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Denver Teacher Accused of Engaging in Sexual Contact with Her Student in School Locker Room, Her Home
A Denver-area middle school teacher has been arrested and now faces multiple charges in connection with the sexual assault and…
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EXCLUSIVE: Roberto Coin Opening New Boutiques in NYC and Las Vegas
Roberto Coin is bringing more of its legacy Stateside with the opening of two new boutiques, the next chapter in the Italian jeweler’s…
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Toyota opens US battery plant, confirms US$10 billion investment plan
TOYOTA Motor said on Wednesday it had begun production at its US$13.9 billion North Carolina battery plant as it ramps up hybrid…
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MAS to trial issuance of tokenised bills
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that it will be trialling the issuance of tokenised bills to primary dealers, which…
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MAS to trial issuance of tokenised bills; releases guidelines for AI in financial sector
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will be trialling the issuance of tokenised bills to primary dealers, which will then be settled…
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Asia: Stocks stutter with focus on Fed, tech after US reopen vote
ASIAN markets trod water on Thursday as euphoria over the end of a record US government shutdown petered, with focus back on Federal…
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Shares of JB Foods, Food Empire soar on positive earnings
Shares of food exporters in Singapore JB Foods and Food Empire on Thursday (Nov 13) jumped significantly in early trade following their…
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ST Engineering shares jump as much as 4.1% on revenue increase, special dividend
Shares of ST Engineering jumped as much as 4.1 per cent on Thursday (Nov 13) after an increase in its nine-month revenue. The counter…
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Boeing ordered to pay more than US$28 million to 737 MAX crash victim’s family
A jury in federal court in Chicago ordered Boeing on Wednesday to pay more than US$28 million to the family of a United Nations…
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Stocks to watch: AEM, ST Engineering, Seatrium, CDG, Golden Agri, Ho Bee Land, Food Empire, NTT DC Reit
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Nov 13): AEM: The test solutions…
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Ex-Twitter CEO Agrawal’s AI search startup Parallel raises US$100 million
AI STARTUP Parallel Web Systems, founded by former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, has raised US$100 million to build web search infrastructure…
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Sasseur Reit Q3 rental income up 4.9% at 166.3 million yuan
The manager of Sasseur Real Estate Investment Trust (Sasseur Reit) on Thursday (Nov 13) posted rental income of 166.3 million yuan (S$30.4…
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France wary of enemy that never went away, 10 years after Bataclan attacks
Just as France marks the 10th anniversary of the Bataclan massacres, another reminder has come of the permanence of the jihadist threat. A…
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Acrophyte Hospitality Trust 9-month net property income falls 13.9% to US$29.1 million
The drop is largely to due to hotel dispositions and renovations, as well as increases in operating expenses Acrophyte Hospitality Trust’s…
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Golden Agri-Resources Q3 net profit rises 17% to US$124 million on improved plantation output
Revenue for the period grew 9% to US$3.4 billion, from US$3.1 billion the quarter before Palm oil producer Golden Agri-Resources (GAR)…
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Golden Agri-Resources Q3 profit rises 17% to US$124 million on higher output and palm oil prices
Palm oil producer Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) posted a 17 per cent quarter-on-quarter rise in net profit for the third quarter ended Sep…
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Seatrium eyes more new order wins; net order book stands at S$16.6 billion in Q3
The group said it is making ‘steady progress’ toward achieving its 2028 financial targets. Offshore, marine and energy specialist Seatrium…
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Bostic announces retirement amid Trump push for more influence over Federal Reserve
Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic, the first Black and openly gay person to lead one of the US central bank’s 12 regional…
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Amazon sued over ‘punitive’ handling of employee absences
Amazon.com was sued on Wednesday in a proposed class action saying the retailer subjects thousands of warehouse employees with…
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The Joyful Mythology of “Nouvelle Vague”
That word, instantly identified with the French New Wave, is missing from “Nouvelle Vague,” an absence that comes off not as an accident…
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US: Dow notches record-high close while Amazon weighs on Nasdaq
Wall Street’s main indexes were mixed on Wednesday, with the Dow notching a record-high close and the Nasdaq losing ground as investors…
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Europe: Stocks log record close, boosted by financials, US shutdown relief
EUROPEAN shares logged a second consecutive record close on Wednesday, boosted by financials as investors were relieved by a potential end…
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Qorium Raises 22 Million Euros for Lab-grown Leather; Modern Meadow’s Handbag Collab: Sustainable Scene
GOING DUTCH: Dutch biotechnology company Qorium has raised a 22 million euro series A round to accelerate the commercialization of its…
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How Did Michael Duarte Die? Food Influencer Was Shot Dead by Texas Police after He Threatened to Kill People with Knife
Food influencer Michael Duarte was shot and killed by Texas police on Saturday in Castroville after officers responded to a 911 call about…