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Grade Inflation Is Deflating the Workforce
If colleges keep handing out meaningless grades, more testing could provide a better measure of what students have learned. Source link
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Hongkong Land Q3 profit falls 13% on lower contributions from its office portfolio
Hongkong Land’s underlying profit for the third quarter of its 2025 financial year is 13 per cent lower than the same period the previous…
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Bitcoin erases 2025 gains as investors fret over the macro environment
As at Nov 20, cryptocurrency’s value is 2.4% lower than that at the start of the year Bitcoin’s correction has erased the gains it made in…
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‘Value Unlock’ programme will help companies bridge gap with investors: industry players
Two training grants of up to S$15,000 and S$200,000 per company will be made available Industry players say training grants are important…
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Luxury Market Faces Challenges Amid Economic Uncertainty, Shifts Toward Experiences
MILAN – The luxury market is still resilient but not immune to the headwinds from economic and geopolitical uncertainties, according to…
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As Elon Musk plans a robot army, China's humanoid bots are already on the market
As Elon Musk touted plans to eventually manufacture an army of Tesla bots in Silicon Valley this month, humanoid robots were already being…
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Is there an AI bubble and has it started to burst?
The artificial intelligence boom seems unstoppable, but a growing number of investors and other observers worry it could be a bubble about…
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ComfortDelGro unveils senior leadership changes
Transport operator ComfortDelGro on Thursday (Nov 20) announced senior leadership changes, which included the creation of a new…
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Buffett’s Alphabet blessing puts valuation paradox back in focus
Shares of the Google parent are up 55% this year, making them by far the top performer among the Magnificent Seven technology giants Just…
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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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How ‘micro joy’ can help you feel happier every day
In a world of hustle culture and stressors of all kinds, joy can seem both illusive and impossible. But despite barriers, you can create…
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Link Reit H1 DPU down 5.9% at HK$1.2688 amid macro headwinds, sectoral challenges
Hong Kong-listed Link Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) – which owns Singapore’s Jurong Point and a major part of Thomson Plaza,…
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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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How to be a multidimensional leader—without sacrificing your personal brand
Most personal branding advice assumes you’re one thing. But what if you’re not? What if you’re a strategist and an artist, a CEO and a…
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Workplaces can—and must—help quell America’s polarization
Five years ago, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong did a bold thing. He banned political conversations at work. He made this decision because he…
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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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The Ashes: Australia captain Steve Smith aims bizarre Mastermind jibe at Monty Panesar
Stand-in Australia captain Steve Smith aimed a bizarre swipe at former England spinner Monty Panesar on the eve of the first Ashes Test.…
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Nvidia’s upbeat forecast soothes fears of AI spending bubble
Nvidia Corp, the world’s most valuable company, gave a strong revenue forecast for the current period, helping counter concern that a…
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The Ashes: Brendon McCullum says England are ready for defining series
Coach Brendon McCullum believes his England team are ready for an Ashes series that could "define" them. McCullum and captain Ben Stokes…
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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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OCBC app adds 8 digital wallets from across South-east Asia
Local bank OCBC on Thursday (Nov 20) said that it has added eight digital wallets from South-east Asia, enabling customers in Singapore to…
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China’s Lenovo signs long-term component-supply deal for next year
Global memory chip prices are climbing due to demand from data centre operators for building AI servers Lenovo said on Thursday (Nov 20)…