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Centurion H1 net profit falls 38% to S$73.9 million on net fair value loss
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Centurion Corporation, a provider of purpose-built dormitories for workers and students, saw its first half-year of FY2025 net profit drop 38 per cent from S$118.2 million to S$73.9...
BHG Retail Reit H1 DPU falls 12% on lower revenue, forex impact
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE]  BHG Retail Reit’s distribution per unit (DPU) fell by 12 per cent to S$0.0022 for its first half year ended June, from S$0.0025 the year before.Gross revenue for...
Trump urges Intel CEO to resign immediately, calls him ‘conflicted’
[ad_1] [WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump called on the chief executive officer of Intel to resign because of what he called conflicts of interest.“The CEO of Intel is highly conflicted...
Trump urges Intel CEO Tan Lip-Bu to resign immediately, calls him ‘conflicted’
[ad_1] [WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump called on the chief executive officer of Intel to resign because of what he called conflicts of interest.“The CEO of Intel is highly conflicted...
Azalea’s Astrea 9 bonds over 3 times subscribed, draw more than S$3.4 billion in demand
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Investor demand for the latest Astrea private equity (PE) bonds has surged, with total subscriptions surpassing S$3.4 billion across all three classes – 3.4 times the total US$780...
Bank of England cuts rates to 4% after narrow 5-4 vote
[ad_1] [LONDON] The Bank of England (BOE) cut interest rates on Thursday (Aug 7) but four of its nine policymakers – worried about high inflation – sought to keep borrowing...
Keppel raises S$6.3 billion in private funds for education and data centre assets
[ad_1] Published Thu, Aug 7, 2025 · 07:07 PM[SINGAPORE] Keppel has secured S$6.3 billion in funds under management so far this year for its private fund strategies, including education assets...
Singapore shares rise, mirroring regional gains despite tariff kick-off; STI up 0.7%
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Local stocks closed higher on Thursday (Aug 7), extending their winning streak to a fourth consecutive session, in line with broader gains across Asian markets. This came even...
Chinese drone maker DJI shut out of Washington with US market at risk
[ad_1] [WASHINGTON] Chinese-owned and operated DJI Technologies is up against an end-of-year deadline to keep its US business alive, and the drone maker is struggling to get anyone in Washington...
Mining giants squeeze dividends with an eye toward funding growth
[ad_1] [MELBOURNE] So far this earnings season, large miners are paying out their lowest dividends in years, as mineral prices slip and they need to retain cash for their massive...
China stocks close at highest level since 2021 on upbeat trade data
[ad_1] Investors remain focused on an Aug 12 deadline to see if Beijing and Washington will reach a durable tariff agreement.Published Thu, Aug 7, 2025 · 05:02 PM[HONG KONG] China...
TSMC trade secrets leak puts Japan’s Tokyo Electron on hot seat
[ad_1] [TAIPEI] A Taiwanese investigation into the possible theft of chip technology at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) is putting a low-profile, lesser-known tech linchpin in Japan under unusual scrutiny....