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April new home sales dip 9% month on month to 663 units, but are double year-ago levels
[SINGAPORE] Developers in Singapore sold 663 private homes in April, down 9 per cent from the month before, but up 120 per cent from the 301 units a year...
Nissan is rolling out big cuts. Turning around sales will prove harder
[TOKYO] Nissan’s new chief executive Ivan Espinosa faces an uphill task turning around the troubled Japanese automaker with no guarantee it can reverse sliding top-line sales, analysts said, even...
Starbucks is said to kick off process to sell stake in sprawling China business
[HONG KONG] Starbucks has contacted private equity (PE) firms, technology companies and others as it considers options for its China business, including a possible stake sale, according to sources...
Starbucks is said to start process to revamp vast China business
[HONG KONG] Starbucks has contacted private equity (PE) firms, technology companies and others as it considers options for its China business, including a possible stake sale, according to sources...
Qatari jet gift turns spotlight on Trump graft allegations
[WASHINGTON] Donald Trump vowed to be a dictator only on his first day back in office, but his critics say four months of corruption “bigger and more brazen” than...
Gold inches higher as investors buy the dip ahead of US data
Published Thu, May 15, 2025 · 09:30 AM[BENGALURU]] Gold prices edged higher on Thursday (May 15) as investors took advantage of lower levels after the metal hit a one-month...
Sasseur Reit posts 1.6% rise in Q1 rental income to 175.4 million yuan
[SINGAPORE] The global tariffs imposed by the US and the push by the Chinese government to boost domestic consumption provide Sasseur Real Estate Investment Trust (Sasseur Reit), which owns...
Golden Agri-Resources Q1 profit rises 47% to US$55 million on better plantation output
[SINGAPORE] Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) reported net profit of US$55 million for the first quarter ended Mar 31, up 47 per cent from US$37 million in the previous corresponding period....
DBS, OCBC and UOB should review dividend policies amid the deteriorating business outlook
[SINGAPORE] It probably will not surprise anyone that DBS, OCBC and UOB ended Tuesday (May 13) significantly higher – with gains of 1.19 per cent, 0.74 per cent and...
Japanese carmakers face US$19 billion hit from Trump’s tariffs
[TOKYO] Japan’s biggest carmakers are looking at a hit of more than US$19 billion from US President Donald Trump’s tariffs that have left the global auto industry reeling.The industry’s...
