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Asia: Markets extend gains on US trade deal hopes
[HONG KONG] Asian markets extended the week’s gains on Thursday on optimism other countries will follow up Japan’s US trade deal with ones of their own, with speculation building...
ST Engineering climbs 7.7% to record high on Q2 contract wins
The counter is up 91.2% year to date from its S$4.66 closing price on Dec 31, 2024 [SINGAPORE] ST Engineering’s share price soared on Thursday (Jul 24) morning after...
ST Engineering climbs 8.1% to record high on Q2 contract wins
The counter is up 91.2% year to date from its S$4.66 closing price on Dec 31, 2024 [SINGAPORE] Shares of ST Engineering soared on Thursday (Jul 24) after the...
Marina Bay Sands H1 revenue rises 17% to US$2.6 billion as travel spend in Asia expands
Adjusted property Ebitda rose 23.8% to US$1.4 billion, up from US$1.1 billion in the first half of 2024[SINGAPORE] Net revenue for Marina Bay Sands (MBS) rose 17 per cent...
Elite UK Reit to convert Scotland property into student housing by September 2027
[SINGAPORE] The manager of Elite UK Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) on Thursday (Jul 24) announced that it has received planning approval to convert a freehold property in Scotland...
Elite UK Reit to convert Scotland property into PBSA facility by Sep 2027
[SINGAPORE] The manager of Elite UK Reit on Thursday (Jul 24) announced that it received planning approval to convert a freehold property in Scotland into a 168-bed purpose built...
AMD CEO sees chips from TSMC’s US plant costing 5% to 20% more
[SAN FRANCISCO] Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) chief executive officer Lisa Su said that the chips her company gets from supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) cost more when they...
Japan’s Topix hits record high in trade deal afterglow
Published Thu, Jul 24, 2025 · 08:34 AM — Updated Thu, Jul 24, 2025 · 08:54 AM[TOKYO] Japan’s Topix iindex rose to a record high on Thursday and the...
Bank of America to buy back US$40 billion of shares in new programme
The announcement follows buyback plans from some of the biggest US banks after they passed this year’s US Federal Reserve stress testsPublished Thu, Jul 24, 2025 · 06:50 AM[NEW...
Mattel cuts 2025 forecast after two-month pause, hurt by tariff uncertainties
TOYMAKER Mattel cut its annual forecast, reinstating it after two months, and posted a sharp drop in second-quarter revenue on Wednesday, as weak Barbie sales in North America and global trade...
Oil prices steady with trade talks in focus
[NEW YORK] Oil prices were little changed on Wednesday as investors assessed trade developments between the European Union and the US after President Donald Trump reached a tariff deal with...
US: Dow advances, S&P 500 logs new record with boost from tariff pacts
Published Thu, Jul 24, 2025 · 06:05 AM[NEW YORK] Wall Street stocks advanced on Wednesday with the Dow logging strong gains and the S&P 500 closing at a record for the...