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Gold's record run creates new rulebooks for investors
Its soaring run comes as investors bet heavily on US rate cuts and concern grows about the greenback’s role as the world’s top reserve…
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Seven & i struggles to win back investors after failed takeover
The company is reshaping itself under a new chief executive by selling weaker assets, buying back two trillion yen worth of shares and…
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5 key issues confronting investors now
Tariff fears, reshoring and AI bubble among worries for those on both sides of the Pacific What has you worried? The Straits Times Index…
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Surge in interest, capital into private credit as investors retool portfolios
A large majority of them are intending to make an allocation to a private debt fund: Preqin More capital has been flowing into private…
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Hong Kong stocks retreat from four-year high as investors pocket gains
Hong Kong stocks fell on Friday (Oct 3) as investors locked in gains after the benchmark index hit a new four-year high in the previous…
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Elon Musk’s US$1 trillion pay plan faces pushback from investors, state officials
Despite reporting record quarterly deliveries, Tesla faces worries that the expiration of the US EV tax credit could turn the buying rush…
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Global investment firm Arena Investors to shut Singapore office
Global multi-strategy investment firm Arena Investors is shutting its Singapore office and seeking to reallocate resources elsewhere,…
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US: Wall Street closes higher as investors shrug off jobs data, US shutdown
Wall Street’s main stock indexes rose on Wednesday (Oct 1), with strong support from the healthcare sector, despite weaker-than-expected…
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Investors urged to ‘recalibrate’ return expectations for private markets
While slower divestments and liquidity issues present challenges in private equity markets, they are also creating opportunities in…
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Khazanah’s chief investment officer urges investors to ‘co-parent’ Asian firms amid weak returns
He says public market investors can play a more active role, while private equity can acquire underperforming assets Investors, including…
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China opens stock option market to foreign investors
China opened its stock option market to foreign investors on Tuesday (Sep 30), as Beijing steps up efforts to increase the appeal of yuan…
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US: Wall Street indexes climb as investors brush off government shutdown uncertainties
WALL Street indexes closed up on Monday with the Nasdaq leading gains as investors bought heavyweight technology stocks and shrugged off…
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US: Wall Street indexes end up as investors weigh inflation data
Market participants have been concerned about economic data this week, weighing signs of a stronger economy against expectations for more…
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Income funds with higher yields as lower rates weigh on investors: Morningstar
Investors seeking steady income streams are reassessing their options as yields on Singapore Treasury bills (T-bills) plummet this year,…
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US: Wall Street opens lower as investors reassess rate-cut hopes
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Thursday (Sep 25), as fresh economic data and remarks from a Federal Reserve official tempered…
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Gold holds steady as investors await key US economic data
GOLD prices held steady on Thursday as investors awaited key US economic data for further insights into Federal Reserve policy, with a…
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Singapore stocks rise on Tuesday; STI gains 0.1% as investors react to growth forecast
Across the broader market, decliners outnumber advancers 306 to 257 after about 1.5 billion shares worth S$1.4 billion change hands Local…
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Tech deals no longer an easy win for investors; AI demand will see more need for power supply: Bain report
Software spending among companies is declining, and software revenue as a percentage of US GDP has started to ease off After years of…
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Trump team says TikTok deal nears, with Oracle, Silver Lake among investors
President Donald Trump this week will declare that a deal to divest TikTok‘s US operations from its Chinese owner ByteDance will meet…
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Gold steady as investors await more Fed cues
Gold prices were little changed on Friday (Sep 19) as investors awaited further signals on the US interest rate path after the US Federal…
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Analysts see silver lining for fixed income amid US Fed rate cut, but uncertainty over trajectory weighs on investors
Market watchers believe the US dollar could see near-term resilience while the recent gold rally could slow down Asia’s equities markets…
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Gold steadies near record high as investors await Fed verdict
The US central bank is expected to deliver a quarter-percentage-point interest rate cut later in the day to support the labour market Gold…
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MMC Ports is said to begin meeting IPO investors this week
MMC Port Holdings is expected to start investor education for its planned initial public offering (IPO) as soon as this week, sources…
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Oil holds gains as investors eye impact from attacks on Russian energy facilities
Oil prices were little changed on Monday as investors assessed the impact of Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian refineries that could…