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US: S&P 500, Nasdaq open at record levels on trade talk hopes; set for strong quarter
Published Mon, Jun 30, 2025 · 09:42 PM[NEW YORK] The S&P 500 and Nasdaq opened at fresh record highs on Monday (Jun 30), as optimism over the United States...
Creative Technology CEO Freddy Sim to step down for health reasons; Tan Jok Tin will serve as interim CEO
[SINGAPORE] The chief executive officer of , Freddy Sim, will step down from his role on Jul 11 for health reasons, shortly after taking on the top job in...
NTT seeks up to US$864 million in data centre Reit’s Singapore IPO
[SYDNEY/SINGAPORE] Japanese telecom giant NTT is seeking to raise roughly US$864 million in a Singapore IPO for a data centre Reit if an overallotment option is included, according to...
China urges Canada to ‘correct wrongdoing’ over Hikvision shutdown
Published Mon, Jun 30, 2025 · 08:35 PM[BEIJING] China’s commerce ministry on Monday (Jun 30) urged Canada to “immediately correct its wrongdoings” after Ottawa ordered the Chinese surveillance camera...
US-based I Squared Capital dumps plans to make separate offer for Hong Kong’s HKBN
Published Mon, Jun 30, 2025 · 08:21 PM[HONG KONG] US-based infrastructure investment firm I Squared Capital has withdrawn plans to make a takeover offer for Hong Kong’s HKBN, the...
ECB tweaks strategy to counter sustained inflation swings, either up or down
[SINTRA, Portugal] The European Central Bank pledged on Monday (Jun 30) to react with equal vigour when inflation was too high as when it was too low, tweaking its...
Mice design-and-build specialist Dezign Format eyes Catalist IPO, lodges preliminary prospectus
[SINGAPORE] A second company in two weeks is preparing to list on the Singapore Exchange’s Catalist board, with Dezign Format Group lodging its preliminary prospectus on Monday (Jun 30)....
Another interior fit-out firm eyes Catalist IPO as Dezign Format lodges preliminary prospectus
[SINGAPORE] A second interior fit-out company is preparing to list on the Singapore Exchange’s Catalist board in as many weeks, as Dezign Format Group lodged its preliminary prospectus on...
ING to cut 230 jobs as it has ‘too many’ managing directors
The lender says the cuts were prompted by a combination of “market circumstances” and the goal of “re-balancing” staffPublished Mon, Jun 30, 2025 · 06:23 PM[AMSTERDAM] ING Groep announced...
Singapore shares buck regional rally, STI dips 0.1%
Wilmar International’s shares still under pressure, hit a 52-week low at market’s close; OKP and Keong Hong both at 52-week highs[SINGAPORE] Singapore shares started the week closing slightly lower,...
