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Institutional investors will have key role to play if the run in smaller-cap stocks is to continue
Next 50 indices in their current form are likely to be just as effective in promoting market discipline among smaller-cap companies as the STI has been in the large-cap...
Dublin office woes hit private equity firms from Blackstone to Brookfield
The city’s vacancy rate has doubled in the last six years, exceeding the 10% reached in Paris and 8% in London and LisbonA PARTIALLY empty, five-story building close to...
SingPost raises competitiveness by upping service points
It is also trialling the posting and returning of mail or parcels at residential letterbox areas[SINGAPORE] National postal service provider Singapore Post (SingPost) is upping its game in the...
Capital-raising focus: Reclaims Global, iWow, Vividthree
Financial services and industrials book the most net institutional outflow from Oct 10 to 16, while telecommunications and healthcare book the most net institutional inflow[SINGAPORE] Over the five trading...
Morgan Stanley sells US$8 billion high-grade bonds
[NEW YORK] Morgan Stanley priced an US$8 billion investment-grade bond sale on Friday (Oct 17), the third such deal by a major Wall Street firm this week following the...
Porsche’s new CEO is a luxury leader big on hybrids
The 911 maker is preparing to launch an electric version of the Cayenne in the coming months[BERLIN] Porsche named Michael Leiters its next chief executive officer, tapping a German...
YouTube steps up its shopping game with help from influencers
Inside a historic aircraft hangar in Playa Vista, crowds of people gathered on Thursday to browse the latest fashions from handbags to clothing and shoes as they prepared for...
China rare-earth product exports shrink as US frictions flare
[SINGAPORE] China’s exports of rare earth products fell in September from a month earlier, as Beijing’s tighter controls on strategic minerals ripple through global supply chains and heighten tensions...
UK targets end-2026 for stablecoin rules to keep pace with US
[LONDON] The Bank of England (BOE) is aiming to have new stablecoin regulations in place by the end of next year, as policymakers around the world battle to contain...
Samsung Electronics family to sell 1.7 trillion won stake amid share rally
The company has secured supply deals with other major customers and expectations have risen that the company will be able to supply its latest high-bandwidth memory products to Nvidia[SEOUL]...
Boeing wins FAA approval to hike 737 MAX production to 42 planes per month
Supply chain problems seem to be more sporadic and unpredictable than before the Covid-19 pandemic[WASHINGTON/SEATTLE] Boeing won approval on Friday (Oct 17) to raise its 737 MAX production to...
Trump approves expanding credits for US auto production, issues new 25% truck duties
The tariffs are aimed at shifting more auto production to America but could be a significant blow to Mexico[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump on Friday (Oct 17) signed orders...