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Manulife’s profit climbs on wealth management strength, Asia growth
MANULIFE Financial posted higher fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday, bolstered by a thriving wealth and asset management business and…
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Oz, Trump’s Medicare Nominee, Pledges to Divest Interests in Health Care Stocks
Since 2023, Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity doctor nominated by President Trump to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, has…
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Bank of Japan’s hawkish stance seen boosting demand for US corporate bonds
INTEREST rate hikes from the Bank of Japan (BOJ) should help cut currency protection costs for Japanese investors, spurring their appetite…
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Forever 21 plans hundreds of store closures in second bankruptcy
THE US-based operator of Forever 21 is preparing to close at least 200 more locations from the fast-fashion retailer’s shrinking store…
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Microsoft unveils quantum computing chip for future data centres
MICROSOFT announced its first quantum computing chip, a major step in the company’s effort to produce devices that might someday solve…
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Denise Richards was 'really surprised' over ex Charlie Sheen's text
Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Exes Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen have had their very public…
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Fast Company Discusses the Rise of AI Tools in 2025
The past year has marked a pivotal moment in the evolution of artificial intelligence, fundamentally reshaping how we work, create, and…
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Reviving SGX is not the endgame – creating a vibrant financial ecosystem is
IT IS somewhat counterintuitive that shares of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) have weakened since the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)…
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Interest Rate Cuts on Hold Till Inflation Improves, Fed Meeting Minutes Show
The Federal Reserve pressed pause on interest rate cuts last month. The minutes from its January meeting suggest the hiatus is likely to…
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‘Lambo Guy’ Adrian Portelli Buys $6.5M Koenigsegg Jesko
Read the full story on Modern Car Collector Australian entrepreneur and high-profile car collector Adrian Portelli has made headlines once…
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US: Wall St opens slightly lower as markets assess latest tariff threats
WALL Street’s main indexes opened marginally lower on Wednesday (Feb 19) on worries over US President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats…
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Asia banks stick with net-zero group that Wall Street abandoned
SEVERAL large Asian banks have joined their European peers in offering support to the industry’s biggest climate alliance, after a wave of…
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Nikola, Electric Truck Maker, Files for Bankruptcy
Nikola, an electric vehicle start-up that had once hoped to become the Tesla of heavy trucks, filed for bankruptcy protection on…
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Musk’s X in talks to raise money at US$44 billion valuation, Bloomberg News reports
ELON Musk’s X social media platform is in talks to raise money from investors at a US$44 billion valuation, Bloomberg News reported on…
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SingPost to lay off 45 employees ‘in the coming months’
The move is not correlated with previous incidents or whistleblowing reports, it emphasises SINGAPORE Post (SingPost) will lay off 45…
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Apple to launch new lower-cost iPhone to capture a broader market
APPLE is set to launch its latest budget iPhone model on Wednesday (Feb 19) as it looks to grab a bigger share of the mid-range smartphone…
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Novo seeks US$830 million from Singapore firm, accusing it of fraud over drug
Novo Nordisk is seeking as much as US$830 million in damages in a Singapore court, saying that it was misled by a local biotech about the…
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Thailand to curb short selling, high-speed trades amid sell-off
THAILAND’S stock exchange will tighten curbs on short selling and high-frequency trading as it attempts to revive investor confidence in…
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Ant Group enters China’s growing humanoid robot industry amid rising tech interest
ANT Group, the Alibaba-linked fintech giant, is venturing into the humanoid robot industry, joining a growing list of major Chinese tech…
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Prime US Reit posts 51.6% fall in H2 DPU as manager continues to retain funds for capex
PRIME US Reit, which focuses on office buildings in the US, saw its distribution per unit (DPU) fall 51.6 per cent to 0.11 US cent for the…
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CSE Global records S$235.3 million in new Q4 orders
SYSTEMS integrator CSE Global has secured S$235.3 million worth of new orders for the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2024. In a bourse…
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Cordlife ID Teo Tong Kooi steps down; new ID appointed
CORDLIFE Group’s independent director Dr Teo Tong Kooi stepped down from his role at the embattled cord-blood bank on Wednesday (Feb 19).…
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Singapore shares end Wednesday higher on UOB results, Budget news; STI up 0.2%
The bank’s Q4 profit of of S$1.52 billion beat analysts’ consensus forecast S$1.48 billion SINGAPORE stocks closed higher on Wednesday…
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United Hampshire US Reit declares 4.2% lower H2 DPU of US$0.0205
UNITED Hampshire US Real Estate Investment Trust’s (Reit) distribution per unit (DPU) for the half year ended Dec 31, 2024, fell to…