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BOJ should keep raising interest rates, Deputy Governor Himino says
[KUSHIRO, Japan] Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino said on Tuesday it would be appropriate to continue raising interest rates in…
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Trump’s World Liberty token falls in first day of trading
The digital tokens backing the Trump family’s cryptocurrency venture, World Liberty Financial, fell in value on Monday (Sep 1) in their…
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Westpac to hire hundreds of bankers in business lending push
It’s expanding this presence with three new service centres in regional New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania Westpac Banking plans to…
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Stocks to watch: ST Engineering, ComfortDelGro, Nio, Fu Yu Corp
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (Sep 2): ST Engineering and…
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China’s aluminium factories are changing to escape a crushing price war
For Liang Zhu, who runs an aluminium factory about 100 kilometres north of Hong Kong, there is only one way out of China’s vicious spiral…
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Europe: Stoxx 600 ends higher on defence boost; Novo Nordisk jumps after Wegovy data
European shares finished marginally higher on Monday (Sep 1), supported by defence stocks, while Novo Nordisk gained after data showed its…
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Revolut begins secondary share sale at US$75 billion valuation
The deal will cement the company’s status as one of the most valuable fintechs on the planet Revolut has kicked off a process for some…
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Airbus faces sprint to hit target after about 60 deliveries in August
Airbus needs to deliver planes at a record pace to reach its annual target after delivering about 60 aircraft in August, industry sources…
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Leadership redefined: Strategic foresight, operational resilience take centre stage amid volatility
The best chief executive officers (CEOs) often exemplify strategic foresight, operational excellence, and an unwavering commitment to…
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Milestones in annual reporting: Beyond yesterday’s numbers, towards tomorrow’s impact
MILESTONES are not simply markers of time. They are moments that invite reflection, to pause and acknowledge achievements with gratitude,…
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Transparency and prudence guide ValueMax shares to record high
Shares of pawnbroker ValueMax have been on a tear. After a 33 per cent jump in 2024, the counter has climbed another 94.2 per cent so far…
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Tesla grabs top spot in market where almost all new cars are EVs
Tesla accounted for more than a fifth of new car sales in Norway in August, with electric cars as a whole accounting for 97 per cent of…
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MetaOptics eyes S$6 million in gross proceeds from IPO, to trade on SGX Catalist on Sep 9
Home-grown semiconductor optics startup MetaOptics intends to raise some S$6 million in gross proceeds from its initial public offering…
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Deutsche Bank puts India retail banking business up for sale
Deutsche Bank is exploring the sale of its Indian retail banking assets and has invited bids from domestic and foreign lenders in the…
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ComfortDelGro buys rest of CityCab shares for S$116.3 million from ST Engineering unit
Transport giant ComfortDelGro (CDG) acquired on Monday (Sep 1) all of ST Engineering Land Systems’ shares in taxi operator CityCab for a…
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Yangzijiang Shipbuilding leads gains; STI up 0.2%
The local bourse started the week on a positive note, contrary to cautious sentiments in regional markets. The Straits Times Index (STI)…
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India's strong economic growth fails to impress equity investors
India’s world-beating economic growth is failing to translate into gains for equity markets as weakening pricing power and US tariffs…
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‘Nikko’ cut from new name of US$260 billion Japanese asset manager
Nikko Asset Management is changing its name to Amova Asset Management, removing “Nikko” for the first time since it was founded in 1959 in…
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ANZ mulls up to 5,000 job cuts in bank revamp: report
Group is mulling a reduction in headcount by as many as 5,000 people as part of a wider restructure under chief executive officer Nuno…
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Mediacorp lays off 93 staff due to rapid scale and pace of change in media landscape
Mediacorp is laying off 93 staff as it adapts to a “rapidly evolving media landscape and to better align its operations amid the…
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China’s Baosteel in discussions on steel investments from Asia to Africa
Beijing is also facing anti-dumping duties from a number of countries as they seek to keep out cheaper Chinese supplies after domestic use…
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Sembcorp wins bid to build 86 MWp floating solar farm on Pandan Reservoir
Sembcorp Industries, through its wholly owned subsidiary Sembcorp Solar Singapore, has won a bid by the Public Utilities Board to build a…
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Samsung, SK Hynix sag after US revokes China chip gear permits
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix shares slid on Monday (Sep 1) after the Trump administration decided to make it harder for the world’s…
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Asia: Alibaba soars but markets dip
ESE ecommerce giant Alibaba boosted the Hang Seng on Monday, but other Asian markets mostly fell back after Wall Street retreated from…