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US: Stocks little changed at end of post-holiday session
WALL Street stocks finished a low-key session little changed on Thursday (Dec 26) as US Treasury bond yields retreated and a report…
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US: Wall Street dips at open in holiday-thinned trading
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Thursday (Dec 26) in light trading volumes after the Christmas holiday, as investors took stock…
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With its teleconsultation platform intact, revoking MaNaDr’s licence could have little impact
Telemedicine revenue accounts for about US$12.8 million or 90.4% of its parent company’s total sales JUST days before Christmas, MaNaDr…
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How to Style Your Trench Coat for Winter - Fashion Jackson
Trench coats are one of my favorite pieces for the spring season, but they’re also great for winter, too. They tend to be lighter than a…
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Alibaba, E-Mart to create US$4 billion e-commerce JV in South Korea
Alibaba Group Holding agreed to merge its South Korean operations with E-Mart’s e-commerce platform to better compete in the country’s…
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Ola Electric opens 3,200 stores amid year of consumer complaint woes
OLA Electric Mobility announced the opening of 3,200 new stores in a single day, as India’s biggest e-scooter maker seeks to expand its…
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Honda, Nissan deal may be key in fight against China’s BYD
HONDA Motor absorbing Nissan Motor could give the two struggling Japanese brands the scale they need to take on China’s BYD, sales figures…
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Asia: Stocks up as ‘Santa Rally’ persists
ASIA’S stocks rose in thin Boxing Day trade on Thursday (Dec 26), extending a “Santa Rally” with key markets Hong Kong and Sydney still…
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UOB’s Lawrence Goh joins Nets’ board of directors
He has over three decades of international experience in spearheading large-scale transformations for businesses NETWORK for Electronic…
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Godiva’s Turkish owner to sell marinas to focus on core business
YILDIZ Holding, the Turkish conglomerate behind Godiva chocolates and McVitie’s biscuits, will sell its marinas to focus on its core food…
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Koh Brothers Eco unit wins S$313.9 million LTA contract to build bus depot
CATALIST-LISTED engineering solutions provider Koh Brothers Eco Engineering was awarded a S$313.9 million contract by the Land Transport…
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China avoids rate cut to keep ammunition for future pressure
CHINA refrained from cutting the interest rate and drained the most cash since 2014 with a one-year policy tool, keeping its powder dry…
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Taiwan blocks Uber’s US$950 million Foodpanda deal over competition concerns
TAIWAN has blocked Uber Technologies’ US$950 million purchase of Delivery Hero’s Foodpanda business on the island because of concerns it…
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Bank of Japan expects further progress in hitting 2 per cent inflation target in 2025
THE Bank of Japan (BOJ) expects the economy to move closer to sustainably achieving the central bank’s 2 per cent inflation target next…
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Bank of Japan expects further progress in hitting 2% inflation target in 2025
THE Bank of Japan (BOJ) expects the economy to move closer to sustainably achieving the central bank’s 2 per cent inflation target next…
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10 events that made the headlines in Singapore
From the DBS leadership renewal to the Straits Times Index surging to a 17-year high, these are some events this year that captured…
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Sneak Peek: Valentine’s Day! - Southern Curls & Pearls
The time period after Christmas can be a little bit of a let-down… which is why we quickly switch gears to Valentine’s Day! I love…
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Cromwell E-Reit to rename and rebrand, following completion of 280 million euro manager buyout
CROMWELL European Real Estate Investment Trust (Cromwell E-Reit) will be renamed Stoneweg European Reit from Jan 2, 2025, with…
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SingPost’s proposed A$1b sale of Australian business ‘on track’: buyer Pacific Equity Partners
THE proposed divestment by Singapore Post (SingPost) of its Australian logistics business is not affected by SingPost’s recent firing of…
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ComfortDelGro Zig platform fee to increase between S$0.30 and S$0.50 from Jan 1
FROM Jan 1, 2025, the platform fee on ComfortDelGro’s app Zig will be adjusted by S$0.30 to S$0.50, the land transport giant announced on…
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Gojek, Tada, ComfortDelGro Zig raising platform fees from Jan 1 to cover costs arising from upcoming Platform Workers Act
FROM Jan 1, 2025, the platform fee on ComfortDelGro’s app Zig will be adjusted by S$0.30 to S$0.50, the land transport giant announced on…
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China’s wild markets send Hong Kong derivatives to third record year
FOR a third year in a row, trading of derivatives in Hong Kong has hit a record. More than 377 million futures and options have changed…
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ASML sells ‘Lego’ model of most advanced chip machine to workers
ASML Holding, the Dutch maker of the world’s most advanced chipmaking machines, was selling ‘Lego’ replicas of its most prized product to…
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Microsoft works to add non-OpenAI models into 365 Copilot products: sources
MICROSOFT has been working on adding internal and third-party artificial intelligence (AI) models to power its flagship AI product…