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China-linked stocks climb on bevy of stimulus measures
US-LISTED shares of Chinese firms and China-focused funds jumped on Friday (Sep 27) and are set for another day of strong gains, aided by the latest in a line...
Yen bounces back as veteran lawmaker Ishiba wins PM contest
THE yen regained strength on Friday (Sep 27), bouncing back from earlier losses, after Japan’s former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba won the leadership contest of the country’s ruling Liberal...
News Corp-owned REA sweetens takeover offer for UK’s Rightmove to US$8.3 billion
AUSTRALIA’S REA Group, owned by Rupert Murdoch controlled-News Corp, bumped up its takeover bid for Rightmove to £6.2 billion (S$10.6 billion) on Friday (Sep 27), after the UK company...
Australia’s Star plunges after US$1.2 billion loss; responds to show-cause notice
SHARES in Australian casino operator Star Entertainment slumped more than 50 per cent to a record low on Friday (Sep 27), as it resumed trading a day after posting...
Construction companies must dig deeper to improve productivity amid rising temperatures
Besides focusing on worker safety, they can also look at quantifying impact of heat on productivity AS RISING temperatures impede the progress of construction projects in Singapore, companies here...
UBS in talks to form Indian minority-owned wealth joint venture, sources say
This may be the second country in the Asia-Pacific region where UBS enters an equity partnership with a local playerUBS has been in talks to form an Indian wealth...
Broader market continues rally despite index heavyweights weighing down the STI
THE Straits Times Index (STI) closed lower on Friday (Sep 27) as regional indices showed mixed results.The STI was down 0.3 per cent or 8.87 points at 3,573.36.Across the...
Column: Desperate for good news about climate change? Consider the pace of clean energy growth
Climate change has been viewed almost universally as a burden, a hot potato to be passed from country to country at annual climate change conferences. Although it’s widely known...
Southern California’s hottest commercial real estate market is for tenants that aren’t human
Where Wilshire Boulevard begins in downtown Los Angeles, thousands of miles of undersea fiber-optic cables disappear into an ordinary-looking office tower.One Wilshire is the mother of all data centers...
Malaysia’s Sarawak state secures largest stake in Affin Bank
MALAYSIA’S Sarawak state has emerged as the largest shareholder in Affin Bank after finalising a long-delayed deal to acquire additional shares in the lender.State-owned SG Assetfin Holdings signed a...
