23 hours ago
Raffles Medical H2 profit rises 21.7% to S$38.5 million; shares surge 5.9% to one-year high
Deon Loke - This is mainly due to improved performance from its hospital services and insurance businesses
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23 hours ago
Raffles Medical H2 profit rises 21.7% to S$38.5 million; shares hit one-year high of S$1.08
Deon Loke - This is mainly due to improved performance from its hospital services and insurance businesses
23 hours ago
Raffles Medical H2 profit rises 21.7% to S$38.5 million
Deon Loke - This is mainly due to improved performance from its hospital services and insurance businesses
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SGX must find ‘sweet spot’ in culling underperforming firms as regional peers tighten curbs: market experts
Ranamita Chakraborty - The challenge lies in balancing market quality with competitiveness, say market observers
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No more cheap kopi: the price of Johor’s investment boom
Tan Ai Leng - As Malaysia’s southern state transforms into an investment powerhouse, rising rents, traffic and costs test residents’ resilience
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Digital Core Reit pivots to ‘offensive’ strategy, targets doubling asset base in 3 years
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Nasdaq consolidates below key highs
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DBS, OCBC, UOB may grab attention as Fed shifts stance, copes with new tariff uncertainty
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US trade chief says no countries have said they will withdraw from tariff deals
"I haven't heard anyone yet come to me and say the deal is off," Jamieson Greer said.
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Hollywood merger threatens movie theatres just as they recover
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India delays US trade talks after Supreme Court rejects Trump tariffs: Source
The delegation had been set to leave on Sunday for talks to finalise an interim trade deal.
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Indonesia faces record share sales to meet free-float goal
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Gold gains as traders mull next Trump moves after tariff ruling
The dollar falls as much as 0.3%, lifting gold as much as 1.6%
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JPMorgan concedes it closed Trump's accounts after Jan 6 attack
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Ascott, Frasers scale up in China rental housing to tap fast-growing market
Chong Xin Wei - Hospitality players are banking on a mindset shift driving young professionals into premium rentals
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Data centre S-Reits stay resilient on AI tailwinds
[SINGAPORE] Pure-play data centre (DC) real estate investment trusts in Singapore (S-Reits) have delivered resilient financial performance in their latest results ended...
2 days ago
India’s AI summit: Where big ambitions met hard realities
In the spotlight are the country’s drive to innovate and lead, as well as its infrastructure constraints and dependence on foreign tech
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Asian economies weigh impact of fresh Trump tariff moves, confusion
Analysts say more responses from the US president are likely after the Supreme Court decision
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China defies global ‘AI scare trade’ as investors chase winners
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Customised battery packs for Tesla OBUs meet international safety standards: LTA
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DBS to impose 12-hour cooling period for adding new payees, raising daily transfer limits
The change will take effect on Mar 7
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‘Not how humans act’: How agentic AI is changing cyberattacks
The only viable defence is to fight fire with fire
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US Justice Department probes Netflix’s power over film-makers in Warner Deal review
The broad scope is a strong sign that it will take months before the United States decides whether to challenge the deal...
2 days ago
How a US$15 million Chinese pork deal turned into a cautionary tale for foreign investors
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2 days ago
UAE foils cyber attacks, state news agency says
Feb 21 : The United Arab Emirates has thwarted organised cyber attacks targeting the country's digital infrastructure and vital sectors, the state news agency said on Saturday.The attacks "included attempts to infiltrate networks, deploy ransomware and conduct systematic phishing campaigns ...
2 days ago
NASA to roll back Artemis II spacecraft, impacting March launch window
Feb 21 : NASA is taking steps to potentially roll back the Artemis II rocket and Orion spacecraft after observing an interrupted flow of helium, which was required for launch, the space agency said on Saturday. "This will almost assuredly impact the March launch window," NASA said.
2 days ago
NASA may take moon mission Artemis II rocket back to assembly site, affecting March launch window
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UOI’s core net profit rises 8%, proposes final dividend per share of 19.5 cents for FY2025
Lin Daoyi - For its core insurance business, mainboard-listed United Overseas Insurance (UOI) has reported a net profit of $32.3 million for FY2025 ended Dec 31. This is around $2.5 million or 8% higher than FY2024’s $29.8 million. Revenue for its core insurance business saw an increase of around 2% to $115.4 ...
3 days ago
UOI’s net profit rises 8%, proposes final dividend per share of 19.5 cents for FY2025
Lin Daoyi - Mainboard-listed United Overseas Insurance (UOI) has reported a net profit of $32.3 million for FY2025 ended Dec 31. This is around $2.5 million or 8% higher than FY2024’s $29.8 million. Revenue for its insurance business saw an increase of around 2% to $115.4 million, driven by retail and reinsur ...
3 days ago
Turkey reviews six online platforms for children's data-processing practices
ISTANBUL, Feb 21 : Turkey's data protection authority said late on Friday that it has launched a review into six major social media platforms to assess how they handle children's personal data.In a statement, the Personal Data Protection Authority said the move aims to protect children fro ...
3 days ago
Smart money is winning as tariff whiplash, AI grip Wall Street
[NEW YORK] A noisy, unsettled Wall Street is doing what years of simply owning the index rarely has: made the smart money...
3 days ago
Cyber stocks slide as Anthropic unveils Claude security tool
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3 days ago
Neymar says he may retire by end-2026
[BENGALURU] Brazil striker Neymar, who extended his contract with his childhood club Santos last month, said that he may retire by the...
3 days ago
Detroit auto industry spared from Trump’s latest tariff programme
[DETROIT] Detroit’s automakers learned Friday (Feb 20) night that they had been spared from tariffs that US President Donald Trump imposed after...