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IFS Capital chairman and CEO up their stakes
Over the five trading sessions from Aug 8 to 14, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, with net institutional outflow of…
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Air Canada cabin staff go on strike, grounding hundreds of flights
Air Canada’s unionised flight attendants walked off the job early on Saturday (Aug 16) morning after contract talks with the country’s…
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Air Canada set to shut down over flight attendants strike
Air Canada’s flight attendants were poised to strike on Saturday (Aug 16) as the carrier cancelled hundreds of flights affecting more than…
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Oil settles nearly US$1 lower as Trump-Putin talks loom
Oil prices closed down nearly US$1 on Friday (Aug 15) as traders awaited talks between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader…
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European shares log second weekly gain, focus on Trump-Putin talks
European shares came off multi-month highs on Friday (Aug 15), as declines in heavyweight tech and financial shares offset gains from some…
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US: Stocks mostly lower after mixed data
Wall Street stocks finished mostly lower on Friday (Aug 15) with chip companies under pressure as markets digested mixed US economic data.…
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PBOC to boost financing support for tech, consumption growth
China’s central bank pledged to strengthen financial support to key areas including tech and consumption, as it moves further away from…
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US: Dow hits record high at open on rate-cut optimism, UnitedHealth boost
The blue-chip Dow opened at a record high on Friday (Aug 15), as UnitedHealth’s shares jumped after Berkshire Hathaway raised its stake in…
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Second attempt to privatise FHT succeeds with 99.2% of units represented in favour
A second attempt to privatise Frasers Hospitality Trust (FHT) succeeded on Friday (Aug 15), after stapled security holders approved the…
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SIA Group’s passenger traffic up 6.2% in July
Passenger traffic for the two carriers under Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group was 6.2 per cent higher in July 2025, compared with the…
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Singapore shares extend losses ahead of Trump-Putin peace talks; STI down 0.6%
Local equities finished Friday (Aug 15) lower, extending a two-day losing streak, as markets awaited peace talks between US President…
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CNMC Goldmine surges over 10% on record H1 earnings
Soaring gold prices and higher production spur the gold producer’s 256.1% rise in net profit for the first half of 2025 Shares of CNMC…
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Investors chase CNMC Goldmine to new high on record profit, trebled dividend
Shares of CNMC Goldmine soared more than 10 per cent on Friday (Aug 15) afternoonafter the gold producer posted record first-half earnings…
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Japan's Nikkei ends at record high as yen weakens, economy shows resilience
Japan’s Nikkei closed at an all-time high on Friday (Aug 15), as the yen weakened and data showed the nation’s economy was surprisingly…
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South-east Asia’s reality check: What’s hindering data centres’ green transition?
Powered by large-scale data centres, South-east-Asia’s digital economy is expanding at breakneck speed – but the region’s clean energy…
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Chinese steel and coal output drop as supply pressures mount
Chinese steel and coal output fell in July, as bad weather affected operations and the government’s efforts to rein in overcapacity…
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ST Engineering price targets raised by analysts after strong H1 net profit
The price target for ST Engineering was raised by multiple analysts on Friday (Aug 15) after it reported a strong financial performance in…
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Shein’s UK sales surge to £2.1 billion in 2024, boosting profits as IPO looms
Shein’s British business made £2.1 billion (S$3.7 billion) in sales in 2024, a 32.3 per cent increase from the previous year, a filing by…
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Jakarta’s land crackdown brings ‘short-term pain’ but long-term clarity: Golden Agri-Resources
Golden Agri-Resources expects “short-term pain” from Indonesia’s sweeping land-use review, but sees the land crackdown as a necessary step…
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Mega-IPO’s 70% fall towards delisting is costly blow for Malaysia
When Facebook went public in 2012, the world’s next-largest listing that year was a company from Malaysia best known for producing cooking…
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Asia: Stocks mixed before US-Russia summit
N stocks were mixed Friday after better-than-expected Japanese growth and weak Chinese data, while oil slipped back ahead of a US-Russia…
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Petronas yet to finalise gas deal with Sarawak, says minister
The national oil firm runs one of the world’s biggest liquefied natural gas terminals in the Borneo state, which holds the largest gas…
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CapBridge partners Singlife to distribute insurance to SMEs and investors
Digital investment solutions provider CapBridge on Friday (Aug 15) announced a partnership with Singlife to provide insurance solutions to…
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Gold poised for weekly fall as bets fade for big Fed rate cut
Gold was subdued on Friday (Aug 15) and was heading for a weekly fall, as hotter-than-expected US inflation data dented expectations for a…