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Investors' hopes for a decisive early read on the U.S. election were dampened after mixed initial voting results on Tuesday night, which also raised doubts about an easy route to a massive fiscal stimulus package.

SHANGHAI: China's shock, last minute decision to suspend the record-breaking IPO of fintech giant Ant Group hammered shares of founder Jack Ma's e-commerce titan Alibaba on Wednesday (Nov 4) and left investors reeling. Shanghai's stock exchange announced the suspension late on Tuesday, less than ...

China tightens restrictions on Australian exports

SK Hynix, the world's No.2 memory chip maker, said it expected robust demand for mobile and PC chips to continue in the fourth quarter as it posted a 175per cent jump in operating profit in the July-September period, matching expectations.

Asian share markets turned cautious on Wednesday, paring sharp early gains as results from the U.S. Presidential election hinted at a close race with no clear winner yet in sight.

THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is taking less time to complete reviews and investigations of criminal and civil cases, according to its enforcement report on Wednesday.

SINGAPORE: United Overseas Bank Ltd reported a 40 per cent drop in quarterly profit on Wednesday (Nov 4) as Singapore's third-largest-listed lender bulked up loan loss provisions in pandemic-hit markets and its net interest income declined. UOB said profit for the three months to September slumped ...

Asian share markets turned cautious on Wednesday, paring sharp early gains as results from the U.S. Presidential election hinted at a close race with no clear winner yet in sight.

LONDON: A group representing European and US investors with a collective US$30 trillion in assets urged the United States to quickly rejoin a global accord to tackle climate change on Wednesday (Nov 4), as a decision by President Donald Trump to leave the pact came into effect. The group,...

GREAT Eastern Holdings on Wednesday posted a 40 per cent rise in net profit to S$287.9 million for the third quarter ended Sept 30, from S$205.1 million a year ago.