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Google shares plummet after earnings disappoint
Just a few minutes after trading opened in New York, shares in Google-parent Alphabet were down 7.16%Shares in Google dropped by more than seven per cent on Wall Street...
Parkway Life Reit H2 DPU falls 1.3% to S$0.0738 on enlarged unit base
PARKWAY Life Real Estate Investment Trust’s (Reit) distribution per unit (DPU) for the second half ended Dec 31, 2024 was S$0.0738, sliding 1.3 per cent from S$0.0748 in the...
Uber’s fourth-quarter earnings miss overshadows bookings growth
UBER Technologies reported weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings and operating income, overshadowing steady bookings growth.Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation were US$1.84 billion, just shy of the US$1.85 billion...
CapitaLand Malaysia Trust to buy three freehold industrial properties in Johor-Singapore SEZ for RM72 million
CAPITALAND Malaysia Trust (CLMT), a subsidiary of CapitaLand Investment, on Wednesday (Feb 5) signed a conditional agreement to acquire three freehold industrial properties for a cash consideration of RM72...
Over 500 investors, including 300 Singaporeans, kick off claim against Switzerland over Credit Suisse bond losses of over US$250 million
Drew & Napier is leading action by investors who saw their investments wiped out when CS AT1 bonds were written down as part of takeover by UBSMORE than 500...
Huawei chairman says 2024 revenue exceeded 860 billion yuan
HUAWEI’S chairman said on Wednesday (Feb 5) that the tech company’s annual revenue exceeded 860 billion yuan (S$159.6 billion) last year, as it continued to shake off the impact...
South Korea’s top listing in years flops in debut as IPO fever cools
SOUTH Korea’s biggest new listing in more than two years got off to weak start as LG CNS fell on its Seoul trading debut after a 1.2 trillion won...
Singapore investors buy 6.5 tonnes of gold bars, coins in 2024: World Gold Council
SINGAPORE investors did not shy away from physical gold despite its soaring prices in 2024, leading the demand growth in Asean region with 6.5 tonnes of gold bars and...
Singapore investors lead Asean peers with 22% surge in purchase of gold bars, coins in 2024
SINGAPORE investors did not shy away from physical gold despite its soaring prices in 2024, leading the demand growth in Asean region with 6.5 tonnes of gold bars and...
BlackRock plans to hire 1,200 people for ramp-up in India
BLACKROCK plans to hire nearly 1,200 people to expand two support hubs in India and build out its artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities in the country, according to sources familiar...
AMD tumbles after giving disappointing outlook for AI growth
ADVANCED Micro Devices (AMD) tumbled in late trading after giving a disappointing outlook for its data centre business, an area where it’s struggling to catch up with artificial intelligence...
Panama considers cancelling port deal with Hong Kong firm
PANAMA is weighing whether to cancel its contract with the Hong Kong-based company that operates ports near the Panama Canal, according to sources with knowledge of the situation, a...