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Gold inches higher as US dollar weakens on Fed rate cut hopes
Gold prices edged higher on Thursday (Aug 7), helped by a weaker US dollar on growing expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut next…
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DBS shares reach S$50 mark, an all-time high, after unveiling higher Q2 profit
DBS shares set a record on Thursday (Aug 7) and hit the S$50 mark for the first time, after the lender posted marginally higher Q2…
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CSE Global Q2 new orders rise 3.8% to S$211.3 million
Systems integrator CSE Global has secured S$211.3 million worth of new orders for its second quarter ended June, a 3.8 per cent rise from…
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‘Strange Harvest’ Review: A Clever Mock Doc Convincingly Tracks a Fiendish (Fictional) Serial Killer
America’s obsession with serial killers has made posthumous industries of Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy and others, while…
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Private credit fuels a ‘buy now, pay later’ lending boom in Asia
Maria Hazel Regalado, a 48-year-old mother of four in the Philippines, needed a computer last year so she could work from home. Regalado,…
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Rayner asks China to explain redacted mega-embassy plans
Angela Rayner has given China two weeks to explain why parts of its plans for a new mega-embassy in London are redacted. The deputy prime…
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Inner London to lose out in funding rebalance, says IFS report
Councils in inner London are set to become the biggest losers under a government plan to update council funding rules, a think tank says.…
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Kemi Badenoch reveals how she told on exam cheat as teenager
Brian Wheeler Political reporter Watch: Kemi Badenoch says she "didn't get praised" for accusing fellow pupil of cheating Conservative…
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‘Wednesday’ Cliffhanger: Does [SPOILER] Survive? What the Ending of Part 1 Means for Season 2’s Final Episodes
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for Season 2 Part 1 of “Wednesday.” After defeating an evil resurrected pilgrim, a hyde and…
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SoftBank’s AI investment spree to be in focus on at Q1 earnings
When Japan’s SoftBank Group reports earnings on Thursday, its mammoth investments in artificial intelligence companies are set to take the…
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Hyundai, GM plan to jointly develop five vehicles, including electric van
Hyundai Motor and General Motors (GM) plan to jointly develop five vehicles that will hit the market in 2028, including an electric van…
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Trump takes jabs at Colbert, Fallon, Kimmel and Stern over future of talk shows
President Trump took a swing Wednesday at hostile late-night television and talk radio hosts whose programs are on the line or are about…
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‘The Book of Sijjin & Illiyyin’ Review: Wicked Stepmothers Should Beware in Entertaining Indonesian Horror Opus
These days, you can apparently push a Cinderella only so far before she’ll summon dark forces to destroy her entire wicked step-family,…
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Saudis raise crude prices to Asia after Opec+ adds barrels
Saudi Arabia raised crude prices for a second consecutive month, signalling confidence in demand for its barrels as Organization of the…
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More teens to get their choice of uni even if they miss their grades, says Ucas
A record number of 18-year-olds are likely to get into their first choice of university this year, the head of the Universities and…
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UOB Q2 profit falls 6% to S$1.34 billion; misses expectations
Declares interim dividend of S$0.85 per share; a second tranche of the lender’s S$0.50 per share special dividend will also be paid out…
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Number of empty homes on the rise across England
Nathan Heath BBC West Investigations Across England, the number of empty homes has been steadily rising, with councils "increasingly…
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Trump and Apple CEO Tim Cook announce new $100 billion commitment to manufacture in U.S.
President Trump announced Wednesday an agreement by Apple to make its largest U.S. investment ever, spending an additional $100 billion…
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Oil prices slide to 8-week low as US-Russia talks stir sanction uncertainty
Oil prices slid about 1 per cent to an eight-week low on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump’s remarks about progress in talks with…
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Europe: Shares end flat as healthcare stocks weigh after Trump’s tariff threat
EUROPEAN shares closed flat on Wednesday, surrendering early session gains, as healthcare stocks felt the pinch from US President Donald…
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James Cameron: ‘There’s Danger’ of a ‘Terminator’-Style Apocalypse Happening If You ‘Put AI Together With Weapons Systems’
James Cameron may be exploring how artificial intelligence can help assist directing blockbuster movies, but he’s still aware that his…
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Beyoncé vs. Sydney Sweeney: Are Jeans Getting Political?
This week’s launch of Beyoncé’s ad campaign for Levi Strauss & Co. seems to have only ratcheted up the cultural debate around jeans — of…
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Michael Kors Returns to ‘Project Runway’ as a Guest Judge, Plus Talking About the Steep Decline in Luxury Sales and Marc Jacobs Up for Sale for $1 Billion
In the latest “Savage Fashion” podcast episode, WWD’s chief content officer Jim Fallon and fashion director Alex Badia sat down with…
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WATCH: Susan Ferrechio answers questions on the redistricting fight in Texas
Democratic lawmakers have fled Texas to try to block the state's effort to redistrict congressional lines. Source link