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Bubble risks grow as China’s stock bull run defies economy angst
China’s economy is buckling under the weight of tariffs and a deep-rooted property crisis, yet stocks are extending their bull run – a…
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First Resources to buy remaining shares of Indonesia-listed Austindo Nusantara Jaya it does not own
First Resources will buy the remaining shares of Austindo Nusantara Jaya after its acquisition of a 91.2 per cent stake in the…
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First Resources to buy remaining shares of Indonesia-listed Austindo Nusantara Jaya
First Resources will buy the remaining shares it does not own in Austindo Nusantara Jaya after its acquisition of a 91.2 per cent stake in…
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Evergrande: Chinese property giant delisted after spectacular fall
Peter Hoskins Business reporter, BBC News Chinese property giant Evergrande's shares were taken off the Hong Kong stock market on Monday…
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BYD seeks to shift mass market image with souped-up race track
The name BYD is mainly associated with mass market electric vehicles. A manufacturing behemoth that churns out more electric cars than…
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Stocks to watch: MPACT, First Resources, Sabana Reit, Lum Chang Holdings, Raffles Education, Creative Technologies
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Aug 25): Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial…
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24 Years Ago, Tom Hardy Made His Film Debut in This Ridley Scott War Movie
It’s always a trip to rewind through an actor’s early credits – those blink-and-you-miss-it roles, the baby-faced cameos that tease a…
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Lives torn apart by fatal crashes on the A9, Scotland's longest road
Steven McKenzie BBC Scotland News A dream trip to Scotland ended in tragedy for Chris Strong's family. His wife Katie had travelled from…
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HSBC Swiss unit culls wealthy Middle Eastern clients amid regulator scrutiny: report
HSBC’s Swiss private bank has launched a cull of more than 1,000 wealthy Middle Eastern clients, as it faces scrutiny from regulators over…
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France summons US envoy Charles Kushner over antisemitism claims
France says it will summon the US ambassador to Paris, Charles Kushner, over what it says are unacceptable allegations of failing to…
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Modern Radicals Diminish Martin Luther King Jr.’s Message
The iconic ‘I Have a Dream’ speech urged us to fight against, not double down on, racial resentment. Source link
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Vietnam billionaire’s taxi firm takes on Grab in South-east Asia
Vietnam’s richest man Pham Nhat Vuong is looking to disrupt ride-hailing sectors across South-east Asia as his taxi company Green & Smart…
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TPG joins Asia’s rush for mid-sized buyouts with latest fund
TPG is among the large alternative asset managers now seeking money to back mid-sized investments in Asia, a move away from its…
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New Zealand central bank proposes reducing deposit takers’ capital requirements
New Zealand’s central bank said on Monday (Aug 25) that it was proposing to reduce the minimum capital requirement for deposit takers, and…
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Women in gaming: Twitch streamer Alyska and the female gamers defying stereotypes
Alyce Rocha makes her living working from home - but she doesn't have a normal nine to five. Forget endless Teams meetings, she's spent…
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Are sell-offs at Sembcorp, ST Engineering and SIA after their earnings reports a harbinger of doom?
The recent reporting season has been something of a reality check for bullish investors in the Singapore market, with a number of…
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Circles to benefit from industry consolidation: CEO Rameez Ansar
The recent moves towards more consolidation in the telco space will allow companies such as Circles to focus on innovation, said Rameez…
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Hyphens Pharma bets big on Asean’s medical aesthetics boom
Catalist-listed Hyphens Pharma wants to ride on the growing medical aesthetics market across South-east Asia, with the aim of becoming the…
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Leading benchmark for US small-cap stocks looks set to extend its advance
THE Russell 2000 is a stock market index widely recognised as the leading benchmark for small-cap stocks in the US market. After lagging…
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US Fed’s Jackson Hole exposes hard road ahead for central bankers
The US Federal Reserve’s annual gathering in the Rocky Mountains is usually a time for central bankers and their wonky friends to kick…
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‘Two Seasons, Two Strangers’ Review: A Screenwriter Pursues Her Own Story In a Beguiling Japanese Diptych
Three years ago, Japanese director Shô Miyake enjoyed an arthouse breakthrough with his gorgeous, unconventionally delicate boxing movie…
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Bank of Japan’s Ueda expects tightening job market to push up wages
Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor Kazuo Ueda said that wage hikes are spreading beyond large firms and likely to keep accelerating due to a…