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Airbus to sell more A330neo jets to Malaysia Airlines: sources
Published Thu, Jul 3, 2025 · 10:17 AM[PARIS] Europe’s Airbus is close to winning an order from Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) for more A330neo long-haul jets, industry sources said...
Micron sees new Singapore plant as key in plan to meet rising demand for AI-enabling chips
[SINGAPORE] A new US$7 billion (S$8.9 billion) plant being built in Singapore will underpin Micron Technology’s plans to produce advanced semiconductors needed for artificial intelligence (AI) applications.Announced earlier this...
Seatrium secures floating storage regasification unit project from energy company Kinetics
It is set to commence in the third quarter of 2025 and involves the conversion of a liquefied natural gas carrier into an FSRU [SINGAPORE] Seatrium has secured a...
Oiltek, SEDC Energy in talks on potential role in Sarawak sustainable aviation fuel plant initiative
The programme is in collaboration with sustainable aviation fuel technology provider Sulzer[SINGAPORE] Oiltek announced on Thursday (Jul 3) that it is in talks with Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC)...
Japan’s carmakers absorbing tariffs may bolster Trump position
[TOKYO] Japanese carmakers have largely absorbed the cost of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on auto imports, a move that may undermine the Asian nation’s negotiating power ahead of...
Gold falls after US-Vietnam trade deal; US payroll data eyed
[BENGALURU] Gold prices declined on Thursday (Jul 3) after a US-Vietnam trade deal eased tensions, while investors awaited the US payroll data later in the day for clues about...
Ban Leong Technologies privatisation offer closes with 96.6% valid acceptances
The offeror, a unit of Nasdaq-listed GCL Global, plans to compulsorily acquire all remaining unacquired shares and delist the company [SINGAPORE] The voluntary unconditional cash offer by video game...
Ripple applies for US national bank charter as crypto eyes next frontier
The move reflects a broader push by crypto firms for regulatory clarity and deeper integration with the traditional financial systemPublished Thu, Jul 3, 2025 · 08:53 AM[BENGALURU] Crypto firm...
Addvalue Technologies bags new orders worth US$1.46 million for advanced digital radio-related business
They are for the supply of the company’s proprietary highly compact software defined radio modules to customers in the defence technology industry[SINGAPORE] Satellite-based communication solutions company Addvalue Technologies announced...
Stocks to watch: Seatrium, Ban Leong, Oiltek, Addvalue
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Jul 3):   Seatrium: The group has secured a floating storage regasification unit...
Powell silence on his future complicates Trump Fed chair search
[WASHINGTON] As US President Donald Trump and his advisers begin weighing replacements for Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, they are running into one significant complication: It’s not clear that...
Oracle, OpenAI expand Stargate deal for more US data centres
[NEW YORK] OpenAI has agreed to rent a massive amount of computing power from Oracle data centres as part of its Stargate initiative, underscoring the intense requirements for cutting-edge...