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Walmart expects better sales, earnings as shoppers squeezed by tariffs
BIG-BOX retailer Walmart reported solid revenue growth on Thursday and said that it expects better sales and earnings for the full year, as customers feel the squeeze from higher...
US: Stocks retreat ahead of Fed chair’s speech
Published Fri, Aug 22, 2025 · 06:12 AMWALL Street’s major indexes closed lower on Thursday as traders girded for a key speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell the...
Coliwoo to launch co-living project at old Bukit Timah Fire Station in September
[SINGAPORE] Coliwoo, a unit of real estate services group LHN, will launch a co-living residence with retail offerings at the former Bukit Timah Fire Station in September.The company last...
Boeing in talks to sell as many as 500 planes to China: sources
[BEIJING] Boeing is heading closer towards finalising a deal with China to sell as many as 500 aircraft, according to people familiar with the matter, a transaction that would...
Explainer: Why is Hyflux founder Olivia Lum being sued for non-disclosure to SGX?
[SINGAPORE] After years of struggling with the Tuaspring project, Hyflux was ordered to be wound up in 2021, closing a critical chapter in one of Singapore’s most significant corporate...
Sats rises 2.5% on Q1 profit growth
[SINGAPORE] Shares of ground handler and in-flight caterer Sats advanced on Thursday (Aug 21), a day after the group posted higher first-quarter profit. The counter hit an intraday high...
Sats rises 5.7% to three-week high on Q1 profit growth
[SINGAPORE] Shares of ground handler and in-flight caterer Sats climbed in early trade on Thursday (Aug 21), a day after the group posted higher first-quarter profit. As at 9.02...
Baidu ranks as China’s cheapest Internet stock amid AI concerns
Published Thu, Aug 21, 2025 · 12:30 PM[HONG KONG] Sharp stock underperformance for Baidu on concerns over its outlook have left it trading at the cheapest valuation among China’s...
India becomes rare hub for green IPOs with US$4 billion of deals
[MUMBAI] India is seeing a revival in clean-energy initial public offerings (IPOs) as companies capitalise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s push for renewables.Starting with Vikram Solar this week, more...
Australia: Shares hit fresh high on mining and banks boost
AUSTRALIAN shares rose to a record high on Thursday, driven by miners and banks, while investors awaited US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech at the Jackson Hole symposium...
Gold little changed as investors await Jackson Hole remarks
[BENGALURU] Gold prices were steady on Thursday (Aug 21) as investors awaited cues into the US Federal Reserve’s policy outlook ahead of the Jackson Hole symposium in Wyoming, which...
China emissions fall while chemicals emerge as new hotspot
Coal-based chemical processes are more polluting than ones using traditional petroleum-based feedstocksPublished Thu, Aug 21, 2025 · 08:10 AM[BEIJING] A surge of renewable power led to declining emissions in...