• ROEs of SGX mid-caps are a mixed bag, small-caps lag

    Uneven ability to keep up with AI and interest-rate pressures are seen as two factors driving the divide[SINGAPORE] A study has found that the average small-cap company on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) posts a return on equity (ROE) of negative 4.44 per cent, although the median small-cap company’s is a positive 1.58 per cent.The figures are based on five-year adjusted average ROE numbers from publicly available Bloomberg data.Small-caps mostly cluster in low single digits or negative territory: Marco Polo Marine at 6.4 per cent, Wee Hur at 4.2 per cent, Cosco Shipping at 1.5 per cent, and embattled water treatment…

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  • Don’t let RFK Jr distract from the big health threat: Sugar

    It’s not the food dye in Froot Loops that Americans should fear; it’s the more than 66 pounds of sugar they consume a year ARE there “toxic chemicals” in food killing Americans? That fear is getting lots of attention thanks to Robert F Kennedy Jr, president-elect Donald Trump’s pick to…

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  • Upset Taylor Swift says she was told Ticketmaster could handle demand

    POP superstar Taylor Swift said on Friday it was “excruciating” for her to watch fans struggle to secure tickets for her upcoming U.S. tour after she had been assured that Ticketmaster could handle large demand. The New York Times reported that the US Justice Department was investigating whether Ticketmaster parent…

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