Yoma’s H1 net loss deepens to US$11 million on forex headwinds
YOMA Strategic posted a net loss of US$11 million for the first half ended September 2024, widening from its US$2.5 million loss in the previous corresponding period due to revenue…
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Bumitama Agri’s Q3 net profit falls 31.6% to 597.9 billion rupiah
BUMITAMA Agri reported a net profit of 597.9 billion rupiah (S$51 million) for the third quarter ended Sep 30, down 31.6 per cent the year prior. Revenue for Q3 FY2024 fell 7.6 per cent to…
Temasek Trust invests US$50 million in HSBC-held Tekoma Energy
TEMASEK Trust agreed to invest US$50 million in an HSBC Asset Management-owned Japanese solar energy company. ABC Impact, a unit of the Singapore firm, will acquire a stake in Tokyo-based…
Singapore shares retreat at Wednesday’s open; STI down 0.7%
SINGAPORE shares began trading lower on Wednesday (Nov 13), extending global equity market declines overnight. As at 9.02 am, the Straits Times Index (STI) fell 0.7 per cent or 24.31…
Boeing, Airbus throw supplier lifeline ahead of takeover
BOEING and Airbus will provide more than US$450 million in financial assistance to help keep key supplier Spirit AeroSystems Holdings afloat ahead of their planned purchase of the…
Singtel’s H1 profit falls 42.4% to S$1.23 billion in absence of exceptional gain
SINGTEL’S net profit for the first half ended September fell 42.4 per cent year on year to S$1.23 billion from S$2.14 billion. This was in the absence of a S$1.2 billion exceptional gain…
Singtel’s interim dividend up 35%, H1 profit falls 42.4% to S$1.23 billion in absence of exceptional gain
Soft enterprise demand is expected to improve in the coming months, and data centre customers are paying reservation fees to secure limited capacity SINGTEL’S net profit for the first half…
US asks to seize crypto tied to Sam Bankman-Fried bribery charge
THE US is not through trying to seize cryptocurrency tied to Sam Bankman-Fried a year after he was convicted of masterminding a massive fraud at his FTX exchange. In a court filing on…
US companies storm debt markets after risk premiums plunge
COMPANIES of all stripes are diving into the debt market on Tuesday (Nov 12), taking advantage of robust demand and relatively favourable borrowing costs. Banks including Citi, Goldman…
Volkswagen boosts bet on Rivian’s EV technology by US$800 Million
VOLKSWAGEN (VW) and Rivian Automotive named leaders for their multi-billion US dollar joint venture (JV) and showcased a prototype electric vehicle (EV), signalling their commitment even…
Man Group plans job cuts as it reviews budget, talent needs
MAN Group is planning a round of job cuts as the world’s biggest publicly traded hedge fund firm reviews its staffing needs. Chief executive officer Robyn Grew told staff the firm is…
CapitaLand Ascott Trust’s divestments could help it buffer against higher-for-longer interest rate scenario
It should seize opportunities available in market, as long as exit yields remain favourable THE managers of CapitaLand Ascott Trust (Clas) have announced a flurry of divestments for the…
Canada moves to end disputes at ports of Vancouver and Montreal
CANADIAN Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said on Tuesday (Nov 12) he had directed the country’s labour relations board to order an end to disputes at the ports of Vancouver and Montreal,…
Keppel Reit prices A$50 million floating rate green notes due 2027
The net proceeds, after deducting issue expenses, will be fully used towards refinancing projects that meet its green financing framework criteria KEPPEL Reit has priced its offering of…
IReit Global reports 89.6% portfolio occupancy for Q3, weighed down by Spanish portfolio
EUROPE-FOCUSED real estate investment trust IReit Global on Tuesday (Nov 12) announced a portfolio occupancy of 89.6 per cent for its third quarter ended Sep 30, and suggested that the…
Netflix’s ad-supported tier hits 70 million users
NETFLIX said on Tuesday (Nov 12) its ad-supported tier had reached 70 million monthly active users globally, nearly doubling from about six months earlier as customers seek more affordable…
Quarz pares stake in Sabana Reit as Volare adds
The transaction increases Volare’s deemed interest in the trust to 19.79% from 17.79% SWISS group Volare has scooped up the 22.5 million shares in Sabana Industrial Real Estate Investment…
Shopify delivers upbeat holiday forecast as AI draws customers, shares surge
SHOPIFY forecast fourth-quarter revenue growth above estimates on Tuesday (Nov 12), as the Canadian company’s focus on employing AI-powered tools attract more merchants to its e-commerce…
US dollar roars with Bitcoin as Trump trades shine; euro and yuan slump
THE US dollar rose to a four-month peak versus major peers on Tuesday (Nov 12), while Bitcoin extended its record rally as investors continued to pile into trades seen as benefiting from…
Sea stays above water, posts US$153.3 million Q3 profit
The company beat estimates from a Bloomberg poll of 13 analysts, which projected a net profit of US$128.6 million GAMING and e-commerce player Sea reported a US$153.3 million net profit…
Bukit Sembawang reports surge in H1 FY2025 earnings to S$62.9 million
PROPERTY developer Bukit Sembawang reported a 149 per cent surge in H1 FY2025 ended Sept 30 earnings to S$62.9 million from S$25.2 million the previous year. In a bourse filing on Tuesday…
Bukit Sembawang’s H1 FY2025 earnings surge to S$62.9m
PROPERTY developer Bukit Sembawang reported a 149 per cent surge in earnings to S$62.9 million for the first half of FY2025 ended Sep 30, from S$25.2 million the previous year. In a bourse…
Boustead Singapore posts 34% higher H1 profit of S$36 million
INFRASTRUCTURE-RELATED engineering and technology group Boustead Singapore posted a 34 per cent rise in net profit to S$36 million for its first half of FY2025 ended Sep 30, 2024. The…
Singapore stocks fall as US dollar strength weighs on Asian stock indices; STI drops 0.8%
The trade-weighted US dollar index is at its highest since Jul 2, and up 4.9% in this quarter SINGAPORE stocks fell on Tuesday (Nov 12) as regional sentiment weakened after the US dollar…