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SGX-listed plantation firms ride output gains, lure with dividends
Singapore-listed plantation giants turned in a bumper first half of 2025 with double-digit profit and revenue gains. Analysts expect the…
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Nasdaq proposes tighter listing rules for thinly traded stocks, China-based firms
Exchange operator Nasdaq proposed on Wednesday (Sep 3) stricter listing standards, including a higher minimum public float for certain new…
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China tech giant JD.Com unit, two other firms plan US$1 billion Singapore Reit
[SINGAPORE/HONG KONG] The property investment arm of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.Com and two other firms plan to launch a Singapore-based…
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Gold edges lower as US dollar firms, but Fed turmoil limits losses
Gold prices edged lower on Wednesday (Aug 27), pressured by an uptick in the US dollar, although renewed concerns over the US central…
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Global beauty firms look to carve up Indian market as ‘last bastion’ of growth
From Japan’s Shiseido to France’s L’Oreal, global cosmetics giants are doubling down on India, betting on the world’s most populous nation…
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Microsoft curbs early access for Chinese firms to notifications about cybersecurity flaws
Microsoft has curtailed Chinese companies’ access to advance notifications about cybersecurity vulnerabilities in its technology after…
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Gold firms as soft US data pressures dollar, fuels rate-cut bets
Gold prices inched higher on Wednesday (Aug 13), supported by a weaker US dollar after tame US inflation data cemented bets for an…
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China urges firms not to use Nvidia H20 chips in new guidance
China has urged local companies to avoid using Nvidia’s H20 processors, particularly for government-related purposes, complicating the…
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China urges firms to avoid Nvidia H20 chips after Trump resumes sales
China has urged local companies to avoid using Nvidia’s H20 processors, particularly for government-related purposes, complicating the…
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Amid BlueSG pause, how are car-sharing firms like Getgo, Tribecar faring?
Electric car-sharing firm BlueSG announced a pause of its current operations last Monday (Aug 4) and laid off most of its staff. Yet, the…
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Gold slips as dollar firms, investors book profit; US data on tap
Gold prices slipped on Monday (Aug 11) as the US dollar strengthened and some investors locked in profits after a recent rally, with…
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Singapore semiconductor firms are exposed to planned US tariffs, but impact may vary: analysts
Semiconductor-related firms in Singapore are under the spotlight after President Donald Trump’s threat of US semiconductor tariffs.…
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Singapore semiconductor firms are exposed to planned US tariff, but impact may vary: analysts
Semiconductor-related firms in Singapore are under the spotlight after President Donald Trump’s threat of a US semiconductor tariff.…
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Singapore semiconductor firms exposed to planned US tariff, but impact may vary: analysts
Semiconductor-related firms in Singapore are under the spotlight after President Donald Trump’s threat of a US semiconductor tariff.…
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Chinese firms sell record amount of currency options in first half of 2025
Broad US dollar weakness has underpinned the renminbi, but domestic economic weakness and lingering trade uncertainty with the US have…
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Jakarta’s land crackdown clouds outlook for Singapore-listed plantation firms
Singapore-listed palm oil firms with Indonesian exposure are treading cautiously as Jakarta pushes ahead with a sweeping land seizure. The…
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South-East Asian firms test Hong Kong waters amid IPO surge
South-east Asian companies have mostly sat out Hong Kong’s 2025 listing boom, but a cautious revival may be under way with four more…
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China polysilicon firms plan 50 billion yuan fund to shut a third of industry capacity
Chinese producers of polysilicon, a building block for solar panels, are in talks to create a 50 billion yuan (S$8.9 billion) fund to…
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BOJ warns US tariffs could hit firms' profits, delay capex plans
Profits of Japanese firms are likely to fall this year because of US tariffs, leading them to downgrade capital expenditure plans, the…
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Chinese AI firms form alliances to build domestic ecosystem amid US curbs
China’s artificial intelligence (AI) companies have announced two new industry alliances, aiming to develop a domestic ecosystem to reduce…
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Tech firms to showcase AI innovations in a China under US sanctions
Tech firms huge and small will converge in Shanghai this weekend to showcase their artificial intelligence innovations and support China’s…
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UK firms struggle to grow as BOE rate decision approaches
The S&P Global UK Composite Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) slowed to 51.0 points from 52.0 in June British business activity grew only…
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Microsoft server hack likely single actor, thousands of firms now vulnerable, researchers say
A global attack on Microsoft server software used by thousands of government agencies and businesses to share documents within…
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US firms passing some cost hikes to consumers: Fed survey
Many US firms passed along “at least a portion of cost increases” to consumers in recent weeks, as businesses faced higher prices linked…