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SGX shares climb more than 5% after MAS review group unveils plans to boost stock market
Initiatives include a S$5 billion Equity Market Development Programme to strengthen the fund management ecosystem Shares of the Singapore…
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Berkshire to boost investments in Japanese trading houses
WARREN Buffett said on Saturday (Feb 22) that his conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway will likely increase its ownership in the five Japanese…
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Qatar signs deal with Scale AI to use AI to boost government services
Scale AI will develop more than 50 possible uses of AI for Qatar’s government over the next five years QATAR’S government has signed a…
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Can MAS Review Group’s S$5 Billion Boost Revive the SGX?
An effective overhaul of the ecosystem could depend on the full set of measures, due to be released by August THE full update on the…
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Singapore unveils S$5 billion boost for fund managers, other moves to revive equities market
SINGAPORE’S capital markets look set to receive a liquidity boost,following the announcement on Friday (Feb 21) of a S$5 billion…
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Alibaba rockets more than 14% to boost Hong Kong market
SHARES in e-commerce titan Alibaba soared more than 14 per cent on Friday (Feb 21), extending a blistering rally in Hong Kong’s Hang Seng…
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Birkenstock slumps as unchanged outlook overshadows sales boost
BIRKENSTOCK Holding shares fell after the German shoe company opted to keep its outlook unchanged, even as sales of its high-end sandals…
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Japan’s Suzuki aims to boost sales by a third by 2030, invest heavily in India
JAPANESE small car maker Suzuki Motor said it will target 4.2 million vehicles in global sales in five years’ time – an increase of nearly…
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HSBC unveils share buyback, cost cut targets as new CEO looks to boost returns
HSBC posted an annual profit on Wednesday (Feb 19) that beat estimates, helped by increased revenue in wealth and markets businesses, and…
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Indonesia amends mining law to boost access, support processing
Indonesia is a major coal exporter and has rich deposits of tin, copper and bauxite, among other metals INDONESIA’S parliament on Tuesday…
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Apple aims to boost Vision Pro with AI features, spatial content app
APPLE is planning to add Apple Intelligence to its Vision Pro headset, along with an updated mode for guest users and a spatial content…
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MAS review group proposes tax perks to boost Singapore’s equities market; more details on Feb 21
THE Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) equities market review group proposes to introduce tax incentives to spur more listings and…
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MAS review group proposes tax perks to boost Singapore’s equities market as a start
THE Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) equities market review group proposes to introduce tax incentives to spur more listings and…
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Meta accounting move on AI servers to boost profit this year
META Platforms made a small change last month that’s likely to increase the company’s profit by billions of US dollars this year. It was…
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Apple brings TV+ to Android phones in bid to boost subscribers
The move marks the rare occasion when Apple is offering services on Google’s Android, its biggest competitor in smartphone software APPLE…
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Europe: Shares end at record peak on earnings boost; tariffs eyed
EUROPEAN shares eked out an all-time high on Wednesday (Feb 12), as investors cheered earnings reports from Heineken and ABN Amro,…
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China inflation picks up after Lunar New Year spending boost
Lunar New Year shopping helped boost consumption in China in January (GREG BAKER) Inflation picked up in China last month, official…
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Hedge funds boost bearish oil bets as trade war threatens demand
Hedge funds increased bearish bets against oil by the most in three months on the prospect that duelling tariffs between the US and China…
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Social Security boost proposed for millions of Americans
The Trump administration will implement "the largest tax cut in history" through a series of actions, including eliminating taxes on…
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Xiaomi hits fresh record high on China’s subsidy programme boost
XIAOMI’S shares surged to a fresh record in Hong Kong on Friday (Feb 7), as new product launches and benefits from China’s nationwide…
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Xiaomi hits new high on China’s subsidy programme boost
XIAOMI’S shares surged to a fresh record in Hong Kong on Friday (Feb 7), as new product launches and benefits from China’s nationwide…
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SNCF Voyageurs to boost rail safety with Wabtec’s KinetiX inspection systems
Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer francais (SNCF) Voyageurs, the French national railway company, has placed an order with Wabtec for…
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Asean’s data centre gold rush to get a boost from DeepSeek’s AI leap: Maybank
DEMAND for Asean data centres is likely to remain resilient as Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) DeepSeek is set to disrupt the…
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Trump's oil tariffs a boost for European and Asian refiners
US President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs on Canadian and Mexican oil imports will offer European and Asian refineries a competitive…