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Japan’s carmakers slash export prices to US to offset tariff hit
While Japanese automakers have announced some price increases, the country’s strategy of not raising prices too much has shown up in other…
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Is it safe to travel to the south of France after wildfires hit Marseille?
Flights were grounded at Marseille airport on Tuesday after wildfires raged near France’s second-largest city, causing mass cancellations…
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SpaceX valuation to hit around US$400 billion in share sale
SpaceX is discussing plans to raise money and sell insider shares in a deal that would value Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite maker at…
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Google’s AI Overviews hit by EU antitrust complaint from independent publishers
Alphabet’s Google has been hit by an EU antitrust complaint over its AI Overviews from a group of independent publishers, which has also…
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As US stocks hit records, experts see the dollar falling further
While the US stock market has fully recovered from a spring rout, the relentless drop in the dollar is prompting currency experts to warn…
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Asia: Stocks rise on trade deal hopes, Tokyo hit by tariff warning
Asian stocks rose on Tuesday amid optimism countries will strike US trade deals, though Tokyo’s Nikkei sank after Donald Trump threatened…
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Gaza beachfront hit as Monday death toll from Israeli attacks hits 71
An Israeli attack on Gaza City's beachfront has killed dozens, Palestinian sources said, with Monday's death toll across the coastal strip…
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Hit the gas – stocks’ dashboard is working again
HAVE you ever noticed your ability to tune out background noise? So much, you don’t even hear when it stops? Investors do this now with a…
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US: S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record closing highs amid trade negotiations, rate cut bets
Wall Street extended its rally on Friday (Jun 27), sending S&P 500 and Nasdaq to all-time closing highs as trade deal hopes fuelled…
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Trump’s Ugly Phone Scam Has Already Hit Some Major Snags
Forget “Make America Great Again”—Donald Trump won’t even manufacture his own phone in the United States. The Trump-branded cell phone,…
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Asia: Stocks down with eyes on Mideast, dollar hit by Trump Fed comment
Most stocks fell on Thursday and oil rose as traders kept a nervous eye on the Iran-Israel ceasefire, while the dollar dropped after…
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The Unexpected Hit Shoe of Summer? Saint Laurent’s Saucy Thigh-Highs
This week, the weather in New York City—and many surrounding regions—could only be described as one visceral word: sauna. The sweltering,…
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Jeff Bezos & Lauren Sánchez’s $48M Wedding Plans Hit a Snag
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez have already kicked off their wedding festivities in Venice, Italy, but not everyone is happy to have them…
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Erick makes landfall as a Category 3 hurricane, the strongest to hit Mexico so early in the year
Hurricane Erick slammed into Mexico’s Oaxaca state as a dangerous Category 3 storm Thursday morning, unleashing powerful winds at the…
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Middle East tensions hit Asian and Asean markets; oil and gold prices spike
A wave of geopolitical panic swept across Asian markets on Friday (Jun 13), after Israel launched strikes on Iran’s nuclear and military…
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OCBC users hit by log-in, payment issues; services restored by 2.30 pm
More than 1,000 outage reports are lodged on tracking site Downdetector from around 11 am Customers of OCBC experienced difficulties…
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Russian attacks kill 3 as drones hit Kharkiv and other parts of Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces launched a fresh drone assault across Ukraine overnight Wednesday, killing three people and wounding…
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Centurion shares hit all-time high on submission to list Reit on SGX
This is the highest price its shares have risen to since they started trading in 1995 Shares of Centurion rose on Wednesday (Jun 11)…
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At least 7 people have died and schoolchildren were swept away as floods and snow hit South Africa
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — At least seven people have died in flooding in South Africa after a weather front bringing heavy rain and…
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Australia regulator trials faster IPO process as listings hit decade low
Australia’s securities regulator said on Tuesday (Jun 10) it would trial changes to speed up initial public offerings that are at a decade…
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Heavy Russian strikes hit Ukraine's Odessa and Kiev
At least one person was killed and several others injured as Russia launched a heavy wave of drone and missile attacks on Ukraine…
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UBS’s US$26 billion capital hit isn’t quite as bad as it seems
THE US$26 billion headline capital charge to protect Swiss taxpayers from the risk that UBS Group ever fails is worse than anyone…
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Transcript: Trump Turns Hard on Musk as GOP Bill Hit by Harsh New Data
Deiseroth: Only if they flat out lie, which we see that they’re already doing about certain government reports. This is where it starts to…
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Shein hit with complaint from EU consumer group over ‘dark patterns’
Pan-European consumers organisation Beuc filed a complaint with the European Commission on Thursday (Jun 5) against online fast-fashion…