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Soilbuild Construction Q2 profit slumps 70%, shares fall

Shares in Soilbuild Construction Group fell as much as 2.4 percent.

Aug 1, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

Global Yellow Pages exits publishing business to focus on realty

Shares in the Singapore-listed firm gained as much as 10 percent.

Aug 1, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

Market Round-Up: What did you miss?

The Straits Times Index fell 0.16 percent or 5 points to end at 3,325.

Jul 31, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

Indian shares rally on improved earnings, rate cut hopes

Investors will also be keeping a close eye on the Reserve Bank of India's meeting on Wednesday.

Jul 31, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

SGX falls for second day as lenders underperform

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. and United Overseas Bank lost 0.2 percent each.

Jul 31, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

MTI, STB seek feedback on amendments for travel agents law

Singapore: Bank lending sees the biggest growth in over two years

Bank loans in Singapore have grown from last month's growth of 6.8 percent.

Jul 31, 2017

By Kiersnerr Gerwin Tacadena

Indian shares gain on earnings cheer; L&T jumps

Investors will be keeping a close eye on the Reserve Bank of India's meeting on Wednesday, at which it is expected to cut rates.

Jul 31, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

Singapore stocks fall for second-day as lenders drag

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. fell 0.4 percent while DBS Group Holdings lost 0.8 percent.

Jul 31, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

HSBC lifts Hong Kong shares to over 2-year high

The Hong Kong China Enterprises Index gained 0.6 percent, to 10,822.94.

Jul 31, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

TT International requests trading halt pending announcement

TT International is looking for extension of the due date of debt repayment by up to three months.

Jul 31, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

Raffles Medical Q2 profit edges higher, shares gain

Net profit after tax attributable to owners of the company increased to S$16.8 million in the three months ended June 30.

Jul 31, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

China energy investors show interest in Philippine market

The Wenzhou Chamber of Commerce representatives eye Philippine market for investment.

Jul 29, 2017

By Noel Tarrazona

Watch cop bravely wrestle alligator in Florida

A Boynton Beach police officer wrangled an alligator and released it back into the wild earlier in July. Officer Alfredo Vargas had previous training in handling gators, and didnt want the little guy to be killed by a trapper. According to a Facebook post by the Boynton Beach Police Department, Vargas initially responded to a call of an alligator in front of a residents front door. After being told he would have to wait for a trapper to arrive – a trapper who would likely kill the alligator – Vargas safely wrestled the alligator into his patrol car and released it into a nearby canal.Officer Vargas doesnt know it yet, but weve just made him the departments official alligator wrestler (kidding but not really), the post said.

Jul 28, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Sir Richard Branson gives up control of Virgin Atlantic amid Delta-Air France deal

Sir Richard Branson has announced he will sell a 31% stake in Virgin Atlantic to Air France-KLM in a move that could bring an era of British aviation to an end.

Jul 28, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Market Round-Up: What did you miss?

The Straits Times Index ended 0.71 percent lower or down 24 points at 3,330.

Jul 28, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

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