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Macquarie, HSBC to start talks to join Australia Post pact
Australia Post has one of the largest retail networks nationally and runs more than 4,000 post offices A TRIO of major lenders may join a…
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Australia’s Macquarie profit flattens as commodity trading drops
Macquarie Group’s profit was flat for the first three quarters of the fiscal year as business in its commodities trading arm continued to…
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Lendlease Global Commercial Reit appoints Guy Alexander Cawthra as CEO
LENDLEASE Global Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust (LReit) has appointed Guy Alexander Cawthra as its new chief executive, effective…
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SoftBank explores debt-heavy financing for US$500 billion AI push
A FEW weeks ago, SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son stood alongside US President Donald Trump to unveil the Stargate Project, an…
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Singapore shares rise on Tuesday; STI up 0.3%
SINGAPORE shares began Tuesday (Feb 11) trading in positive territory as investors digested US President Donald Trump’s announcement that…
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NetLink NBN Trust’s 9-month profit down 12.9% at S$74.1 million
FIBRE network provider NetLink NBN Trust posted S$74.1 million profit after tax for the nine months ended December, down 12.9 per cent…
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Times Properties offers to privatise Paragon Reit at S$0.98 per unit
TIMES Properties, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cuscaden Peak Investments, is looking to take Paragon Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit)…
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Temasek-backed Cuscaden moves to privatise Paragon Reit at S$0.98 per unit
TIMES Properties, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cuscaden Peak Investments, is looking to take Paragon Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit)…
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Chinese investors drive Hong Kong rally with HK$150 billion inflow
CHINESE investors are helping to drive a bull run in Hong Kong shares, ploughing almost HK$150 billion (S$26 billion) into the financial…
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Shock over niece's "disgusting" demand after family death: "Owe nothing"
A woman's refusal to part with a diamond ring that belonged to her late mother has led to a bitter row with her "bougie, narcissistic"…
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Paragon Reit posts 10.4% lower H2 DPU of S$0.0233
THE manager of Paragon Real Estate Investment Trust (Paragon Reit) on Tuesday (Feb 11) posted a distribution per unit (DPU) of S$0.0233…
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Stocks to watch: Paragon Reit, GuocoLand, Keppel
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (Feb 11): Paragon Real Estate…
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Huawei boosts smartwatch sales by registering them as medical devices
HUAWEI Technologies has found an unlikely way to boost sales of its latest smartwatches in the face of sluggish consumer spending in…
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McDonald’s profits dented by food poisoning outbreak
MCDONALD’S reported a dip in profits on Monday as it contended with lingering effects from a US food poisoning outbreak that depressed…
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Dodgers Could Trade $15 Million All-Star Following Kiké Hernandez Signing
The Los Angeles Dodgers continued their busy offseason on Sunday, agreeing to a one-year deal with fan favorite utility man Kiké…
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Morgan Stanley sets US$3 billion X loan to tap into Musk mania
MORGAN Stanley kicked off another large sale of X debt on Monday (Feb 10), seizing on investors’ sudden embrace of the social media…
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Meta starts eliminating jobs in shift to find AI talent
The latest wave of firings are expected to be completed by the end of the performance cycle that goes to February META Platforms began…
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California joins legal fight to stop NIH cuts that could be a blow to UC, CSU other universities
California joined 21 Democratic-run states Monday in a lawsuit to stop cuts to billions of dollars in NIH funding that supports medical…
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Millennial Workplace Demands Reshaping America
Millennials are shaking things up in the workplace, and it’s hard not to notice. They’re not just clocking in for a paycheck; they’re…
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BYD puts driver-assistance features in most of its cars for free
BYD will enable advanced driver-assistance features in almost all future models at no additional cost to buyers as part of a bid to…
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Fox Acquires Firm Behind Conservative and True Crime Podcasts
The Fox Corporation said on Monday that it had acquired Red Seat Ventures, a growing digital media company that has become a go-to partner…
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NFRA considers next steps in IL&FS audit notices case
The National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) is reassessing its strategy following a decision of India’s Delhi High Court that…
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Keppel’s new commercial property secures financial services company as anchor tenant
The Tanjong Pagar building features smart building management systems and renewable energy use ASSET manager Keppel’s new commercial…
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GuocoLand H1 profit up 13 per cent to S$74.6 million
PROPERTY developer GuocoLand reported a net profit of S$74.6 million for the first half ended Dec 31, 2024, up 13 per cent year on year…