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Tokyo: Nikkei ends 6% higher on market recovery hopes
[TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei share average closed 6 per cent higher on Tuesday (Apr 8), recovering from a 1½ -year low hit in the previous session, as investors scooped up...
Stocks to watch: DBS, SGX, Thakral, Dasin Retail Trust
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of its securities on Tuesday (Apr 8). DBS: On Monday night, DBS said it was informed by Toppan...
Samsung sees Q1 profit beating estimates as looming tariffs spur chip sales
[SEOUL] Samsung Electronics on Tuesday estimated a 0.2 per cent drop in first-quarter operating profit from a year earlier, beating analysts’ estimates by far on solid smartphone sales and...
Levi maintains 2025 outlook in face of tariff turbulence
[NEW YORK] Levi Strauss maintained a full-year outlook that excludes the impact from sweeping new US tariffs that are poised to significantly raise costs for multinational apparel companies.The San...
Trump gives Nippon Steel takeover of US Steel a second look
[NEW YORK] President Donald Trump on Monday launched a review of the proposed takeover of US Steel by Japanese rival Nippon Steel, a merger previously blocked by Joe Biden...
All Rights Reserved: What Those Words Really Mean
If you’ve ever glanced at a book, magazine, or website, you might have noticed the phrase “all rights reserved” and wondered what it signifies. This article breaks down the...
Over 11,000 DBS, Bank of China customers’ data stolen in ransomware attack on printing vendor
[SINGAPORE] Over 11,000 customers of DBS Bank and Bank of China had their data stolen in a ransomware attack on the banks’ printing vendor.On Monday (Apr 7) night, DBS...
Investors seek refuge in US dollar, yen as tariff fallout grips markets
INVESTORS poured into safe havens such as the greenback, yen and Swiss franc on Monday (Apr 7), as the market rout from US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs deepened...
Tariffs continue to pummel Asian markets on Monday; Hong Kong sheds 13.2%
[SINGAPORE] The sell-off following US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff announcement last Wednesday continued to roil Asian markets on Monday (Apr 7), with the Hong Kong market faring the...
Trustee-manager of Dasin Retail Trust declares notice of upcoming EGM is ‘invalid’; any resolutions passed will be void
[SINGAPORE] The trustee-manager of Dasin Retail Trust has declared an upcoming extraordinary general meeting (EGM) called by several dissenting unitholders “invalid and ineffective”, and that any resolutions passed during...
Singapore shares close lower on Monday; STI tumbles 7.5%
Across the broader market, decliners outnumber advancers 612 to 137, with 2.7 billion shares worth S$4.2 billion changing hands[SINGAPORE] All 30 constituents of the Straits Times Index (STI) closed...
European shares plummet to 16-month low on trade war gloom
[berlin] European shares plunged to a 16-month low on Monday (Apr 7) as investors grappled with the possibility of a recession after US President Donald Trump showed no signs...