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Jack Smith set for private interview with lawmakers about Trump investigations
Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith is set for a closed-door interview with House Republicans on Wednesday after…
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South Korea central bank sees upside inflation risk with a weaker won
South Korea’s central bank said on Wednesday (Dec 17) that headline inflation in 2026 could exceed earlier forecasts, if the won stays at…
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Bank Indonesia keeps rates steady, focuses on rupiah stability
The bank also leaves its deposit and lending rates unchanged at 3.75% and 5.50%, respectively Indonesia’s central bank held its policy…
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Top Hong Kong crypto exchange HashKey makes market debut
Hong Kong’s biggest licenced cryptocurrency exchange began trading on Wednesday (Dec 17) as the city pushes to become a global hub for the…
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Hans Patuwo gets GoTo shareholders’ nod as CEO amid investor push for Grab deal
Shareholders of Indonesia’s digital giant GoTo Group have approved the appointment of Hans Patuwo as president director and chief…
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Singapore to pilot ‘overhang’ solar power structure, as it nears deployment target
The Republic is more than halfway to its 2 GWp target, equivalent to the annual electricity needs of about 350,000 households Industrial…
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Apollo weighs potential US$12 billion sale of Atlas Air
Apollo Global Management is exploring a potential sale of its aviation company Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, according to sources familiar…
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Chip-sector linchpin Resonac seeks to tap China’s AI ambitions
Japan is home to a network of little-known companies that dominate in key materials that are indispensable for semiconductor manufacturing…
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Asian markets drift as US jobs data fails to boost rate cut hopes
ASIAN equities fluctuated on Wednesday as mixed US jobs data did little to boost expectations for another interest rate cut next month,…
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Tada commits S$1 million to put brakes on high-commission models
The initiative aims to reverse falling driver earnings and rising ride-hail prices Ride-hailing platform Tada has set its sights on its…
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Tada commits S$1 million to put brakes on high-commission ride-hailing models
The initiative aims to reverse falling driver earnings and rising ride-hail prices Ride-hailing platform Tada is challenging rivals such…
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Bessent sees one or two more Fed chair interviews this week
Trump is slated to interview the central bank governor Chris Waller on Dec 17 for the chair job Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said…
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China lowers EU pork tariffs in final ruling after 18-month probe
Importers will receive a refund on the difference between the rates paid since September. [BEIJING/MADRID] China on Tuesday (Dec 16)…
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Stocks to watch: Keppel, Keppel DC Reit, CICT, SingLand, UOL, Jardine C&C, F&N, Suntec Reit
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (Dec 17): Keppel, Keppel DC Reit:…
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Border Patrol official who is the face of Trump's crackdown back in Chicago amid immigration raids
Senior Border Patrol official Greg Bovino returned to the Chicago area on Tuesday, about a month after leaving to lead immigration…
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China chipmaker MetaX debuts after wildly oversubscribed IPO
CHINA will have another major chip debut on Wednesday (Dec 17), eagerly watched by stock-market investors after the stellar gains by its…
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Hacking group ‘ShinyHunters’ threatens to expose premium users of sex site Pornhub
Three of the affected people confirmed to Reuters that they had signed up to Pornhub’s premium service The hacking group “ShinyHunters”…
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Federal judge seems unconvinced that White House should stop ballroom construction
Federal Judge Richard J. Leon said Tuesday that he was inclined to deny a request by the National Trust for Preservation for a temporary…
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Trump expands travel ban to new countries
President Trump added new countries to his general travel ban on Tuesday and added restrictions to some travel from other nations, saying…
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Former NIH scientist sues Trump administration, claims illegal firing over research cuts
A former leading scientist at the National Institutes of Health sued the Trump administration Tuesday, saying she was illegally fired for…
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No probable cause: Biden Justice Department ignored FBI objections to raid on Trump's home
Newly declassified emails reveal the FBI believed it lacked evidence to justify raiding President Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence for…
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Maryland will consider slavery reparations after Gov. Wes Moore's veto is overridden
Maryland will create a commission to study potential reparations for slavery after lawmakers voted Tuesday to override a veto by Gov. Wes…
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There’s a Word for the West’s Appeasement of Militant Islam
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Trump versus Maduro: Why the White House is fixated on Venezuela
Donald Trump's fixation on Venezuela reflects a unique combination of factors, from the geopolitical to the economic to the personal, that…