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Business Owner Salaries Revealed: The Shocking Truth
Ever wondered what the average business owner salary looks like? It’s not always the glamorous figure you might imagine. Many business…
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ECB to cut rates again, with a nervous eye on Trump
EUROZONE rate-setters are set to cut borrowing costs again this week, confident their efforts to lower inflation will remain on track…
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With the Fed likely to stay pat on rates, investors will scrutinise every detail for any deviation on policy
This time, unlike at previous high-stakes meetings, no one expects to see any surprises THE US Federal Reserve is so likely to leave…
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Mapletree Investments acquires logistics assets in UK, Spain for 315.1 million euros
REAL estate giant Mapletree Investments has acquired its first logistics property in the UK and 10 warehouses in Spain for a total of…
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JLR to invest £65 million to meet demand for custom luxury car colours
JAGUAR Land Rover (JLR) will invest £65 million (S$109 million) to expand its luxury paint services in the UK and Slovakia to meet…
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Chinese commodities firms bear the brunt of a slowing economy
Overcapacity has compounded the impact of China’s slowing growth on these stalwarts of the old economy CHINESE industrial profits show…
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Japfa surges 16% to S$0.615 after news of S$0.62 privatisation offer
The company announced on Friday that members of its founding family were making a joint offer to acquire around 18.3% of the company’s…
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SLB Development jumps 33% after S$0.23-per-share privatisation offer from Lian Beng’s Ong family
SHARES of property player SLB Development surged on Monday (Jan 27) morning, after it announced last week that it had received a…
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Singapore-listed US office Reits soar on Trump’s return to office mandate
SINGAPORE-LISTED office real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) have surged in the past week, after US President Donald Trump signed an…
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Gold inches lower as US dollar rises, Fed meeting in focus
GOLD prices edged lower in early Asian hours on Monday (Jan 27) as the US dollar gained, while investors awaited more guidance on interest…
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Philippine peso may test record low as central bank cuts rates
THE Philippine peso is veering towards an all-time low as the nation’s central bank plans to cut interest rates further in the face of…
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Singapore shares fall at Monday’s open; STI down 0.3%
SINGAPORE shares started trading in negative territory on Monday (Jan 27), mirroring the global markets. As at 9.01 am, the Straits Times…
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JPMorgan, PineBridge stay bullish on Asia’s wobbling junk bonds
PINEBRIDGE Investments and JPMorgan Asset Management are sticking with bullish bets for Asian junk-rated bonds given elevated yields and a…
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Stocks to watch: Keppel, CDLHT, CapitaLand Ascott Trust, Thomson Medical, Japfa
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Jan 27): Keppel: The company was…
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CapitaLand Ascott Trust posts 7% fall in H2 DPS to S$0.0355
CAPITALAND Ascott Trust (Clas) on Monday (Jan 27) posted a 7 per cent fall in distribution per stapled security (DPS) to S$0.0355 for the…
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CDLHT posts 11.9% fall in H2 DPS to S$0.0281
THE managers of CDL Hospitality Trusts (CDLHT) on Monday (Jan 27) posted a distribution per stapled security (DPS) of S$0.0281 for the…
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Hong Kong’s property distress is catching up with city’s banks
DISTRESSED property sales in Hong Kong are beginning to bite banks that used to be well protected against loan losses. The city’s…
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US stocks are jumping on earnings wins by the most since 2018
WITH uncertainty swirling around the outlook for inflation and interest rates, there’s been one dependable catalyst keeping Wall Street’s…
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US Fed prepares to pause in first rate decision since Trump’s inauguration
THE US Federal Reserve is expected to announce a pause in rate cuts on Wednesday (Jan 29), as policymakers look to continue tackling…
Politics
Google pushes global agenda to educate workers, lawmakers on AI
ALPHABET’S Google, already facing an unprecedented regulatory onslaught, is looking to shape public perception and policies on artificial…
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Universal Music, Spotify reach new multiyear distribution deal
UNIVERSAL Music Group and Spotify Technology reached a new multiyear distribution agreement that includes compensation for recorded songs…
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Time for OCBC to offload Great Eastern
The breathing room Great Eastern and OCBC now have to address the insurer’s free float stretches beyond the likely dates of their upcoming…
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ADDX expects 30% rise in transaction volumes as private markets rebound; plans to open Middle East office
From the start, the private markets platform has ridden on a growing appetite for private equity, achieving its target of US$1 billion in…
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China boosts index investments in latest bid to revive market
China announced new measures to promote the development of index investment products, its latest effort to shore up the ailing equity…