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Semiconductor, shipbuilding stocks suffer heavy losses in SGX bloodbath
Chipmaking and shipbuilding shares dived up to 8 per cent in early trade on Friday (Apr 4) following US President Donald Trump’s…
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FDA Layoffs Could Raise Drug Costs and Erode Food Safety
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced wide-ranging cutbacks at federal health agencies, including the Food and Drug…
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AppLovin bids for TikTok in all markets outside of China
Marketing platform AppLovin said on Thursday it has submitted a bid for TikTok assets outside of China, ahead of the April 5 deadline set…
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Passenger who experienced "inconvenience" not prepared for email they get
A passenger was caught off guard by an unexpected reward after sharing a memorable flight experience with an unaccompanied minor. The…
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Far East Orchard acquires Manchester purpose-built student accommodation site for £10.9 million
Far East Orchard announced on Thursday (Apr 3) that it will be acquiring a purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) site in Manchester,…
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Trade war boosts odds of Bank of England pushing ahead with May rate cut
THE threat of a global trade war is set to tip the balance at the Bank of England toward more interest-rate cuts, investors and economists…
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Stocks to watch: Far East Orchard, BYD
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Apr 4). Far East Orchard: The…
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Trump says things are 'going very well' after worst stock market drop in years over tariffs
President Donald Trump offered a rosy assessment after the stock market dropped sharply Thursday over his tariffs, saying, "I think it's…
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John Thornton, Venture Capitalist Who Founded The Texas Tribune, Dies at 59
John Thornton, a financier who leveraged his wealth and influence to embark on the seemingly quixotic mission of reviving local journalism…
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ExxonMobil signals higher oil, gas prices will help boost Q1 profit
EXXONMOBIL signalled on Thursday that higher crude oil and natural gas prices as well as stronger oil refining margins will help lift its…
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Europe: Shares slump as investors grapple with tariff fallout
EUROPEAN shares tumbled on Thursday, notching their biggest daily loss in eight months, on fears an escalating trade war would slam the…
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US: Stocks tank on tariff woes with S&P 500 suffering worst day since 2020
US stocks plunged on Thursday as traders reacted to Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff announcement a day earlier, with the broad-based S&P…
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Elon Musk Isn’t Going Anywhere
“I think it’s going very well. It was an operation like when a patient gets operated on, and it’s a big thing. I said this would be…
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Trump’s Trade War Risks Forfeiting America’s Economic Primacy
The global economic system that the United States has shaped and steered for more than three-quarters of a century was animated by a…
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Trump: The Economy Crashing Is Good, Actually
“I think it’s going very well. It was an operation like when a patient gets operated on, and it’s a big thing. I said this would be…
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States failed to spot $80 billion in erroneous pandemic payments
States have been far too eager to forgive pandemic unemployment fraud and have recovered just 4% of the money fraudsters stole, according…
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Capital One Deal for Discover Clears Justice Dept. Hurdle
Capital One cleared a significant obstacle to its proposed acquisition of Discover Financial Services after the Justice Department told…
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Column: Making America a colonizer again
The self-professed “Make America Great Again” president is yet again reaching back to some bad old days in his chaotic quest for this…
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US: Wall Street opens sharply lower as Trump tariffs trigger recession fears
Wall Street’s major indexes plunged on Thursday (Apr 3), as President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on major trade partners ignited…
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Oil and metals prices fall on concerns about the global economy.
Oil prices plunged Thursday on fears that President Trump’s latest round of tariffs would slow economic growth around the world, curbing…
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Euro jumps over 2% against dollar after hefty US tariffs
The euro rallied more than 2 per cent against the dollar on Thursday (Apr 3) and was set for its best day in more than nine years as…
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Venture capitalist Finian Tan sought to invest in alleged scammer Ng Yu Zhi’s nickel business
Well-known venture capitalist Finian Tan was told in August 2020 that someone was keen to invest in his funds. That person turned out to…
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AI could impact 40 percent of jobs worldwide: UN
The global artificial intelligence market is projected to reach $4.8 trillion -- roughly the size of Germany's economy -- by 2033, the UN…
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Three Arrows founders appeal to have court summons set aside
Zhu Su and Kyle Davies were under the impression they were cooperating with the liquidators, says their counsel The founders of Three…