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Singapore stocks end lower amid downbeat regional showing; STI down 0.5%
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended lower on Wednesday (May 20).The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) lost 0.5 per cent or 27.43 points to finish at 5,044.91. Wilmar International led the...
StanChart CEO reassures staff after ‘lower-value human’ backlash
[ad_1] Published Wed, May 20, 2026 · 04:39 PMSTANDARD Chartered chief executive officer Bill Winters sought to reassure staff after his remarks on using artificial intelligence to replace “lower-value human...
Australian shares end below key 8,500 level as price pressures keep sentiment muted
[ad_1] Published Wed, May 20, 2026 · 03:56 PMAUSTRALIA’S equity benchmark closed below the psychologically key 8,500 support level for the first time since March-end on Wednesday, as worries over...
Indonesian markets rebound ahead of Prabowo’s parliament speech
[ad_1] Published Wed, May 20, 2026 · 01:01 PM[JAKARTA] Indonesia’s currency and stocks rebounded on Wednesday (May 20) in volatile trade, erasing earlier losses ahead of a key budget speech...
Indonesian stocks fall on tightened commodity export controls
[ad_1] Published Wed, May 20, 2026 · 01:01 PM — Updated Wed, May 20, 2026 · 02:18 PM[JAKARTA] Indonesian stocks fell during choppy trading on Wednesday (May 20) after President...
Gardenia axes 141 staff in Singapore as it relocates bakery production to JB
[ad_1] The city-state will still be the bread maker’s central hub, with about 250 employees[SINGAPORE] Bread maker Gardenia Foods will move its bakery operations from Singapore to Johor Bahru, Malaysia,...
Gardenia axes 141 staff in Singapore as it shifts bakery production to Johor Bahru
[ad_1] The city-state will still be the bread maker’s central hub, with about 250 employees[SINGAPORE] Bread maker Gardenia Foods will move its bakery operations from Singapore to Johor Bahru, Malaysia,...
QAF-owned Gardenia axes 141 staff in Singapore, shifts production to Johor Bahru
[ad_1] The city-state will still be the bread maker’s central hub, with about 250 employees[SINGAPORE] Bread maker Gardenia Foods will move its bakery operations from Singapore to Johor Bahru, Malaysia,...
Yangzijiang falls 5.3% to lowest price in over two months amid heavy trading
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Shares of Yangzijiang Shipbuilding fell on Wednesday (May 20), with the Chinese vessel maker among the top traded stocks on the Singapore Exchange.The counter dropped as low as...
HSBC CEO says AI will destroy and create new jobs, urges staff to embrace change
[ad_1] The lender cites AI as a driver for slimming down its operations to increase profitabilityPublished Wed, May 20, 2026 · 10:07 AM[HONG KONG] HSBC chief executive Georges Elhedery said...
Trump tells Fed to consider fintech access to payment accounts
[ad_1] Published Wed, May 20, 2026 · 09:33 AMUS PRESIDENT Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday (May 19) calling on regulators and the US Federal Reserve to review...
Stocks to watch: Hongkong Land, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, SIA, Sembcorp, Delfi
[ad_1] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (May 20):  Hongkong Land : The property group posted a 5 per cent rise...