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Alibaba, BYD, Popmart: The best and worst performing SDRs on the SGX
Singapore Depository Receipts (SDRs) have recorded varying levels of trading activity since they first appeared on the local bourse two…
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Asian stocks track latest Wall Street rally as rate bets rise
ASIAN markets rose again on Thursday to extend the week’s global rally as traders ramp up bets on a third successive US interest rate cut…
Business
Intel denies TSMC allegations that executive leaked trade secrets
Intel on Thursday (Nov 27) denied allegations by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) that one of its executives, Wei-Jen Lo,…
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Taiwan raids former TSMC exec’s home in trade secrets probe
Taiwan prosecutors said on Thursday (Nov 27) investigators had raided the homes of a former senior TSMC executive and seized computers…
Business
Nvidia rebuts critics in memo to analysts amid pushback campaign
Nvidia, the world’s most valuable company, has gone on the defensive against skeptics of its US$4.5 trillion valuation, down from a…
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Tether stablecoin stability rating reduced to ‘weak’ at S&P
A crash in Bitcoin’s price this month has left the asset on track for its worst monthly performance The ability of Tether’s USDT…
Business
Gold steadies at near two-week high as investors weigh Fed rate-cut bets
US rate futures are pricing in an 85% chance of a rate cut in December, according to the CME’s FedWatch tool Gold prices remained steady…
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MetaOptics jumps as much as 5.5% on tailwinds of proposed Nasdaq listing, US expansion
Shares of semiconductor optics company MetaOptics rose as much as 5.5 per cent in early trading after the market opened on Thursday (Nov…
Business
MetaOptics jumps as much as 5.5% on proposed Nasdaq listing; stock up almost 300% since IPO
Shares of semiconductor optics company MetaOptics rose as much as 5.5 per cent in early trading after the market opened on Thursday (Nov…
Business
MetaOptics finishes lower after a jump on proposed Nasdaq listing; up almost 300% since IPO
Shares of semiconductor optics company MetaOptics rose as much as 5.5 per cent in early trading after the market opened on Thursday (Nov…
Business
CEO tenure in Singapore exceeds global average in Q3: report
Outgoing chief executives of STI companies average about 8.8 years in the role versus 7.2 years globally Chief executive officers in…
Business
CEOs in Singapore have greater staying power than global peers: report
Outgoing chief executives of STI companies average about 8.8 years in the role versus 7.2 years globally Chief executive officers in…
Business
South Korea holds interest rates as expected
South Korea’s central bank kept policy interest rates unchanged as widely expected on Thursday as a tumbling won reduced the scope for…
Business
South Korea keeps rates steady as FX risks limit easing scope
South Korea’s central bank kept interest rates unchanged as widely expected on Thursday as a tumbling won reduced the scope for further…
Business
Stocks to watch: UOB, Lendlease Reit, IHH Healthcare, Cordlife
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Nov 27): UOB: A High Court judge on…
Business
Apple contests India’s antitrust penalty law with risk of US$38 billion fine, filing shows
Apple is challenging India’s new antitrust penalty law under which the US company could potentially face a fine of up to US$38 billion, a…
Business
JPMorgan flips forecast, sees Fed cutting rates in December
The Federal Open Market Committee, led by Chair Jerome Powell, meets in Washington on Dec 9 and Dec 10 Economists at JPMorgan Chase see…
Business
New Zealand central bank says economic recovery picking up
Early indicators suggest the economy had been expanding during the second half of this year and demand had stabilised, Reserve Bank of New…
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AliExpress bans Chinese sex doll seller after Reuters examination
Alibaba’s AliExpress said that it has banned a China-based seller of childlike sex dolls from its marketplace after a Reuters examination…
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Campbell’s responds to ‘absurd’ charge it uses 3D-printed chicken
FOOD giant Campbell’s has dismissed as “absurd” claims allegedly made by a senior executive, who has since been placed on leave, that its…
Fashion
Shein faces EU pressure to curb sales of sex dolls and weapons
Shein is under pressure from the European Union to curb sales of childlike sex dolls and weapons on its third-party marketplace after…
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Remembering David Pryce-Jones | National Review
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US: Wall Street extends rally on growing bets for December Fed rate cut
Wall Street gained ground on Wednesday as revived tech strength and the growing probability of a December interest rate cut from the US…
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Europe’s Stoxx 600 climbs on Fed cut hopes; banks rally post-UK budget announcement
EUROPE’S main equity indexes closed higher on Wednesday, led by technology stocks as growing expectations of a US rate cut boosted global…