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Italy investigates Amazon over alleged 1.2 billion euro tax evasion
ITALIAN prosecutors are investigating e-commerce giant Amazon and three of its executives over alleged tax evasion worth 1.2 billion euros…
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14-Year-Old ‘Human Calculator’ Breaks 6 World Records in 1 Day: 'One in a Billion Kind of Person'
A 14-year-old Indian math prodigy known as the "Human Calculator" says yoga meditation keeps his brain nimble. Aaryan Shukla, of…
Culture
ThaiBev Q1 revenue up 2.4% to 92.3 billion baht
Improvement driven by stronger sales of beer, non-alcoholic beverages and food segments THAI Beverage on Thursday (Feb 13) reported that…
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Honda and Nissan Scrap $50 Billion Merger Plan
A $50 billion merger between Honda Motor and Nissan Motor, which would have established one of the world’s largest auto groups, has been…
Culture
Alibaba becomes China’s new AI darling with US$87 billion rally
THE frenzy over Chinese artificial intelligence is turning Alibaba Group Holding into an investor favourite again, injecting new life into…
Culture
KKR nears US$14 billion for buyout fund in show of momentum
KKR is more than halfway to a US$20 billion money-raising goal for its North America buyout fund, a sign of momentum during a difficult…
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California’s FAIR Plan Gets $1 Billion Bailout After L.A. Fires
California’s home insurance plan of last resort, designed for people who can’t get coverage on the private market, does not have enough…
Culture
BP pledges reset as annual profit dips below US$9 billion
BP CEO Murray Auchincloss pledged on Tuesday (Feb 11) to fundamentally reset the company’s strategy as it reported a 35 per cent fall in…
Culture
China’s CATL to file for at least US$5 billion Hong Kong listing this week: sources
CHINESE battery giant CATL plans to file a Hong Kong listing application this week to raise at least US$5 billion, according to two…
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SoftBank explores debt-heavy financing for US$500 billion AI push
A FEW weeks ago, SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son stood alongside US President Donald Trump to unveil the Stargate Project, an…
Culture
Morgan Stanley sets US$3 billion X loan to tap into Musk mania
MORGAN Stanley kicked off another large sale of X debt on Monday (Feb 10), seizing on investors’ sudden embrace of the social media…
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DBS posts 11% rise in Q4 profit to S$2.52 billion; full-year earnings hit record S$11.29 billion
The lender proposed a final dividend of S$0.60 Singapore cents per share for the fourth quarter DBS posted net profit for the fourth…
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Frasers Property registers S$1 billion in pre-sold revenue as at end-2024; net gearing up to 86.4%
FRASERS Property registered S$1 billion in pre-sold revenue across Singapore, Australia, Thailand and China, as at Dec 31, 2024, its…
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Citadel gives rare glimpse of US$57 billion gains from its largest funds
CITADEL offered a rare glimpse under the hood of its multistrategy funds during a lucrative period for the most profitable hedge fund firm…
Fashion
ST Engineering bags new contracts worth S$4.3 billion in Q4 2024
ST ENGINEERING on Thursday (Feb 6) announced that it secured S$4.3 billion in new contracts in the fourth quarter of 2024. These comprise…
Fashion
Bain is said to near 500 billion yen deal for Mitsubishi pharma unit
BAIN Capital is nearing a deal to buy Mitsubishi Chemical Group’s pharmaceutical unit, sources familiar with the matter said, adding to a…
Fashion
Huawei chairman says 2024 revenue exceeded 860 billion yuan
HUAWEI’S chairman said on Wednesday (Feb 5) that the tech company’s annual revenue exceeded 860 billion yuan (S$159.6 billion) last year,…
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GSK plans £2 billion share buyback, boosts long-term outlook
The buyback comes after GSK saw earnings per share, excluding some items, at 23.2 pence in the fourth quarter GSK plans to buy back £2…
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KKR raises offer for Fuji Soft in US$4.3 billion tussle with Bain
KKR & Co raised its offer price for Fuji Soft to fend off a rival bid from Bain Capital, the latest chapter in a months-long battle for…
Culture
UBS quarterly profit smashes expectations, US$3 billion buyback unveiled
UBS Group, Switzerland’s largest bank, on Tuesday (Feb 4) posted net income of US$770 million for the fourth quarter of 2024, trouncing…
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UBS trounces profit forecasts, US$3 billion share buyback conditional on capital rules
UBS Group on Tuesday (Feb 4) posted fourth-quarter profit that beat forecasts by a wide margin and said it would buy back up to US$3…
Fashion
Grab weighs takeover of rival GoTo at US$7 billion valuation
GRAB Holdings and GoTo Group have accelerated merger talks and are targeting a deal this year, seeking to end years of losses in…
Business
Volkswagen Sues India Over $1.4 Billion Tax Bill
Volkswagen has filed a lawsuit against Indian authorities over what the brand describes as an "impossibly enormous" tax demand, according…
Fashion
KKR, Gaw look to sell Tokyo Hyatt Regency for over 100 billion yen
KKR and Gaw Capital Partners are in talks to sell the Hyatt Regency hotel in Tokyo to Japan Hotel Reit Investment for more than 100…