SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – Singapore’s services businesses closed off 2019 with another jump in their takings, helped by a
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StanChart annual profit jumps, but pushes back target on coronavirus, slowing economy
HONG KONG (REUTERS) – Standard Chartered on Thursday (Feb 27) said its key profit target would take longer to meet
Foreigners exit Asian markets at fastest pace in years on coronavirus
TAIPEI (BLOOMBERG) – Foreign investors are cutting their exposure to Asian markets at the fastest rate in years, as the
Goldman sees gold hitting US$1,800 as ‘haven of last resort’
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – Goldman Sachs boosted its gold forecast to US$1,800 an ounce as the coronavirus, depressed real rates,
Bank of Korea stands pat despite coronavirus hit to growth view
SEOUL (BLOOMBERG) – The Bank of Korea downgraded its growth forecast for the year on Thursday (Feb 27) amid mounting
Singapore stock watch: Wilmar, Yanlord, SIIC Environment, Halcyon Agri, GSH Corp
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday
PropNex Q4 profit more than quadruples on surge in commission income
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – Real estate agency PropNex on Thursday (Feb 27) posted a net profit of $8.2 million
Asia shares, Dow futures fall on report of first US coronavirus case of unknown origin
SYDNEY (BLOOMBERG) – Stocks in Asia retreated along with US equity futures after US health authorities said they found the
What Christian leaders, other Americans are doing to observe Lent
As Lent begins this week with Ash Wednesday, Christian leaders and ministers from various theological streams are commenting on its
Conditions worsen for Rohingya despite ICJ order
A month after the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) historic ruling ordering Myanmar to protect its Rohingya people from genocidal
Afghans celebrate start of week-long partial truce
KABUL • A week-long partial truce took hold across Afghanistan yes-terday, with jubilant civilians dancing in the streets as the
Britain to start issuing post-Brexit blue passports
LONDON • Britain will issue blue passports next month for the first time in almost three decades, following its departure
Russia trying to intervene in Democratic race to aid Sanders: Officials
WASHINGTON • Russia has been trying to intervene in the Democratic primaries to aid Senator Bernie Sanders, according to people
Buffett spends record $3b in Q4 on Berkshire repurchases
NEW YORK • Billionaire investor Warren Buffett kicked his stock buyback programme into high gear, spending US$2.2 billion (S$3 billion)
Trump mocked in billboard messages in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS • Democratic White House hopeful Michael Bloomberg has mocked President Donald Trump with a giant billboard on the
Unite to tax tech giants, G-20 officials urge world economies
RIYADH • Leading world economies must unite to deal with aggressive “tax optimisation” by global digital giants like Google, Amazon
Bloomberg offers to release women from 3 confidentiality orders
COLUMBUS • Mr Michael Bloomberg has said he is now willing to release women from three non-disclosure agreements (NDA) related
Iranian hardliners set to win majority in Parliament
DUBAI • Candidates affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards looked on course to win a parliamentary majority yesterday, reportedly leading the
Plan to clear Selangor forest draws fierce opposition
A plan by the Selangor state government – which is controlled by the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition – to turn
Malaysian A-G faces calls for his removal after dropping terror case
Malaysian opposition party Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) has threatened to organise a big rally if the government retains Attorney-General Tommy
Malaysia’s pension fund paying lowest dividend since 2008
KUALA LUMPUR • Malaysia’s Employees Provident Fund (EPF), the country’s largest pension fund, has announced a 5.45 per cent dividend
8 students die after flash flood in Yogyakarta river
JAKARTA • A joint search and rescue team reported yesterday that eight students had died during a flash flood that
Semiconductor demand set to be curtailed: Citi Research
Although the Asian semiconductor industry has shown signs of a strong recovery for much of the past quarter, this could
Singapore firms face supply delays as factories remain closed in China
Manufacturers in Singapore had been waiting for factories in China to reopen yesterday after the extended Chinese New Year shutdown
Frasers Property unit buys manager of malls, office building
Frasers Property yesterday announced that Frasers Property Retail has entered into an agreement to acquire property manager AsiaMalls Management for