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HK-listed Chinese stocks hit 3-month high despite China, US tariffs
CHINESE stocks listed in Hong Kong surged on Tuesday (Feb 4) as investors loaded up on artificial intelligence and electric vehicle shares while shrugging off news of tit-for-tat Sino-US...
Infineon more positive on revenue outlook after Q1 stronger than expected
It expects revenue for the fiscal year until end-September 2025 to be flat to slightly up compared with the prior yearGerman chipmaker Infineon slightly revised up its full-year revenue...
UBS trounces profit forecasts, US$3 billion share buyback conditional on capital rules
UBS Group on Tuesday (Feb 4) posted fourth-quarter profit that beat forecasts by a wide margin and said it would buy back up to US$3 billion in shares this...
AI and more: These tech firms top the list of Singapore’s 100 fastest-growing companies
A good variety of sectors are in a list of 100 fastest-growing companies based in in Singapore, going by a study done by The Straits Times and Germany-based global...
Nippon, US Steel say Biden blocked merger amid ‘sham’ review
NIPPON Steel and United States Steel claimed former President Joe Biden unfairly prejudged their US$14.1 billion merger and gave the companies no chance for feedback on a “sham” national...
Gold holds steady near all-time high amid US tariff concerns
GOLD prices on Tuesday (Feb 4) hovered near a record high scaled in the prior session, as investors fretted that US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, China, and...
Singapore bucks regional showing as Trump defers tariffs on neighbours; STI slips 0.1%
SINGAPORE blue chips failed to sustain the momentum at market open on Tuesday (Feb 4) with the benchmark index Straits Times Index (STI) down 3.46 points or 0.1 per...
NXP gives disappointing sales forecast as chip slump persists
NXP and its peers have been struggling with a stubborn glut of chips that help power electric cars and manufacturing operationsNXP Semiconductors give a disappointing forecast for first-quarter revenue,...
Stocks to watch: CapitaLand Investment, Suntec Reit, Keppel Infrastructure Trust, Lendlease Global Reit
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (Feb 4). CapitaLand Investment (CLI): The asset manager will invest more than US$700 million...
MUFG looks beyond record profits to win global investors
AS JAPAN’S biggest bank heads for record profit that surpasses even its own projections, one thing is on the mind of its chief financial officer: what to do with...
