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GIC, Silver Lake complete US$1.7 billion acquisition of billing software firm Zuora
A GIC affiliate and global technology investor Silver Lake have completed their US$1.7 billion acquisition of US-billing software company Zuora.Shareholders of the Silicon Valley-based firm approved the all-cash deal...
From tech to financial services: Layoffs and job cuts in 2025
RETRENCHMENTS and unemployment have been widespread in the first two months of 2025, with job cuts announced across various industries. From tech to retail, media and finance, major companies...
PBOC’s policy flip-flop sows confusion over timing of rate cuts
AT A rare press briefing back in September, China’s central bank chief Pan Gongsheng unveiled a stimulus blitz that spurred optimism for one of the biggest policy shifts in...
Gold steady near record highs amid tariff concerns, inflation data awaited
GOLD prices steadied near an all-time high on Monday (Feb 24), supported by concerns over US President Donald Trump’s tariff plans, while the focus shifted to a key US...
Indonesia launches Danantara investment fund, channelling US$20 billion into 20 strategic projects
[JAKARTA] Indonesia has officially launched the Danantara investment fund on Monday (Feb 24), a high-stakes, multibillion-dollar initiative designed to consolidate the country’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs), while serving as a...
Stocks to watch: Olam, Raffles Medical, Sats, UOB, CapitaLand India Trust, Venture
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Feb 24):Olam: The group on Monday announced that it will sell its remaining 64.57...
Gold market ructions drive Singapore exports to the US
GOLD shipments from Singapore to the US climbed to the highest level in almost three years in January, a further sign of the ructions in bullion trading after pricing...
Trump’s main target in metals tariffs is China, ex-trade adviser says
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s tariffs on aluminium and steel are motivated mostly by concerns that China is flooding the global market and harming US manufacturing, said a former trade...
Qatar signs deal with Scale AI to use AI to boost government services
Scale AI will develop more than 50 possible uses of AI for Qatar’s government over the next five yearsQATAR’S government has signed a five-year deal with artificial intelligence (AI)...
Nasdaq soars to new heights: What investors should know
ON FEB 19, both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 achieved record highs, climbing by 0.2 per cent and 0.1 per cent, respectively. Their upward movements occurred as investors assessed...
