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Asia: Markets drop as valuations and US jobs, rates spook investors
ASIAN stocks tracked Wall Street losses on Friday as investors weighed weak US jobs data against Federal Reserve signals suggesting no…
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Oil falls as investors weigh potential supply glut, weak demand
Oil prices declined on Thursday as investors considered a potential supply glut, as well as weakened demand in the United States, the…
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US: Wall Street opens lower as investors assess corporate earnings, mixed economic data
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Thursday (Nov 6), as investors digested a slate of corporate earnings, while concerns around US…
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Investors Cheer Steve Madden’s Brightening Outlook
Steven Madden Ltd. CEO Edward Rosenfeld had great news about the shoe firm’s prospects, and investors cheered. Shares of Madden spiked…
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Global private equity funds consider return to China as investors pivot from US
Private equity-backed deals targeting Chinese companies have totalled US$25 billion so far this year Global private equity partners are…
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AMD’s outlook fails to wow investors after AI-fuelled rally
Investors have bet heavily on the company following blockbuster agreements with OpenAI and Oracle Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), the main…
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SK Hynix’s 240% rally prompts Korea Exchange to warn investors
The exchange caution is a pre-warning before a higher-level alert is triggered, which would limit margin trading A 240 per cent rally in…
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Europe: Shares edge up as investors assess earnings; auto stocks advance
EUROPEAN stocks nudged higher on Monday as investors digested a new round of earnings reports, while auto shares gained on optimism that…
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Gold falls on stronger US dollar as investors trim rate-cut bets
The US central bank cut interest rates on Wednesday by a quarter of a percentage point for the second time this year Gold prices slipped…
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Oil prices steady as investors assess US-China trade truce
Oil prices held steady on Thursday as investors assessed a potential trade truce between the United States and China after US President…
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Powell’s warning to investors and lenders: The Fed won’t spoil the markets any longer
US FEDERAL Reserve chairman Jerome Powell seldom repeats himself, so Wall Street listened carefully when he delivered the same warning…
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Tech giants test investors’ patience with AI spending spree
Alphabet, Meta Platforms and Microsoft, together have racked up some US$78 billion in capital expenditures last quarter The largest…
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Oil falls 2% as investors weigh Russia sanctions, Opec+ output plans
Oil prices slipped about 2 per cent on Tuesday, marking a third straight day of declines as investors considered the impact of US…
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Only 18% of investors rate SGX listcos’ disclosures as ‘very transparent’ despite quarterly engagements: study
Research by Stewardship Asia Centre also highlights a disconnect between investors and corporates on key priorities Transparency has…
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MAS proposes more measures for investors to seek civil compensation from market misconduct
Proposals aim to facilitate self-organisation, provide access to funding and reduce legal barriers to civil action The Monetary Authority…
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Oil settles higher as investors focus on supply signals
Oil prices settled higher on Tuesday, bouncing off the previous session’s five-month lows, as investors reassessed expectations of a…
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Europe: Shares gain, French stocks at highs as investors focus on earnings
EUROPEAN shares closed slightly higher on Tuesday, following a 1 per cent jump in the previous session, as investors assessed mixed…
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US: Wall Street opens flat as investors assess earnings for direction
Wall Street’s main indexes opened flat on Tuesday (Oct 21), as investors assessed a wave of quarterly earnings from corporate majors. At…
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Institutional investors will have key role to play if the run in smaller-cap stocks is to continue
Next 50 indices in their current form are likely to be just as effective in promoting market discipline among smaller-cap companies as the…
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US: Wall Street ends higher as investors digest Trump trade comments
Wall Street ended higher on Friday (Oct 17) as investors assessed US President Donald Trump’s latest remarks on China, while quarterly…
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Investors call for greater disclosure in Toyota’s buyout of group company
Global investors have called on Toyota Motor to provide more disclosure about its planned buyout of group firm Toyota Industries,…
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Gold hits record high as investors turn to safe haven
Investors anticipate a near-certain 25-basis-point rate cut at this month’s US Federal Reserve meeting, followed by another in December…
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SGX listcos share investors’ confidence with share buybacks as MAS market revival moves get underway
Banks and blue chips spent hundreds of millions scooping up their own shares over September and October Listcos are joining investors in…
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SGX listcos share investors’ confidence with share buybacks as MAS market revival moves get under way
Banks and blue chips spend hundreds of millions scooping up their own shares over September and October Listcos are joining investors in…