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IT HAS been “a year of two halves” for the Singapore market in 2024. While the local market remained relatively stable in the first half of this year, it saw a sharp rally in the second…
TAIWAN Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) shares touched a record high, as the world’s largest contract chipmaker is poised to cap its best annual stock performance in 25 years.…
Two Somali fishermen wearing big scarves over their heads to hide their faces glance around furtively as they walk into the room for a secret meeting to tell me why they have recently…
GOLD prices nudged higher to touch a two-week peak on Wednesday (Dec 11), supported by escalating geopolitical tensions and expectations of another rate cut by the Federal Reserve next…
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's unemployment rate rose more than expected to 6.8% in November, a near-eight-year high excluding the pandemic years, even as the economy added a net 50,500 jobs,…
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Tesla Inc. (TSLA, Financial) announced a 4.3% year-over -year decline in November China-made EV sales to 78,856 units, as reported by CPCA. However, its Model 3 and Model Y vehicle sales…
There are an increasing number of states across the U.S. where "very high" levels of the virus that causes COVID-19 are present in wastewater. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease…
PIEDMONT TRIAD, N.C. (WGHP) — Clouds will be moving in overnight and should keep our low temperature from dipping any farther than 28 degrees. Those clouds will also help hold in the…
AUSTRALIA’S top central banker said on Thursday (Nov 28) that core inflation was too high to allow for rate cuts in the near term, all but ruling out relief for borrowers at its next…
Australian shares hit a record high on Thursday (Nov 28), helped by a sustained rally in the heavyweight banking stocks, despite concerns over valuation and the impact of high interest…
Gold prices ticked higher on Monday (Nov 25), nearing a three-week high, supported by a weaker US dollar and safe-haven demand amid rising geopolitical tensions, as investors awaited more…
THE USDJPY pair has been on a strong uptrend since early 2021, when it traded at 102.6, driven by sustained yen weakness and dollar strength. This prolonged bullish momentum saw the pair…
Gold prices climbed to a one-week high on Tuesday (Nov 19), buoyed by a softer US dollar, while the market awaited comments from Federal Reserve officials for cues on the US interest rate…
The buyback follows the move by Singapore’s largest lender to issue bonus shares in February to return capital to shareholders DBS has been active on the capital-management front in recent…
DBS’ shares have shot past the S$40 mark in a rally; other major banks’ shares have also rallied amid bright Q3 earnings results OUTGOING DBS chief executive officer Piyush Gupta sold lots…
THE Straits Times Index (STI) continued to rally on Friday (Nov 8), hitting a 17-year high. It was up 1.4 per cent or 50.88 points at 3,724.37. Across the broader market, advancers…
Observers expect volatility in the markets until there is greater clarity on the new president’s policies THE latest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve is expected to bring “some relief”…
Japan’s Nikkei share average ended at a three-week high on Wednesday (Nov 6), led by chip and defence stocks, while market participants keenly awaited the outcome of the US presidential…
MAINLAND China stocks closed at a four-week high on Tuesday (Nov 5), after Chinese Premier Li Qiang expressed confidence in the country’s economic recovery, while recent data showed signs…
Saudi Agricultural & Livestock Investment Company now holds a 35.4% minority stake in Olam Agri after investing US$1.24 billion in the unit SHARES of Olam Group touched a new record price…
INVESTORS see the Australian dollar testing this year’s high against its New Zealand counterpart as policymakers diverge on the interest-rate outlook. The currency pair closed at 1.1049…
Patricia, who came to Lebanon from Sierra Leone a few years ago to work as a domestic in a house in southern Lebanon, never imagined she would be stuck in a conflict in the Middle East. "I…
Georgians are going to the polls on Saturday to decide whether to end 12 years of increasingly authoritarian rule, in a decisive vote on their push to joining the European Union. Some are…
