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Gold prices barely move ahead of US inflation data
GOLD was little changed on Wednesday (Nov 27), as investors awaited US inflation data for clues on the scale of a possible Federal Reserve rate cut next month.Spot gold was...
Singapore shares rise at Wednesday’s open; STI up 0.3%
SINGAPORE stocks began trading higher on Wednesday (Nov 27), despite US president-elect Donald Trump’s tariff threat on major trading partners. As at 9.01 am, the Straits Times Index (STI) was...
Stocks to watch: SingPost, Elite UK Reit
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (Nov 27):Singapore Post (SingPost): The national postal service provider said on Tuesday it was in...
GM, Ford fall on Trump tariffs seen adding US$3,000 to car prices
SHARES of US automakers tumbled on worries that a new round of tariffs imposed by President-elect Donald Trump will cause sticker prices to soar even further.Trump said that he would...
Couche-Tard not giving up on bid to acquire 7-Eleven’s owner
CANADIAN convenience store and fuel retailer Alimentation Couche-Tard remains committed to snapping up its Japanese rival Seven & i Holdings despite a new management buyout proposal valued at about US$58...
Netflix defeats shareholder lawsuit over growth forecasts
NETFLIX won the dismissal on Tuesday of a shareholder lawsuit accusing the streaming company of downplaying the impact on subscriber growth of account sharing, where paying members share user names...
Chinese Courier SF Holding to start trading after HK$5.83 billion Hong Kong IPO
CHINA’S SF Holding’s shares are set to debut in Hong Kong on Wednesday (Nov 27), in what is expected to be the city’s final test for major listings this year.In...
Dell reports sales that miss estimates on setback for PC market
DELL Technologies reported worse-than-expected sales after a budding revival in the personal computer (PC) market stalled out.Fiscal third-quarter revenue increased 10 per cent to US$24.4 billion. Analysts, on average, estimated...
US Fed minutes show officials prefer future rate cuts to be gradual
US FEDERAL Reserve officials indicated broad support for a careful approach to future interest-rate cuts as the economy remains solid and inflation slowly cools, minutes from their latest policy meeting...
StanChart CEO Bill Winters’ love-hate relationship with trade wars, conflict
He says while things could go wrong, it is while navigating through those periods that the greatest opportunities are createdSTANDARD Chartered chief executive Bill Winters has a lot on his...
