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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...
Nestle to sell water unit stake for about US$3.4 billion to Platinum Equity
The companies will form a 50-50 joint venture called Peranel with an enterprise value of 4.9 billion eurosPublished Thu, Jul 23, 2026 · 03:05 PM[VEVEY] Nestle agreed to sell...
MBS profit falls 10.3% to US$689 million in Q2, but still a bright spot for LVS amid underperformance
[SINGAPORE] Marina Bay Sands (MBS) recorded earnings of US$689 million – about S$888.5 million – for the three months ended Jun 30, down 10.3 per cent from US$768 million...
Malaysia, Hong Kong securities regulators agree to ease dual IPO listings, strengthen collaboration
Move aims to encourage cross-border investment, broaden access to both countries’ capital markets and enhance investment opportunitiesPublished Thu, Jul 23, 2026 · 01:26 PM[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian and Hong Kong...
Construction among Singapore’s top-performing sectors; up to S$53 billion demand forecasted in 2026: SGX
Among the 20 largest stocks in the sector, share prices gained an average of 56% over the past 12 months[SINGAPORE] Singapore’s construction sector grew 11.8 per cent year on...
