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Keppel shares hit 6-year high on H1 earnings growth, share buyback and asset divestment plans
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Shares of Keppel rose on Thursday (Jul 31) morning after the asset manager posted a 24.2 per cent rise in H1 earnings, a S$500 million share buyback scheme...
Over 120 flights disrupted by UK tech glitch
[ad_1] [LONDON] Scores of flights to and from UK airports were cancelled on Wednesday due to a technical glitch, according to the air traffic control service, prompting anger from airline...
Gold rebounds from one-month low on renewed trade uncertainty
[ad_1] Published Thu, Jul 31, 2025 · 09:30 AM[BENGALURU] Gold prices rebounded on Thursday (Jul 31) from a one-month low hit in the previous session, as trade uncertainty stemming from...
Keppel posts 24.2% rise in H1 profit to S$377.7 million, seeks to monetise S$14.4 billion non-core assets
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Asset manager Keppel saw net profit rise 24.2 per cent on the year to S$377.7 million for the first half ended Jun 30, driven by growth in its...
Elite UK Reit posts 10% rise in H1 2025 DPU to £0.0154
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] The manager of Elite UK real estate investment trust (Reit), announced a 5.8 per cent year-on-year increase in distributable income to £9.7 million (S$16.7 million) in H1 2025,...
Samsung Q2 profit drops 55% on weak AI chip sales, China curbs
[ad_1] Published Thu, Jul 31, 2025 · 08:26 AM[SEOUL] Samsung Electronics reported on Thursday a 55 per cent drop in second-quarter operating profit as delays in high-bandwidth memory chip shipments...
Grab Holdings beats quarterly revenue estimates
[ad_1] Published Thu, Jul 31, 2025 · 08:07 AM[SINGAPORE] Grab Holdings beat Wall Street expectations for second-quarter revenue on Wednesday, as consumers boosted spending on its ride-hailing and food delivery platform...
Trump spares copper market from worst with 50% duty on products
[ad_1] [NEW YORK] US President Donald Trump imposed a 50 per cent tariff on all semi-finished copper products coming into the US, but stopped short of applying the duty to...
TikTok launches crowd-sourced debunking tool in US
[ad_1] [WASHINGTON] TikTok on Wednesday rolled out a crowd-sourced debunking system in the United States, becoming the latest tech platform to adopt a community-driven approach to combating online misinformation.Footnotes, a feature...
Meta beats expectations sending share price soaring
[ad_1] [SAN FRANCISCO] Meta reported robust second-quarter financial results on Wednesday, with revenue jumping 22 per cent year-over-year to US$47.5 billion as the social media giant continues investing heavily in artificial...
Oil rises over 1% as investors weigh Trump’s Russia stance, tariff threats
[ad_1] [HOUSTON] Oil prices settled 1 per cent higher on Wednesday as investors focused on developments on US President Donald Trump’s tighter deadline for Russia to end the war in Ukraine and...
Miu Miu growth helps Prada to defy luxury downturn
[ad_1] [MILAN] Prada reported a 9 per cent increase in first half net revenues at constant currencies on Wednesday (Jul 30), with its smaller but fast expanding Miu Miu brand...