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Del Monte Pacific Q2 net profit up 630.4% at US$16.8 million
[SINGAPORE] Mainboard-listed Del Monte Pacific said on Monday (Nov 17) that its net profit for its second quarter of FY2026 rose to US$16.8 million from US$2.3 million in the...
Stocks to watch: ST Engineering, Frencken, The Hour Glass, Geo Energy, Stamford Land
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Nov 17): ST Engineering : Its wholly owned unit has agreed to sell...
Frencken Q3 profit rises 7.5% to S$9.9 million, expects marginally lower revenue in H2
Revenue up 6.5% at S$211.5 million from S$198.6 million, driven mainly by mechatronics division[SINGAPORE] Semiconductor player Frencken posted a 7.5 per cent rise in net profit for its third...
US sanctions propel Chinese AI prodigy to US$23 billion fortune
Shares of the chip designer Cambricon Technologies have surged more than 765% over the past 24 months [BEIJING] In 2019, Chen Tianshi was a long way from becoming one...
US hopes to finalise rare earths deal with China this month: Bessent
US TREASURY Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that Washington hopes to finalise a deal with China for securing supplies of rare earths by the Thanksgiving holiday at the...
Boeing says partnership for T-7 trainer export bid imminent
[DUBAI] Boeing is close to announcing a partnership to bid for an international sales opportunity for its T-7 trainer, company executives said on Sunday (Nov 16), highlighting fast-growing demand...
Luxury houses eye India, but barriers remain
India, with 1.4 billion people, offers “a promising market, but still a complicated one”[MUMBAI] The globe’s biggest luxury brands have dreamt of India’s vast consumer base for decades, but...
Korean conglomerates pledge US$464 billion of domestic investment
A trade deal with the US sparked concerns over low domestic investment and the nation’s currency[SEOUL] Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motor Group and LG Group pledged to invest a combined...
Tan Kok Huat, CEO of Reclaims Global, boosts stake
Financial services and telecommunications booked the most net institutional inflow for the week of Nov 7 to 13[SINGAPORE] Over the five trading sessions from Nov 7 to 13, institutions...
US jury says Apple must pay Masimo US$634 million in smartwatch patent case
A FEDERAL jury in California said on Friday(Nov 14) that Apple owes medical-monitoring technology company Masimo US$634 million for infringing a patent covering blood-oxygen reading technology.The jury agreed with...
Buffett acquires US$4.9 billion stake in Google parent Alphabet
WARREN Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway acquired 17.9 million shares of Google parent Alphabet during the third quarter, while further trimming its holdings in Bank of America and Apple.Berkshire’s Alphabet stake,...
Musk’s Grokipedia leans on ‘questionable’ sources, study says
ELON Musk’s Grokipedia carries thousands of citations to “questionable” and “problematic” sources, US researchers said Friday (Nov 14), raising doubts about the reliability of the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered encyclopedia...