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Frasers Hospitality repositions portfolio with move into premium rental apartments
Chong Xin Wei - China anchors company’s premium rental push with launch of Modena by Fraser Shenzhen
Business Headlines & Market News
Business Headlines and Stock Market News by Singapore Financial News Publishers
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Singapore’s strong GDP growth will drive operating revenue outperformance, higher fiscal surplus: economists
Elysia Tan - But prudence is expected, especially at the start of a new term for the government
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Singapore’s strong GDP growth to see higher full-year fiscal surplus of up to S$13.8 billion: economists
Elysia Tan - For first 9 months, corporate and income tax, GST collections were all up
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DBS 4QFY2025 earnings down 10% to $2.36 bil; full year earnings reach $11 bil
The Edge Singapore - DBS Group Holdings has reported a 10% drop in its 4QFY2025 earnings to $2.36 billion, due higher tax and the absence of non-recurring gains from a year earlier. The bank made higher specific allowances as well. For the full year, DBS made $11 billion, down 3% over the preceding year ended Dec 2024. ...
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US Treasury’s Bessent says Fed will take its time on balance sheet moves
[WASHINGTON] US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday he would not expect the Federal Reserve to move quickly to shrink its...
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DBS Q4 profit down 10% at S$2.26 billion, falling short of forecasts; pays S$0.81 per share in dividends
Tan Nai Lun - It will be maintaining its capital return dividend in FY2026 and FY2027, barring unforeseen circumstances
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DBS Q4 profit falls 10% to S$2.26 billion, falling short of forecasts; pays 81 cents in dividends
Tan Nai Lun - The bank will be maintaining its capital return dividend in FY2026 and FY2027, barring unforeseen circumstances
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DBS Q4 profit down 10% at S$2.26 billion, misses forecasts; pays higher S$0.81 per share in dividends
Tan Nai Lun - It will be maintaining its capital return dividend in FY2026 and FY2027, barring unforeseen circumstances
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DBS Q4 profit down 10%, missing forecasts; pays higher S$0.81 per share in dividends
Tan Nai Lun - Q4 profit down 10% at S$2.26 billion; pays higher S$0.81 per share in dividends
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Asics sees boom in running shoes for India’s healthy and wealthy
Demand for its top-end Onitsuka Tiger sportswear label accounts for about 15% of total revenue
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Japan markets set for renewed ‘Takaichi trade’ after landslide election win
[TOKYO] Japan’s volatile financial markets must now contend with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi firmly in the driver’s seat after her decisive victory...
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Thailand PM Anutin consolidates power with dominating election win
Bhumjaithai Party took about 192 seats out of 500 with nearly 95 per cent of the votes counted
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Singapore attracted S$14.2 billion of investments in 2025; about 15,700 new jobs expected in next five years: EDB
The expected number of jobs created is the lowest in at least 20 years amid a more cautious business outlook and growing automation.
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Singapore’s investment commitments rise 5.3% to S$14.2 billion in 2025
Tessa Oh - More than a third of fixed asset investment is in electronics; expected job creation falls 16% to 15,700
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Singapore’s 2025 investment pledges rise 5.3% to S$14.2 billion; related job creation dips 16%
Tessa Oh - Over a third of fixed asset investment is in electronics; total 2025 commitments expected to create 15,700 jobs over 5 years
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Thailand PM’s party takes early lead in three-way election race
[BANGKOK] Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s Bhumjaithai Party took an early lead in Sunday’s (Feb 8) general election, though the three-way battle...
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Japan must take 'professional' approach in tapping FX reserves, finance minister says
TOKYO, Feb 8 : Japan must take a "professional" approach in tapping its huge foreign reserves to fund spending and tax cuts as doing so would not be easy, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Sunday.Tapping foreign reserves could be an option given recent yen moves, though doing so co ...
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PM Sanae Takaichi’s win primes Japan stocks for gains, damps yen and bonds
The benchmark Topix index closed at a record high on Feb 6
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Japan’s Takaichi set for landslide election win, exit poll shows
Her party is set to win 274 to 328 of the 465 seats in the lower house
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Analysis:Investors chase cheaper, smaller companies as risk aversion hits tech sector
Feb 8 : Investors are turning to cheaper, smaller companies while reassessing how much risk they are willing to take owning volatile assets after market whipsaws pounded some sectors and assets.Wariness and risk aversion have swept through some corners of the market that have shone the brightest in ...
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Nanyang New Development to buy gold bullion dealer
The Edge Singapore - Nanyang New Development has on Feb 7 announced plans to move into the business of brokering gold bullion, as well as retail sales of jewellery. Together with a group of other investors, Nanyang New Development plans to invest $1 million in an entity called Gold Bar Pte Ltd, a registered dealer incor ...
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More investment opportunities in private markets from banks in Singapore as demand soars
Benjamin Cher - Some have beefed up their offerings to include European private credit, hedge funds and private equity products
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Tickrs initiates coverage on PC Partner with ‘buy’ call and $2.20 TP, FY2025 profit to ‘surge’ 72%
Douglas Toh - Analyst Jaimes Chao of Tickrs Financial has initiated coverage on Mainboard-listed PC Partner with a “buy” rating and target price of $2.20. He writes in his Feb 6 report: “Our target is derived from a blended valuation of 11 times FY2025 price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) and six times FY2025 ente ...
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Tickrs initiates coverage on PC Partners with ‘buy’ and $2.20 TP, FY2025 profit to ‘surge’ 72%
Douglas Toh - Analyst Jaimes Chao of Tickrs Financial has initiated coverage on PC Partner with a “buy” rating and target price of $2.20. He writes in his Feb 6 report: “Our target is derived from a blended valuation of 11 times FY2025 price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) and six times FY2025 enterprise value (EV) ...
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Value investor Silchester lifts ComfortDelGro stake above 6%
[SINGAPORE] For the five trading sessions spanning Jan 30 to Feb 5, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, with net institutional...
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Healthcare S-Reits record mixed DPU performance, but deliver operational stability amid currency headwinds
[SINGAPORE] A total of 22 Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) have released their financial results or business updates for the periods...
2 days ago
Anthropic buys Super Bowl ads to slap OpenAI for selling ads in ChatGPT
Rivalry highlights AI companies’ public spat and market competition
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Washington Post CEO Will Lewis announces departure, following mass layoffs
Unions criticise Lewis, call for Bezos to rescind layoffs
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Japan’s PM Takaichi aims for blizzard of votes in rare winter election
Record snow may hurt turnout, favouring organised voting blocs
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Japan votes in test for PM Takaichi as snow weighs on turnout
Record snow may hurt turnout, favouring organised voting blocs
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Polls close in Thailand’s three-way race as risk of instability looms
No single party expected to secure a clear majority
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China’s cash-hungry tech firms rush to tap Hong Kong markets in next phase of Beijing’s AI ambitions
The surge in interest in AI software stocks has been reinforced by a parallel rally in AI hardware
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Dorsey’s Block cutting up to 10% of staff, Bloomberg News reports
Feb 7 : Jack Dorsey's fintech Block is considering cutting up to 10 per cent of its workforce during annual performance reviews, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday citing people familiar with the matter.Block didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Reuters could not immediately ...
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Commentary: Where is AI showing up in the productivity data?
Signs of AI's effects are already starting to peek through, says Soumaya Keynes for the Financial Times.