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Wee Hur gears up for growth with bigger ambitions
Group’s chiefs consider its workers’ dormitory and construction businesses as key drivers of future growth Property developer Wee Hur is…
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Chinese tech giants pause stablecoin plans after Beijing steps in
The government raised concerns about the rise of currencies controlled by the private sector, says the Financial Times CHINESE tech…
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Dublin office woes hit private equity firms from Blackstone to Brookfield
The city’s vacancy rate has doubled in the last six years, exceeding the 10% reached in Paris and 8% in London and Lisbon A PARTIALLY…
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SingPost raises competitiveness by upping service points
It is also trialling the posting and returning of mail or parcels at residential letterbox areas National postal service provider…
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Drew & Napier to sue Switzerland over Asia losses on AT1s
ONE of Singapore’s biggest law firms is set to file claims against the Swiss government by the end of the year, seeking compensation for…
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Capital-raising focus: Reclaims Global, iWow, Vividthree
Financial services and industrials book the most net institutional outflow from Oct 10 to 16, while telecommunications and healthcare book…
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Morgan Stanley sells US$8 billion high-grade bonds
Morgan Stanley priced an US$8 billion investment-grade bond sale on Friday (Oct 17), the third such deal by a major Wall Street firm this…
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Porsche’s new CEO is a luxury leader big on hybrids
The 911 maker is preparing to launch an electric version of the Cayenne in the coming months Porsche named Michael Leiters its next chief…
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China officials try to ease global concern over rare earth curbs
The Asian nation has justified its latest curbs as a response to an expansion of US controls Chinese officials tried to ease concerns over…
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China rare-earth product exports shrink as US frictions flare
China’s exports of rare earth products fell in September from a month earlier, as Beijing’s tighter controls on strategic minerals ripple…
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Malaysia says multilateral power deal delayed by Thai politics, renewal expected next month
Thailand has delayed renewing a South-east Asian multilateral power trade deal due to local political changes, Malaysia’s energy minister…
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Hong Kong won’t impose special port fees despite US-China spat
Hong Kong will not start imposing port fees targeting individual countries, despite China and the US charging special levies aimed at one…
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UK targets end-2026 for stablecoin rules to keep pace with US
The Bank of England (BOE) is aiming to have new stablecoin regulations in place by the end of next year, as policymakers around the world…
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Meta, Blue Owl seal US$30 billion private capital deal for AI
Structured investments are becoming more in demand as insurers and other types of investors search for debt tied to assets Mark…
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Samsung Electronics family to sell 1.7 trillion won stake amid share rally
The company has secured supply deals with other major customers and expectations have risen that the company will be able to supply its…
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Xiaomi shares post worst week in 3½ years as accidents stoke EV safety concerns
The company has not publicly acknowledged that the accidents involved its electric vehicles Shares of Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker…
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Boeing wins FAA approval to hike 737 MAX production to 42 planes per month
Supply chain problems seem to be more sporadic and unpredictable than before the Covid-19 pandemic [WASHINGTON/SEATTLE] Boeing won…
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Blackstone, TPG near Hologic deal for more than US$17 billion
The parties are currently discussing a price of above US$75 a share, according to sources Blackstone and TPG are in advanced negotiations…
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Trump approves expanding credits for US auto production, issues new 25% truck duties
US President Donald Trump on Friday (Oct 17) signed orders expanding credits for US auto and engine production and setting new 25 per cent…
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Banking shares’ wobbles reveal growing unease over credit risks
The markets have weathered a string of credit scares and surprise write-downs over the past two years A clutch of bad loans at banks in…
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HSBC expects gold’s ‘bull wave’ to hit US$5,000 an ounce in 2026
The bank has cited geopolitical risks, economic policy uncertainty and rising public debt as factors supporting the price HSBC on Friday…
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Gold pulls back after record high on firm US dollar, Trump’s China remarks
Markets are pricing in a 25-basis-point cut at the Federal Reserve’s October meeting and another in December Gold prices fell more than 2…
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Nvidia unveils first Blackwell chip wafer made with TSMC in US
Companies have been racing to meet the broader AI industry’s voracious appetite for computing power as they develop AI technology that…