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Oil falls on prospect of more Opec+ supply, easing risks in Middle East
Published Mon, Jun 30, 2025 · 08:54 AM[SINGAPORE] Oil prices fell 1 per cent on Monday as an easing of geopolitical risks in the Middle East and the prospect...
Apple supplier Lens Technology seeks up to HK$4.8 billion in Hong Kong listing
The Shenzhen-listed company expects the shares to start trading in Hong Kong on Jul 9Published Mon, Jun 30, 2025 · 08:28 AM[HONG KONG] Lens Technology, a supplier to Apple,...
From Changi T5 to MBS expansion, Koh Brothers Group rides on Singapore’s infrastructural upgrades
[SINGAPORE] Construction and property group Koh Brothers is set to usher in a new era of growth, as Singapore embarks on large-scale infrastructure upgrades over the next few years. “We...
Thailand’s Minor International leans on Europe to weather country’s tourism slump
[BANGKOK] Thailand’s flagging tourism sector, weighed down by a sharp drop in Chinese tourist arrivals, is hurting local hotel operators but the country’s hospitality giant Minor International (Mint) is...
Australia cuts commodity export outlook despite gold price gain
Earnings from thermal coal will also decline, while its steelmaking counterpart will hold steadyPublished Mon, Jun 30, 2025 · 06:30 AM[MELBOURNE] Australia cut its forecast earnings from commodity exports,...
CATL breaks ground on US$6 billion Indonesia battery venture
Published Sun, Jun 29, 2025 · 05:45 PMTHE world’s top maker of electric-vehicle batteries broke ground on a US$6 billion battery material ecosystem in Indonesia as the government pushes...
Nvidia insiders sell over US$1 billion in stock amid market surge
The chipmaker’s stock hit a record on Jun 25, and it reclaimed the crown as the world’s most valuable companyPublished Sun, Jun 29, 2025 · 04:08 PMNVIDIA insiders sold...
Reits and tech lead net institutional inflows; Frencken chair and DHLT CEO raise their stakes
[SINGAPORE] Over the five trading sessions from Jun 20 to 26, institutions remained net sellers of Singapore stocks, with net institutional outflow of S$248 million following the S$74 million...
Big banks pass Fed’s stress test, setting stage for payouts
[WASHINGTON, DC] A group of large US banks comfortably cleared the Federal Reserve’s annual stress test, setting the stage for lenders to boost buybacks and dividends for shareholders. The 22...
Wall Street’s booming June is big bet against economy doomsayers
[NEW YORK] Wall Street is throwing a summer party with markets just closing out their best cross-asset advance in more than a year on receding fears of a global...
Hong Kong-listed China Medical System seeks secondary listing on SGX
[SINGAPORE] Hong Kong-listed China Medical System (CMS) is seeking a secondary listing on the mainboard of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) in July this year.CMS is a specialty pharma with...
Hong Kong’s sixfold jump in share sales drives boom year in Asia
[HONG KONG] Hong Kong’s having a banner year as it marches towards becoming the second-largest market globally for share sales for the first time since 2012.Proceeds from listings and...