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JP Morgan Asset Management registers 8 more active ETFs in Singapore for local investors
JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) announced on Monday (Aug 18) the registration of eight active exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in…
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Dongfeng Motor to sell 50% stake in joint venture with Honda
The plan to divest the business highlights how cut-throat the Chinese market has become in its fast-paced shift to electric vehicles…
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PBOC signals no urgency for rate cuts despite poor economic news
China’s central bank indicated it’s holding back from aggressively easing monetary policy with moves such as interest-rate cuts, even…
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Google agrees A$55 million fine for anti-competitive deals with Australian telcos
Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million (S$46 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition…
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Klook taps banks for US IPO: sources
Klook, a travel booking services company, has hired investment banks to help arrange a potential initial public offering (IPO) in the US,…
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Indonesia’s ‘Gasoline Godfather’ targeted in US$18 billion graft probe
[LONDON/JAKARTA] A reclusive oil merchant dominated Indonesia’s fuel trade for decades. Now he is embroiled in a US$18 billion probe into…
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Qantas fined A$90 million over illegally sacking 1,800 workers during pandemic
Qantas Airways, Australia’s largest airline, has been fined A$90 million (S$75.2 million) for illegally sacking 1,800 ground staff and…
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CapitaLand Ascendas Reit proposes S$329 million divestment of five Singapore properties
The manager of CapitaLand Ascendas Reit (Clar) announced on Monday (Aug 18) the proposed divestments of five Singapore properties. These…
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Tesla almost halves UK monthly lease fee as sales slump: The Times
ISH motorists can now lease a Tesla electric vehicle for just over half of what they would have paid a year ago, The Times reported on…
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A2 Milk to buy New Zealand formula plant to target China growth
The company forecasts high single-digit per cent increase in revenue in the 2026 full year A2 Milk has agreed to buy a New Zealand infant…
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A factory town in crisis shows Japan’s fading manufacturing era
Nissan Motor’s Oppama factory, opened in 1961, was once a crown jewel in Japan’s postwar rise to manufacturing powerhouse. Today, it…
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China’s US$11 trillion stock market is a headache for both Xi and Trump
At the heart of why consumers in China save so much and spend so little, and why President Xi Jinping and US leader Donald Trump will…
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GuocoLand, Hong Leong sell 870 units or 92% of Springleaf Residence at average S$2,175 psf
GuocoLand and Hong Leong Holdings’ Upper Thomson area project, Springleaf Residence, racked up a 92 per cent take-up rate over its launch…
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Intel CEO’s ‘Amazing Story’ has helped make him a billionaire
Days after calling for the firing of Intel Corp’s CEO, President Donald Trump changed his mind following a “very interesting” meeting with…
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Post-rehabilitation, Thai Airways revamps fleet to ride Asia-Pacific travel boom
Thai Airways International is turning to Airbus jets to fill gaps in its fleet-renewal plans and tap Asia-Pacific’s travel boom, as Boeing…
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Singapore-listed office Reits deliver resilient H1 2025 performance
Singapore-listed office real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) demonstrated resilient performance in the first half of 2025, supported by…
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IFS Capital chairman and CEO up their stakes
Over the five trading sessions from Aug 8 to 14, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, with net institutional outflow of…
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Air Canada cabin staff go on strike, grounding hundreds of flights
Air Canada’s unionised flight attendants walked off the job early on Saturday (Aug 16) morning after contract talks with the country’s…
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Air Canada set to shut down over flight attendants strike
Air Canada’s flight attendants were poised to strike on Saturday (Aug 16) as the carrier cancelled hundreds of flights affecting more than…
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Oil settles nearly US$1 lower as Trump-Putin talks loom
Oil prices closed down nearly US$1 on Friday (Aug 15) as traders awaited talks between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader…
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European shares log second weekly gain, focus on Trump-Putin talks
European shares came off multi-month highs on Friday (Aug 15), as declines in heavyweight tech and financial shares offset gains from some…
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US: Stocks mostly lower after mixed data
Wall Street stocks finished mostly lower on Friday (Aug 15) with chip companies under pressure as markets digested mixed US economic data.…
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Trump Melts Down Upon Realizing Just How Much D.C. Hates Him
Washington’s malcontent over the sudden federalization of its law enforcement has apparently come as a surprise to Donald Trump. In a post…
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JD Vance Gets Wrench Thrown in Cotswolds Vacation by Angry Pub Staff
Organizations are ranked on the sheet as strong, moderate, or low, Axios reported Friday, with ratings built off social media posts, press…