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YZJ Maritime invests in 16 new vessels amid maritime asset portfolio expansion push
Maritime financial solutions provider Yangzijiang Maritime (YZJ Maritime) on Wednesday (Jan 14) announced that it placed newbuilding…
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Maybank initiates ‘buy’ coverage on Soon Hock with S$0.75 target
Maybank Research has initiated coverage on industrial real estate specialist Soon Hock Enterprise with a target price of S$0.75, citing…
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Gold near record-highs as softer US inflation fuels Fed rate-cut bets
GOLD rose on Wednesday, holding near record highs set in the previous session, while silver set another all-time high, nearing the US$90…
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Olam advances 32.4% stake sale of port operator following key lender approvals
Olam Group said it has “made progress” in securing approvals from different lenders to Arise P&L for the proposed divestment of its 32.4…
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EXCLUSIVE: Fendi Rides on Bag Charms Craze for Chinese New Year
Fendi’s playful spirit comes alive this year in its bag charms with the launch of its Year of the Horse campaign, featuring its beloved…
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Hong Kong activist investor David Webb dies of cancer
HONG Kong activist investor and prominent commentator David Webb has died of metastatic prostate cancer, according to his social media…
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Senior loan bankers depart Mizuho, SMBC after Asia volumes slump
SEVERAL senior loan bankers at Mizuho Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. have left their roles in Asia, amid a slump in…
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‘Are you dead?’ Chinese app for single living goes viral
An app called “Are you dead” targeted at people living alone has gone viral in China, with surging downloads and widespread commentary on…
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MoneyHero probes board chairman as internal frictions rise
Kenneth Chan is also a senior vice-president at Pacific Century Group, MoneyHero’s largest shareholder MoneyHero Group is investigating a…
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Cordlife secures one-year renewal for its cord-blood banking service licence
Its scope is limited to storing, transferring or retrieving existing cord-blood units for clinical use Cordlife Group has secured a…
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Stocks to watch: Keppel Reit, Olam Group, F&N, Centurion, Cordlife
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (Jan 14): Keppel Real Estate…
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Growing number of options traders see no Fed cuts in 2026
A steadying labour market gives central bankers less reason to keep cutting rates TRADERS focused on options are increasingly pricing out…
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A crumbling system is depriving India's young offenders of a 'second chance'
Pooja* was 16 years old when she was accused of murdering her mother. The teenager, who lived with her alcoholic stepfather in a poor…
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Trump says Dimon ‘wrong’ to criticise DOJ Probe of Fed’s Powell
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump dismissed Jamie Dimon’s criticism over the Justice Department probe into the Federal Reserve, saying the…
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Fed’s Barkin says central bank independence means better economic outcomes
RICHMOND Federal Reserve President Tom Barkin on Tuesday declined to comment on “stuff that’s been in the news,” a reference to the Trump…
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Netflix weighs amending Warner Bros bid to make it all cash
Netflix shares have lost about a quarter of their value since the company’s pursuit of Warner Bros started NETFLIX is working on revised…
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Netflix prepares all-cash offer for Warner Bros: source
Netflix is preparing to make an all-cash offer for Warner Bros Discovery’s studios and streaming businesses, a source familiar with the…
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US greenlights Nvidia H200 chip exports to China
The Trump administration on Tuesday gave the greenlight to exports to China of Nvidia’s second most powerful AI chips, putting in place a…
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European stocks slips as investors assess mixed corporate updates, US data
EUROPEAN stocks slipped on Tuesday, led by declines in construction stocks, while investors also assessed a series of mixed corporate…
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US stocks: Wall Street falls with financials amid credit card rate plan
US stocks ended lower on Tuesday, led by a drop in financial shares as comments from JPMorgan executives added to worries about US…
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UNICEF: More than 100 children killed in Gaza since ceasefire
More than 100 minors have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the truce in October, according to the UN children’s agency UNICEF. The…
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Arden Cho Brings Sparkle to ‘Jimmy Fallon’ With Casadei Pumps
Arden Cho of the Netflix film “KPop Demon Hunters” brought a bit of sparkle to “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” by way of her…
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Low Keng Huat controlling shareholders up offer price to S$0.78 per share, extends closing date
Revised offer represents an increase of 8.3% or S$0.06 over the initial offer price The offerors for Low Keng Huat have raised the offer…
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Low Keng Huat controlling shareholders up offer price to S$0.78 per share, extend closing date
Revised offer represents an increase of 8.3% or S$0.06 over the initial offer price The offerors for Low Keng Huat have raised the offer…