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European shares came off multi-month highs on Friday (Aug 15), as declines in heavyweight tech and financial shares offset gains from some corporate earnings, while investors monitored a…
STOCKS in Asia were set to track Wall Street higher after an in-line US inflation reading bolstered speculation the Federal Reserve will have room to cut rates in September. Equity-index…
European shares posted their biggest weekly gain in 12 weeks on Friday (Aug 8), as banking stocks continued to drive the benchmark index upwards, while investors watched for signs of a…
ESPN will continue to broadcast the NFL Draft as well as obtain new digital rights for its upcoming direct-to-consumer service. The two agreements were announced Wednesday morning, two…
held an advance - but remained on track for a weekly loss - as the White House unveiled President Donald Trump’s tariff rates on trading partners that are set to take effect…
The US Federal Reserve’s decision to defy President Donald Trump’s demands by keeping interest rates unchanged for the fifth straight time was broadly in line with market expectations. But…
Texas Republicans released a draft congressional district map Wednesday that could net them as many as five more seats in the U.S. House, as the GOP seeks to shore up its numbers ahead of…
Temasek Holdings has sold its minority stake in an Indian joint venture (JV) to its partner Schneider Electric for 5.5 billion euros (S$8.2 billion) in cash – over 10 times what the state…
The life insurance market in Singapore has long been dominated by tied representatives from insurers and bank-affiliated advisers. But in recent years, independent financial advisers…
European shares snapped a four-day losing streak on Thursday (Jul 17), boosted by gains in industrials ABB and Legrand after they reported positive earnings news. The pan-European Stoxx…
Mango, the Barcelona-based global fashion retailer, posted a solid first half marked by revenues rising 12 percent to 1.73 billion euros. The company attributed the double-digit gain to…
Bank Indonesia’s (BI) dovish stance and easing concerns over the nation’s fiscal policy are fuelling expectation that government bonds will extend their rally into the second half of the…
Tucked away in Japan’s vast corporate landscape is a little-known elevator maintenance company which has built an empire by buying up heirless family-run companies. Japan Elevator Service…
The operator of the local stock market reported gains in the trading value and volumes of its key products in June, which contributed to the Singapore Exchange (SGX) ending its financial…
GOLD rose on Friday, poised for a weekly gain as investors sought safe-haven assets after the passage of US President Donald Trump’s tax-cut and spending bill in Congress raised fiscal…
EUROPEAN shares ended higher on Wednesday, led by renewable-energy stocks after a revised budget bill in the United States passed a crucial vote, while focus was on any trade deals ahead…
Earnings from thermal coal will also decline, while its steelmaking counterpart will hold steady Australia cut its forecast earnings from commodity exports, as a meteoric rise in…
As some shoppers grow weary of heritage designs and macroeconomic instability continues to push consumers away from the luxury market, slow fashion brands are attracting those seeking…
DAMAI Entertainment Holdings, formerly Alibaba Pictures Group, is shifting its focus from movies production to faster-growing entertainment segments targeting younger consumers – and…
EUROPEAN shares rose for a second straight week, buoyed by robust US employment figures and diminishing concerns over trade friction that had previously rattled investor confidence. The…
EUROPEAN shares closed higher on Tuesday with defence stocks boosting the market after US President Donald Trump threatened additional sanctions on Russia, while optimism lingered from the…
Malaysia’s ringgit stands to gain the most among its South-east Asian peers if the nation’s exporters convert their overseas earnings to the local currency, thanks to the nation’s outsized…
Across the broader market, decliners trail gainers 195 to 263, after one billion securities worth S$1 billion change hands Singapore shares rose on Tuesday (May 20), after Wall Street…
THE dollar strengthened on Friday (May 16) after the latest round of economic data showed a rebound in import prices while consumer sentiment remained subdued as tariff worries jumped,…
