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[TOKYO/HONG KONG] Japan is driving Asia’s mergers and acquisitions (M&A) rebound in 2025 with a record US$232 billion worth of deals in the first half, and bankers expect the trend to…
Most stocks fell on Thursday and oil rose as traders kept a nervous eye on the Iran-Israel ceasefire, while the dollar dropped after Donald Trump said he had a handful of candidates to…
The Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE) has expanded outside mainland China for the first time, with the rollout of two new contracts and a bullion vault in Hong Kong. The launch serves a number…
Indonesia’s sovereign yield curve is set to steepen as the central bank reduces its use of short-term rupiah securities, prompting a shift in demand towards government bonds. The spread…
Markets are awaiting US GDP data due later in the day and Personal Consumption Expenditures data on Friday Gold prices nudged higher on Thursday (Jun 26), supported by a softer US…
The issuance is part of Clint’s S$1.5 billion multicurrency debt issuance programme CapitaLand India Trust (Clint) has priced S$100 million worth of subordinated perpetual securities, with…
Bumble said on Wednesday (Jun 25) it would lay off nearly a third of its workforce, the latest cuts in a dating app industry striving to develop features that will keep users spending amid…
The Japanese commercial automaker and Taiwanese chipmaker are looking to create a new company to oversee the buses, according to the report Foxconn is nearing a deal to supply…
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Jun 26): Singapore Airlines (SIA): The national carrier announced in its annual report…
Circle K owner Alimentation Couche-Tard slightly missed earnings estimates for its fiscal fourth quarter earnings because of lower fuel demand. The Canadian convenience store and fuel…
Shell said it has no intention of making a takeover offer for BP, refuting an earlier report that two of Europe’s biggest companies were in active merger talks. The announcement quells…
At my house, there’s an ongoing countdown—my three daughters are eagerly ticking off the days until school’s out. They’re dreaming about camp, late nights outside, and long days filled…
Zak Folkman, the co-founder of US President Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency platform World Liberty Financial (WLF), said on Wednesday (Jun 25) that the company will issue an audit of its…
Senate Republicans on Wednesday forced the White House budget chief to defend parts of a $9.4 billion package of Trump-requested spending cuts, signalling the senators' intent to make…
An independent financial adviser had earlier deemed the offer unfair and unreasonable A partial offer for a 10 per cent stake in Cordlife Group has lapsed, with the offerer, a subsidiary…
In 2019, I joined a group of entrepreneurial women with one bold goal: to create the only bank in the country strategically built to close the gender lending gap. That vision became First…
Indoor toilets were once considered a health hazard. Electric lighting sparked fears of deadly fires. Air conditioning was dismissed as an unnatural threat to human health. It seems absurd…
Former Singapore Post (SingPost) group chief executive Vincent Phang, who was dismissed over the mishandling of a whistleblower complaint, received S$616,400 in remuneration for the…
Former Singapore Post (SingPost) group chief executive Vincent Phang, who was dismissed over the mishandling of a whistleblower complaint, received S$616,400 in remuneration for the…
RER FWD Group, backed by billionaire Richard Li, is looking to raise HK$3.47 billion (S$565.3 million) through a Hong Kong initial public offering, according to a regulatory…
I would argue that the most important indicator of a brand’s health is customer loyalty. For leaders, building and sustaining strong customer loyalty is the holy grail. Leaders talk a lot…
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) purchased HK$9.4 billion (S$1.5 billion) of local currency. This came after the exchange rate touched the weak end of the permitted 7.75 to 7.85 per…
A RALLY in European stocks hit a roadblock as investors weighed the fragility of the Israel-Iran ceasefire, with attention quickly shifting to the looming US tariff pause deadline. The…
Wall Street stocks finished mixed on Wednesday as markets weighed lingering worries over Iran, while Nvidia surged to a fresh record amid continued artificial intelligence bullishness.…
