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Trump says banks discriminate against his supporters
[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (Aug 5) said he believes that banks discriminate against him and his supporters, adding that Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase had...
US agency approves OpenAI, Google, Anthropic for federal AI vendor list
Published Tue, Aug 5, 2025 · 11:20 PM[WASHINGTON] OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude have been added to a list of approved AI vendors, the US government’s central...
Keppel lowers prices on the sale of stakes in Saigon Sport City
[SINGAPORE] Keppel has amended the terms of the sale of its 70 per cent stake in Saigon Sport City, with the prices lower than earlier announced, a regulatory filing...
US: Wall Street opens higher on rate cut hopes; earnings in spotlight
Published Tue, Aug 5, 2025 · 09:45 PM[NEW YORK] Wall Street futures opened higher on Tuesday (Aug 5), supported by ongoing optimism over potential Federal Reserve interest rate cuts,...
B2B Marketing Isn’t About Platforms, It’s About People
You’ve heard it, and I have, too — “We need to focus our B2B marketing on LinkedIn because that’s where business professionals are.” This narrow thinking misses a fundamental...
Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust prices S$200 million of green notes at 2.45%
Proceeds will be used to finance or refinance eligible projects of MPACT and its subsidiaries, says Reit manager[SINGAPORE] Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust (MPACT) has priced S$200 million of...
Apollo draws US$61 billion in record quarter, but less from wealth
[NEW YORK] Apollo Capital Management reported record earnings from fees in the second quarter, driven by a boost in lending activity and a bump in managed assets, but reeled...
Elon Musk’s politics hit Tesla sales in Europe’s biggest car markets
[LONDON] Tesla’s new car registrations in Britain and Germany, Europe’s biggest auto markets, more than halved in July from a year earlier, as CEO Elon Musk’s political views deter...
Sats opens new cargo handling facility at Changi to cut processing time by 20%
[SINGAPORE] Sats on Tuesday (Aug 5) opened a new air-cargo handling facility in Changi Airport, which is expected to cut minimum processing time for shipments by 20 per cent.The...
Wall Street bonus pool to grow as bank revenue boosted by rally
[NEW YORK] The outlook for Wall Street bonuses is improving, with payouts now set to rise across most sectors of the finance industry as the market rebounds. After a tepid...
F&N’s 9-month profit dips 3.9% to S$118.2 million, despite 10% revenue growth
[SINGAPORE] Beverage maker Fraser and Neave (F&N) posted a net profit of S$118.2 million for the nine months ended Jun 30, a 3.9 per cent decrease from the S$123...
Singapore shares boosted by retail sales growth; STI up 0.3%
[SINGAPORE] The Straits Times Index (STI) settled higher on Tuesday (Aug 5) for the second consecutive session, supported by stronger-than-expected retail sales figures for June.Retail sales rose 2.3 per...