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HK-listed Chinese stocks hit 3-month high despite China, US tariffs
CHINESE stocks listed in Hong Kong surged on Tuesday (Feb 4) as investors loaded up on artificial intelligence and electric vehicle shares…
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Nintendo cuts outlook for final months before Switch 2 debut
Nintendo revised its full-year forecast down after profit and revenue plummeted over the holiday period, with gamers increasingly looking…
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10 Favorites We All Loved in January - Fashion Jackson
Although January took about four years to pass, it wouldn’t be Fashion Jackson if we didn’t round up last month’s top 10 items you all…
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Infineon more positive on revenue outlook after Q1 stronger than expected
It expects revenue for the fiscal year until end-September 2025 to be flat to slightly up compared with the prior year German chipmaker…
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UBS quarterly profit smashes expectations, US$3 billion buyback unveiled
UBS Group, Switzerland’s largest bank, on Tuesday (Feb 4) posted net income of US$770 million for the fourth quarter of 2024, trouncing…
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UBS trounces profit forecasts, US$3 billion share buyback conditional on capital rules
UBS Group on Tuesday (Feb 4) posted fourth-quarter profit that beat forecasts by a wide margin and said it would buy back up to US$3…
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Trump Ratchets Up Tariffs on China, Drawing Swift Response From Beijing
President Trump’s 10 percent tariff on all Chinese products went into effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, the result of an executive order…
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AI and more: These tech firms top the list of Singapore’s 100 fastest-growing companies
A good variety of sectors are in a list of 100 fastest-growing companies based in in Singapore, going by a study done by The Straits Times…
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Indonesian fund, Mitsui vie for US$300 million stake in toll operator RKE: sources
INDONESIA’S sovereign wealth fund, Indonesia Investment Authority (INA), and Japan’s Mitsui are among prospective buyers of CVC Capital…
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BNP expands Australia presence by hiring banker for leverage finance market
BNP Paribas has hired a senior leveraged finance banker in Sydney as the French bank expands its presence in one of Asia Pacific’s busiest…
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Gold holds steady near all-time high amid US tariff concerns
GOLD prices on Tuesday (Feb 4) hovered near a record high scaled in the prior session, as investors fretted that US President Donald…
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Singapore bucks regional showing as Trump defers tariffs on neighbours; STI slips 0.1%
SINGAPORE blue chips failed to sustain the momentum at market open on Tuesday (Feb 4) with the benchmark index Straits Times Index (STI)…
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Singapore finds its seat at the China+1 table
FOR multinationals looking to reduce their reliance on China, the top alternative locations in Asia so far have been Vietnam and…
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Keppel Pacific Oak US Reit posts 8.8% fall in distributable income to US$23.8 million for H2
THE manager of Keppel Pacific Oak US Reit (Kore) on Tuesday (Feb 4) posted an 8.8 per cent fall in distributable income to US$23.8 million…
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Keppel Infrastructure Trust posts 54.2% lower H2 DPU of S$0.0195
KEPPEL Infrastructure Trust (KIT) on Tuesday (Feb 4) posted a 54.2 per cent lower distribution per unit (DPU) of S$0.0195 for the second…
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MUFG looks beyond record profits to win global investors
AS JAPAN’S biggest bank heads for record profit that surpasses even its own projections, one thing is on the mind of its chief financial…
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‘60 Minutes’ Head Producer Says He Won’t Apologize Over Trump’s Lawsuit
The head of “60 Minutes” told the show’s staff on Monday that he would not apologize as part of any prospective settlement in a lawsuit…
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Mexico and Canada Reach Last-Minute Deal With Trump to Avert Trade War
President Trump on Monday delayed his planned tariffs on Canada and Mexico for 30 days after winning concessions from both countries to…
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Apple blasts EU app laws after first porn app comes to iPhones
From the beginning of the App Store in 2008, Apple executives have banned porn from its platform APPLE lambasted the EU’s Digital Markets…
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U.S. Attorney Vows to Target Anyone Who Tries to Stop Elon Musk’s DOGE
Many of these Musk staffers are young people between 19 and 24, such as software engineer Akash Bobba, an undergraduate student at…
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CFPB Comes to a Halt as Trump Continues War on Federal Government
Many of these Musk staffers are young people between 19 and 24, such as software engineer Akash Bobba, an undergraduate student at…
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JD Vance Hit With Brutal Fact-Check on Trump and Mexico Tariffs
JD Vance tried to defend Donald Trump’s tariffs Monday with an X post claiming that Mexico gave in to Trump’s demands in order to stall…
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Trump Has Extreme New Demand for Ukraine If It Wants to See Any Aid
Trump is placing a new condition on aid to war-torn Ukraine: guaranteed access to Ukraine’s valuable rare minerals in exchange for…
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Five key themes shaping Singapore’s economic outlook in 2025
SINGAPORE’S economy is poised to remain dynamic in 2025, navigating through challenges such as geopolitical tensions and economic…