Companies & Markets
Hapag-Lloyd in talks to buy Israel’s Zim Integrated Shipping; sale price to exceed US$3.5 billion
Zim will be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange once the necessary regulatory and government approvals come through
India central bank allows lenders to fund up to 75% in M&A deals
Financing can only take place when a firm ‘already holds control’ over the target company, says RBA
GuocoLand chairman Quek Leng Chan builds interest
Over the five sessions spanning Feb 6 to 12, six primary-listed companies conducted buybacks with a total consideration of S$13.2 million
China’s stock bull run falters with earnings set to underwhelm
Corporate profit pre-announcements have shown a ‘major deterioration’ for the last quarter of 2025: Morgan Stanley
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Wall Street banks are paying their CEOs like it’s 2006 again
The payouts reflect a banner year for the industry, with the nation’s top financial firms posting their biggest annual earnings since 2021
Gold reclaims US$5,000 as cooling inflation lifts Fed easing bets
The metal has surged to a record above US$5,595 in late January
Ford CEO, Trump officials discussed China-US carmaking JVs
These would be structured so that both the Chinese and US partners would share profits and technology, say sources
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang falls out of world’s 10 richest ranking
Three members of Walmart’s founding Walton family overtake the tech billionaire
Singapore’s GIC pulls US$250 million from hedge fund Jain Global: sources
It will take as much as two years for it to fully redeem from the fund
