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Singapore Bank OCBC’s shares hit record as wealth unit shines
OCBC shares gained as much as 0.6%, above the previous high from more than two weeks ago[SINGAPORE] Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) shares hit a fresh record as the wealth-management...
Aletheia Capital downgrades Wilmar to ‘sell’, cuts target to S$2.50 on legal woes
[SINGAPORE] Aletheia Capital has lowered its rating on Wilmar International from “buy” to “sell” on the belief that the agribusiness group’s recent legal woes obscure its “earnings recovery narrative”...
Bukit Sembawang Estates a ‘potential dividend powerhouse’: DBS
[SINGAPORE] Bukit Sembawang Estates has been identified as a “potential dividend powerhouse” by DBS Group Research, which sees the possibility of a special dividend of up to S$1 per...
Ad giant Omnicom to cut over 4,000 jobs, fold legacy brands after IPG takeover
The advertising industry faces a serious threat as artificial intelligence reshapes creative production and tech giants[BENGALURU] Omnicom said on Monday (Dec 1) that it will lay off more than...
Gold edges lower as investors book profits
US rate futures are pricing in an 88% chance of a rate cut in December, according to the CME’s FedWatch tool[BENGALURU] Gold edged lower in early Asian trading on...
US moves to deepen minerals supply chain in AI race with China
The Asian nation is home to more than 90% of global rare earths and permanent magnets refining capacity[WASHINGTON] The US will seek agreements with eight allied nations as part...
Warner Bros gets mostly cash Netflix offer in new round of bids
[NEW YORK] Warner Bros Discovery was fielding a second round of bids on Monday (Dec 1), including a mostly cash offer from Netflix, in an auction that could wrap...
Why AI is now embedded ‘in almost everything we do’: OCBC’s Praveen Raina
The bank is investing in talent and expanding research partnerships with universities[SINGAPORE] Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a catalyst for OCBC’s technology overhaul, sharply reducing the time needed to...
Oil climbs over US$1 a barrel on Opec action, Ukraine attack
Brent and WTI crude futures settled lower on Friday for the fourth straight month, their longest losing streak since 2023, as expectations for higher global supply weighed on prices[HOUSTON]...
Wall Street opens lower ahead of Powell speech, manufacturing data
[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Monday (Dec 1) as investors stood on the sidelines ahead of fresh economic data and a closely watched speech from...
Schneider Electric looks to digitalisation, new partners to tackle rapid electrification
[SINGAPORE] Electricity demand’s unprecedented growth is coming from both technology and sectors undergoing electrification through digitalisation.From buildings requiring more air-conditioning amid global warming to technology such as electric vehicles...
