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Singapore’s big board refresh... and what lies beyond
The nine-year rule has been a necessary jolt, forcing boards to re- examine composition, succession and independence IN THE wake of…
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Nexperia says payment dispute led to supply break with China
The company cannot guarantee the quality or authenticity of its chips delivered from China after Oct 13 NEXPERIA suspended supplies to its…
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Fu Yu receives letters of demand from fired CEO seeking S$2 million over salary and alleged defamation
The sum claimed by David Seow includes over S$1.8 million in salary and S$200,000 in damages Fu Yu has received two letters of demand from…
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US: Wall Street opens lower as investors assess corporate earnings, mixed economic data
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Thursday (Nov 6), as investors digested a slate of corporate earnings, while concerns around US…
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Thakral’s profit triples to S$19.5 million on divestment of Osaka property
Investment and lifestyle group Thakral Corporation’s net profit more than tripled to S$19.5 million for the third quarter ended Sep 30, up…
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Bangladesh orders 25 Boeing planes, Airbus eyes deals
Bangladesh has ordered 25 wide-body aircraft from Boeing as part of a tariff deal with the United States, a top commerce ministry official…
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Singtel offers US1.2 billion stake in Bharti Airtel, terms show
A Singapore Telecommunications unit offered to sell shares in Indian mobile carrier Bharti Airtel in a deal that may fetch US$1.2 billion,…
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Yangzijiang Financial aborts one billion yuan investment in Chinese lithium battery producer
Subsidiary Jiangsu New Yangzi Commerce & Trading and two strategic investors fail to secure approval from Ningbo Shanshan’s creditors…
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Nuclear education needed in Singapore as Asean neighbours explore deployment: Tan See Leng
Government will share latest information on safety issues regarding advanced nuclear tech with public, he says There is a need to build up…
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Bank of England keeps rates on hold in knife-edge vote that hints at cut soon
The Bank of England kept borrowing costs on hold on Thursday (Nov 6) but a narrow vote and signs that governor Andrew Bailey might soon…
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CapitaLand Investment’s 9M revenue dips 25.5% to S$1.6 billion after CLAS deconsolidation
CapitaLand Investment reported a 25.5 per cent plunge in total revenue to about S$1.6 billion for the first nine months of 2025, from…
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Singapore shares hit new high; STI up 1.5%
Across the broader market, advancers outnumber decliners 376 to 190 after 1.5 billion securities worth S$2.9 billion change hands Local…
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Nissan returns to operating profit in Q2
Nissan booked 51.5 billion yen (S$437.4 million) in operating profit for July-September Nissan Motor swung back to an operating profit in…
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Chinese banks edge out global rivals in financing Boyu Capital’s Starbucks China deal: sources
Ping An Bank, Industrial Bank, and China Minsheng Banking are set to arrange a seven-year syndicated loan of about US$1.4 billion Chinese…
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Malaysia's central bank holds key rate at 2.75%, as expected
Malaysia’s central bank held its benchmark interest rate steady at its final policy review of the year on Thursday (Nov 6), as expected by…
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Japan, US consider rare earth mining near Minamitori in Pacific: PM Takaichi
If the initial tests are successful, the project aims to launch trial operations of a system capable of recovering 350 tonnes of mud per…
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Japan’s trading houses brace for more pain from China steel glut
The industrial metal is trading significantly above the US$9,900 per tonne that Marubeni is forecasting as its average for the next six…
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SoftBank said to have weighed potential takeover of Marvell
The Japanese conglomerate’s push into the space has gone beyond pure mergers and acquisitions. SoftBank Group explored a potential…
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Asia: Markets bounce from selloff as US jobs beat forecasts
ASIAN markets rose on Thursday to claw back some of the previous day’s hefty losses as investors tracked a bounce on Wall Street sparked…
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Nissan sells Yokohama headquarters for 97 billion yen as part of restructuring
Nissan Motor said on Thursday it has concluded a 97 billion yen (S$840 million) trust beneficiary rights transfer agreement to sell and…
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Lendlease Reit raises S$280 million in private placement
The manager of Lendlease Global Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) on Thursday (Nov 6) announced the successful completion of…
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Trump administration orders 10% of flights cut at major US airports due to shutdown
US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Wednesday that he would order 10 per cent of flights at 40 major US airports to be cut…
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Eyes turn to space to feed power-hungry data centres
TECH firms are floating the idea of building data centres in space and tapping into the sun’s energy to meet out-of-this-world power…
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Rolex, partners group take Swiss tariff plea direct to Trump
Some of Switzerland’s most high-profile business executives attended an Oval Office meeting that prompted US President Donald Trump to…