<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>SINGAPORE (Feb 9): CIMB Research is keeping its “Add” rating for Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) but lowering is target price marginally to S$4.00, from S$4.10 previously.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>This comes after Singtel’s 3Q18 results “slightly missed” the research house’s expectations due to drag from its associates and the Singapore consumer segment.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Singtel saw its earnings fall 8.5% to S$890.2 million in the 3Q ended December 2017,<a href="https://www.theedgesingapore.com/singtel-kept-add-cimb-despite-lower-eps-forecast" target="_blank"><em>...(click on link for full story on theedgesingapore.com)</em></a></p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>


SINGAPORE (Feb 9): CIMB Research is keeping its “Add” rating for Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) but lowering is target price marginally to S$4.00, from S$4.10 previously.

This comes after Singtel’s 3Q18 results “slightly missed” the research house’s expectations due to drag from...

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<p>South Korea’s currency and its stock market will take center stage on Monday, as investors respond to a weekend vote to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol following his attempt to impose martial law.</p>

<p>The Korean won will be the main focus for traders, after its heavy losses during the country’s&nbsp;recent political chaos.</p>


<p>&nbsp;Wall Street is starting to sour on the dollar as President-elect Donald Trump’s policies and the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate cuts will likely put pressure on the greenback in the latter portion of 2025.</p>

<p>From Morgan Stanley to JPMorgan Chase, roughly a half dozen sell-side strategists, are now forecasting the world’s reserve currency will peak as early as mid next year before starting to decline, with Societe Generale seeing the ICE US Dollar Index falling 6% at the end of next year.&nbsp;</p>


<p>Australia’s markets watchdog sued HSBC Bank of Australia Ltd. for failing to protect customers who lost millions of dollars in scams.&nbsp;</p>

<p>HSBC received about 950 reports of unauthorized transactions between January 2020 and August 2024, resulting in customer losses of about A$23 million ($14.6 million), according to an Australian Securities and Investments Commission&nbsp;statement&nbsp;Monday.</p>


<p>What was supposed to be a comeback year for Boeing Co. has turned into its worst stock-market plunge since 2008, and if Wall Street is right, the plane-maker’s shares may have only a modest recovery in store in 2025.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The stock is down 35% this year, placing it among the 20 biggest decliners in the S&amp;P 500 Index.</p>


<p>The employment landscape in Malaysia has undergone a significant transformation. Companies are navigating a talent ecosystem that is influenced by digitalisation, flexible work arrangement (FWA) and a growing emphasis on the diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) agenda.</p>


<p>In the pursuit of environmental, social and governance (ESG) best practices, it is easy to overlook gaps that are worthwhile addressing in creating a foundation for sustainability that is ultimately rewarding for an organisation.</p>
