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Nissan plans one trillion yen funding with backing from UK government
[TOKYO] Nissan Motor, facing a huge loan repayment wall next year, is seeking to raise more than one trillion yen (S$8.9 billion) from debt and asset sales to keep...
Tencent Music buys SM Entertainment stake in K-pop bet
[SEOUL] A Tencent Holdings subsidiary is snapping up a nearly 10 per cent stake in SM Entertainment valued at about US$180 million, marking a rare Chinese investment into a...
Starship megarocket blows up over Indian Ocean in latest bumpy test
[SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, United States] SpaceX’s prototype Starship exploded over the Indian Ocean on Tuesday, capping another bumpy test flight for the rocket central to billionaire Elon Musk’s dream...
CapitaLand Ascendas Reit to buy Tai Seng data centre, Science Park building for S$700.2 million
[SINGAPORE] CapitaLand Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (Clar) has entered conditional agreements to acquire two prime properties to expand its portfolio in Singapore, particularly in the technology sector, the...
Nomura faces rare vote over shareholder’s name-change proposal
[TOKYO] Nomura Holdings has received a shareholder proposal that it will put to a vote for the first time in 13 years at a general meeting next month, as...
Salesforce to buy Informatica for US$8 billion to bolster AI data tools
[NEW YORK] Salesforce said on Tuesday (May 27) it would buy Informatica for about US$8 billion, betting on the data management platform to sharpen its competitive edge in the...
TSMC to open chip design centre in Munich, could later support AI development
[AMSTERDAM] Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, said on Tuesday (May 27) it will open a design centre in Munich, Germany, which could at a...
US: Stocks jump on easing tariff worries, lower bond yields
[NEW YORK] Wall Street stocks jumped on Tuesday after President Donald Trump pushed back tariffs on Europe while US Treasury bond yields retreated following last week’s surge.Trump on Monday said he...
MAS proposes to remove some exemptions from advertisement regulations to better protect consumers
[SINGAPORE] The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is proposing to amend financial advertisement requirements in a bid to boost protection for consumers.MAS currently requires financial institutions (FIs) to ensure...
Independent financial adviser deems Amara’s takeover offer at S$0.895 a share ‘fair and reasonable’
[SINGAPORE] The independent financial adviser (IFA) appointed for the takeover bid for hotel group Amara has deemed the offer at S$0.895 a share to be “fair and reasonable”. It...
US: Wall St opens higher after long weekend on Trump’s trade reprieve
Published Tue, May 27, 2025 · 09:51 PM[NEW YORK] Wall Street opened higher on Tuesday (May 27) after US President Donald Trump dialled back his threat of tariffs on...
Saudi Aramco kicks off its first dollar bond sale this year
The world’s biggest oil exporter is selling bonds with five, 10 and 30-year maturitiesPublished Tue, May 27, 2025 · 09:25 PM[RIYADH] Saudi Aramco started the sale of dollar-denominated debt,...