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Shares of doormaker surge as it secures planning permit for student accommodation in Australia
[SINGAPORE] Shares of Singapore doormaker HS Optimus surged on Tuesday (Oct 21), after it secured a permit for a 14-storey purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) in Melbourne, Australia. HS Optimus...
Gold hovers near record high on safe-haven demand, US rate-cut bets
The shutdown has delayed key economic data releases, leaving investors and policymakers in a data vacuum ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting next week[BENGALURU] Gold prices edged higher...
Singapore Cricket Club members vote against renaming Men’s Bar at special general meeting
[SINGAPORE] For most of its 173 years in business, the Men’s Bar at the Singapore Cricket Club (SCC) admitted, as its name suggests, only men.This changed in 2006 when...
BHP bets on iron ore resilience despite China slowdown; Q1 output misses
BHP Group on Tuesday struck an upbeat note on global iron ore demand even as it warned of cooling growth in China, while first-quarter output for the steelmaking element...
Ripple-tied treasury firm to raise over US$1 billion to go public
The companies have funded tens of billions of US dollars purchases of their target tokens and enjoyed hefty premiums when investors were bullish on the market[NEW YORK] A company...
Nomura asset’s new Japan retirement help team is run by retirees
Among the risks that investors in the country face are demographic trends such as shrinking birthrates, an ageing population and longer expected lifespans[TOKYO] Nomura Asset Management asked retired workers...
Deals for startups reach record in Japan before listing curbs
More than 60% of the roughly 600 companies on Tokyo’s Growth Market for young companies fall below that threshold, representing some US$12 billion of value[TOKYO] A plan to cull...
Catalist stocks ride on renewed market interest, but more needs to be done to spur mainboard transfers
Challenges faced in transitioning include low liquidity, limited visibility and investor perception issues, which hinder capital raising efforts[SINGAPORE] Since it transferred from the Singapore Exchange (SGX) Catalist board to...
Amazon says AWS cloud service is back to normal after outage disrupts businesses worldwide
The disruption was the largest since last year’s CrowdStrike malfunction hobbled technology systems in hospitals, banks and airports[SAN FRANCISCO] Amazon.com cloud service returned to normal operations on Monday afternoon, the...
Trump signs agreement on critical minerals with Australia
[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump signed an agreement with visiting Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to boost access to critical minerals and rare earths, as the US looks to...
