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Oil fell with Ukraine-Russia truce, US-Iran talks in focus
Trading volumes in crude futures may be lower than usual in Monday’s session, with some countries observing holidays to mark EasterPublished Mon, Apr 21, 2025 · 08:36 AM[NEW YORK]...
Taiwan short-selling curbs extended again amid tariff uncertainty
Short sellers borrow shares they expect to fall, aiming to repay the loan for less later to pocket the differencePublished Mon, Apr 21, 2025 · 08:20 AM[TAIPEI] Taiwan’s top...
S-Reits kick off earnings season; Sabana REIT and Keppel DC REIT report double-digit jump in DPU so far
[SINGAPORE] Sabana Industrial Reit (Sabana) kicked off the current earnings release season for S-Reits on Apr 15 with the release of its Q1 2025 financial results. This was followed...
Capital One, Discover deal gets US bank regulators’ nod
[NEW YORK] US banking regulators said on Friday (Apr 18) they approved Capital One’s US$35.3 billion purchase of Discover Financial Services, paving the way for the combined firms to...
Tesla to delay US launch of affordable EV, a lower-cost Model Y: sources
[SAN FRANCISCO/NEW DELHI/SEOUL] Tesla’s long-awaited plans for an affordable car include a US-made, stripped-down version of its best-selling electric SUV, the Model Y, but the production launch has been...
China’s murky bankruptcies expose hazards for foreign investors
[CHINA] When a Chinese pork producer filed for bankruptcy in 2019, the news came as a jolt to Alan Hill.The retired Apple executive from Albuquerque had invested about US$100,000...
Keppel DC Reit lead independent director Kenny Kwan fails to get re-elected at AGM
[SINGAPORE] Keppel DC Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) lead independent director and chair of its nomination and remuneration committee Kenny Kwan failed to get re-elected at the annual general...