Wall St opens lower as Mideast de-escalation uncertainty weighs

[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower open on Thursday (Mar 26) following gains in the previous session, as caution prevailed about developments in the Middle East while weighing the pros...

As at Mar 18, the issued share capital of GuocoLand Malaysia was RM385.3 million, comprising nearly 700.5 million ordinary shares in the unit.

Guocoland’s Malaysian unit to table proposed privatisation to disinterested shareholders at EGM

The RM1.10 offer price is a 17.7% premium to its last-traded share price of RM0.935 on Jan 30

The offshore drilling giant lifted oil and gas output to a record 777.3 million barrels last year, driven by new projects at home and overseas.

Cnooc’s profit drops as low oil prices counter output growth

Net income came in at 122.1 billion yuan, down from 137.9 billion yuan a year earlier

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National Australia Bank is also proposing to create 237 new offshore roles, primarily in India and Vietnam.

National Australia Bank to cut 170 jobs amid offshore expansion

The lender adds it will continue hiring and developing staff locally, particularly in customer-facing roles

The company's revenue for FY2025 stood at 2.5 billion yuan, down 7.6% from 2.7 billion yuan in the year before.

Concord New Energy reports 82.6% decline in FY2025 earnings to 139.7 million yuan

These are its first results since its secondary listing on the SGX on Jan 6

Despite "stable" accident rates, motor insurance claims are up 11% year on year.

Singapore’s general insurance premiums hit record high of S$6.09 billion

Net incurred claims for the domestic segment are up 8.7% year on year at S$1.8 billion

Full-year revenue rose 2.2% to US$2.23 billion, from US$2.19 billion in FY2024.

Shangri-La Asia posts 30.4% drop in full-year earnings to US$112.3 million

The board recommends a final dividend of HK$0.10 a share for FY2025

To allow S-Reits to punch above their weight, ARA co-founder John Lim believes regulators need to hand them heavier gloves.

What Singapore needs is not more Reits, but bigger ones: ARA co-founder John Lim

The local market must move towards consolidation and aggressive global expansion, says the industry veteran

The bond buyback will add liquidity to the local bond market and cap rising yields after three-year treasury bond yields surged to the highest point since mid-2024.

South Korea to carry out bond buyback, expand fuel tax breaks to cushion blow from Iran conflict

The bond buyback will be conducted in two tranches, 2.5 trillion won on March 27 and another 2.5 trillion won on April 1