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F&N unit prices S$125 million in fixed-rate notes due 2033 at 2.6%
The notes are payable semi-annually in arrears and will be issued in denominations of S$250,000 each Beverage maker Fraser and Neave (F&N)…
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Keppel Reit preferential offering closes with 76.9% valid acceptances; total applications at 97%
Gross proceeds of S$886.3 million will go into funding the purchase of another one-third interest of Marina Bay Financial Centre’s Tower 3…
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JPMorgan profit falls on one-time Apple card deal charge
Profit fell to US$13 billion, or US$4.63 per share, in the three months ended December 31 JPMorgan Chase’s profit fell in the fourth…
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Transcript: Trump Shooting Horror Worsens as Damning ICE Info Emerges
Sargent: Yeah, I mean, everybody’s a terrorist, right? So the second we learned about this shooting, Kristi Noem runs out and says that…
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Power crunch, red tape forcing Asia’s data centres out of hyperscaler hubs
Operators are pivoting towards a ‘decentralised’ model – which places data centres in ‘Tier-2’ cities Operators are starting to move data…
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Global central bankers defend Fed’s Powell after Trump threat
Central bankers fear that political influence over the Fed would erode trust in the bank’s commitment to its inflation target Central Bank…
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The Oligarchs Pushing for Conquest in Greenland
But there’s another element to this Greenland obsession that hasn’t gotten nearly enough attention—and it is just as important to Trump’s…
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Trump Thinks Seizing Venezuela Makes Up for His Other Bad Policies
Americans are suffering an affordability crisis—it’s just not primarily caused by pain at the pump. In October, the Urban Institute found…
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Trump’s Authoritarianism Is Getting Worse
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. You can read a transcript…
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What the Left Gets Wrong About the Iranian Protests
Iranians have agency. They have been protesting against this regime from its very beginning. In March 1979, one month after Ruhollah…
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Military Intervention Will Not Liberate the Iranian People
The scale, persistence, and geographic spread of these protests mark a qualitative shift. According to data compiled by the Human Rights…
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Transcript: Trump’s Authoritarianism Is Getting Worse
This is a lightly edited transcript of the January 12 edition of Right Now With Perry Bacon. You can watch the video here or by following…
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GOP Pols and Judges Are Accomplices in Democracy’s Destruction
Second, both congressional Republicans and the federal judiciary have allowed Trump to essentially govern entirely through the executive…
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ExxonMobil’s truth-telling on Venezuela shows risk of crossing Trump
There are no signs the Trump administration will oppose ExxonMobil’s role in Venezuela’s reconstruction efforts When ExxonMobil chief…
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Paramount launches Warner Bros proxy fight, files suit
The battle between Netflix and Paramount stands to reshape the entertainment industry regardless of who wins Paramount Skydance ratcheted…
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Trump Shooting Horror Takes Darker Turn as Damning Info on ICE Emerges
There have been some ugly developments around the horrific killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis by an ICE agent. Donald Trump offered a…
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Singapore port achieves record high performance in 2025
The country overtook Hong Kong after hundreds of vessels reflagged from the Chinese city to the Republic in September and October The port…
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Guinness-owner Diageo is said to weigh options for China assets including sale
The company is trimming global holdings as falling alcohol use hurts efforts to push pricier drinks Diageo is considering options for its…
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How much is Frasers Property willing to pay, to defend its turf in Orchard Road?
The dynamic could change if the owner of Cuppage Terrace puts his asset up for sale soon, too The much-awaited collective sale of the rear…
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Indonesia’s launch of B50 biodiesel subject to prices of crude oil and CPO, minister says
The country subsidises its biodiesel programme using proceeds from palm oil export levies The timing of Indonesia’s launch of its B50…
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China EV makers rise as EU mulls minimum price to replace tariff
The minimum pricing will need to be flexible in order to accommodate different model types and vehicle categories BYD and other Chinese…
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Trump team nears Taiwan trade deal with more US chip investment
Any agreement with Taipei risks provoking China, which claims the island as part of its territory The Trump administration is close to a…
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Gold eases on profit-booking after breaching US$4,600/oz
Gold eased on Tuesday (Jan 13), a day after breaching US$4,600/ounce for the first time ever, as investors booked profits amid heightened…
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Boustead Singapore amends agreement with Unified Industrial to retain control of Vietnam business
This allows the company to better manage its real estate and fund management business in the country Boustead Singapore on Monday (Jan 12)…