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DBS’ Piyush Gupta sees US as global growth engine in 2025 but warns of headwinds
OUTGOING DBS chief executive officer Piyush Gupta expects the US to remain as a global growth engine, but warns of three potential…
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Business
CapitaLand Investment adds three female leaders among key executive appointments
PROPERTY investment manager CapitaLand Investment (CLI) announced several key executive appointments on Tuesday (Jan 14) as part of its…
Business
65 Equity Partners’ part in TalkMed offer is at odds with core
With one of its funds’ mandate to support companies eyeing an SGX listing, encouraging the medical group’s delisting through the other is…
Business
Singapore family offices exceed 2,000 in 2024, up 43% on year
THE number of single family offices (SFOs) in Singapore continued to grow last year to exceed 2,000 by the end of 2024. That’s according…
Business
Tech supplier Arm plans to hike prices, has considered developing its own chips
ARM Holdings, a technology supplier to chip firms, is developing a long-term strategy to hike prices by as much as 300 per cent and has…
Politics
Risk of TikTok ban has users rushing to download two other Chinese-made apps
A PAIR of Chinese-made social apps, Xiaohongshu and Lemon8, have taken over the top two positions on Apple’s iPhone download charts in the…
Politics
Gold gains on uncertainty over Trump policies; US data awaited
GOLD prices gained on Tuesday (Jan 14), amid uncertainty around the incoming Trump administration’s policies and fresh positioning ahead…
News
China discusses sale of TikTok US to Elon Musk as one possible option
CHINESE officials are evaluating a potential option that involves Elon Musk acquiring the US operations of TikTok if the company fails to…
News
China discusses sale of TikTok US to Elon Musk as one possible option: sources
CHINESE officials are evaluating a potential option that involves Elon Musk acquiring the US operations of TikTok if the company fails to…
Business
Robinhood to pay US$45 million to settle SEC charges over record keeping, other violations
ONLINE trading firm Robinhood Markets has agreed to pay US$45 million to settle US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges over…
Business
US SEC fines Blackstone, KKR, Apollo, others in texting crackdown
AFFILIATES of Blackstone, KKR, Apollo Global Management and Charles Schwab are among a dozen investment advisers and brokerages that will…
Business
Biggest US banks ready mortgage relief for victims of Los Angeles wildfires
JPMORGAN Chase and Bank of America (BOA) are easing mortgage repayment conditions for customers affected by the Los Angeles wildfires, as…
Business
Europe: Stocks dip to one-week low amid speculation over Fed rate cuts
EUROPEAN shares fell to a one-week low on Monday (Jan 13) amid a broader market sell-off as global equities came under pressure following…
Business
US: Dow rises, Nasdaq falls ahead of earnings, inflation data
WALL Street stocks finished mostly higher on Monday (Jan 13), shrugging off a weak opening and another uptick in Treasury bond yields amid…
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News
Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, and the Collapse of the Hollywood #MeToo Era
In the faux aristocracy that is Hollywood, a Blake Lively should not have reason to meaningfully cross paths with a Justin Baldoni.…
News
The Enigmatic Artistry of Terrence Malick
Biographies of great artists are of inherent interest, but in the case of Terrence Malick, one of the greatest living filmmakers, there’s…
Business
Sonos CEO to step down after disastrous app overhaul
Sonos Chief Executive Patrick Spence is stepping down and leaving the company’s board in a shake-up that comes as the wireless speaker…
News
Who Is Ruben Montes? LAFD Arrests Second Arsonist after He Was Seen Starting New Fires in Los Angeles as They Struggle to Contain Wildfires
A man has been arrested after firefighters reportedly caught him "actively lighting fires" in Los Angeles County. Ruben Montes, 29, was…
Fashion
Are Los Angeles Firefighters Using 'Women's Handbags' to Put Out Fires? Wild Conspiracy Theory Floats Online as LAFD Is Forced to Explain
As Los Angeles firefighters continue with their battle to contain deadly wildfires, authorities have had to address bizarre conspiracy…
Business
US: Wall St opens lower as investors dial back bets on Fed rate cuts this year
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Monday (Jan 13), as yields surged after robust payroll numbers last week bolstered expectations…
Business
China’s battery giant CATL hires banks for first-half Hong Kong float: sources
CHINESE battery giant CATL has hired banks, including JPMorgan and Bank of America, to work on a Hong Kong listing, in what could be one…
Business
OnlyFans Model Zara Dar Reveals She Earns Triple the Revenue on Pornhub Than YouTube for STEM Videos as She Risks LinkedIn Ban
Zara Dar, a former PhD student turned OnlyFans content creator, has revealed an unconventional strategy for sharing her STEM (Science,…
News
WWE Superstar Melina Missing as Los Angeles Wildfires Rage On; Fans and Wrestling World Brace for the Worst
The wrestling world is reeling as news spreads about the disappearance of former WWE superstar Melina Nava Perez amidst the catastrophic…
News
Who Is Juan Manuel Sierra-Leyva? Homeless Arson with Blowtorch Detained by Residents Near Kenneth Fire Is Illegal Immigrant from Mexico
The homeless arson suspect arrested near one of the Los Angeles wildfires has been identified as an illegal immigrant, officials revealed…