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Singapore stocks rise as market cheers new SGX announcements; STI up 0.2%
Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust is top gainer on benchmark index; three local banks also end higher Singapore stocks ended higher on…
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DBS, UOB, OCBC, Jardine among stocks that could gain from smaller board lot sizes
US-listed Grab might have been dual-listed in Singapore if the Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) latest push for dual listings was around at the…
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BNP starts buyback, boosts capital goal after share drop
BNP Paribas announced a new buyback and plans to reach a target for capital strength early as chief executive officer Jean-Laurent Bonnafe…
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Vietnamese airline Vietjet to resume use of Chinese-made Comac planes: sources
C909, which seats up to 90 passengers, has been operating commercially since 2016 Vietnamese budget airline Vietjet plans to resume the…
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Google opens new AI engineering centre in Taiwan
Alphabet’s Google on Thursday opened in Taiwan its biggest artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure hardware engineering centre outside…
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Heavy rain in Vietnam’s top coffee-growing region threatens crop
Heavy rain has delayed harvesting in Vietnam’s biggest coffee-growing province of Dak Lak, and further downpours risk damaging crops and…
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Chinese copper demand sags in busy season after prices surge
A slump in government spending, meanwhile, has kicked away another prop to demand As the busy period for Chinese manufacturing draws to a…
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Judge blocks Trump from ending deportation amnesty for Syrians
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Wednesday to postpone its plan to end a deportation amnesty for Syrian migrants,…
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Senior judge blasts court for 'pernicious ... misbehavior' in striking down Texas congressional map
Senior Circuit Judge Jerry Smith delivered a scorching takedown of a fellow federal judge on Wednesday, accusing his colleague of…
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House refers censure resolution of Rep. Cory Mills to Ethics Committee
The House voted Wednesday night to refer a resolution to censure Rep. Cory Mills, Florida Republican, for a variety of alleged…
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BOJ board member Koeda calls for policy normalisation
The Bank of Japan must continue to normalise monetary policy by raising real interest rates to “a state of equilibrium” to avoid creating…
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Trump signs bill that will release all Epstein files
President Trump signed the bill Wednesday evening that forces the Justice Department to release all the files it has from its…
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Trump says he will meet with NYC mayor-elect Mamdani Friday
President Trump said he will be meeting with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House on Friday. Source link
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Asian currencies to regain ‘much-needed’ stability in 2026: DBS report
Countries have also bypassed US to trade with one another in view of tariff risks DBS analysts are upbeat about the region’s prospects for…
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China leaves benchmark lending rates unchanged for the sixth straight month
October economic data, including a contraction in exports and a further slowdown in retail sales, point to a tougher fourth quarter,…
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US approves sale of 35,000 AI chips to UAE’s G42, Saudis’ Humain
The deal is contingent on both companies meeting “rigorous security and reporting requirements”, the Commerce Department says The US has…
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Wilmar China unit found guilty of contract fraud, liable for 1.88 billion yuan in losses; looks to appeal judgement
It has been previously sued as an ‘accomplice’ in contract fraud related to palm oil trades A subsidiary of Wilmar International has been…
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China investment bank CICC to acquire two smaller rivals
Beijing is trying to cultivate first-class domestic investment banks capable of standing up to global heavyweights China International…
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Trump considering executive order to preempt state AI laws
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump is considering an executive order that would seek to preempt state laws on artificial intelligence through…
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DOJ charges Democratic congresswoman with stealing $5 million in COVID relief money
The Justice Department announced an indictment Wednesday against Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a Florida Democrat, accusing her of…
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Asia’s currency-defence war chest has swelled to US$8 trillion
Asia’s foreign-exchange reserves have surged to almost US$8 trillion, providing the authorities from Tokyo to Mumbai with ample ammunition…
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Justice Dept. indicts Democratic Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick on charges of stealing $5M in relief funds
U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida has been indicted on charges accusing her of stealing $5 million in federal disaster funds…
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Healthcare AI company Heidi launches Singapore regional hub
The company plans to invest US$8 million in South-east Asia in the next two to three years Healthcare artificial intelligence (AI) company…