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Bain-backed Chindata in talks for record US$2.8 billion loan
Proceeds of the five-year facility would be used to refinance some of the firm’s existing loans and fund its expansion plans in Malaysia…
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Nissan October production down globally except in Mexico, but Trump tariff threat looms
NISSAN Motor said on Thursday (Nov 28) that its global production fell for a fifth straight month in October, led by downshifts at most of…
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Toyota’s sales, output plateau as slump persists in Japan, China
TOYOTA Motor’s sales and production plateaued last month, buoyed by a slight rebound abroad after a prolonged slump in Japan. Global…
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Mizuho weighs new push to target private equity boom in India
MIZUHO Financial Group is considering making a push into a new area for the lender in India focusing on private equity and venture capital…
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Amazon says it injected S$2 billion into its Singapore businesses in 2023
AMAZON on Thursday (Nov 28) announced that it injected more than S$2 billion into its retail and cloud businesses in Singapore in 2023.…
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UK car outlook worsens after eight straight months of declining production
UK CAR output slumped for the eighth consecutive month in October, leading the industry’s trade group to warn of further deterioration in…
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Australia’s central bank overhaul revived in last minute talks
AUSTRALIA’S plans to overhaul the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), including splitting the current board in two, may be back on the agenda…
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Gold prices held steady amid growing tariff war fears
GOLD prices were steady on Thursday (Nov 28), as investors digested a flurry of economic data in the previous session and evaluated the…
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Singapore stocks rise on optimism over rebound in real incomes and easing inflation; STI up 0.8%
SINGAPORE stocks ended higher on Thursday (Nov 28) after the Republic reported a rebound in real incomes for 2024, according to…
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US Fed’s favoured inflation gauge picks up, backs cautious approach
THE US Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of underlying inflation accelerated in October from a year ago, helping explain policymakers’…
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Stocks to watch: Mapletree Logistics Trust, DBS, First Sponsor, IReit Global
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Nov 28): Mapletree Logistics Trust…
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First Sponsor to increase stake in Netherlands’ NSI for 18.9 million euros
Acquisition will be funded by net proceeds from a rights issue of perpetual convertible capital securities in September FIRST Sponsor is…
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Hong Kong opens third airport runway with marginal gain in landing slots
HONG Kong’s third airport runway officially starts operating on Thursday (Nov 28), but there will be hardly any additional flight capacity…
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British insurer Direct Line rejects Aviva’s US$4.16 billion takeover bid
BRITISH insurer Direct Line Insurance on Wednesday (Nov 27) rejected a takeover offer of £3.3 billion (S$5.6 billion) from bigger rival…
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Bitcoin resumes advance, rekindles US$100,000 milestone optimism
BITCOIN is climbing back towards the elusive US$100,000 price level again, snapping its longest losing since Donald Trump’s presidential…
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Genting Singapore’s luck may turn in 2025
The renewal of its casino licence for a shorter two-year term adds to the uncertainties at the integrated resort operator, but a…
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Elon Musk Keeps Unleashing His Crazed Followers on Government Workers
Last week, Elon Musk—rearing up to fire federal employees he deems wasteful en masse as the head of the Trump administration’s planned…
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Trump Team Is Having a Terrifying Debate on How to Invade Mexico
Phelan is a somewhat curious choice, considering he has no military experience. Military Times reports that, if confirmed by the Senate,…
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Get Ready for Total Chaos as House GOP Wins Historically Puny Majority
The Republican Party’s majority in the House of Representatives is looking meager. Three House races remain outstanding as of…
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Trump Picks Ukraine Envoy With Some Twisted Plans in Mind
Phelan is a somewhat curious choice, considering he has no military experience. Military Times reports that, if confirmed by the Senate,…
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MTG Pushes New Conspiracy as Democrat Takes Lead in Key House Race
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has come up with another conspiracy theory—that Democrats are stealing a very close election race in…
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Elon Musk Sets His Sight on Helping Foment Massive Bank Fraud
The richest man on earth wants to eliminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. “Delete CFPB. There are too many duplicative…
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MAGA Candidate Makes Wild Threat to Only Muslim Women in Congress
Phelan is a somewhat curious choice, considering he has no military experience. Military Times reports that, if confirmed by the Senate,…
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Harris Advisers Ripped to Shreds for Tone-Deaf Election Postmortem
Senior advisers to Kamala Harris’s campaign joined the liberal podcast Pod Save America this week to offer their takes on why their…