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Riverstone posts 3.7% Q4 profit rise, proposes special dividend amid semicon recovery
GLOVEMAKER Riverstone posted a 3.7 per cent rise in net profit to RM70 million (S$21.2 million) for the three months ended December 2024,…
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Sats posts 123.5% rise in Q3 net profit on higher business volume, rate increases
CATERING and ground handling company Sats posted a 123.5 per cent increase in net profit to S$70.4 million for the quarter ended Dec 31,…
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Sasseur Reit posts 0.1% rise in H2 DPU to S$0.02929 on resilient rental income
THE manager of Sasseur Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) on Thursday (Feb 20) posted a distribution per unit (DPU) of S$0.02929 for the…
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Fast Company Discusses the Rise of AI Tools in 2025
The past year has marked a pivotal moment in the evolution of artificial intelligence, fundamentally reshaping how we work, create, and…
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Singapore stocks rise on Monday; STI climbs 0.7%
Property developer Hongkong Land is the top gainer on the index, while Yangzijiang Shipbuilding fell the most SINGAPORE equities ended…
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Why doctors think cancer is on the rise in millennial women
Many people mistakenly believe that cancer is primarily a disease of aging, but new data from the American Cancer Society (ACS) reveals a…
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Power surge: IEA projects sharp rise in global electricity demand
Researchers at the International Energy Agency project a surge in global demand for electricity in the coming three years as electric…
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Asia: Stocks rise, oil falls as Trump fans Ukraine peace hopes
ASIAN markets mostly rose on Thursday (Feb 13) and oil prices extended losses as forecast-topping US inflation was overshadowed by hopes…
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South Korea’s tech exports lose growth momentum as risks rise
The outlook for chip sales is turning less optimistic this year as growth in shipments has slowed in recent months SOUTH Korea recorded a…
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Flight detours around Ukraine war mean 1% rise in aviation emissions
The consumption of aviation fuel has been significantly increased by the on-going war in Ukraine, according to a journal report published…
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Singapore shares rise at Wednesday’s open; STI up 0.5%
SINGAPORE shares began Wednesday (Feb 12) trading in positive territory as markets abroad logged mixed results. As at 9.01 am, the Straits…
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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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Singapore shares rise at Monday’s open; STI up 1.3%
SINGAPORE shares began Monday (Feb 10) trading in positive territory as markets abroad closed lower on Friday as trade war worries…
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Singapore shares rise, with DBS driving gains; STI up 0.4%
SINGAPORE stocks closed higher on Monday (Feb 10) as investors cheered another round of record-breaking earnings reported by DBS, the…
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Elite UK Reit posts 5.8% rise in H2 DPU to 1.47 pence
THE manager of Elite UK Reit on Monday (Feb 10) posted a distribution per unit (DPU) of 1.47 pence for the second half (H2)ended Dec 31,…
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DBS posts 11% rise in Q4 profit to S$2.52 billion; full-year earnings hit record S$11.29 billion
The lender proposed a final dividend of S$0.60 Singapore cents per share for the fourth quarter DBS posted net profit for the fourth…
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Rise of the Romantasy
Young adults are reading more because they’re reading books that are easy to love. Source link
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Column: In San Francisco, a political tremor — the rise of Democratic moderation
SAN FRANCISCO — These are soul-searching days for Democrats, a time of reckoning and self-criticism as they try to comprehend why they…
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US: Wall Street slides, Treasury yields rise on mixed data, renewed tariff threats
Wall Street ended sharply lower and benchmark Treasury yields jumped on Friday (Feb 7) in the wake of a mixed US payrolls report, weak…
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The Rise of Musk Derangement Syndrome
Elon Musk, who is running roughshod over the federal bureaucracy, is the public enemy of the hour. Source link
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Singapore shares rise at Friday’s open; STI up 0.1%
SINGAPORE shares began Friday (Feb 7) trading in positive territory as markets abroad mostly closed higher. As at 9.01 am, the Straits…
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Singapore shares rise at Thursday’s open; STI up 0.4%
SINGAPORE shares started trading in positive territories on Thursday (Feb 6), mirroring global markets. As at 9.01 am, the Straits Times…
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Singapore shares rise as tariff concerns fade; STI up 0.4%
Across the broader market, gainers beat losers 352 to 186, after 1.3 billion securities worth S$1.1 billion change hands BUOYED by fading…
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Japan inflation-adjusted wages rise in December on jump in bonuses
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's December inflation-adjusted real wages rose 0.6% year-on-year thanks to a wintertime bonus bump, preliminary…