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Arm recruits from customers as it plans to sell its own chips
ARM has begun recruiting from its own customers and competing against them for deals as it pushes toward selling its own chips, according to people familiar with the matter...
Cathay Cineplexes’ rental arrears unlikely to impact FCT’s bottom line
DELAYED rental payments by cinema operator Cathay Cineplexes to its landlord Frasers Centrepoint Trust (FCT) will not significantly impact the trust’s bottom line. Nevertheless, this could indicate a “structural...
Meta opens Facebook Marketplace to rivals in EU antitrust clash
Facebook said that despite the changes, it continues to disagree with the European Commission’s decision last year, which saw Meta punished for abusing its dominanceMETA Platforms is prying open...
ThaiBev Q1 revenue up 2.4% to 92.3 billion baht
Improvement driven by stronger sales of beer, non-alcoholic beverages and food segments THAI Beverage on Thursday (Feb 13) reported that its revenue was up 2.4 per cent at 92.3 billion...
Civmec’s H1 FY2025 net profit falls 16.9% to A$26.5m
CONSTRUCTION and engineering services provider Civmec posted a net profit of A$26.5 million for the H1 FY2025, marking a 16.9 per cent decline from A$31.9 million in the year-ago...
Ellipsiz appoints David Lum as adviser 
ENGINEERING and service solutions firm Ellipsiz will appoint businessman David Lum as an adviser.In a bourse filing on Thursday (Feb 13), the mainboard-listed group said that it entered into...
US inflation data hits regional markets; STI up 0.2%
SINGAPORE equities ended Thursday (Feb 13) higher, even as US data – which indicated sticky inflation – hit regional markets.The Straits Times Index (STI) gained 7.96 points, or 0.2...
Barclays sets new performance goals as 2024 pretax profit rises
BARCLAYS upped its 2025 performance guidance on Thursday (Feb 13) after posting a 24 per cent rise in annual pretax profit for 2024 that beat expectations, as its investment...
Alibaba says to partner with Apple on AI features, sending shares surging
The AI integration comes at a critical time for Apple, which has faced declining iPhone sales in China amid growing competition from domestic rivalsALIBABA chairman Joe Tsai said on...
Former intern becomes billionaire in Australia pharmacy merger
A corporate tie-up in Australia will produce a parade of fortunes in an industry hardly known for extravagance.More than 100 shareholders will officially be millionaires. At least 10 will...
JPMorgan, UBS, Nomura face South Korea short-selling fines: report
SOUTH Korea’s financial regulator is imposing fines on JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, UBS Group and Nomura Holdings for allegedly violating the country’s rules on short-selling stocks, the Maeil Business...
Latest Singapore six-month T-bill cut-off yield drops to 2.9%
THE cut-off yield for Singapore’s latest six-month Treasury bill (T-bill) fell to 2.9 per cent, based on auction results released by the Monetary Authority of Singapore on Thursday (Feb...