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Castel Group CEO Gregory Clerc ousted as director from key Singapore holding
Chairman Pierre Baer is also removed during an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting of IBBMPublished Mon, Feb 2, 2026 · 07:23 PM[SINGAPORE] Two heirs to one of Europe’s richest alcoholic-drinks families...
Castel CEO’s fate in limbo amid clash over shareholders’ vote
The disputed outcome marks a a new point of contention in the escalating clash between Clerc and the Castel familyPublished Mon, Feb 2, 2026 · 07:23 PM — Updated...
Mizuho reports 14% rise in Q3 profit, expands buyback programme
Its profit has increased to 329.9 billion yen from 289.2 billion yen in the year-ago period Published Mon, Feb 2, 2026 · 05:51 PM[TOKYO] Mizuho Financial Group said on...
Julius Baer profit drops in 2025 amid write-downs, but beats expectations
It has reported a net profit of 764 million Swiss francs, with a net credit loss of 213 million francs Published Mon, Feb 2, 2026 · 05:27 PM[ZURICH] Swiss...
BYD leads Chinese automaker sell-off on weakening sales
The sell-off highlights rising investor concern that China’s carmakers face a prolonged slowdownPublished Mon, Feb 2, 2026 · 04:19 PM[HONG KONG] Shares of BYD sank to their lowest level...
Alibaba to spend three billion yuan for Chinese New Year AI push as chatbot war heats up
The public holiday period this year begins on Feb 15 and is nine days long, longer than in most previous yearsPublished Mon, Feb 2, 2026 · 02:09 PM[BEIJING] Alibaba...
Hyundai Motor did not exercise option to buy back Russian auto factory
Published Mon, Feb 2, 2026 · 01:15 PM[SEOUL] South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor did not exercise a buyback option for its former manufacturing plant in Russia, the company said...
KKR, Singtel & GIC bid for Temasek-backed STT GDC
Should it go through, the deal would be one of Asia’s largest data-centre transactions[SINGAPORE] Temasek-backed data-centre operator ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) is reportedly close to being...
Indonesian stocks fall 5% after last week’s dramatic shake-up, US$80 billion rout
Published Mon, Feb 2, 2026 · 11:07 AM — Updated Mon, Feb 2, 2026 · 05:47 PM[SINGAPORE] Indonesian stocks slid on Monday (Feb 2), weighed down by a sell-off...
Gold falls 1.5% on firm US dollar, silver recovers from over three-week low
Published Mon, Feb 2, 2026 · 10:08 AM[BENGALURU] Gold extended falls on Monday (Feb 2), pressured by a firm US dollar, as investors gauged US President Donald Trump’s Fed...
