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Nvidia to invest US$1 billion in Nokia in AI networking push
Nvidia Corp. plans to make a US$1 billion equity investment in Nokia Oyj, an apparent vindication of the Finnish company’s pivot from mobile networking kit into artificial intelligence by...
Temasek-backed consortium to take China’s ANE private at HK$14.33 billion valuation
[SINGAPORE/HONG KONG] ANE (Cayman) said on Tuesday (Oct 28) a consortium comprising its largest shareholder, Singapore’s Temasek Holdings, Centurium Capital, and True Light have offered to take it private...
Uber to plan investments in Hong Kong listings of Pony AI, WeRide
UBER Technologies is planning to invest in the Hong Kong listings of Pony AI and WeRide, according to people familiar with the matter, deepening the ride-hailing giant’s ties with...
US: Wall St opens at record highs, spotlight on corporate earnings
[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened at record highs on Tuesday (Oct 28) after upbeat forecasts from companies such as UnitedHealth and UPS, while Apple topped US$4 trillion...
Apple races past US$4 trillion market value as latest models revitalise iPhone sales
[CALIFORNIA] Apple topped US$4 trillion in market value for the first time on Tuesday (Oct 28), the third Big Tech company to hit the milestone, as robust demand for...
PayPal raises earnings guidance after announcing OpenAI deal
[NEW YORK] PayPal Holdings raised its full-year earnings guidance and announced a tie-up with OpenAI to embed its digital wallet into ChatGPT, sending its shares soaring in early New...
First Reit’s 9-month distributable income falls 6.1% to S$34.8 million
Its DPU for period is S$0.0165, a 7.3% decline from same period in the prior year[SINGAPORE] The manager of First Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) reported a 6.1 per...
LHN’s co-living unit Coliwoo to offer 80.3 million shares at S$0.60 apiece in mainboard listing
The offering comprises a placement of 75 million placement shares to investors in Singapore and outside the United States as well as a public offer of 5.3 million public...
UPS stuns Wall Street with strong profit and 34,000 job cuts
[NEW YORK] United Parcel Service (UPS) smashed Wall Street’s third-quarter profit expectations, sending its shares soaring and fuelling confidence in the courier’s comeback plans.The company also disclosed that it...
Mapletree Logistics Trust Q2 DPU falls to S$0.01815
[SINGAPORE] The manager of Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT) announced a distribution per unit (DPU) of S$0.01815 for the trust’s second quarter ended Sep 30.This was lower than the DPU...
Bank of China delivers 5% gain in profit as margin stabilises
[BEIJING] Bank of China reported a 5 per cent increase in third-quarter profit, as the lender managed to stabilise its net interest margin despite mounting challenges from weakening credit...
Singapore stocks rise as markets cheer US-China trade truce; STI up 0.2%
Across the broader market, losers outnumber gainers 313 to 292, after 1.8 billion securities worth S$1.8 billion change hands[SINGAPORE] Local stocks ended higher on Tuesday (Oct 28), tracking a...