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Singapore stocks fall on Thursday, bucking regional trend; STI down 0.2%
Published Thu, Jul 23, 2026 · 07:00 PM[SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks retreated on Thursday (Jul 23), even as key regional exchanges ended higher.The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) lost 0.2...
Judge approves Anthropic’s $1.5-billion settlement with authors
Anthropic will pay $1.5 billion to authors whose pirated books it used to train its AI in the largest copyright settlement in U.S. history. Federal Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin in...
Temasek-backed property firms’ merger talks are said to stall
Published Thu, Jul 23, 2026 · 06:50 PM[SINGAPORE] Merger talks between two of the largest property asset managers backed by Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings have stalled on concerns...
SGX to launch up to 100 new MSCI derivatives under expanded licensing deal
The first phase of the rollout will comprise about 40 futures and options contracts[SINGAPORE] Singapore Exchange (SGX) Group will launch up to 100 new MSCI-linked derivatives under an expanded...
SIA Engineering Q1 net profit down 6.1% at S$40.3 million
The group posts lower profits from associated and JV companies, and engine and component segment[SINGAPORE] Aircraft maintenance provider SIA Engineering Company on Thursday (Jul 23) reported a net profit...
Motorway group boss Michael Lim charged with evasion of excise duty and GST
The charges relate to around S$15,000 in underpaid GST and excise duty; he faces a maximum fine of around S$300,000[SINGAPORE] Lim Ah Poh, the founder and owner of the...
China’s Geely to make electric SUVs at Ford Spain plant, jointly develop model for Europe
Published Thu, Jul 23, 2026 · 05:47 PM[LONDON] Geely Auto will build two electric SUVs at Ford’s factory in Spain and the two firms will jointly develop a new...
BNP Paribas reports 33% jump in Q2 profit as equity trading hits record
Published Thu, Jul 23, 2026 · 05:38 PM[PARIS] French lender BNP Paribas beat second-quarter forecasts as record equity trading and a rebound in retail banking helped lift net profit...
Macquarie’s first female CEO will retire, mortgage star is named successor
Greg Ward will take over from Shemara Wikramanayake, who is stepping down in NovemberPublished Thu, Jul 23, 2026 · 05:19 PM[SYDNEY] Macquarie Group named Greg Ward as its next...
Samsung’s US$400,000 bonus fuels labour disputes across South Korea
Published Thu, Jul 23, 2026 · 04:12 PM[SEOUL] Labour unions are rallying across South Korea after Samsung Electronics caved in to protests and agreed to hand out bonuses of...
