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HSBC not exposed to the collapse of scandal-hit First Brands Group
HSBC Holdings is not exposed to the collapse of scandal-hit auto-parts supplier First Brands Group, whose bankruptcy has left some of the…
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Singapore shares dip 0.3%, even as regional markets rise
Shares on the Singapore bourse closed lower on Thursday (Oct 16), bucking the gains charted in most regional markets. The benchmark…
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Food Innovators posts profit of S$200,000; turns profitable a year after Catalist debut
Restaurant operator Food Innovators announced on Wednesday (Oct 15) that it turned profitable for its first half of 2026 ended August, a…
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Q&M proposes to buy interest in dental group in Thailand
Purchase consideration will be satisfied by a combination of cash and new ordinary shares Q&M Dental Group is proposing to acquire equity…
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Temasek-backed US fintech firm iCapital to expand Singapore, Hong Kong operations
It also plans to open its first office in Australia to ride the wave of rising demand for alternative assets iCapital, a Temasek-backed…
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Operating-cost disparity taken into account in setting fares for cross-border taxi services: MOT
The authorities will also identify more pick-up points in both Johor Bahru and Singapore for the convenience of commuters The authorities…
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Market sees higher ship refinancing amid conflicts between US and China
Likely beneficiaries of the spat are shipowners that are neither Chinese nor American, such as Singapore-based players With the US levying…
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Latest Singapore 1-year T-bill cut-off yield drops to 1.35%
Figure is down from the 1.68% offered in the auction for the previous one-year tranche in July The cut-off yield on the Republic’s latest…
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Goldman Sachs plans more job cuts to boost savings, leverage AI push
Goldman Sachs Group told staffers to expect an additional round of job cuts this year as the bank seeks further savings across its…
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AMD says Oracle is pledging widespread use of new AI chips
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Nvidia’s nearest rival in artificial intelligence (AI) processors, said Oracle will deploy a large batch of…
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Our Dream Home Reveal Part 3 | Bedrooms & Bathrooms - Southern Curls & Pearls
Hello, friends! Welcome to Part Three of our dream home reveal (if you missed it, I also wrote Part One and Part Two!). In this blog post,…
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JPMorgan seeks to double Asia assets to US$600 billion by 2030
The company has managed US$302 billion in the region at the end of 2024, according to its financial filing JPMorgan Asset Management wants…
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Goldman Sachs loses senior bankers after leadership reshuffles, dealmaking pause
Despite the departures, Goldman still tops Wall Street’s league tables for mergers and acquisitions Goldman Sachs has lost more than a…
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OpenAI taps Broadcom to build its first AI processor in latest chip deal
The agreement extends a wave of AI chip investments driving the race toward human-equivalent intelligence OpenAI has partnered with…
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US: Wall Street opens higher after Trump cools rhetoric on China
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Monday (Oct 13) following Friday’s pullback, as investors returned to risk assets after…
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Indonesia considers further liquidity injection for state banks
Finance minister says government still assessing impact of 200 trillion rupiah liquidity boost for state banks Indonesia is considering…
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Chinese firms face shifting global IPO landscape
Nasdaq proposes raising minimum public float and fundraising requirements; is enforcing faster suspension and delisting procedures for…
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AJJ Medtech to develop ‘world’s first’ multifunctional humanoid elderly care robot
It will work with China’s Huaxi Intelligent Technology Co to produce humanoid robots that will replicate human presence, offering both…
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Crypto sees more than US$6 billion in liquidations
(Bloomberg) – Cryptocurrency prices tumbled after US President Donald Trump said he would impose an additional 100 per cent tariff on…
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Apple sued over use of copyrighted books to train Apple Intelligence
A separate group of authors sue the company last month for allegedly misusing their work in artificial intelligence training APPLE was hit…
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Bitcoin extends decline to US$104,782 as Trump escalates US-China trade war
Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market value, extended declines on Friday (Oct 10) after US President Donald Trump…
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Morgan Stanley seeks to redeem cash from Jefferies’ Point Bonita fund, source says
Morgan Stanley’s asset management unit asked investment bank Jefferies to return some money it invested in the latter bank’s Point Bonita…
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Europe: Trump's fresh tariff threats knock Europe stocks to weekly loss in last-minute slide
European shares tanked on Friday (Oct 10), erasing weekly gains in a last-minute slide as renewed trade war fears sparked by fresh threats…
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US: S&P 500 ends down 2.7% after Trump warns of big China tariffs
Wall Street stocks tumbled Friday (Oct 10) after US President Donald Trump threatened “massive” tariffs on China, reviving trade war…