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Oil prices settle pennies higher, down for week as Trump touts energy policy - The Business Times
Oil prices settled slightly higher on Friday (Jan 24) but posted a weekly decline, ending four straight weeks of gains, after US President…
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Europe: Stoxx 600 slips from record highs amid rising yield pressure - The Business Times
European shares pulled back from its record highs and ended flat on Friday (Jan 24), weighed down by declines in the telecom and energy…
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US: Stocks retreat, cutting into weekly gains - The Business Times
Wall Street stocks concluded a winning week on a tepid note on Friday (Jan 24), retreating following mixed earnings in a move attributed…
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Santosa, Kolonas families offer to privatise Japfa at S$0.62 per share - The Business Times
THE family members of Japfa’s founder are looking to take the agri-food company private by way of scheme of arrangement, for S$0.62 per…
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Meta to spend up to US$65 billion this year to power AI goals, Zuckerberg says - The Business Times
META Platforms plans to spend between US$60 billion and US$65 billion this year to build out AI infrastructure, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said…
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Great Eastern granted further extension to May 25 to explore options to return free float - The Business Times
GREAT Eastern now has until May 25 to explore options to comply with free float requirements under the Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) listing…
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US: S&P 500, Nasdaq open flat ahead of economic data; Boeing declines - The Business Times
THE benchmark S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq opened muted on Friday (Jan 24), with investors staying cautious ahead of economic data,…
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Lian Beng’s Ong family offers to privatise SLB Development at S$0.23 per share - The Business Times
LIAN Beng Group’s board of directors – comprising the controlling Ong family – has proposed to acquire and privatise property developer…
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Wall Street enters darker age with most stock trading now hidden - The Business Times
HERE’S a surprising new fact about the world’s largest and most-liquid public equity market: Most of the activity on it is not public…
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Thomson Medical warns of H1 loss on poorer Malaysia performance - The Business Times
THOMSON Medical expects to report a loss after tax for the six months ended Dec 31, 2024, following a preliminary review of the unaudited…
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Japan Foods warns of loss for 9-month period amid lower revenue, higher expenses - The Business Times
This was mainly due to weak sales in November and December 2024, despite a higher number of operating outlets JAPAN Foods expects to…
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Far East Orchard unit acquires additional stake in Woodlands Square for S$25 million - The Business Times
A UNIT of Far East Orchard (FEO) has acquired an additional stake in its commercial property in Woodlands for S$25 million. Woods Square,…
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BMW joins Chinese EV makers in filing EU court challenge to tariffs - The Business Times
BMW has joined Chinese producers in filing a challenge at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) against EU tariffs on…
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Fu Yu board rejected substantial shareholder’s directorship bid due to non-conformance with SGX’s “integrity requirements” - The Business Times
PRECISION plastic components manufacturer Fu Yu Corporation’s board of directors declined to appoint substantial shareholder Victor Lim as…
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Fu Yu board rejects substantial shareholder’s directorship bid due to non-conformance with SGX’s ‘integrity requirements’ - The Business Times
PRECISION plastic components manufacturer Fu Yu Corporation’s board of directors declined to appoint substantial shareholder Victor Lim as…
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Alfa Romeo and Jeep dealership in Singapore to close by June - The Business Times
CAPELLA Auto, the agent for Alfa Romeo and Jeep cars in Singapore, is winding up its business by June and will sell its remaining stock of…
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China firms boost shareholder returns via dividends and buybacks - The Business Times
CHINESE firms are attracting investors with increased dividends and buybacks, spurred by a policy push for corporate governance reforms in…
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ST Engineering Urban Solutions, SP Mobility win tender to deploy public EV charging points - The Business Times
TWO electric vehicle (EV) charging operators won contracts to deploy public EV charging points across Singapore under a tender by the Land…
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Grab contributed as much as 0.8% of Singapore GDP in 2023: report - The Business Times
RIDE-HAILING company Grab added S$5.2 billion to Singapore’s economy in 2023 through its on-demand services such as ride-hailing and…
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BYD plans to sell plug-in hybrids in Japan - The Business Times
CHINA’S BYD could start selling its first plug-in hybrid vehicle in Japan this year, the company said on Friday (Jan 24), as it aims to…
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Jack Ma-backed Ant Group unit Anext Bank appoints CEO-designate - The Business Times
Digital wholesale bank Anext Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Jack Ma-backed Ant Group’s overseas unit Ant International, welcomed a new…
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Oracle, Apple, Google diverge on whether to keep serving TikTok - The Business Times
APPLE and Oracle have reacted differently to President Donald Trump’s pledge that the US government will not enforce a national security…
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Tesla launches new Model Y in US, Canada, Europe weeks after China - The Business Times
ELON Musk’s Tesla launched a new higher-priced version of the Model Y, its best-selling car, in the United States, Canada and Europe on…
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China’s new rules to add one trillion yuan into market: analysts - The Business Times
ANALYSTS see China’s latest initiatives injecting at least one trillion yuan (S$186 billion) of additional flows in 2025 into its ailing…