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First Sponsor reports 59.2% jump in H1 earnings to S$19 million, interim dividend of S$0.011 a share
Property developer First Sponsor reported a 59.2 per cent increase in earnings to S$19 million in H1 2025 from S$11.9 million in H1 2024,…
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This AI startup lets you ask data questions in plain English—and gets you answers in seconds
Businesses have spent the past decade or more amassing vast amounts of data on customers, sales, and nearly everything else measurable.…
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Dressing to Impress in Montenegro
It was an unexpected see now, buy now situation when Emanuel Ungaro unveiled its resort 2026 collection on Friday night at the…
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US: S&P, Nasdaq open at record highs on US–EU deal optimism
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened at record highs on Monday as a US-EU trade agreement boosted investor sentiment, kick-starting a pivotal…
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Radial Entertainment Names Key C-Suite Executives
Radial Entertainment, the newly formed entertainment company behind the FilmRise and Shout! Studios brands, has named four key executives…
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Mapletree Industrial Trust posts 4.7% fall in Q1 DPU to S$0.0327
Mapletree Industrial Trust’s distribution per unit (DPU) fell 4.7 per cent to 3.27 Singapore cents for its first quarter ended Jun 30,…
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IReit Global faces potential litigation
Berlin Campus tenant alleges that dilapidation costs to reinstate the property back to its original state are unjustified IReit Global is…
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Trading platform ProsperUs stops accepting new accounts, will shutter on Nov 30
Users have until Oct 31 to close all open positions and mutual fund units; any remaining will be closed or sold by parent company CGS…
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England v India: Shubman Gill's defiance in fourth Test draw in Manchester could be making of new captain
Gill now has 722 runs in this series with four centuries. Only Graeme and Steve Smith, of South Africa and Australia, have scored more…
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How to be a decisive leader in a world where everything is hybrid
When you log into Amazon, its AI-powered recommendation engine guides you towards a purchase. After you select your items and order,…
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England final win is most-watched television moment of 2025
England's dramatic Euro 2025 final victory against Spain was the most watched television moment of the year so far, with a peak live…
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7 CEOs—and one chief commercial officer—explain how they actually use AI to do their jobs
Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter…
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SIA Q1 net profit falls 58.8% to S$186 million on associates’ losses, lower interest income
Net profit for Singapore Airlines (SIA) declined 58.8 per cent to S$186 million for Q1 FY2026 ending Jun 30, from S$452 million in the…
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Why Elon Musk’s ‘Baby Grok’ has child safety advocates alarmed
The AI companion space will soon see another new entrant. Elon Musk, the owner of xAI and social media platform X, announced recently,…
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What We Miss When We Talk About the Racial Wealth Gap
His reluctance to treat family structure as a causal factor is similarly puzzling. He notes that married Black households have an average…
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Singapore shares fall amid mixed regional showing on Monday; STI down 0.5%
Local stocks fell for the second straight session on Monday (Jul 28) amid a mixed performance by Asian bourses, as optimism over…
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Australia’s green bank makes record A$3.5b in clean energy investments
Australia’s green bank on Monday (Jul 28) said that it invested a record A$3.5 billion (S$2.9 billion) in clean energy projects and grid…
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The coming battle among YIMBYs
The YIMBY (“yes in my backyard”) movement has achieved remarkable growth in the past few years, uniting people across the political…
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iFast targets higher dividend payout ratio amid growth across business units
Digital bank and wealth management platform iFast is targeting a payout ratio of between 25 and 30 per cent as profitability improves…
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Heineken beer sales fall as price dispute took longer to resolve
The Dutch brewer reported a 0.4% fall in volumes during the second quarter, worse than analyst estimates Heineken saw a decline in beer…
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BOJ may paint less gloomy view, signal rate-hike resumption
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is set to hold off raising interest rates on Thursday (Jul 31) but may offer a less gloomy view on the outlook…
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AIG Women's Open: Charley Hull aiming to break major duck at Royal Porthcawl
It has been a scarcely believable dozen years since Hull burst on to the professional scene in 2013 with five sucessive runners-up…
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Chinese AI firms form alliances to build domestic ecosystem amid US curbs
China’s artificial intelligence (AI) companies have announced two new industry alliances, aiming to develop a domestic ecosystem to reduce…
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HKMA to cut costs, freeze hiring as city battles deficit: report
Hong Kong’s de-facto central bank is planning to cut costs next year, according to a local news report, as the city takes steps to reduce…