
The top executive at Meta Platforms’ Instagram defended the social media platform’s choices around features that some company insiders…
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Instagram boss defends app from witness stand in trial over alleged harms to kids
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge threatened to throw grieving mothers out of court Wednesday if they couldn’t stop crying during…
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McDonald’s beats quarterly global sales estimates as value bets pay off
The fast food chain is also delving deeper into the fast-growing beverage segment NALD’S topped Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter…
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ANZ Group cash profit jumps 17% as cost cuts take hold
The Australian bank said more than 60 per cent of the 3,500 job cuts it previously announced had taken place Group said on Thursday its…
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Oil up 1% as Middle East tension offsets large US crude stocks build
Oil prices gained about 1 per cent on Wednesday, as investors worried about escalating tensions between Iran and the US, which were…
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European shares hit record high as energy stocks surge; tech, financials stumble
PEAN shares closed at a record high on Wednesday, as gains in commodity-related stocks offset weakness in technology and financials, while…
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US stocks: Wall Street muted after strong jobs data nibbles at Fed rate cut bets
S&P 500 closed virtually unchanged on Wednesday as a stronger-than-expected employment report eased worries about the economy but also…
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The complete guide to startup accounting for non-financial founders
You didn’t start a company because you love spreadsheets. Yet somehow you’re now staring at a bank balance, a Stripe dashboard, a pile of…
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The Director of “Crime 101” on His Favorite Anti-Western Westerns
When the director Bart Layton—whose new film, “Crime 101,” opens on Friday—recently reflected on his favorite novels, he realized that…
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Every confident founder I know learned these 7 lessons the hard way
Confidence in startups rarely looks like bravado. It looks quieter than that. It shows up as decisiveness under pressure, calm…
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TotalEnergies halves buybacks as low oil, gas prices weigh on profits
It echoes similar moves by its peers – BP has completely suspended buybacks, and Equinor has reduced them by 70% TotalEnergies will halve…