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Top Glove Q1 profit surges more than 600% as costs fall
[ad_1] The glove maker reports a drop in operating expenses to RM842.9 million for the quarter[SINGAPORE] Malaysian glove maker Top Glove on Wednesday (Dec 17) reported a 605 per cent...
Top Hong Kong crypto exchange HashKey makes market debut
[ad_1] [HONG KONG] Hong Kong’s biggest licenced cryptocurrency exchange began trading on Wednesday (Dec 17) as the city pushes to become a global hub for the technology despite Beijing’s tough...
High coffee prices are changing how consumers take their daily brew
[ad_1] The median price of a regular cup of coffee on menus across the US has risen almost 20% since early 2023[LONDON] Global coffee prices rose to record highs this...
Singapore to pilot ‘overhang’ solar power structure, as it nears deployment target
[ad_1] The Republic is more than halfway to its 2 GWp target, equivalent to the annual electricity needs of about 350,000 households[SINGAPORE] Industrial landlord JTC on Wednesday (Dec 17) launched...
Apollo weighs potential US$12 billion sale of Atlas Air
[ad_1] [NEW YORK] Apollo Global Management is exploring a potential sale of its aviation company Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, according to sources familiar with the matter.The US investment firm is...
Quadria Capital expands into the Middle East with new Dubai office
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Healthcare-focused private equity firm Quadria Capital has expanded into the Middle East with a new Dubai office.This comes on the back of its partial exit from its portfolio...
Asian markets drift as US jobs data fails to boost rate cut hopes
[ad_1] ASIAN equities fluctuated on Wednesday as mixed US jobs data did little to boost expectations for another interest rate cut next month, while oil rallied after Donald Trump ordered...
Tada commits S$1 million to put brakes on high-commission ride-hailing models
[ad_1] The initiative aims to reverse falling driver earnings and rising ride-hail prices[SINGAPORE] Ride-hailing platform Tada is challenging rivals such as Grab and Gojek with a new S$1 million pilot...
Bessent sees one or two more Fed chair interviews this week
[ad_1] Trump is slated to interview the central bank governor Chris Waller on Dec 17 for the chair job[WASHINGTON] Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said there are one or two more...
Oil jumps as Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers leaving, entering Venezuela
[ad_1] [TOKYO] Oil prices climbed sharply on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump ordered “a total and complete” blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, raising fresh...
