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Intel’s Nvidia deal expected to be a mixed blessing for Asian chipmakers
TSMC, Samsung and other powerhouses are building multibillion-dollar plants in the US amid pressure from the Trump administration to…
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Singtel’s Optus investigating emergency hotline outage that caused death of three people
The Australian telco will co-operate fully and transparently with all relevant government agencies and regulatory bodies Singtel’s…
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Transcript: Trump’s Crazed Rants Reveal Dark Truth about Kimmel Ouster
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the September 19 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Editor’s note:…
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Transcript: Kimmel Suspension Is Another Shameless Media Capitulation
Bacon: Anna, you mentioned at the beginning, or you mentioned a few minutes ago about smaller outlets and I, and I’m thinking about that…
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Jimmy Kimmel’s New Best Friend Is the Supreme Court
It is important to explain exactly what the problem is here. If ABC fired Kimmel because he wanted to do something different in the 11 PM…
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Trump’s Argument for Firing Lisa Cook Lies in Tatters
It was evident from the start that this case was a dog. About the Virginia property, James had emailed her mortgage broker, “This property…
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Maurene Comey’s Case Will Tell Us: Does Impartial Justice Still Exist?
The answer to that question would not have been in doubt a year ago. The law is long established. The Civil Service Reform Act, and…
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What Place Does Concentration Camp Art Have in Holocaust History?
Yet at times, her book can fall into the trap of seeing music as inherently uplifting. Many of her chapter titles, for example—“I felt sun…
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Trump’s Terrifying, Self-Serving Rebrand of Political Violence
It was no doubt inconvenient for the current administration for two of the claims Trump most often deploys to legitimize his hold on…
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STI continues slide on Friday, falls 0.2%
Across the broader market, advancers outnumber decliners 295 to 262 after 2.6 billion shares worth S$3.3 billion change hands Singapore…
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Singapore reviewing short seller claim against India's Vedanta
The Singapore Police Force replied to Viceroy’s complaint, assigning it a reference number indicating it was reviewing the matter The…
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Trump’s Crazed New Rants Make Jimmy Kimmel Mess Look Even More Corrupt
This week, ABC suspended comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s show under pressure from the Trump administration. The ostensible reason: Kimmel…
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Philippines central bank tightens rules on large cash withdrawals amid graft crackdown
The new rule comes amid a government-led anti-corruption crackdown on infrastructure projects The Philippine central bank has tightened…
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China’s showcase of AI chip prowess triggers US$240 billion rally
Investors are betting the recent flurry of talk by Chinese tech firms will translate into real products down the road FROM Huawei…
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Thai central bank intervenes to slow currency moves
The currency’s strength relative to regional peers is seen as a threat to exports and tourism Thailand’s central bank has intervened to…
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Bank of Japan keeps interest rates unchanged at 0.5 per cent, decides to start selling ETFs
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) kept interest rates steady on Friday (Sep 19) but decided to start selling its holdings of risky assets, taking…
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Japan two-year government bond yield rises to highest since 2008
Most BOJ watchers expect authorities to lift the benchmark interest rate by January Japan’s two-year government bonds fell, pushing yields…
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South Korea eases equity rules for banks to spur high-tech investment
In a move to broaden financing channels for smaller companies, Seoul will introduce security token offerings South Korea rolled out…
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Asia: Markets fluctuate as focus turns to Trump-Xi, Bank of Japan
ASIAN markets swung on Friday at the end of a strong week for investors following the US interest rate cut, with attention now turning to…
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China seeks trade edge by shunning US soy in first since 1990s
Chinese buyers typically rely on American soybeans between October and February, before the South American harvest arrives For the first…
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China EV maker Nio surges 5% following equity offering completion of more than US$1 billion
Both its Hong Kong-listed shares and those traded on the SGX jump on Friday morning Shares of Chinese electric-vehicle (EV) maker Nio rose…
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China EV maker Nio surges 4% following equity offering completion of more than US$1 billion
Shares of Chinese electric-vehicle (EV) maker Nio rose by 4.2 per cent on Friday (Sep 19) on the Singapore Exchange (SGX), after the…
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Hongkong Land closes 1.2% higher on S$738.7 million MCL Land divestment
It is selling its Singapore and Malaysia residential property arm to Malaysian conglomerate Sunway Group as it exits the residential…
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Metro Holdings says ‘no definitive agreement’ entered on Boustead Singapore’s proposed divestments
The group holds 26% of the units in the Boustead Industrial Fund through its indirect wholly owned subsidiary Metrobilt Construction…