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STI inches up 0.3% on Monday, bucking regional trend
THE Straits Times Index (STI) closed up on Monday (Dec 16), while major regional indices closed lower. The STI rose 0.3 per cent or 10.68…
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Notre Dame Gives HC Marcus Freeman 'Lucrative' Contract Extention Ahead of
Share ✓ Link copied to clipboard! Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman will officially be one of the highest paid college…
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Stocks to watch: UOB, CapitaLand Investment
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Dec 16): UOB: Its head of group…
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Cubs Predicted To Sign $28M Star Pitcher Following Kyle Tucker Trade
Share ✓ Link copied to clipboard! The Chicago Cubs recently made quite a splash in the trade market. Chicago traded a package of players…
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CLI to acquire Australian credit investment manager Wingate for A$200 million
CAPITALAND Investment (CLI) is acquiring the property and corporate credit investment management business of Wingate Group in Australia…
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Boeing’s year of crisis leaves investors wary of beaten-up stock
WHAT was supposed to be a comeback year for Boeing has turned into its worst stock-market plunge since 2008, and if Wall Street is right,…
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HSBC sued by Australian regulator for bank scam loss failures
AUSTRALIA’S markets watchdog sued HSBC Bank of Australia for failing to protect customers who lost millions of US dollars in scams. HSBC…
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Yankees Land $80 Million Former MVP In Blockbuster Trade Idea With Cubs
Share ✓ Link copied to clipboard! The New York Yankees missed out on re-signing superstar outfielder Juan Soto. Since then, they've picked…
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Catalist-listed SIAMH may have gone public before it was ready – MAS review group should figure out why
Can the enablers of public listings be incentivised to ensure that companies do not come to market without a credible growth story? When…
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Volatility to surge in agri-commodity markets amid trade tensions
If trade relations sour between China and US under Donald Trump, there may be notable risks to US food and agriculture exports,…
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Sim Leisure dreams of creating Asia’s theme parks of tomorrow
Founder and executive chairman Sim Choo Kheng’s hopes are for the company to be an operator that is ‘not necessarily the biggest, but the…
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Price seen softening further for key semiconductor index
THE Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX) is a modified capitalisation-weighted index comprising companies involved in the design,…
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KidZania Singapore operator Sim Leisure dreams of creating Asia’s theme parks of tomorrow
Founder and executive chairman Sim Choo Kheng’s hopes are for the company to be an operator that is ‘not necessarily the biggest, but the…
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Dave Ramsey's Most Controversial Advice
Dave Ramsey is a big name when it comes to personal finance advice. His tips and methods have helped many people get out of debt, but not…
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Can You Borrow Money from Chime?
Ever wondered if you can borrow money from Chime? You’re not alone. Chime, known for its user-friendly banking services, has options like…
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Shocking: George Washington University Law Professor Faces AI-Generated False Rape Accusation from ChatGPT
A law professor has expressed worries regarding OpenAI's ChatGPT bot, indicating that it has ushered in a new era marked by…
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Robinhood Free Stock: Complete List
Robinhood is a cool app that lets you trade stocks without any fees. It’s super popular because you can get free stocks just by signing up…
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NRIC numbers may not be secure enough for authentication purposes, but how will companies adapt?
Publicly available NRIC numbers can lead to unintended challenges with compliance and data breaches NATIONAL Registration Identity Card…
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Broadcom valuation soars past US$1 trillion on AI sales boom
BROADCOM, a chip supplier for Apple and other big tech companies, surged to a US$1 trillion market valuation for the first time after…
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More Americans are taking the train than ever
More Americans rode Amtrak trains than ever in 2024, as interest in passenger rail has seen a resurgence across the United States. Amtrak…
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Office property meltdown is starting to surface at US banks
SLUMPING office property values are rippling through US banks, with smaller lenders in particular ramping up the use of loan modifications…
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China’s Cnooc sells US assets to Britain’s Ineos
CHINA’S Cnooc has sold its US subsidiary, together with its upstream oil and gas assets in the Gulf of Mexico, to British chemicals group…
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US dollar set for best week in a month on cautious Fed outlook for 2025
The US dollar headed for its best weekly performance in a month on Friday (Dec 13), as investors priced in the possibility of the Federal…
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US foreign investment panel split on Nippon-US Steel deal: FT
THE US Treasury has informed Japan’s Nippon Steel that the panel reviewing its proposed US$14.9 billion purchase of US Steel has not yet…