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Wilmar reports higher earnings for Q1 2025 on better performance from business segments, associates
[Singapore] Wilmar reported a 13.5 per cent increase in earnings for Q1 2025 to US$343.9 million from US$302.9 million in Q1 2024 in a…
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Trade war may lower growth and inflation in eurozone, ECB’s Cipollone says
A GLOBAL trade war could lower both economic growth and inflation in the eurozone, and it could have an “unambiguously recessionary…
Politics
Student Debt Collections Restart on May 5. Here’s What to Know.
After a five-year reprieve, the Trump administration will restart forced collections on federal student loans in default, which could…
Business
Secret Deals, Foreign Investments, Presidential Policy Changes: The Rise of Trump’s Crypto Firm
The pitch from “ZMoney” arrived on the encrypted messaging app Signal just days before Donald J. Trump’s presidential inauguration.…
Business
IHH Healthcare signs S$300 million sustainability-linked loan with UOB
Integrated healthcare operator IHH Healthcare has signed its first S$300 million sustainability-linked loan with UOB, strengthening its…
Business
Google parent Alphabet kicks off sale of debut euro bonds
Google parent Alphabet is looking to raise at least 2.5 billion euros (S$3.72 billion) from a debut euro bond sale on Tuesday (Apr 29),…
Business
CGSI upgrades OUE Reit to ‘add’ on improved outlook
CGS International (CGSI) has upgraded its recommendation for OUE Reit to “add” from “hold”, and raised its price target marginally to…
Business
Lufthansa confirms 2025 outlook, braces for possible trade fallout
German airline Lufthansa on Tuesday (Apr 29) confirmed its operating result forecast for 2025, offering what analysts deemed a more…
Business
BP reports lower-than-expected profit of US$1.4b
It fell below the US$1.53 billion expected by analysts in a company-provided poll missed forecasts on Tuesday (Apr 29) with an underlying…
Business
Deutsche Bank posts 39% rise in first-quarter profit
Deutsche Bank on Tuesday posted a 39 per cent rise in first-quarter profit after its global investment banking division generated a big…
Politics
Some Chinese exporters hasten US dollar conversion amid trade war
Some Chinese exporters are speeding up the conversion of their US dollar income into yuan on bets the worst of the tariff-led loss in the…
Business
China still backs overseas coal plants despite 2021 pledge, research shows
Chinese firms are still building new coal-fired power plants in Indonesia despite a 2021 pledge to stop financing coal projects overseas,…
Politics
Trump Administration Looks to Take Steps to Ease Pain From Car Tariffs
The Trump administration said it plans to announce measures as early as Tuesday to ease the impact of tariffs on imported cars and car…
Business
Amara surges 27% to all-time high on privatisation offer
The S$0.895 offer represents a 33% premium over the company’s net asset value per share as at end-December 2024 Shares of hotel group…
Business
Trump to tout US investments from Nvidia, J&J, Hyundai, Toyota
CEOs and senior executives from Nvidia, Johnson & Johnson, Hyundai Motor, Toyota Motor, and SoftBank Group are among the more than…
Business
Stocks to watch: CapitaLand Ascendas Reit, Sats, Frasers Centrepoint Trust, First Sponsor, Stoneweg Reit, UOI, LMIRT
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (Apr 29): CapitaLand Ascendas Reit…
Politics
House Passes Bill to Ban Sharing of Revenge Porn, Sending It to Trump
The House on Monday overwhelmingly passed bipartisan legislation to criminalize the nonconsensual sharing of sexually explicit photos and…
Business
Brent crude oil prices drop on demand fears
Brent crude oil prices fell more than US$1 a barrel on Monday morning as economic worries from the US-China trade war were pressuring…
Politics
Republicans Sneak Staggering Asylum Fee into Budget Bill
Trump’s whiplash tariff proposals turned the stock market—and Americans’ retirement savings—into a rollercoaster of losses. Still, Trump’s…
News
U.S. Navy Loses $60 Million Jet as Pressure Increases on Hegseth
The U.S. Navy lost a $60 million fighter jet in the Red Sea Monday in another setback for Secretary Defense Pete Hegseth. The F/A-18 Super…
Politics
Turns Out Trump Is Massively Exaggerating His Deportation Numbers
Trump’s whiplash tariff proposals turned the stock market—and Americans’ retirement savings—into a rollercoaster of losses. Still, Trump’s…
Politics
Right-Wing Canadian Candidate Begs Trump to Stop Posting Weird Things
Trump’s whiplash tariff proposals turned the stock market—and Americans’ retirement savings—into a rollercoaster of losses. Still, Trump’s…
Business
Amazon to Launch First Project Kuiper Internet Satellites: What to Know
The battle of billionaires in space between Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk is ready to enter a new arena: satellite internet. Amazon, the…
Politics
Karoline Leavitt Lets Unhinged Sycophant Into White House Briefing
Trump’s whiplash tariff proposals turned the stock market—and Americans’ retirement savings—into a rollercoaster of losses. Still, Trump’s…