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Maybank downgrades Malaysia’s Tan Chong Motor to ‘sell’ amid widening losses, competition
Maybank Investment Bank has downgraded Malaysia’s Tan Chong Motor (TCM) to “sell”, from “hold” previously, amid widening losses, weak…
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Business
Perennial to invest one billion yuan to open two hospitals in Guangzhou
Integrated healthcare and real estate player Perennial Holdings on Tuesday (May 27) announced that it has entered into an agreement with…
Business
Samsung in talks to invest in California-based Exo
Discussions on all the potential developments are ongoing and details could change Samsung Electronics’ investment arm is among a group of…
Politics
Asian ports reported to be congested; average waiting time in Singapore is up to 1.5 days
Port congestion has been reported at Asian ports, with Singapore being one of those affected: The waiting time for a berth at the world’s…
Business
Peirce Hill bungalow owned by wife of 3AC’s Kyle Davies sells for S$37 million
A bungalow in Peirce Hill owned by the wife of failed Three Arrows Capital (3AC) co-founder Kyle Davies, is in the early stage of being…
Business
Weak Chinese demand leaves Australia with too much wheat
Australian wheat inventories will likely be much higher than last year at the end of the season, pressuring prices, because of a drop in…
Business
Car sales in Europe dip slightly in April, Tesla’s 49% drop tempers EV gains
TESLA’S sales in Europe fell 49 per cent in April from a year earlier, even as battery-electric sales rose by 27.8 per cent, as the US EV…
Politics
Chinese plastics buyers resist switch back to US propane despite pause in trade war
Chinese plastics factories left without US raw material when trade relations collapsed earlier this year are holding back from returning…
Business
Boustead shares rise 4.8% to a 4-year high on robust earnings and dividend boost
Company’s shares hit their highest price in a decade as the engineering group sees a 58% increase in net profits Shares of Boustead rose…
Business
Denso in talks to buy Temasek-backed seed maker for US$500 million
Denso is in final talks to buy a Temasek-backed seed supplier for around US$500 million, as the Japanese vehicle parts supplier deepens…
Politics
Gold edges higher as dollar dips, US fiscal worries mount
Gold prices edged up on Tuesday (May 27), supported by a weaker US dollar and concerns over the US fiscal outlook, while investors looked…
Business
Japanese bonds yields fall ahead of test at 40-year auction
Yields on Japanese super-long bonds fell ahead of an auction on Wednesday (May 28) that is expected to test demand following a recent sale…
Business
Singapore-based Quadria’s 3rd healthcare fund closes at US$1.1 billion, above US$800 million target
Quadria Capital, a Singapore-based private equity (PE) firm, announced on Tuesday (May 27) the final close of its third healthcare fund at…
Business
TargaZyme wants to cure cancer by improving stem cell delivery to diseased organs
After watching her family members go through painful treatment methods to deal with their cancer diagnoses, Lynnet Koh turned to cell…
Business
Trump Media to raise US$3 billion to spend on cryptocurrencies: report
The company behind Truth Social, a streaming and social media platform, has been exploring potential mergers and acquisitions as it aims…
Politics
Europe: Stocks recover after Trump delays EU tariffs in hopes of deal
EUROPEAN shares kicked off the week on a positive note on Monday, recouping the previous session’s losses, as markets heaved a sigh of…
Fashion
EU warns Shein of fines in consumer protection probe
Shein could also be the target of EU regulatory demands under the EU’s Digital Services Act The European Union on Monday (May 26) urged…
Business
Boustead’s H2 profit up 48 per cent to S$59.1 million
Engineering and technology group Boustead Singapore’s net profit for the six months ended Mar 31, 2024, increased 58 per cent to S$59.1…
Politics
Euro trades at one-month high after Trump delays EU tariffs
[TOKYO/LONDON] The euro hit a one-month high against the greenback on Monday (May 26), after US President Donald Trump backed down from…
Business
HKBN CEO says China Mobile’s HK$7.8 billion offer not good enough, open to more bidders
China Mobile’s HK$7.8 billion (S$1.3 billion) takeover offer for broadband operator HKBN is not good enough and the Hong Kong-based…
Business
Maybank Q1 net profit rises 4% to RM2.6 billion
Maybank’s net profit for the quarter ended Mar 31, 2025, increased 4 per cent to RM2.6 billion (S$790 million), up from RM2.5 billion in…
Business
Singapore shares fall amid mixed regional showing; STI down 0.2%
Across the broader market, decliners edge out gainers 268 to 220, after 894.4 million securities worth S$751.7 million change hands Shares…
News
What America Made of Marx
The larger message of Marxism wasn’t getting through: As Hartman remarks, “Either there was something wrong with their theory, or there…
News
Nathan Fielder's "The Rehearsal" Takes Flight
As this list of rehearsals might suggest, while most of what happens in the show starts in the airport, it’s not really about that. In…