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Malaysia says Facebook, X, TikTok must get licences, NST reports
The move is meant to combat rising cases of cybercrime, including online fraud and gambling, as well as cyberbullying and sexual crimes…
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Trump-Musk Fiasco Worsens, Exposing How Badly MAGA Voters Got Scammed
As of this recording, lawmakers are still chaotically rushing to avoid a government shutdown. And one thing is already clear from this…
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Trump threatens tariffs if EU doesn’t buy more US oil and gas
PRESIDENT-elect Donald Trump warned the European Union that its exports will get hit with US tariffs if its member states don’t buy more…
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China’s hottest stock, Pop Mart, rockets 370% on craze for collectibles
IN A Vanity Fair video last month, Lisa, a member of mega K-pop band Blackpink, shared her obsession with toys from Chinese company Pop…
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China’s overseas investment adds to cash exodus weighing on renminbi
CHINESE firms from carmakers to miners are ramping up their overseas spending, adding to pressure on the renminbi amid an accompanying…
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Intel shortlists suitors for programmable chip arm Altera
INTEL has shortlisted a number of buyout firms for the next round of bidding for its Altera unit, according to sources familiar with the…
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Apollo says private credit may reach US$40 trillion by 2030
APOLLO Global Management said that a booming part of private credit is already a US$20 trillion industry and that the market as a whole…
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SK Hynix completes deal for US$958 million in US chips grant, loan
THE Biden administration has cemented a deal to give SK Hynix as much as US$458 million in grants and US$500 million in loans to support…
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Gold set for weekly drop; market awaits more US data for economic cues
GOLD prices were poised for a weekly fall on Friday (Dec 20) after the Federal Reserve’s verdict on its monetary policy-easing cycle noted…
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As TikTok runs out of options, this billionaire has a plan to save it
EVEN as TikTok faces a looming ban in the US, Chinese parent company ByteDance has made it clear it has no plans to sell the popular video…
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FedEx to spin off its freight trucking business
FEDEX announced the much-anticipated spinoff of its freight trucking division on Thursday (Dec 19), as it restructures operations to focus…
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UK car manufacturing hits 44-year low in November, industry data shows
UK CAR manufacturing hit its lowest November output since 1980, as the industry grapples with the shift to zero-emission vehicles and…
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Cromwell E-Reit divests 2 office assets in Italy for 20.9 million euros
This increases the Reit’s exposure to the logistics and light industrial sector Cromwell European Real Estate Investment Trust (Cromwell…
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Stocks to watch: CDLHT, Cromwell E-Reit, CLI, Clas, IReit Global, Elite UK Reit
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect the trading of their securities on Friday (Dec 20): CDL Hospitality Trusts…
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China’s ‘old shop’ jeweller bucks slowdown with 437% stock rally
IF ANYTHING glitters in China’s otherwise dour retail jewellery landscape, chances are it just might be from Laopu Gold. The Bejing-based…
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Elon Musk Is Already Scamming Washington
How does Musk divide his time? We don’t really know, but as of 2017, Musk’s attorneys revealed, Tesla’s chief executive allocated about 48…
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Losses from crypto hacks jump to US$2.2 billion in 2024: report
FUNDS stolen by hacking cryptocurrency platforms surged 21 per cent from a year ago to US$2.2 billion in 2024, a report from blockchain…
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Europe: Stoxx 600 clocks worst day in more than a month after Fed’s hawkish signal
EUROPEAN stocks fell on Thursday (Dec 19), with the benchmark Stoxx recording its biggest single-day drop since early November as…
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US: Stocks end flat as rebound effort losses steam
WALL Street stocks finished little changed on Thursday (Dec 19) as Treasury bond yields climbed further in the wake of a Federal Reserve…
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Hakeem Jeffries Lets Mike Johnson Dig His Own Spending Bill Grave
Mike Johnson is about to be hoist by his own petard, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries isn’t coming to the rescue this time.…
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Republican Lawmaker Vows to Go to War With Trump on Spending Bill
Those who met with the president were reportedly told that “exchanges should be short and focused.” Meetings were strategically scheduled…
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Damning Report on Biden Reveals How He Was Struggling From Beginning
Those who met with the president were reportedly told that “exchanges should be short and focused.” Meetings were strategically scheduled…
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Trump’s Georgia Case Is About to Become a Huge Disaster
The Georgia appeals court’s decision to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from prosecuting the 2020 election…
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Trump Sure Seems Pissed at Elon Musk Over the Spending Bill
This election cycle, Trump heaped sincere praise on Ocasio-Cortez in a similar manner. And, notably, he chose to do so during what New…