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Singapore shares end Wednesday higher on UOB earnings, Budget news; STI up 0.2%
[ad_1] The bank’s Q4 profit of of S$1.52 billion beat analysts’ consensus forecast S$1.48 billion SINGAPORE stocks closed higher on Wednesday (Feb 19), as investors digested company earnings reports and the country’s Budget 2025 announcements. The Straits Times Index (STI) rose 8.48 points or 0.2 per cent to 3,934.04, below the record 3,943.23 that the…
Read MoreWho is Krystena Murray? Georgia woman sues after giving birth to Black baby
[ad_1] A Georgia woman is suing a fertility clinic after she gave birth to someone else’s biological child instead of her own following in vitro fertilization. Krystena Murray, of Savannah, filed a lawsuit against Coastal Fertility Specialists on Tuesday, alleging that the clinic’s negligence in mixing up her embryos with a couple’s had caused her…
Read More‘Vigil’ Renewed For Season 3 At BBC As Hit Thriller Heads To The Arctic Circle
[ad_1] BBC smash Vigil is heading to the Arctic Circle. The hit Suranne Jones-starring show, which comes from the makers of Line of Duty, has been greenlit for a third season and will move to a research station in the Arctic where a member of a covert British special forces mission has been shot dead.…
Read MoreStephen Amell on why ‘Suits’ spinoff is a ‘really big deal’
[ad_1] By A writer/comedian based in Los Angeles. Host of the weekly podcast Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott, every week H. Alan is joined by a different celebrity. Past guests include Tom Hanks, Keke Palmer, Melissa McCarthy, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Probst, Tiffany Haddish, Jamie Lee Curtis, Idris Elba, Bette Midler, and many more. He also…
Read MoreSingapore’s Foundation Healthcare eyes over US$100 million fundraising: sources
[ad_1] SINGAPORE’S Foundation Healthcare Holdings is looking to conduct a funding round that could raise more than US$100 million and value the private healthcare group at more than S$1 billion, said two sources with knowledge of the matter. Foundation Healthcare is in talks with at least one adviser about the funding round after receiving interests…
Read MoreUOB proposes special dividend, share buyback programme as it unveils long-awaited capital return plans
[ad_1] The bank’s disciplined approach of pursuing long-term growth with stability has served it well, says CEO UOB’s board has announced a S$3 billion package to distribute surplus capital over the next three years, as it aims to bring down excess capital. The lender is proposing a special dividend of S$0.50 per share – paying…
Read MoreBlake Lively Declares Other Women Justin Baldoni Made “Uncomfortable” On ‘It Ends With Us’ Will Testify At Trial; Defamation Claim Added To Suit
[ad_1] With minutes to spare before a court imposed deadline of midnight ET, lawyers for Blake Lively have just filed an amended complaint against Justin Baldoni in the Gossip Girl vet’s sexual harassment and smear campaign action on her It Ends With Us co-star and director. On a legal and cultural landscape where the blast…
Read MoreUOB looks to ‘resilient’ Asean to continue to drive growth as Q4 profit beats estimates
[ad_1] UOB remains confident that Asean economies will be resilient and continue to expand, even as the outlook remains uncertain amid ongoing geopolitical tensions and tariff concerns. While US tariff policies will likely hit the region, chief executive Wee Ee Cheong remains “hopeful” as he watches for its effects. “We are closely monitoring developments, and…
Read MoreSean Hannity’s Donald Trump-Elon Musk Sit Down Interview: Plenty Of Softballs And Few Surprises
[ad_1] Perhaps the most unexpected thing about Sean Hannity‘s hour-long sit down with Donald Trump and Elon Musk — a first — was the initial question that the Fox News host posed to the duo. “So he’s working for free with DOGE. He’s kind of put a lot of his life on hold. And you…
Read MoreHSBC unveils share buyback, cost cut targets as new CEO looks to boost returns
[ad_1] HSBC posted an annual profit on Wednesday (Feb 19) that beat estimates, helped by increased revenue in wealth and markets businesses, and set stiff cost-cut targets as its new CEO implements a revamp of the Asia-focussed bank to boost returns. The Asia-focused lender also announced a new US$2 billion share buyback which it plans…
Read MoreJustin Chon & Elijah Bynum Teaming On Sci-Fi Film ‘Capsule’ For 20th Century Studios
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Justin Chon (Blue Bayou) is in talks to direct Capsule, a new sci-fi film for 20th Century Studios. The film’s current draft is by Elijah Bynum of Magazine Dreams fame and follows a young tech entrepreneur whose life is turned upside down when he mysteriously begins to receive metallic capsules containing messages from…
Read MoreVietnam parliament approves US$8 billion rail link to China
[ad_1] VIETNAM’S parliament on Wednesday (Feb 19) approved plans for an US$8 billion rail link from its largest northern port city to the border with China, boosting links between the two communist-ruled countries and making trade easier. The new rail line will run through some of Vietnam’s key manufacturing hubs, home to Samsung, Foxconn, Pegatron…
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