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Oil sinks 2% after Trump calls Putin, Zelensky to discuss end to war in Ukraine
OIL prices settled down more than 2 per cent on Wednesday (Feb 12) after US President Donald Trump took the first big step towards diplomacy over the war in...
Thomson Medical incurs net loss of S$12.9 million for H1 2025
HEALTHCARE provider Thomson Medical has posted a net loss of S$12.9 million for the first half of its 2025 fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2024, a reversal of its...
US: Wall St opens sharply lower as hot inflation data dents rate cut hopes
WALL Street’s main indexes dropped at the open on Wednesday (Feb 12), as a hotter-than-anticipated inflation reading added to concerns that the Federal Reserve would not cut interest rates...
DBS appoints group audit head Derrick Goh as group COO
SINGAPORE’S largest lender DBS has appointed its current group audit head, Derrick Goh, to assume the newly created role of group chief operating officer, said the bank on Wednesday...
Citi Private Bank hires Hoo Peng Han as it rebuilds family office team in Asia
CITI Private Bank has hired Hoo Peng Han as a director of its global family office group in Asia, as it rebuilds its family office team in the region.Hoo,...
Retirees should build nest egg of at least S$550,000 for ‘conservative’ needs, but Gen Zs, millennials could fall behind: DBS
BY 2030, a 65-year-old retiree would need a nest egg of at least S$550,000 to meet expenses based on “conservative needs” for 20 years. Those with more “aspirational wants”,...
Commerzbank plans job cuts, new targets to keep UniCredit away: sources
GERMANY’S Commerzbank is preparing staff cuts and revamped financial targets in its efforts to fend off tie-up advances by Italy’s UniCredit, multiple sources with direct knowledge of the plans...
South Korea’s Mint halts gold bar sales as supply tightens
SOUTH Korea’s Mint has temporarily suspended sales of gold bars, adding to signs of widespread tightness across markets for physical precious metals.The Korea Minting and Security Printing said it’s...
Malaysia’s Sarawak now gets its own airline in autonomy quest
Sarawak will sign a sales and purchase agreement on Wednesday to acquire MASwingsMALAYSIA’S Sarawak state will acquire a sister company of national carrier Malaysia Airlines, its latest move to...
Only 5 SGX-listed companies made it to a list of 100 fastest growing firms in Singapore
THERE are only five Singapore Exchange (SGX)-listed companies on a list of 100 fastest-growing firms based in Singapore and they hail from a diverse range of sectors, a recent...
