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Israeli tourism to Japan jumps sharply as yen weakens
Israel tourism to Japan in April increased by 88% from 2024 to 2025, according to Eshet Tours VP Shirley Cohen-Orkaby. The weakening of…
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Raffles Education leads most active pack on SGX with 43 million shares traded; price jumps 24%
Counter hits peak of S$0.133 on Monday; volume is 4 times its average daily figure Raffles Education led the pack of actives on the…
Business
LHN extends rally, jumps 8.6% to record S$1.01 on SGX approval of proposed Coliwoo listing
Shares of LHN advanced for a second day straight on Thursday (Sep 11) morning after its proposed spin-off of its co-living business…
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Oil jumps US$1 after further drone attacks on Iraq oil fields
Oil prices rose US$1 on Thursday (Jul 16) after drones struck Iraqi Kurdistan oil fields for a fourth day, pointing to continued risk in…
Business
Indonesia’s Chandra Daya jumps 35% following 2.4 trillion rupiah million IPO
The company plans to use the proceeds from its share sale to develop and expand its main infrastructure businesses by acquiring ships and…
Business
Eco-Shop jumps on debut, minting a new Malaysian billionaire
Shares of discount-chain Eco-Shop Marketing gained on their debut on Friday (May 23) as Malaysia’s biggest initial public offering of the…
Business
Singtel jumps 2.6% on S$0.10 per share dividend, S$2 billion share buyback plan
Singtel has returned to the black with S$2.8 billion net profit for its second half Shares of Singtel rose on Thursday (May 22) morning…
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Singtel jumps 3.6% on S$0.10 per share dividend, S$2 billion share buyback plan
Company’s shares hit their highest price in more than 5 years as telco returns to the black with S$2.8 billion H2 net profit Shares of…
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Indonesia seeks to end rice imports this year as output jumps
Indonesia is set to stop importing rice this year for the first time in decades, thanks to surging production and stockpiles in one of the…
Business
Pony.ai Stock Jumps After Major Robotaxi Deal with Uber
Uber (NYSE:UBER) and Pony.ai (NASDAQ:PONY) unveiled a strategic partnership Tuesday to launch autonomous robotaxi services in the Middle…
Business
AIA Group’s value of new business jumps on strong Hong Kong sales
Kong-based insurer AIA Group reported a 13 per cent rise in its first-quarter value of new business (VONB) on Wednesday, bolstered by its…
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Steve Letarte Jumps To Ross Chastain's Defense After Talladega
Former NASCAR crew chief turned commentator Steve Letarte has jumped to Ross Chastain's defense after he successfully pulled off a…
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Team Trump jumps into Indian mascot battle by investigating New York's ban
The New York Board of Education sought to eliminate "culturally abusive" stereotypes by nixing American Indian mascots in schools, but as…
Business
Keppel’s Q1 net profit jumps more than 25%; expects limited direct tariff impact
Keppel reported on Thursday (Apr 24) a strong Q1 performance for 2025, with net profit rising more than 25 per cent year-on-year. These…
Business
US: Wall Street jumps at open as Trump says he has no plans to fire Powell
Wall Street’s main indexes rallied at the open on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump dialled back on his threats to fire Federal…
Business
Goldman Sachs’ profit jumps as traders deliver gains
Goldman Sachs reported a 15 per cent rise in first-quarter profit as market volatility led to record revenue in equities trading and…
Business
HPL jumps 5.5% after announcing that Ong Beng Seng will step down as managing director
Shares of Hotel Properties Limited (HPL) rose on Monday (Apr 14) by over 5 per cent, following the company’s announcement that property…
Business
Tokyo: Nikkei jumps 6%, rebounds from 1-1/2-year low on US tech boost
Japan’s Nikkei share average rose 6 per cent on Tuesday in a widespread rally, rebounding from a 1-1/2-year low hit in the previous…
Business
Sheng Siong CEO Lim Hock Chee’s compensation for FY2024 jumps 20.6% to S$7.06 million
Supermarket operator Sheng Siong’s chief executive officer Lim Hock Chee received S$7.06 million in total compensation for FY2024, an…
Business
Euro jumps over 2% against dollar after hefty US tariffs
The euro rallied more than 2 per cent against the dollar on Thursday (Apr 3) and was set for its best day in more than nine years as…
Business
Meituan’s revenue jumps 20% in a boost for global expansion
Meituan’s quarterly revenue climbed 20 per cent, suggesting the Chinese meal delivery leader is successfully fending off new domestic…
Business
Super Micro jumps after filing delayed financial reports
SUPER Micro Computer gained more than 20 per cent in extended trading after it submitted outstanding financial reports to become compliant…
Business
Raffles Medical jumps 6.7% on 100 million share buyback plan; posts 4.3% rise in H2 profit to S$31.6 million
PRIVATE healthcare provider Raffles Medical Group posted a 4.3 per cent rise in net profit to S$31.6 million for its second half ended Dec…
Business
StanChart CEO Winters’ 2024 pay jumps 46% on-year
The surge in total remuneration comes mainly from a nearly 78% increase in the long-term incentive award STANDARD Chartered chief…