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Oil firmer as ebbing Iranian protests lower chance of US attack
[NEW DELHI] Oil prices were up slightly on Monday, after the previous session’s rise, as Iran’s deadly crackdown on protests quelled civil unrest, narrowing chances for a US attack...
China’s aluminium output hits record, steel below one billion tonnes
CHINESE aluminium output rose to an all-time high last year, climbing above the country’s capacity limit, while steel fell to a seven-year low, underscoring dramatically different prospects for the...
Bank of Singapore appoints Collins Chin as global CFO
He takes up the new role after having been the head of investor relations at the bank’s parent, OCBC[SINGAPORE] The Bank of Singapore on Monday (Jan 19) announced that...
Gold, silver jump to record highs on Trump tariff threats over Greenland
Spot silver advanced 4.4% to US$93.85 per ounce, after hitting a record high of US$94.08[BENGALURU] Gold and silver prices surged to record highs on Monday (Jan 19), as investors...
Philippines makes first natural gas discovery in more than a decade
[MANILA] Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Monday gas and condensate had been found at a well close to the existing Malampaya gas field off the island of...
YZJ Maritime proposes share buyback as part of capital management plans
It will announce the date of an extraordinary general meeting to seek shareholders’ approval[SINGAPORE] Maritime financial solutions provider Yangzijiang (YZJ) Maritime is proposing a share buyback as part of...
Stocks to watch: Yangzijiang Maritime, SIA, AEM Holdings, Stamford Land, Keppel Reit
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Jan 19): Yangzijiang Maritime : The maritime financial solution provider on Monday announced...
China’s US$7 trillion cash pile is shifting into stocks, gold
With rates now sliding towards 1%, that capital is increasingly looking for a new homeCHINESE households are scouring for higher-yielding investments as roughly US$7 trillion in time deposits come...
WTI expected to trend higher in near term
WEST Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude prices have staged a modest recovery since the start of the year, rising about 4 per cent year-to-date at the time of writing. After...
From accountant to IR chief: RWS CEO on why she wants to create ‘a new first impression’
Genting veteran Lee Shi Ruh is leading the massive transformation of the Sentosa integrated resort[SINGAPORE] There is certainly quite a different look and feel at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS)...
‘No reasons to own’: Software stocks sink on fear of new AI tool
Sell-off has exacerbated an already yawning gap between the performance of software companies and other areas of the tech sectorTHE new year was supposed to bring opportunities for beaten-down...
JPMorgan confirms Trump assertion that bank CEO Dimon was not offered Fed chair job
[WASHINGTON] JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon on Saturday (Jan 17) confirmed he was not asked to be Federal Reserve chair, hours after US President Donald Trump disputed a report saying...