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US: Stocks mixed as indexes struggle to retain record highs
[ad_1] Published Sat, Jul 19, 2025 · 06:09 AM[NEW YORK] Wall Street stocks closed mixed on Friday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq struggling to log significant gains as investors awaited further...
Porsche plans more cost cuts to counter tariffs, China slump
[ad_1] It will start negotiations on additional reductions in the second half of this yearPublished Fri, Jul 18, 2025 · 09:39 PM[Stuttgart] Porsche warned its employees to brace for further...
Lum Chang Creations’ public offer of 1 million shares 47.3 times oversubscribed
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Lum Chang Creations (LCC) has drawn strong investor interest for its initial public offering (IPO), with one million offer shares about 47.3 times oversubscribed by retail investors. By...
UOB awarded S$17.7m in civil suit against Lippo Marina Collection over inflated housing loans
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] UOB has been awarded S$17.7 million in claims against Indonesian developer Lippo Marina Collection (LMC) and two property agents, Goh Buck Lim and Aurellia Ho, in a long-running...
RHB Bank’s Singapore unit key to regional growth plan, targets
[ad_1] Published Fri, Jul 18, 2025 · 05:34 PM[SINGAPORE] RHB Singapore, part of Malaysia’s fourth-biggest banking group RHB, will be key in driving its regional expansion plans and help meet...
China venture capital funds tap global investors for US$2 billion in comeback
[ad_1] [BEIJING] China’s largest venture capital houses are tapping the market for at least US$2 billion in new funds, re-engaging with the country’s startups in a signal of renewed global...
Cinemas weigh launching new large screen brand to challenge Imax
[ad_1] [LOS ANGELES] Some of the largest US theatre chains, including Cinemark, Regal and Marcus, have held preliminary talks about jointly marketing their big-screen theatres to blunt the growing influence...
Japan’s SMEs ready to adapt to Trump tariffs
[ad_1] [TOKYO] Small and medium-sized (SME) firms such as Mitsuwa Electric that form the backbone of Japan’s economy have weathered many storms over the decades, and company president Yuji Miyazaki...
Asia: Markets on course to end week on a positive note
[ad_1] [HONG KONG] Asian markets headed into the weekend on a broadly positive note on Friday (Jul 18), as investors took up New York’s latest record highs sparked by healthy...
Ultra-rare metal rides AI boom as star performer among commodities
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Thanks to the boom in artificial intelligence (AI), an ultra-rare element that you’ve probably never heard of is one of this year’s best-performing raw materials.Ruthenium, a silvery grey...
