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Oil prices fell on Monday on renewed caution over the prospects of a trade deal between the United States and China, with investors shrugging off comments over the weekend by U.S. President Donald Trump that talks were going well.

<p>EAGLE Hospitality Trust (EHT) on Sunday night said it is still "premature" to appoint its own expert to separately evaluate the costs of the maintenance of the Queen Mary floating hotel at this stage.</p>

<p>SINGAPORE shares started the week lower, despite record-breaking sessions in the US on Friday night. The Straits Times Index lost 5.97 points or 0.18 per cent to 3,258.33 as at 9.06am.</p>

Apple Inc co-founder Steve Wozniak joined in the online debate accusing the algorithm behind the iPhone maker's credit card of discriminating by gender, deepening the scrutiny surrounding the newly launched Apple Card.

THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday:

<p>MERCEDES-BENZ dealer Jardine Cycle &amp; Carriage&nbsp;(Jardine C&amp;C) is looking to privatise its Malaysian arm Cycle &amp; Carriage Bintang Berhad (CCB) for RM90.6 million (S$29.8 million), or RM2.20 per share, the firm said in a bourse filing on Monday.</p>

SINGAPORE: DBS Group Holdings, Southeast Asia's biggest lender, reported on Monday (Nov 11) a forecast-beating 15 per cent rise in quarterly profit, supported by higher wealth management fees. The Singaporean bank's net profit came in at S$1.63 billion in the three months ended Sept. 30, compared ...

<p>DBS Group’s net profit for its third quarter climbed 15 per cent, boosted by loan growth, record fee income and higher trading gains, it said on Monday.</p>

The Alibaba-led annual Singles' Day shopping festival may be the world’s most profitable shopping day, but you don’t necessarily have to contribute to their bottom line, says Karen Tee.

<p>SUSTAINABILITY need not be at odds with profitability, and it can be a good catalyst for new ideas and business opportunities, a senior official from Enterprise Singapore (ESG) has suggested.</p>