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Credit Agricole reports 27% Q4 profit jump, aided by Amundi and trading
[ad_1] CREDIT Agricole, France’s second-biggest listed bank, blew past quarterly earnings forecasts on Wednesday (Feb 5) with a 27 per cent jump in profit, driven by insurance and asset management...
Kuok Maritime-led group launches electric supply boat as industry prepares for 2030 green target
[ad_1] [BATAM] An alliance of companies led by Kuok Maritime Group (KMG) on Wednesday (Feb 5) launched an electric supply boat and started construction on an electric tug – both...
Philippine central bank to take ‘measured approach’ in easing as inflation steadies
[ad_1] THE Philippine central bank will take a “measured approach” in easing policy rates, it said on Wednesday (Feb 5), as annual inflation held steady at 2.9 per cent in...
Toyota raises full-year profit outlook by 9% to 4.7 trillion yen, to establish EV, battery unit in China
[ad_1] TOYOTA Motor raised its full-year operating profit forecast by 9 per cent on Wednesday, in a sign of confidence in its ability to ride out any potential US tariffs.The...
Gold hits record high as China-US tariff war drives safe-haven demand
[ad_1] GOLD prices touched an all-time-high on Wednesday (Feb 5), underpinned by safe-haven demand after China responded to US tariffs, which were initially imposed by President Donald Trump on the...
Nissan is likely to reject Honda offer in blow to tie-up plan
[ad_1] The talks to create the world’s third-largest carmaker have gone haltingly since the plans were first announced in DecemberNISSAN Motor is prepared to reject an acquisition offer that would...
Nissan calls off Honda merger talks
[ad_1] Japan’s Nissan has called off merger talks with rival Honda, the Nikkei newspaper said, abandoning a tie-up that would have created the world’s no 3 automaker and raising questions...
GM’s Cruise to cut 1,000 jobs as robotaxi service shuts down
[ad_1] GENERAL Motors (GM) is cutting almost half of the workforce in the Cruise driverless car unit, according to an internal memo and sources familiar with the matter, part of...
Stocks to watch: CICT, FLCT, Sabana Reit
[ad_1] THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (Feb 5). CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust: Its manager on Wednesday posted a distribution per...
Walmart to cut hundreds of jobs, relocate staff to main hubs
[ad_1] WALMART is eliminating some jobs and asking workers to move to central offices in Arkansas or California, continuing the retailer’s push to consolidate its corporate footprint. The company is...
Bank of Japan’s rate likely to go higher than consensus, ex-official says
[ad_1] THE Bank of Japan (BOJ) is likely to keep raising its benchmark rate to a level exceeding the current market consensus, and there’s a chance two more moves could...
China tariffs on US oil come as exports have slumped from peak
[ad_1] THE first round of Chinese sanctions to hit US oil were received with a whimper, and traders are speculating that the move is unlikely to rattle American exports of...