Business
Apac Realty’s H1 net profit more than doubles to S$11.3 million on higher home sales
Real estate services player Apac Realty’s net profit more than doubled to S$11.3 million for its first half ended Jun 30, 2025. This was…
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Business
China July car sales growth slows on weak hybrid demand, price war curbs
China’s car sales growth slowed in July partly due to weaker demand for hybrids, as regulators in the world’s biggest auto market crack…
Business
Lyft shares slide on weak sales, disappointing ride totals
Lyft shares slid in late on Wednesday (Aug 6) trading after the ride-hailing company reported revenue that fell short of Wall Street’s…
Business
Michael Kors Returns to ‘Project Runway’ as a Guest Judge, Plus Talking About the Steep Decline in Luxury Sales and Marc Jacobs Up for Sale for $1 Billion
In the latest “Savage Fashion” podcast episode, WWD’s chief content officer Jim Fallon and fashion director Alex Badia sat down with…
Business
McDonald’s global sales top estimates as affordable meal options boost demand
McDonald’s global comparable sales beat Wall Street expectations for second quarter, as affordable meal bundles and promotions drew in…
Business
AMD’s China concerns overshadow upbeat sales forecast for AI
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), the second-largest maker of artificial intelligence (AI) processors, said that the chipmaker’s return to the…
Business
Elon Musk’s politics hit Tesla sales in Europe’s biggest car markets
Tesla’s new car registrations in Britain and Germany, Europe’s biggest auto markets, more than halved in July from a year earlier, as CEO…
Business
Singapore shares boosted by retail sales growth; STI up 0.3%
The Straits Times Index (STI) settled higher on Tuesday (Aug 5) for the second consecutive session, supported by stronger-than-expected…
Business
Hugo Boss Sales Rise in Q2, Operating Profit Up 15%
BERLIN – German menswear specialist Hugo Boss managed to hold onto growth in the second quarter of 2025. The brand saw sales rise 1…
Business
BYD shares fall as stalling sales put annual target in question
BYD shares fell in Hong Kong trading on Monday (Aug 4), as sputtering monthly sales growth raised doubts about whether the Chinese…
Business
Apple revenue forecast beats estimates as iPhone sales soar
Apple forecast revenue well above Wall Street’s estimates on Thursday, following strong June-quarter results supported by customers buying…
Business
Samsung Q2 profit drops 55% on weak AI chip sales, China curbs
Samsung Electronics reported on Thursday a 55 per cent drop in second-quarter operating profit as delays in high-bandwidth memory chip…
Business
Microsoft cloud sales beat expectations amid record AI spending
The company’s largest rivals in cloud services, Amazon.com and Alphabet, have also announced massive expansion plans. Microsoft reported…
Business
eBay gains after projecting strong sales on resilient consumers
eBay shares jumped about 10 per cent after the company projected sales that topped analysts’ estimates, suggesting optimism for continued…
Fashion
Miu Miu Helps Boost Prada Group H1 Sales
MILAN – Prada Group reported a solid performance in the first half of the year, with rising sales and steady profitability. In the first…
Business
Sheng Siong H1 net profit rises 3.5% to S$72.3 million on improved sales mix
Supermarket operator Sheng Siong reported a 3.5 per cent increase in H1 2025 net profit to S$72.3 million, from S$69.9 million in H1 2024…
Business
Starbucks CEO details brand reset plan as turnaround efforts drive sales beat
STARBUCKS reported better-than-expected revenue rise for the third quarter, as demand in China improved while investments in labor and…
Beauty
L’Oreal sales disappoint on slowdown in Europe, North Asia
L’Oreal’s sales missed expectations in the second quarter as the French beauty-products company faced weaker demand in North Asia and a…
Business
Tariffs hit Inchcape’s Asia-Pacific sales, shares drop 10%
British car distributor Inchcape reported weaker first-half results on Tuesday (Jul 29) as US tariffs dampened demand for high-end…
Business
Heineken beer sales fall as price dispute took longer to resolve
The Dutch brewer reported a 0.4% fall in volumes during the second quarter, worse than analyst estimates Heineken saw a decline in beer…
Business
IBM falls most in 15 months on tepid software sales
SHARES of International Business Machines declined the most since April 2024 after the company reported weaker-than-expected sales in its…
Business
Europe car sales drop the most in 10 months as EV growth slows
Automakers called for Europe to further stimulate demand for battery-powered vehicles after sales of all new cars fell in June by the most…
Business
IBM’s software sales disappoint, eclipsing AI mainframe revival
IBM beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter revenue and profit on Wednesday (Jul 23), but lower-than-expected sales in its mainstay…
Business
Tesla’s sales fall most in a decade in another rough quarter
Tesla fell short of Wall Street’s expectations in one of the automaker’s worst quarters in years, a sign of the toll that rising…