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Tough 2024 for suburban business parks with rising vacancies; muted growth for industrial rents in 2025
Most industrial submarkets can expect to grow by 2 to 3% next year – but not business parks in the suburbs THE business park segment in…
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Gift Guide: Under $100 - Southern Curls & Pearls
Ribbon Bow Clutch // VERSACE Sunglasses // MacKenzie-Childs Courtly Check Utensil Holder // Vanille (Vanilla) Scented Candle // Hunt…
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Gift Guide: Under $50 - Southern Curls & Pearls
Printworks Recipe Book // Gingerbread Man Drinking Glasses // Hair and Body Mist // Faux Fur Slippers // // DIOR Lipstick Case //…
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Google unveils latest AI model, Gemini 2.0
GOOGLE on Wednesday (Dec 11) announced the launch of Gemini 2.0, its most advanced artificial intelligence model to date, as the world’s…
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US: Wall St opens higher after inflation data solidifies rate-cut bets
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday (Dec 11) after an in-line inflation reading kept intact bets on the Federal Reserve…
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Ron Sim and Osim send legal letter of demand to Trek 2000 International’s current and former chairmen
Ron Sim alleges fraudulent misrepresentations before he acquired shares of Trek 2000 in 2015 MASSAGE chair and appliance manufacturer Osim…
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Europe’s loan bankers pin hopes on M&A revival to boost volumes
REFINANCINGS helped bolster European loan volumes in 2024 but with mergers and acquisitions looking like they’re finally picking up,…
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Chinese authorities are considering a weaker yuan as Trump trade risks loom: sources
CHINA’S top leaders and policymakers are considering allowing the yuan to weaken in 2025 as they brace for higher US trade tariffs as…
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Zara owner Inditex’s sales growth slows as holiday shopping begins
INDITEX, the owner of Zara, reported slower sales growth at the outset of the crucial holiday shopping season. The Arteixo, Spain-based…
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Bank of England set to stay in central bank slow lane and keep rates on hold
THE Bank of England (BOE) looks set to keep interest rates on hold next week as it moves more slowly to cut borrowing costs than central…
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TikTok Shop goes live for Spain, Ireland in Europe rollout
TIKTOK’S in-app shopping feature has gone live for users in Spain and Ireland, marking the first steps in an expansion of ByteDance’s…
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Charge+ buys 140 EV chargers from 3 companies ceasing commercial charging services in Singapore
ELECTRIC vehicle (EV) charging point operator (CPO) Charge+ has acquired 140 public and shared EV chargers from three other companies in…
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Charge+ buys 140 EV chargers from 3 companies that have ceased commercial charging services in Singapore
ELECTRIC vehicle (EV) charging point operator (CPO) Charge+ has acquired 140 public and shared EV chargers from three other companies in…
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CPF Special, MediSave and Retirement Accounts’ interest rate falls to 4% for Q1 2025
THE interest rate for the Central Provident Fund’s (CPF) Special, MediSave and Retirement Accounts (SMRA) will fall to the floor rate of 4…
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Club Med owner shares jump 83% after Hong Kong take-private offer
FOSUN Tourism Group shares saw their biggest jump on record in Hong Kong, after the owner of luxury resort chain Club Med offered to buy…
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Alaska Airlines sees US$1 billion jump in profit after merger with Hawaiian Airlines
ALASKA Airlines on Tuesday unveiled a plan to generate US$1 billion in additional profits by 2027 by leveraging its acquisition of…
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Singapore stocks open flat at Wednesday’s open
SINGAPORE shares open muted on Wednesday (Dec 11) following weak trade figures from China and ahead of key inflation data in the US. As at…
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Citigroup cuts ESG analyst jobs as research group trimmed
CITIGROUP has cut about five analyst jobs inside a small team dedicated to producing ESG (environmental, social and governance) and…
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US Steel drops as Biden plans to block sale to Nippon Steel
PRESIDENT Joe Biden plans to formally block the US$14.1 billion sale of United States Steel to Nippon Steel on national security grounds…
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TikTok pays its users to shop if they boost app downloads
TIKTOK is offering users hundreds of US dollars to spend time in the app, invite friends to join and purchase products on TikTok Shop, in…
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Chinese cybersecurity firm sanctioned, employee charged by US
THE US sanctioned a Chinese company it accused of working for intelligence agencies and charged one of its employees with hacking into the…
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UBS reorganises US wealth management unit in growth push
UBS Group made organisational changes to its wealth-management unit in the US as it seeks to lift profitability in a market that’s central…
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GM to wind down robotaxi operations championed by CEO Barra
GENERAL Motors’ (GM) Cruise self-driving car unit will exit the robotaxi business, a retreat from a market that proved costly and full of…
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Singapore’s new family office framework will give clarity, but may not be enough to attract more super rich
Higher disclosure requirements may push wealthy families to lighter-touch jurisdictions THE upcoming roll-out of Singapore’s single-family…