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Elon Musk's X down for thousands of US users, Downdetector shows
Elon Musk’s X was down for thousands of users in the US on Tuesday (Nov 18), according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. There…
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Coliwoo expects stronger core profit despite lower net profit before tax for FY2025
Better profit is attributed to absence of net fair value gain on investment properties in the financial year ended Sep 30 Co-living…
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Ueda signals BOJ remains on rate hike path after PM meet
Governor Kazuo Ueda told Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi that the Bank of Japan is in the process of slowly dialling back its easing support…
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Europe's banks face 'unprecedentedly high' risk of shocks, ECB warns
Eurozone banks must prepare for unprecedented shocks causing severe disruptions with far-reaching consequences for financial systems, the…
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Japan's Nikkei plunges by most in seven months on tech selloff
Japan’s Nikkei share average sank by the most in more than seven months on Tuesday (Nov 18), as investors sold off tech stocks following…
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Bitcoin drops to a 7-month low while global stocks sell off; bonds rally
Stocks sold off and Bitcoin hit a seven-month low as investors pulled back from riskier corners of the market before a high-stakes week…
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KKR targets December close for second Asia private credit fund
Despite the growth potential, the asset class continues to face competition from traditional lenders in the region KKR is aiming to close…
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Apple’s iPhone sales surge in China to take 25% market share
Apple’s iPhone 17 series drove a 37 per cent rise in its monthly smartphone sales in China, signalling strong momentum in a key market.…
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Asia: Markets track Wall Street down with Nvidia, US jobs in view
Asian stocks sank on Tuesday, tracking more losses on Wall Street as investors grow increasingly worried about frothy tech valuations,…
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BOJ chief to hold first bilateral meeting with PM Takaichi
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will hold his first bilateral meeting with new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday, a closely…
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Gold extends falls on firm US dollar, easing Fed rate-cut bets
Traders are currently pricing in a 43% probability of a quarter-point Fed rate cut next month, down from 50% in last week Gold fell for a…
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Malaysia-based restaurant software platform FeedMe raises US$5 million
FeedMe, a restaurant software platform based in Malaysia, has raised US$5 million led by Integra Partners with participation from Cento…
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US airlines may see weaker holiday traffic amid shutdown fallout
Fewer US travellers are due to fly over the upcoming Thanksgiving holidays later this month, with Christmas demand also looking shaky, as…
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China buys at least 14 cargoes of US soybeans for Dec-Jan shipment, traders say
China’s state-owned grain trader COFCO bought at least 14 cargoes of US soybeans on Monday, or at least 840,000 metric tons, for shipment…
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US Fed official backs further rate cut due to weak job market
A KEY Federal Reserve official said Monday that he supports a third consecutive interest rate cut by the US central bank in December, as…
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J&J to buy Halda Therapeutics in US$3.05 billion cash deal
Johnson & Johnson has agreed to buy the cancer treatment biotech Halda Therapeutics for US$3.05 billion cash, part of a strategy to cope…
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Yangzijiang Maritime inks fresh vessel deals ahead of mainboard debut
It also signed letters of intent for joint ventures to build new tankers, bulk carriers Yangzijiang Maritime Development signed contracts…
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US: Wall St falls at open with eyes on Nvidia earnings, data
Wall Street’s main indexes fell at the open on Monday (Nov 17), heading into a packed week that includes AI bellwether Nvidia’s results…
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Amazon seeks US$12 billion from first US bond sale in three years
Amazon.com is seeking to raise about US$12 billion through a debt offering – its first such deal in US dollars in about three years – amid…
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Deutsche Bank unveils more ambitious cost and profit targets for 2028
It wants to increase revenue to around 37 billion euros in 2028, up from around 32 billion euros in 2025 Deutsche Bank on Monday (Nov 17)…
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StarHub prices S$300 million notes due 2035 at 2.55%
Telco StarHub priced on Monday (Nov 17) its issue of S$300 million worth of notes due in 2035 at 2.55 per cent, under its S$2 billion…
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AirAsia X plans new long-haul European routes
Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia X, which recently launched flights to Istanbul, is planning to establish more long-haul routes to…
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Air India to resume flights to China after nearly six years
Air India said on Monday (Nov 17) it will resume New Delhi-China flights starting February 2026, nearly six years after suspension, as…
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CDL posts 48.7% drop in Q3 Singapore property sales value amid lack of new launches
The group also reports that it is in advanced talks over the sale of Sentosa Cove’s Quayside Isle Sales value in the Singapore market for…