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China approves BNP Paribas, Prudential insurance ventures
CHINA has approved separate insurance units to be set up by BNP Paribas and Prudential Financial, a regulator said on Friday (Oct 18), as…
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Liam Payne Was with Two Mystery Women Who Left His Room Just Before the One Direction Star Fell to His Death from Hotel Balcony
Argentinean investigators are questioning two women who were present in Liam Payne's hotel room just hours before his deadly balcony fall…
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Big Nomura clients halt trades with firm over manipulation case
SOME of Japan’s largest financial institutions have halted trading securities with Nomura Holdings as the fallout from its market…
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Haunting Video Captures Final Moments of Yahya Sinwar Before He Was Killed as UNRWA Teacher's Passport Is Found on Hamas Chief's Body [WATCH]
A United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration teacher's passport was reportedly found on the body of Hamas leader Yahya…
Business
China central bank chief flags more interest rate cuts
CHINA’S central bank governor said on Friday (Oct 18) the reserve requirement ratio for commercial lenders could be cut further by 25 to…
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Criteria for Green Mark certification for data centres to be tighter from March 2025
THE Building and Construction Authority (BCA) and the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) unveiled changes to the Green Mark for…
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Asia: Markets swing as China economic growth slows
ASIAN markets fluctuated on Friday (Oct 18) after China posted its weakest economic growth in a year and a half, as gold prices hit a…
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China’s mega banks trim deposit rates as stimulus hits profits
CHINA’S largest state-owned lenders have cut their deposit rates on Friday (Oct 18), their second reduction this year as they rushed to…
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Singapore shares open higher on Friday; STI up 0.1%
SINGAPORE shares started trading in positive territory on Friday (Oct 18), mirroring overnight gains in the Europe market. As at 9.01 am,…
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Keppel DC Reit Q3 DPU up 0.4% at S$0.02501
KEPPEL DC Reit posted a distribution per unit (DPU) of S$0.02501 for the third quarter ended Sep 30, up 0.4 per cent from S$0.02492 in the…
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Sam Altman’s rebranded Worldcoin ramps up iris-scanning crypto project
WORLDCOIN, a cryptocurrency project founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, said on Thursday (Oct 17) it was rebranding to World Network and was…
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Blackstone tops profit estimate as its assets hit record, dealmaking picks up
BLACKSTONE beat Wall Street’s expectations on its key quarterly earnings metric on Thursday (Oct 17), as the world’s largest alternative…
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Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica misses sales expectations as China slows
FRANCO-ITALIAN eyewear maker EssilorLuxottica, opens new tab missed third-quarter revenue expectations on Thursday (Oct 17), dented by a…
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Oil prices edge higher on US crude stockpiles draw
OIL prices inched up on Thursday (Oct 17), bouncing back from two-week lows, after data showed falling crude and fuel inventories in the…
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Liam Payne May Have Been Unconscious When He Fell to His Death from Third Floor Hotel Balcony after Drug-Fueled Episode, Autopsy Reveals
A newly released autopsy report for former One Direction singer Liam Payne suggests he may have been unconscious when he tragically fell…
Business
FLCT to acquire Tuas logistics facility for S$140.3 million
Trust’s portfolio of logistics and industrial assets will increase from 70.9% to 71.5% after the acquisition is completed FRASERS…
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UOB Kay Hian cleared to resume IPO and RTO activities following moratorium lift
SINGAPORE Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) has lifted a moratorium on UOB Kay Hian (UOBKH) with immediate effect. This allows the brokerage…
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Blackstone’s credit arm is now its top business, fuelling profits
BLACKSTONE posted an increase in third-quarter profit as its credit arm was boosted by an influx of investor cash and became its biggest…
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AI is supposed to be Hollywood's next big thing. What's taking so long?
As AI technology advances, industry observers expect to see more deals between tech companies, studios and talent. But major challenges…
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Export growth lifts investor sentiment; STI up 1%
SINGAPORE shares ended higher on Thursday (Oct 17) after the release of September’s export data. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI)…
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🤑 Is financial freedom just about getting rich quick and retiring early? Here’s what we think
🧮 Numbers game We’re familiar with various financial goals such as saving S$100,000 by 30, or retiring by 45 with enough to live…
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Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley sell combined US$11 billion in bonds
GOLDMAN Sachs and Morgan Stanley sold a combined US$11.3 billion in investment-grade bonds on Wednesday (Oct 16), after both banks posted…
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Germany’s Merck open to more M&A for its Life Science division
GERMAN science and technology group Merck is open to more acquisitions for its Life Science business after announcing in May it would buy…
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China woes drag down Pernod Ricard first quarter sales
FRENCH spirits maker Pernod Ricard said it still expected to return to sales growth in the 2024/25 fiscal year, despite reporting a…