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Pfizer looks to sell stake in pandemic vaccine partner BioNTech
Pfizer is looking to sell its remaining stake in Covid-19 vaccine partner BioNTech, a remnant from one of the pandemic’s most lucrative…
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STI inches higher on Thursday, tracking regional benchmarks
Singapore stocks ended higher on Thursday (Nov 13), tracking regional peers. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) gained 0.2 per cent…
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Marco Polo Marine unit clinches NT$4.7 billion project for research vessel in largest contract win
The project marks the company’s strategic expansion into high-value, specialised vessel construction Integrated marine logistics company…
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Tencent posts 15% revenue jump, sustaining growth without splashy AI bets
China’s most valuable company reports sales of 192.9 billion yuan for the three months ended September [SHENZHEN, China] Tencent Holdings…
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LTA greenlights autonomous vehicle testing by WeRide, Grab in Punggol ahead of AV shuttle service’s public launch
An autonomous ride service operated by both companies is expected to take public passengers in Punggol by early 2026 The Land Transport…
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Singtel remains ‘fully behind’ Optus despite outages and lacklustre returns
Singtel chief says it has to ‘work very hard to rebuild the trust and the confidence’ the outages have taken Minority shareholders of…
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Hapag-Lloyd’s nine-month profit drops 50% as shipping market volatility persists
Security risks and US policy shifts unsettle demand and freight rates, hurting shipping profits German container shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd…
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Alibaba prepares major revamp of flagship AI app to rival ChatGPT
Alibaba Group Holding is preparing an overhaul of its main mobile AI app in coming months to help it more closely resemble OpenAI’s…
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DBS, Ant International expand partnership to boost cross-border payments
DBS and Ant International have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand their partnership and scale up cross-border payments and…
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Singapore’s bonds set to gain on tighter supply, more liquidity: Barclays
Singapore’s government bonds may see elevated demand through the end of the year, according to Barclays Plc. Yields on the island nation’s…
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Toyota opens US battery plant, confirms US$10 billion investment plan
TOYOTA Motor said on Wednesday it had begun production at its US$13.9 billion North Carolina battery plant as it ramps up hybrid…
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Analysts mixed on ST Engineering amid impairment from iDirect; CGS International upgrades to ‘add’
Analysts are mixed on ST Engineering – in the wake of the non-cash impairment of S$667 million incurred by the group on its satellite…
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MAS to trial issuance of tokenised bills
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that it will be trialling the issuance of tokenised bills to primary dealers, which…
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MAS to trial issuance of tokenised bills, releases guidelines for AI in financial sector
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will be trialling the issuance of tokenised bills to primary dealers, which will then be settled…
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Asia: Stocks stutter with focus on Fed, tech after US reopen vote
ASIAN markets trod water on Thursday as euphoria over the end of a record US government shutdown petered, with focus back on Federal…
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Shares of JB Foods, Food Empire soar on positive earnings
Shares of food exporters in Singapore JB Foods and Food Empire on Thursday (Nov 13) jumped significantly in early trade following their…
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ST Engineering shares jump as much as 4.1% on revenue increase, special dividend
Shares of ST Engineering jumped as much as 4.1 per cent on Thursday (Nov 13) after an increase in its nine-month revenue. The counter…
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Boeing ordered to pay more than US$28 million to 737 MAX crash victim’s family
A jury in federal court in Chicago ordered Boeing on Wednesday to pay more than US$28 million to the family of a United Nations…
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Stocks to watch: AEM, ST Engineering, Seatrium, CDG, Golden Agri, Ho Bee Land, Food Empire, NTT DC Reit
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Nov 13): AEM: The test solutions…
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Ex-Twitter CEO Agrawal’s AI search startup Parallel raises US$100 million
AI STARTUP Parallel Web Systems, founded by former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, has raised US$100 million to build web search infrastructure…
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Sasseur Reit Q3 rental income up 4.9% at 166.3 million yuan
The manager of Sasseur Real Estate Investment Trust (Sasseur Reit) on Thursday (Nov 13) posted rental income of 166.3 million yuan (S$30.4…
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Acrophyte Hospitality Trust 9-month net property income falls 13.9% to US$29.1 million
The drop is largely due to hotel dispositions and renovations, as well as increases in operating expenses Acrophyte Hospitality Trust’s…
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Golden Agri-Resources Q3 profit rises 17% to US$124 million on higher output and palm oil prices
Palm oil producer Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) posted a 17 per cent quarter-on-quarter rise in net profit for the third quarter ended Sep…
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Seatrium eyes more new order wins; net order book stands at S$16.6 billion in Q3
The group said it is making ‘steady progress’ toward achieving its 2028 financial targets. Offshore, marine and energy specialist Seatrium…