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Nvidia’s solid earnings report falls short of blowout level
NVIDIA, the chipmaker at the centre of an artificial intelligence (AI) spending boom, gave solid quarterly results and a bullish revenue forecast for the current period, even if the...
Even as MAS plans an SGX revival, privatisations still take place
Five privatisations have been announced so far this year, including Cuscaden Peak’s offer for Paragon Reit EVEN with moves to revitalise the Singapore stock market and analysts hopeful that...
Ireit Global’s H2 DPU stays at 0.94 euro cent
IREIT Global posted a distribution per unit (DPU) of 0.94 euro cent for the second half of financial year 2024 ended December, unchanged from the year-ago period.The DPU will...
GM to increase dividend by 25%, buy back another US$6 billion of shares
The US automaker expects EV operating losses will narrow this year by US$2 billion from undisclosed levelsGENERAL Motors said on Wednesday (Feb 26) it would increase its quarterly dividend...
3M to return US$10 billion to shareholders, reiterates sales forecast
3M also reaffirmed its annual forecast of organic sales growth in the range of 2% to 3%3M Co said on Wednesday (Feb 26) it would return at least US$10...
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding H2 profit up 50.5% at 3.6 billion yuan
YANGZIJIANG Shipbuilding reported a net profit of 3.6 billion yuan (S$659.3 million) for the second half ended Dec 31, 2024 – 50.5 per cent higher than the 2.4 billion...
Billionaires should do more to list their businesses on SGX.
LAST week, there was a raft of measures unveiled to spur equities market development here.A S$5 billion equity market development programme is being launched, under which the Monetary Authority...
Singapore shares fall as company earnings disappoint; STI down 0.2%
On the broader market, gainers beat losers 330 to 236 after 1.5 billion securities worth S$1.7 billion changed handsSINGAPORE shares fell on Wednesday as Straits Times Index (STI) constituents...
OCBC conservative about FY2025 targets amid trade tensions, uncertainties 
Bank’s Q4 net profit is up 4% at S$1.7 billion, while full-year earnings rise 8% to a record S$7.6 billion OCBC rode on the strength of macroeconomic tailwinds to...
China to start bank recapitalisation with at least 400 billion yuan
CHINA plans to start re-capitalising several of its biggest banks in coming months, according to people familiar with the matter, following through on a broad stimulus package unveiled last...
CDL says Sherman Kwek remains group CEO, as board battle erupts
City Developments Ltd (CDL) group chief executive officer Sherman Kwek said recent changes to the board have “never been about ousting our esteemed chairman, responding to moves by his...
CDL CEO Sherman Kwek disappointed by father’s ‘extreme actions’ against him after suits filed
CITY Developments Ltd (CDL) group chief executive officer Sherman Kwek said that recent changes to the board have “never been about ousting our esteemed chairman”, responding to moves by...