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Woh Hup Engineering JV wins S$326 million LTA contract for Downtown Line extension
The contract includes work for two mainline tunnels and a tunnel link to Gali Batu Depot [SINGAPORE] The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded the first civil contract for...
Lucid set to start manufacturing cars in Saudi Arabia in 2026
The company has also struggled more broadly with profitability and production challenges[RIYADH] Lucid Group is on track with plans to start producing cars in Saudi Arabia as it looks...
BHP, Rio Tinto are joining forces to boost iron ore pipeline
Miners are trying to balance growth against capital discipline, and are increasingly looking at ways to squeeze efficiencies out of existing infrastructure[MELBOURNE] BHP Group and Rio Tinto Group, the...
Iran temporarily closes airspace to most flights, forcing airlines to reroute
[WASHINGTON] Iran closed its airspace temporarily to most flights late on Wednesday, forcing airlines to cancel, reroute or delay some flights, amid concerns about possible military action between the...
KKR Asia credit fund draws 75% new investors as decoupling rises
The optimism around Asian private credit runs counter to a broader global pullbackKKR raised three-quarters of its US$2.5 billion Asia private credit fund from new investors, as deepening economic...
UOB prices S$850 million perpetual securities at 3%
[SINGAPORE] UOB has priced S$850 million in perpetual capital securities at 3 per cent under its US$30 billion Global Medium Term Note Programme, the bank announced on Wednesday (Jan...
Fed survey suggests slight upgrade to US economy
Financial markets expect the Fed to leave interest rates unchanged at its January meetingECONOMIC activity increased in most parts of the US and employment was mostly unchanged in recent...
TSMC likely to post fourth-quarter profit leap driven by AI boom
[TAIPEI] TSMC, the world’s largest manufacturer of advanced artificial intelligence chips, is expected to post a 28 per cent jump in fourth-quarter net profit to a record high on...
First Sponsor expects net loss for H2, full year 2025 on forex losses
Fair value loss on its financial derivatives is a result of the strengthening of foreign currencies against the Singapore dollar[SINGAPORE] First Sponsor expects to post a net loss for...
Wall Street slides at open as investors assess results from big banks
[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes fell at the open on Wednesday (Jan 14) as investors digested earnings from Bank of America and Citigroup, while retail sales and producer...
Alibaba and JPMorgan are said to invest in chip designer Montage’s HK listing
[HONG KONG] Chinese chip designer Montage Technology is set to enlist Alibaba Group Holding and JPMorgan Asset Management among the key investors in its upcoming Hong Kong listing, according...
Catalist-listed MoneyMax proposes transfer to SGX mainboard
[SINGAPORE] Pawnbroker MoneyMax Financial Services is looking to transfer its listing to the mainboard of the Singapore Exchange (SGX), from its current listing on the Catalist board. A listing...