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European shares kick off December on negative note; Airbus slides
European shares ended lower on Monday (Dec 1), with defence and Airbus-led industrial stocks weighing heavily on the main index, kicking…
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JPMorgan doubles Swiss business by targeting wealthy clients
JPMorgan doubled its Swiss domestic private banking business between 2020 and 2024 and aims to do so again by 2030 as it targets the…
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Wall Street opens lower ahead of Powell speech, manufacturing data
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Monday (Dec 1) as investors stood on the sidelines ahead of fresh economic data and a closely…
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Nvidia takes US$2 billion stake in Synopsys as AI deal spree accelerates
The deal adds to Nvidia’s slew of new partnerships in the artificial intelligence ecosystem Nvidia has invested US$2 billion in chip…
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Sanli Environmental raises about S$10 million in placement amid record order book
Catalist-listed Sanli Environmental raised gross proceeds of some S$10 million in its placement of nearly 38.5 million fully paid-up…
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Schneider Electric looks to digitalisation, new partners to tackle rapid electrification
Electricity demand’s unprecedented growth is coming from both technology and sectors undergoing electrification through digitalisation.…
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SoftBank’s Son ‘cried’ about Nvidia stake sale to fund AI bets
The company needs to raise capital to fund projects including data centre construction SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son said he…
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UK lenders approve more mortgages than expected in October, consumer lending cools
British lenders approved more mortgages than expected in October, despite concerns about finance minister Rachel Reeves’ budget, and…
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Singapore shares rise marginally as investors turn cautious ahead of Fed decision
Decliners beat gainers 279 to 271 across the broader market, as 1.3 billion securities worth S$1.4 billion are transacted Singapore stocks…
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China’s slow-motion stock rally starts to win investor trust
Blue-chip index CSI300 has matched the S&P 500 with a roughly 16% year-to-date gain [SINGAPORE/SHANGHAI] Fund managers are picking Chinese…
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India orders smartphone makers to preload state-owned cyber safety app
Smartphone companies have 90 days to ensure the app is pre-installed on new mobile phones India’s telecoms ministry has privately asked…
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Standard Chartered raises China 2026 GDP growth forecast to 4.6%
Standard Chartered revised its forecast for China’s 2026 gross domestic product growth to 4.6 per cent from 4.3 per cent, citing the…
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Thai central bank proposes new foreign-exchange rules to ease pressure on baht
The Bank of Thailand (BOT) plans to roll out additional measures to ease appreciation pressure on the baht and tighten oversight of…
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Malaysia’s Perodua unveils US$19,000 EV, battery not included
Malaysian automaker Perodua launched its first electric car on Monday (Dec 1), and will sell the vehicle separately from the battery to…
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S-Reits poised for upturn with ‘buy’ call on 5 blue-chips: UOBKH
Brokerage also favours Lendlease, CLAR and CLAS, citing safe haven liquidity inflow into Singapore, lower cost of debt UOB Kay Hian…
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Bank of Japan to weigh ‘pros and cons’ of rate hike in December, governor Ueda says
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) will consider the “pros and cons” of raising interest rates at its next policy meeting, governor Kazuo Ueda said…
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Industrial developer Soon Hock likely to benefit from S$1 billion earnings pipleline: UOB KayHian
UOB also expects attractive dividend yields of 5.5 per cent and 10 per cent for 2025, 2026 UOB Kayhian initiated coverage on industrial…
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Asian markets mixed as traders eye US data ahead of Fed decision
Among the reports due for release are private jobs creation, services activity and personal consumption expenditure Asian equities were…
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MetaOptics shares soar nearly 14% on proposed share placement
Proceeds are expected to strengthen the group’s financial position and expand its capital base to support a growing pipeline of global…
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Gold edges lower from near three-week peak on profit-taking
Investors are looking ahead to US manufacturing and private payroll data due later this week Gold edged lower in early Asian trade on…
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Low Keng Huat controlling shareholders launch delisting offer at S$0.72 a share
The cash offer price represents a premium of 17.1 per cent over the last transacted price of S$0.615 The majority shareholders of Low Keng…
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Centurion takes 25% stake in Perth student accommodation project for A$6m
Centurion Corporation has expanded its Australian footprint into Perth, Western Australia, acquiring a 25 per cent equity interest in a…
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Nasdaq 100 ends November in recovery mode
THE Nasdaq 100 entered the final stretch of November 2025 in recovery after a sharp mid-month pullback. The index had reached fresh…
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Australia house prices climb in November amid record unaffordability, Cotality says
AUSTRALIAN home prices rose in November with large gains in several state capitals, amid a record level of housing unaffordability,…