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US: Wall Street opens higher on optimism for AI demand
[ad_1] [NEW YORK] Wall Street kicked off November on firmer ground on Monday (Nov 3), driven by optimism around AI demand with OpenAI and Amazon striking a US$38 billion deal,...
NetLink Trust posts 10.2% drop in H1 profit to S$43.5 million on higher depreciation
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Fibre network provider NetLink NBN Trust on Monday (Nov 3) posted a 10.2 per cent drop in net profit to S$43.5 million for the half-year ended Sep 30,...
Wee Hur selling Adelaide student accommodation property for S$14.2 million
[ad_1] The buyer is Grenfell Trust, an indirect 90.48 per cent owned sub-trust of Wee Hur PBSA Fund III A[SINGAPORE] Wee Hur Holdings announced that its 80 per cent owned...
Industrial giants regain footing as tariff turmoil recedes
[ad_1] US industrial companies at present are reporting their best year-on-year revenue growth, since the first quarter of 2023 at 6.3%INDUSTRIAL companies have been on a roller coaster this year,...
SGX share buyback consideration hits 10-year high of S$1.91 billion
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Share buybacks on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) have surged to a 10-year high, the local bourse reported on Monday (Nov 3).Companies ramped up repurchases amid broad market volatility....
Seatrium to sell ship-owning unit to Brazilian vessel operator for US$59.7 million
[ad_1] This is in line with its strategy of divesting non-core assets to enhance capital and operational efficiencies [SINGAPORE] Seatrium is selling its entire stake in its wholly owned indirect...
Trump says Nvidia’s Blackwell AI chip not for ‘other people’
[ad_1] Nvidia has not sought US export licenses for the Chinese market because of Beijing’s stance on the company, CEO Jensen Huang says[NEW YORK] Artificial intelligence (AI) giant Nvidia’s most...
Asia: Most markets rise on lingering trader optimism
[ad_1] [HONG KONG] Most stocks rose in Asian trade on Monday (Nov 3) after a busy last week, with optimism supported by another AI-led tech rally on Wall Street.Investors returned...
The human cost of Xiaomi’s rapid pivot from smartphones to EVs
[ad_1] The company still has a long way to go before it could break into the elite club of automakers[SINGAPORE] Months before he dropped to the floor in agony while...
Stocks to watch: Jardine Matheson, Nio, CapitaLand Ascendas Reit, Yangzijiang Financial, Wee Hur, Nam Lee, Fu Yu
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Nov 3): Jardine Matheson : The London-listed conglomerate intends to repurchase up to...
Nio’s October deliveries surge 92.6% to 40,397 electric vehicles
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Nio announced on Sunday (Nov 2) that it delivered 40,397 vehicles in October this year, up 92.6 per cent year on year. This...
Beyond chatbots, AI is giving companies a major efficiency boost
[ad_1] [LAS VEGAS] Companies’ uses of artificial intelligence (AI) are going beyond chatbots and into the areas of automation and agents.For instance, since deploying agentic AI to respond to customer...