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Kia aims to win US market share as tariffs force rivals to pull back
South Korea’s Kia Corp said on Friday (Jul 25) that it aims to increase its US sales and market share in the second half, driven by sales…
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DFI Retail Group posts 38.9% rise in H1 underlying profit, pays special dividend of US$0.443 a share
Supermarket and retail store operator DFI Retail Group’s underlying profit rose 38.9 per cent to US$105 million for the first half ended…
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Popiah king Sam Goi makes S$0.40 a share offer to buy rest of PSC
Local tycoon Sam Goi has made a mandatory offer to buy the remaining shares of PSC Corp that he does not already own at S$0.40 a piece.…
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Cathay Cineplexes operator mm2 Asia to raise funds for debt repayment via proposed share placement
The announcement comes after the cinema chain received a S$3.4 million payment demand from the landlord of its shuttered Jem outlet Media…
Business
UBS kicks off share buyback programme of up to US$2 billion
Group is launching a programme to repurchase as much as US$2 billion worth of its own shares, it said in a release on Monday (Jun 30). The…
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Hong Kong’s sixfold jump in share sales drives boom year in Asia
Hong Kong’s having a banner year as it marches towards becoming the second-largest market globally for share sales for the first time…
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Great Eastern seeks to delist through OCBC exit offer of $30.15 per share
OCBC has made a S$0.9 billion conditional exit offer at $30.15 per share for the 6.28 per cent stake in Great Eastern it does not own, in…
Business
Singapore Paincare worth up to S$0.37 a share, more than double its privatisation offer: Sias
The Securities Investors Association (Singapore), or Sias, is urging minority shareholders of Singapore Paincare to hold off on selling…
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Singapore Paincare receives privatisation offer at S$0.16 per share
Medical-services company Singapore Paincare has received an acquisition bid for S$0.16 a share from Advance Bridge Healthcare, a…
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RFK Jr. Threatens Wild Ban on How NIH Scientists Can Share Work
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. doesn’t want government scientists to publish their work in the world’s leading medical journals. In the Ultimate…
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Independent financial adviser deems Amara’s takeover offer at S$0.895 a share ‘fair and reasonable’
The independent financial adviser (IFA) appointed for the takeover bid for hotel group Amara has deemed the offer at S$0.895 a share to be…
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Nippon Steel could offer Washington golden share to seal US Steel deal, Nikkei reports
Deliberations over the idea, which would give Washington the power to veto important management matters Nippon Steel is considering…
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US will have golden share in Nippon Steel’s takeover of US Steel, lawmaker says
The US government will have veto power over key decisions relating to US Steel, as part of a deal with Nippon Steel that would approve the…
Business
Riverstone and Ho Bee Land chairmen make fresh share purchases
Over the five trading sessions from May 16 to 22, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, with net institutional outflows of…
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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Singtel initiates its first share buyback programme of up to S$2 billion; incorporates cloud business
The buyback will be delivered over the course of three years until financial year 2028 and involves the purchase of shares in the open…
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ThaiBev Q2 profit down 3.2% at 6.7 billion baht; declares dividend of 0.15 baht per share
Chang beer maker Thai Beverage (ThaiBev) on Friday (May 9) announced that its profit for the second quarter ended Mar 31, 2025, decreased…
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Posts claiming 'low' Australia voter turnout share preliminary figures
Australia has consistently seen poll turnouts of around 90 percent or more since the country enforced compulsory voting a century ago.…
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WWII survivors share haunting memories as France marks 80th anniversary of Nazi surrender
PARIS (AP) — As France prepares to mark the 80th anniversary of the Nazi surrender to Allied forces, survivors of World War II reflect on…
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India’s largest bank plans to raise 250 billion rupees in share sale
State Bank of India, or SBI, plans to raise 250 billion rupees (S$3.8 billion) through new shares and this fiscal year, marking the first…
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Shell Q1 profit drops 28%, beats estimates, keeps share buybacks steady
Shell reported a 28 per cent drop in first-quarter net profit to US$5.58 billion on Friday (May 2), beating analyst expectations, while it…
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Indonesia’s state banks eye bigger share of growing wealth market in Singapore
Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) and Bank Mandiri, Indonesia’s state-owned banks, are pulling out all the stops to make their mark in…
Business
HSBC Q1 profit drops 25%; launches US$3 billion share buyback
launched a US$3 billion share buyback after reporting a 25 per cent fall in first-quarter profit on Tuesday due to one time charges…