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Oil rises over 1% as investors weigh Trump’s Russia stance, tariff threats
[HOUSTON] Oil prices settled 1 per cent higher on Wednesday as investors focused on developments on US President Donald Trump’s tighter deadline for Russia to end the war in Ukraine and...
Europe: Shares close flat as investors weigh US tariff impact on earnings
EUROPEAN shares closed flat on Wednesday as investors weighed the impact of tariffs on corporate earnings after big companies including Adidas, Porsche and Aston Martin flagged potential US price...
Jardine C&C reports 23% fall in H1 earnings to US$371 million on unrealised fair value losses
[SINGAPORE] Jardine Cycle & Carriage (JC&C) on Wednesday (Jul 30) reported a 23 per cent decline in earnings to S$371.1 million for the first half of 2025, from S$483.3...
Mapletree Logistics Trust to divest South Korean property for S$7.4 million
The proposed divestment is in line with its manager’s drive to rejuvenate its portfolio by letting go of assets no longer aligned with its strategy [SINGAPORE] Mapletree Logistics Trust...
CapitaLand India Trust posts higher H1 DPU as NPI rises 10% to S$113.6 million
[SINGAPORE] Capitaland India Trust (Clint) on Wednesday (Jul 30) posted a higher net property income (NPI) of S$113.6 million for the six months ended Jun 30, 2025. This marks...
Singapore shares down for fourth session; STI dips 0.2%
[SINGAPORE] Local stocks slipped for the fourth straight session on Wednesday (Jul 30), logging their longest losing streak in five weeks, as second-quarter employment growth slowed from the same...
Mercedes-Benz profit plunges on tariff, China woes
[FRANKFURT] Premium German carmaker Mercedes-Benz said Wednesday (Jul 30) its second-quarter profit plunged nearly 70 per cent due to US tariffs and weak sales in China, prompting it to...
Rio Tinto posts smallest first-half profit in five years
It reported underlying earnings of US$4.81 billion for the six months ended June 30Published Wed, Jul 30, 2025 · 02:54 PM[LONDON] Rio Tinto reported its smallest first-half underlying profit...
UBS second-quarter profit doubles to $2.4 billion, beats estimates
[ZURICH] UBS’ second-quarter profit more than doubled from a year earlier, comfortably ahead of expectations, as it joined other major banks in making the most of a surge in...
HSBC first-half profit falls 26%, misses estimates
Published Wed, Jul 30, 2025 · 12:35 PM[HONG KONG] HSBC Holdings reported a 26 per cent slide in first-half pretax profit on Wednesday, missing analyst estimates, as a US$2.1...
