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Oil climbs 2% to two-week high on geopolitical tensions
[NEW YORK] Oil prices climbed about 2 per cent on Tuesday to a two-week high as persistent geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine, and the US and Iran looked set...
US: Wall Street opens mixed as investors await trade negotiations
Published Tue, Jun 3, 2025 · 09:46 PM[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indices opened mixed on Tuesday (Jun 3) as investors awaited possible negotiations between the United States and...
Thailand and Indonesia could be growth laggards in Asean: Nomura
[SINGAPORE] Thailand and Indonesia are expected to be growth laggards within Asean, noted Euben Paracuelles, chief Asean economist at Nomura at the Nomura Investment Forum Asia press conference held...
Volkswagen says 20,000 workers agree to early exits
Published Tue, Jun 3, 2025 · 07:45 PM[BERLIN] Volkswagen said about 20,000 employees will voluntarily leave the company by the end of the decade as the carmaker restructures its...
Asean power grid could unlock 25 GW of renewable capacity, lowering Singapore’s electricity costs: Rystad Energy
[SINGAPORE] A regional power grid that allows for electricity trade between Asean nations, if fully realised, could unlock up to 25 gigawatts (GW) of renewable and energy storage projects,...
Ascott, Frasers Hospitality expand footprint in Asia
[SINGAPORE] Lodging sector players Ascott and Frasers Hospitality issued separate statements on Tuesday (Jun 3) announcing their expansion in Asia with new signings and openings.Ascott, the wholly owned lodging...
Julius Baer’s new goals fail to impress in setback for CEO
[ZURICH] Julius Baer Group unveiled fresh targets aimed at cutting costs and setting the Swiss wealth manager on the road to better profitability, though investors saw little reason to...
Online broker Tiger to double Hong Kong headcount, targets offshore China wealth
[HONG KONG] Tiger Securities plans to double its headcount in Hong Kong over the next two to three years as the online brokerage targets a bigger share of the...
HK Express airfares dragged down by rising competition out of Hong Kong, CEO says
[NEW DELHI] An accelerating fall in the price of air tickets from recent high levels is the biggest challenge at Cathay Pacific’s budget arm HK Express, its CEO said,...
Asia: Markets rise as traders eye possible Trump-Xi talks
[HONG KONG] Asian stocks rallied on Tuesday as investors kept tabs on developments in the China-US trade war amid speculation the countries’ leaders will hold talks soon.After a period...
