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Great Eastern to resume trading on Aug 21 as bonus issue lifts free float to above 10%
Great Eastern Holdings (GEH) is set to resume trading on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Aug 21, as a proposed bonus share issue will lift…
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The Future of Immigration in America—After Trump Is Gone
As the Supreme Court showed in its ruling in United States v. CASA, the court has given the president unchecked power over federal judges…
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“Alarming”: Trump’s Threat of Troops in Cities Just Got Much Scarier
The Defense Secretary surely will throw this letter in the garbage. But, as hopeless as the prospects for real congressional oversight…
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Donald Trump Is a Bird Killer
Trump’s obsession with birds killed by wind turbines is also, like so much else that he complains about, not grounded in fact. Wind power…
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The Democrats Are in a Strong Position to Win the House
Republicans in Texas, under the orders of President Trump, are doing a very unusual redistricting in the middle of a decade, trying to win…
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Dentsu plans to cut about 3,400 overseas jobs to trim cost
The reduction, focused on headquarters and back-office functions in markets outside of Japan Japanese advertising company Dentsu Group…
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CK Hutchison sees ‘reasonable chance’ of US$22.8 billion ports sale going through
CK Hutchison said on Thursday (Aug 14) its US$22.8 billion ports business sale had a “reasonable chance” of going through after a plan to…
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Improved KrisFlyer redemption scheme for Scoot is “win-win” for SIA group: analysts
A new scheme to boost KrisFlyer redemption on budget airline Scoot would deliver benefits across the Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group,…
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Jollibee posts record sales as China business recovers
Top Philippine restaurant operator says net income rises 5.6% to 3.2 billion pesos in April-to-June quarter Top Philippine restaurant…
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China Aviation Oil H1 profit rises 18% to US$50 million on higher gross profit and associates’ share of results
Asia-Pacific’s largest physical jet fuel buyer China Aviation Oil (CAO) posted a net profit of US$50 million for the first half of its…
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Carlsberg misses first-half forecasts, warns of difficult year
It raised its full-year profit guidance, breaking with those rivals who opted to keep their forecasts unchanged Carlsberg missed half-year…
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Tencent’s AI restraint shows risk of Alibaba, JD food war
China’s biggest tech companies are bouncing back after years on the ropes with outsized ambitions to dominate in everything from robots…
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Sime Darby seeks loan to build Malaysian data centre for Google
The AI frenzy has fuelled demand for funding the centres in Asia, resulting in a series of record-breaking loans for operators Malaysian…
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Geely profit beats estimates amid reshuffle, sector scrutiny
Geely Automobile Holdings’ first-half profit beat estimates as sales soared and the carmaker sought to reduce costs, even as the wider…
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Latest Singapore six-month T-bill cut-off yield declines to 1.59%
Auction receives S$17.9 billion in applications for the S$7.5 billion on offer, representing a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.39 The cut-off…
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How Nippon Paint tycoon Goh Cheng Liang grew his empire to a US$13 billion fortune
Singapore’s richest man Goh Cheng Liang, who died this week, kept a low profile for years compared with his other billionaire…
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Trump’s pay-for-play chips deal generates alarm and optimism
US President Donald Trump’s controversial plan to take a cut of revenue from chip sales to China is leading to concerns that the US…
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South Korea to announce plan to restructure petrochemical sector facing ‘grave’ situation
South Korea’s government will announce a plan this month to restructure the country’s petrochemical sector, which is in a “grave”…
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Shares of UOL, PropNex surge 5% following H1 results
Shares of Singapore Exchange (SGX)-listed real estate companies in Singapore such as UOL Group and PropNex rose by more than 5 per cent in…
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First Resources posts 43.6% higher H1 net profit of US$149.2 million
First Resources posted a 43.6 per cent rise in net profit to US$149.2 million for the first half of 2025 on Thursday (Aug 14). This was up…
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Lenovo’s profit beats estimates with PC growth and AI demand
US President Donald Trump has announced tariffs on imports from some trading partners and declared plans for a 100% levy on chips, raising…
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ST Engineering falls 6.3% despite higher first-half profit; stock had surged over 80% year to date
Shares of ST Engineering tumbled shortly after trading started on Thursday (Aug 14) despite the group announcing better first-half results…
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Gold extends rise as Fed rate-cut bets pressure dollar
Gold rose for a third straight session on Thursday (Aug 14), helped by a weaker US dollar and lower Treasury yields as traders raised bets…
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CapitaLand Investment slides 3.2% on lower H1 earnings
Its H1 net profit fell 13 per cent to S$287 million from S$331 million in the year-ago period Shares of CapitaLand Investment (CLI) fell…