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SingPost completes A$1 billion sale of Australian logistics business
The divestment generated A$781.5 million in gross proceeds and an estimated gain of S$289.5 million Singapore Post (SingPost) said on…
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Indonesia’s Widjaja family moves to delist Sinarmas Land from SGX; more large-cap exits on the horizon
An entity controlled by Indonesia’s billionaire Widjaja family has made a voluntary unconditional cash offer for all the shares in…
Business
STI hits new high on Thursday, closes up 0.5% amid mixed regional trading
Singapore stocks extended the week’s gains to end higher on Thursday (Mar 27), with the Straits Times Index (STI) hitting a new high…
Business
Saudi Aramco looks to invest in Indian refineries
Saudi Aramco is in talks to invest in two planned refineries in India as the world’s top oil exporter looks for a stable outlet for its…
Politics
Trump Threatens Europe and Canada if They Band Together Against U.S.
President Trump said in a middle-of-the-night social media post early Thursday that he would come after the European Union and Canada if…
Business
Singapore fund inflows surge 167% to S$7.6 billion for 2024: Morningstar
Total net inflows into Singapore-registered funds hit S$7.6 billion for 2024, a surge of 167 per cent from S$2.85 billion in 2023,…
Business
BlackRock’s head of Asia-Pacific private credit Celia Yan to leave firm
Her team has deployed over US$200 million in 2024, over US$1.8 billion historically and been able to generate a 16 per cent gross internal…
Business
Foxconn plans EV event in Japan to woo manufacturers: sources
Foxconn is set to hold a seminar in Japan on April 9 to lay out its strategy on electric vehicles, two sources with direct knowledge of…
Business
Singtel’s NCS expands in the Philippines through a joint venture for clients to better access services
NCSI Holdings will acquire a 51 per cent stake in Yondu for a total net consideration of 134 million Philippine pesos NCS, Singtel’s…
Business
Turkey says Chery Auto’s partners to invest US$1 billion in plant to make 200,000 cars a year
[ANKARA/BEIJING] Turkey said on Wednesday (Mar 26) that Chery Automobile’s partners will invest US$1 billion in a manufacturing facility…
Politics
Asia: Autos lead market losses after Trump’s latest tariffs salvo
A plunge in automakers hit Asian equities on Thursday after Donald Trump announced painful tariffs on all imported vehicles and parts as…
Business
Microsoft pulls back from more data centre leases in US and Europe: analysts
Alphabet has said it will spend US$75 billion on its AI buildout this year, 29 per cent more than Wall Street expected, while Meta has…
Business
Nissan’s new CEO says it needs partners and is open to Honda
Nissan Motor’s incoming chief executive officer said he’s open to pursing a partnership with Honda Motor, the Japanese peer his carmaker…
Business
Paragon Reit unitholders to vote on proposed privatisation on Apr 22
Unitholders will vote on the proposed privatisation of Paragon Reit in an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) and scheme meeting on Apr…
Politics
Trump Floats Chinese Tariff Cuts in Exchange for TikTok Deal
President Trump on Wednesday raised the possibility that he could relax steep upcoming tariffs on China in exchange for the country’s…
Politics
Japan putting ‘all options on table’ in dealing with US auto tariffs, PM Ishiba says
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Thursday Tokyo will put “all options on the table” in dealing with Washington’s…
Politics
Trump Announces 25% Tariffs on Imported Cars and Car Parts
President Trump said on Wednesday that he would impose a 25 percent tariff on cars and car parts that were imported into the United…
Politics
Auto industry rocked by Trump’s 25% tariffs on US imports
US automakers and their global rivals were rocked on Wednesday by President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would impose 25 per cent…
Business
China banks ramp up bad property loan disposals to boost economy
China’s big banks are accelerating a drive to write off soured property loans to clean up their balance sheets as they heed calls by…
Business
Consumer Bureau Seeks to Undo Settlement and Repay Mortgage Lender
Under President Trump, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has dropped nearly a dozen enforcement cases brought during the Biden…
Business
OpenAI close to finalising its US$40 billion SoftBank-led funding
OPENAI is close to finalising a US$40 billion funding round led by SoftBank - with investors including Magnetar Capital, Coatue…
Business
OpenAI nears record US$40 billion funding round led by SoftBank
OpenAI is close to finalising a US$40 billion funding round led by SoftBank Group – with investors including Magnetar Capital, Coatue…
Business
Citigroup hiring dealmakers in Japan with fee pool seen reviving
Citigroup is expanding its investment banking team in Japan as the Wall Street firm bets that the country’s deal fee pool will finally…
Business
GameStop to borrow US$1.3 billion to fund Bitcoin buying spree
GameStop is seeking to sell US$1.3 billion of convertible bonds with no coupon payment to fund Bitcoin purchases as it embraces a strategy…