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Boeing union votes to end strike, accept new contract
MORE than 3,000 striking Boeing defence workers on Thursday voted to end a strike over wage increases and retirement benefits, one of the longest work stoppages in the company’s...
US: Wall Street tumbles as Nvidia slides, investors fret that Fed may slow rate cuts
WALL Street ended sharply lower on Thursday, with steep losses in Nvidia and other AI heavyweights, as investors scaled back expectations of interest rate cuts due to inflation worries...
Europe: Shares close lower with upcoming US data in focus; Siemens slides
EUROPEAN shares closed lower on Thursday, as investors shifted their focus to crucial US economic data following the end of the nation’s longest government shutdown, while Siemens fell after an...
Oil prices steady after steep losses in previous session
[HOUSTON] Oil prices held largely steady on Thursday after declining around 4 per cent in the previous session as investors weighed concerns about global oversupply with looming sanctions against Russia’s Lukoil.Brent...
Google hit by fresh EU probe into suspected news search abuse
There are suspicions that it is pushing down results for publishers’ websites when they include content from commercial partners[BRUSSELS] Google is under investigation by the European Union antitrust watchdogs.This...
Novo gets 15 billion euros of orders for Akero acquisition bonds
[NEW YORK] Novo Nordisk has pulled in more than 15 billion euros (S$22.6 billion) of investor orders for its multi-tranche bond sale, more than triple the amount the Danish...
Centurion posts 9% rise in Q3 revenue with strong demand for worker, student housing
The company has S$713 million in borrowings as at Sep 30, against S$434 million in cash[SINGAPORE] Centurion Corp saw revenue rise 9 per cent to S$67.5 million for the...
Starbucks workers to strike in 40 cities, targeting ‘Red Cup Day’
[NEW YORK] Unionised Starbucks baristas are launching a wave of walkouts on Thursday (Nov 13), a work stoppage they say could grow to become their biggest strike to date.Workers...
Tata Steel calls for extension of import tariffs on some steel products to India
[NEW DELHI] India’s Tata Steel hopes the government will extend import tariffs on some steel products to guard against the threat of imports, particularly from China, chief executive TV...
Sats Q2 net profit up 13.3% to S$78.9 million as clients front-load orders ahead of US tariffs
The group declares an interim dividend of S$0.02 per share, higher than S$0.015 a year ago[SINGAPORE] In-flight caterer and ground handler Sats on Thursday (Nov 13) announced a Q2...
