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iFast Q1 profit up 49.4% to S$28 million
Revenue is up 49% to S$136.8 million; its wealth management and Hong Kong ePension businesses are more profitable [SINGAPORE] Fintech platform iFast Corporation reported a 47.3 per cent jump...
Ascott shuts Newton training centre ahead of lease expiry, lays off 6 staff
[SINGAPORE] Ascott, the wholly owned lodging business unit of CapitaLand Investment, is winding down its hospitality training centre in Newton and laying off six trainers and administrative staff. Responding...
BP chairman overcomes shareholder backlash to win first election
Published Thu, Apr 23, 2026 · 09:45 PM[LONDON] BP chairman Albert Manifold won his first election, overcoming opposition from shareholders who questioned the board’s transparency after a climate resolution...
Wall St opens lower on Middle East impasse, mixed earnings
Published Thu, Apr 23, 2026 · 09:43 PM[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Thursday (Apr 23), with investors hesitant to extend the recent equities rally in...
Suntec Reit Q1 DPU rises 23.9% to S$0.01936 on strong Singapore office, retail performance
Retail revenue gets boost from higher occupancy and rent at Suntec City mall, says manager[SINGAPORE] Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) recorded a distribution per unit (DPU) of S$0.01936...
S$8m director pay, Iran war risks among issues raised by Sheng Siong investors ahead of AGM
Asked about declaring special dividend, group says maintaining balance sheet strength is ‘prudent’ [SINGAPORE] Grocery store operator Sheng Siong said it sees further room for margin improvement, although the...
Singapore leads global per capita use of Anthropic’s Claude AI as businesses ramp up adoption: GIC
SINGAPORE ranks as the largest user of Anthropic’s artificial intelligence (AI) model Claude on a per capita basis, highlighting the Republic’s rapid adoption of AI across businesses, Dominic Soon,...
Nasdaq quarterly profit rises on trading boom amid volatility
The company’s market services revenue from trading grew 13% to US$317 millionPublished Thu, Apr 23, 2026 · 08:50 PM[NEW YORK] Nasdaq reported a rise in its first-quarter profit on...
Amex tops estimates as premium card spending stays strong
Published Thu, Apr 23, 2026 · 08:33 PM[NEW YORK] American Express reported earnings that exceeded estimates as spending on the firm’s premium credit cards climbed in the first three...
Netflix buying back US$25 billion in stock after share decline
The announcement comes days after the company reported disappointing financial resultsPublished Thu, Apr 23, 2026 · 08:32 PM[LOS ANGELES] Netflix plans to buy back another US$25 billion in stock...
