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Coliwoo disposes Pasir Panjang co-living hotel space in S$43.9 million sale-and-leaseback deal
[ad_1] Estimated net proceeds of S$15.3 million will be used to repay working capital loans owed to LHN Group and for general working capital purposes [SINGAPORE] Coliwoo has entered into...
Stoneweg Europe Stapled Trust divests office asset in Italy for 34 million euros
[ad_1] Following the divestment, the trust’s exposure to Italy will fall from 18% to 17%[SINGAPORE] The managers of Stoneweg Europe Stapled Trust (Sert) on Friday (Dec 19) said that it...
Nike reports sales beat overshadowed by Converse, China slumps
[ad_1] NIKE posted better-than-expected sales in the latest quarter, showing progress in its turnaround efforts, but weakness persisted in China and the Converse brand. Revenue in the fiscal second quarter rose...
US Fed’s Goolsbee welcomes latest inflation data, says more rate cuts may loom 
[ad_1] FEDERAL Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said on Thursday fresh inflation data is “good” and if it can be sustained it should help open the door for...
European shares gain after US inflation data, ECB rate decision aids investor optimism
[ad_1] EUROPEAN shares made broad-based gains on Thursday, with lower-than-expected US inflation strengthening hopes for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts in 2026 and the European Central Bank taking a more positive view of...
UBS plans January job cuts to kick off final year of integration
[ad_1] [ZURICH] UBS Group is set to begin its latest wave of job cuts in mid-January, according to people familiar with the matter. That step will be followed by another...
IndiGo faces India antitrust scrutiny after mass flight cancellations
[ad_1] Disruptions highlight risks of the 90% IndiGo-Air India duopoly in India’s air market[NEW DELHI] India’s competition regulator said on Thursday (Dec 18) it was reviewing allegations of antitrust violations...
Why fintech firm Bilt is funding its own original series ‘Roomies’
[ad_1] At the Angelika Film Center in New York earlier this month, 115 people gathered around the theater’s big screen. But it wasn’t to watch a Hollywood film. They came...
Singapore stocks track Wall Street declines; STI down 0.1%
[ad_1] Across the broader market, losers beat gainers 286 to 236, as 883.5 million securities worth S$1.1 billion change hands[SINGAPORE] Singapore shares ended lower on Thursday (Dec 18), tracking declines...
Google works to erode Nvidia’s software advantage with Meta’s help
[ad_1] The effort is part of Google’s aggressive plan to make its TPU a viable alternative to Nvidia’s GPUs[SAN FRANCISCO] Alphabet’s Google is working on a new initiative to make...
South Korea digs deeper into intervention toolkit as won slides
[ad_1] The won has been Asia’s worst-performing currency in the second half of the year[SEOUL] In South Korea, calls for action to stem the won’s decline are getting louder by...
Thai central bank proposes controls on gold trade, ready to cut rates further
[ad_1] [BANGKOK] The Thai central bank is calling on the finance ministry to control gold trading after a surge in transactions helped drive up the value of the baht, its...