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Stocks to watch: Seatrium, SingPost, Sasseur Reit, CSE Global, United Hampshire US Reit
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Feb 20).
Seatrium: It announced on Thursday that its offshore jack-up designer, Seatrium Offshore...
Chinese rivals seize on Illumina’s blacklisting to woo clients
BEIJING’S surprise move to blacklist Illumina has unleashed a frenzy among the US firm’s Chinese rivals to win market share from the gene-sequencing giant.While Illumina is still assessing the...
Manulife’s profit climbs on wealth management strength, Asia growth
MANULIFE Financial posted higher fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday, bolstered by a thriving wealth and asset management business and strong growth in Asia.The results underscore the rising significance of Manulife’s...
Google develops AI co-scientist to aid researchers
GOOGLE has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to act as a virtual collaborator for biomedical scientists, the US blue chip said on Wednesday (Feb 19).The new tool, tested...
Asia banks stick with net-zero group that Wall Street abandoned
SEVERAL large Asian banks have joined their European peers in offering support to the industry’s biggest climate alliance, after a wave of exits by Wall Street and Canadian lenders.
Singapore...
Apple to launch new lower-cost iPhone to capture a broader market
APPLE is set to launch its latest budget iPhone model on Wednesday (Feb 19) as it looks to grab a bigger share of the mid-range smartphone market and fend...
All assets of biotech founder in Novo Nordisk suit frozen, including US$218 million in DBS account
The Danish drugmaker alleges misrepresentations by KBP Biosciences founder Huang Zhenhua about the success of its kidney drug PHARMA giant Novo Nordisk has been granted an injunction by the...
Novo seeks US$830 million from Singapore firm, accusing it of fraud over drug
Novo Nordisk is seeking as much as US$830 million in damages in a Singapore court, saying it was misled by a local biotech about the effectiveness of an experimental...
Ant Group enters China’s growing humanoid robot industry amid rising tech interest
ANT Group, the Alibaba-linked fintech giant, is venturing into the humanoid robot industry, joining a growing list of major Chinese tech companies exploring this emerging field.
The company has opened...
United Hampshire US Reit declares 4.2% lower H2 DPU of US$0.0205
UNITED Hampshire US Real Estate Investment Trust’s (Reit) distribution per unit (DPU) for the half year ended Dec 31, 2024, fell to US$0.0205, down 4.2 per cent from US$0.0214...
