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Trafigura acquires warehousing firm Grafton’s Singapore business
The deal marks the metal trader’s return to the London Metal Exchange warehousing industry[SINGAPORE] Trafigura Group has acquired a metals warehousing firm with sizable operations in Singapore, as a...
First Reit to divest Imperial Aryaduta Hotel & Country Club for 332.2 billion rupiah
Property is a non-core legacy asset within the healthcare-focused Reit’s portfolio that was already identified for disposal[SINGAPORE] First Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) has agreed to divest its property,...
US: Wall St opens mixed after Trump’s trade comments
[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes were mixed at open on Friday (Oct 17) after US President Donald Trump confirmed the meeting with his Chinese counterpart was still on,...
Jardine Matheson to delist Mandarin Oriental at US$3.35 a share; Mandarin Oriental sells HK property for US$925 million
[SINGAPORE] Controlling shareholder Jardine Matheson is moving to take Mandarin Oriental private in a recommended cash takeover valued at US$3.35 per share, bringing the hotel group’s total valuation to...
Parkway Life Reit appoints Robin Hu as board chairman, Eng-Kwok Seat Moey as independent director
[SINGAPORE] The manager of Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) has appointed a new chairman and an independent director to its board, it said on Friday (Oct 17)....
Micron to exit China server chip market after failing to recover from 2023 ban: sources
The ban on Micron products in critical infrastructure has shut the company out of the country’s data centre expansion boom[SEOUL/SHANGHAI] Micron plans to stop supplying server chips to data...
Singapore shares fall, tracking retreat in regional markets; STI down 0.6%
CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust is the top gainer on the benchmark index, rising 0.8% to S$2.38[SINGAPORE] Shares on the Singapore bourse closed lower on Friday (Oct 17), tracking declines...
Temasek-led consortium makes offer to delist China’s ANE in Hong Kong
The consortium is working with advisers on the take-private proposal, but the negotiations have been challenging[SINGAPORE/HONG KONG] ANE (Cayman) said on Friday (Oct 17) it received a conditional take-private...
Microsoft wants us talking to Windows 11 with new AI features
[WASHINGTON] Microsoft is trying to get people to talk to their computers, betting that voice and artificial intelligence software is powerful enough to make such interactions as effective as...
‘99-to-1’ transaction: PropNex says S$849,287 lawsuit against unit has been dropped
It is not expected to have a material impact on its financial position and performance[SINGAPORE] A lawsuit against PropNex Realty, a wholly owned subsidiary of PropNex , has been...
Bitcoin struggles to find momentum after historic wipeout
[SINGAPORE] After a week-long rout that erased hundreds of billions in digital-asset value, Bitcoin has again failed to live up to its billing as a safe harbour asset.Once cast...
India already cutting Russian oil imports by 50% after US talks, White House official says
[WASHINGTON] The United States and India have held productive trade talks, and Indian refiners are already cutting Russian oil imports by 50 per cent, a White House official told...