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Zurich Insurance offers US$10 billion to buy UK insurer Beazley
Swiss insurance company Zurich Insurance Group has raised its offer to buy rival speciality insurer Beazley to 1,280 pence (S$22.016) per…
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Gold, silver hit fresh highs as Trump’s Greenland tariffs rattle European markets
Gold and silver scaled new all-time highs on Monday (Jan 19), as investors continued to pour money into safe-haven assets following the…
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HSBC on course for £300 billion valuation, top executive says
Weeks after its market value rose above £200 billion (S$344.6 billion) for the first time in its history, HSBC Holdings is now on course…
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At least 39 dead in Spain after two high-speed trains collide
[ADAMUZ, Spain] At least 39 people died in southern Spain after a high-speed train derailed and collided with an oncoming one on Sunday…
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Market watchers view SIA-Air India’s commercial cooperation favourably
SIA’s brand premium is unlikely to be diluted as both carriers continue to maintain their respective brands Industry watchers view…
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Singapore stocks fall amid heightened geopolitical tensions; STI down 0.3%
Across the broader market, losers outnumber gainers 319 to 250 after two billion securities worth S$1.3 billion change hands Singapore…
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From Changi vaults to Asian markets, silver rallies even as caution grows
Heavy investor buying has pushed the metal into a persistent supply deficit despite softening industrial and jewellery demand From bullion…
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Classic + Elevated: A High-Low Winter Outfit You’ll Wear Again and Again - Fashion Jackson
One of the main reasons I love winter fashion is because of the coats. All the coats. In my non-existent fashion rule book, coats can be a…
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Thailand approves US$2 billion PCB manufacturing investment by joint venture
Thailand’s investment board said on Monday (Jan 19) it had approved an investment worth US$2.08 billion by a joint venture led by Taiwan’s…
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Singapore bourse targets global macro funds in Japan rates push
Singapore Exchange will introduce futures on longer-dated Japanese government bonds as trading in the world’s third-biggest debt market…
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India’s central bank proposes linking Brics’ digital currencies: sources
US President Donald Trump has previously said the bloc alliance is “anti-American” and he threatened to impose tariffs on its members…
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FCT weighs Johor Bahru retail threat with RTS Link, bets on Northern Singapore
Retail sales leakage to Johor Bahru is expected to increase from about 4 per cent to about 5 per cent The manager of Frasers Centrepoint…
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India fines IndiGo record US$2.45 million over mass flight cancellations
The airline has acknowledged that poor pilot roster planning was the main cause of the disruption India’s aviation regulator on Saturday…
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Britain eases rules for companies to raise funds
Britain’s revamped framework for raising capital came into force on Monday, aiming to make it easier and cheaper for listed and private…
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Point72 expands office space in Hong Kong’s Henderson Tower
Point72 Asset Management has signed a deal to take more space for its upcoming office in The Henderson, a skyscraper in Hong Kong’s…
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CGSI downgrades DBS to ‘hold’ on ‘muted’ Q4 performance forecast; S$60.50 target price unchanged
FY2026 could post a larger-than-expected drop in earnings due to downside risks, says CGSI CGS International (CGSI) has downgraded its…
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Tepco to delay restart of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, NHK reports
Tokyo Electric Power will delay the restart of its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, which was originally scheduled for Jan 20,…
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Oil firmer as ebbing Iranian protests lower chance of US attack
Oil prices were up slightly on Monday, after the previous session’s rise, as Iran’s deadly crackdown on protests quelled civil unrest,…
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Bank of Singapore appoints Collins Chin as global CFO
He takes up the new role after having been the head of investor relations at the bank’s parent, OCBC The Bank of Singapore on Monday (Jan…
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Gold, silver jump to record highs on Trump tariff threats over Greenland
Spot silver advanced 4.4% to US$93.85 per ounce, after hitting a record high of US$94.08 Gold and silver prices surged to record highs on…
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YZJ Maritime proposes share buyback as part of capital management plans
It will announce the date of an extraordinary general meeting to seek shareholders’ approval Maritime financial solutions provider…
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China’s US$7 trillion cash pile is shifting into stocks, gold
With rates now sliding towards 1%, that capital is increasingly looking for a new home CHINESE households are scouring for higher-yielding…
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WTI expected to trend higher in near term
WEST Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude prices have staged a modest recovery since the start of the year, rising about 4 per cent year-to-date…
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From accountant to IR chief: RWS CEO on why she wants to create ‘a new first impression’
Genting veteran Lee Shi Ruh is leading the massive transformation of the Sentosa integrated resort There is certainly quite a different…