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Australia’s Qantas to close low-cost arm Jetstar Asia
Published Wed, Jun 11, 2025 · 08:02 AMAUSTRALIAN flag carrier Qantas said on Wednesday it will close Jetstar Asia, the group’s Singapore-based low-cost unit, in a bid to recycle...
Oil prices hold near 7-week high as market waits for news from US-China trade talks
[NEW YORK] Oil prices held near a seven-week high on Tuesday as the market awaited direction from trade talks between the US and China.Analysts have said a trade deal between...
Europe: Stocks flat as investors await outcome of US-China talks
EUROPEAN shares closed little changed on Tuesday in cautious trade as investors awaited the outcome of the second day of US-China trade talks in London.The continent-wide Stoxx 600 index closed...
Tencent Music to buy Chinese audio platform Ximalaya for US$2.4 billion
Ximalaya counts Tencent, Baidu and Sony Group’s music entertainment unit as backersPublished Tue, Jun 10, 2025 · 08:40 PM[BEIJING] Chinese music platform Tencent Music Entertainment Group said on Tuesday...
Top India dealmakers earn 37% more than Singapore peers
Published Tue, Jun 10, 2025 · 05:40 PM[NEW DELHI] Senior dealmakers in India are earning more than their counterparts in Singapore and Hong Kong, according to Bloomberg Intelligence, as...
Neo Group buys over bakery chain PrimaDeli’s operations for undisclosed sum
[SINGAPORE] Caterer Neo Group has bought over the business operations of home-grown bakery chain PrimaDeli from Prima Food for an undisclosed sum. Established in 1992, PrimaDeli is Singapore’s first...
Elite UK Reit to acquire three UK government-leased assets for £9.2 million
[SINGAPORE] The manager of Elite UK Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) announced on Tuesday (Jun 10) that the Reit has entered into a conditional sale-and-purchase agreement to acquire three...
Australia shares close at record high
(SYDNEY) Australian shares logged a record close on Tuesday (Jun 10), with banks and energy stocks leading the charge, as renewed optimism over US-China trade negotiations lifted investor confidence...
Asia: Markets extend gains as China-US talks head into second day
[HONG KONG] Asian stocks squeezed out more gains on Tuesday as the latest round of China-US trade talks moved into a second day, with one of Donald Trump’s top...
China’s WeRide, Malaysia’s Causeway Link among firms bidding to run driverless public buses in S’pore
[SINGAPORE] The local offshoot of Chinese self-driving technology company WeRide and a consortium led by Malaysian bus operator Handal Indah, also known as Causeway Link, are among four companies...
Apple plays it safe on AI despite Wall Street pressure
[CUPERTINO, United States] Apple on Monday remained on its cautious path to embracing generative AI even as rivals race ahead with the technology and Wall Street expresses doubts over...
Europe: Equities ease as US-China trade talks grip markets
EUROPEAN shares eased in cautious trade on Monday as investors avoided making big bets pending the outcome of Sino-U.S. trade talks in London.The pan-European Stoxx 600 ended slightly lower at 553.24...