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Singapore shares buck regional trend; STI slides 0.1%
SINGAPORE shares ended in the red on Friday (Feb 14), after hitting a record high earlier in the week. The benchmark Straits Times Index…
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Singapore shares buck regional trend; STI slips 0.1%
SINGAPORE shares ended in the red on Friday (Feb 14), after hitting a record high earlier in the week. The benchmark Straits Times Index…
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AI to transform wealth management, Microsoft executive says
ARTIFICIAL intelligence will bring major upheaval to wealth management, a Microsoft executive said, as the technology’s potential to…
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Trump Pushes Tariff Threats on Global Scale
President Trump is pursuing a far more aggressive trade policy than he embraced in his first term, allowing his unfettered instincts about…
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DeepSeek Doesn’t Scare OpenAI, Thanks to the ‘Jevons Paradox’
Economic jargon is usually confined to textbooks and business school seminars. But every once in a while, something happens in the world…
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Trump Rages at Mitch McConnell in Crazed Rants—Showing How He Cows GOP
On Thursday, after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got confirmed as secretary of health and human services, Mitch McConnell, the only Republican to…
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Russian drone strikes Chernobyl nuclear plant sarcophagus in Ukraine: video
A reported Russian drone has struck the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine, and videos of the explosion have spread on social media. A…
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Chernobyl reactor shield hit by Russian drone, Ukraine says
A Russian drone attack has hit the radiation shelter over the damaged reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Ukrainian President…
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Should Tulips Replace Roses for Valentine’s Day? Florists Think So.
For the past five years, Molly Culver, owner of Molly Oliver Flowers in Brooklyn, has mounted a quiet battle against the goliath of…
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Old photo shows Pakistani flag burned in Afghanistan, not border region
Following a deadly ambush on a Pakistan convoy bringing supplies to Kurram, a region bordering Afghanistan, social media posts falsely…
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SGX falls 6% as initial MAS review group proposals dampen earlier optimism; Citi downgrades to ‘sell’
The counter could potentially give up much of its gains since unveiling its first-half results CITI Research has downgraded its call on…
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SGX falls 5.8% as initial MAS review group proposals dampen earlier optimism; Citi downgrades stock to ‘sell’
The counter could potentially give up much of its gains since unveiling its first-half results SHARES of Singapore Exchange (SGX) fell as…
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Power surge: IEA projects sharp rise in global electricity demand
Researchers at the International Energy Agency project a surge in global demand for electricity in the coming three years as electric…
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WWE News: Hulk Hogan, Real American Beer Being Sued For Negligence
2025 has gotten off to a rough start for Hulk Hogan. More Pro Wrestling: Former WWE Champion Hated Brock Lesnar Ending Undertaker Streak…
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Where China’s Exports Begin: Inside the Vast Markets of Guangzhou
Rows of white concrete buildings near the Pearl River in southern China house one of the world’s fastest-growing industries: Gritty…
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"Wordle" today #1,336 hints and answer for Friday, February 14 game
Sweeten your Valentine's Day with a Wordle winning streak thanks to Newsweek's helpful clues. The word-based game, created by software…
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Thorny problems with Valentine’s roses: Invasive bugs and toxic pesticides hurt Kenya’s exports
ISINYA, Kenya (AP) — The red rose: a token of love for many, and for Kenya, a major economic sector. More than a third of Kenya's flower…
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Geopolitical concerns add to woes for pre-IPO activity, M&As for Chinese companies
GROWING geopolitical concerns from the trade tensions between the US and China are compounding an already-cautious outlook among investors…
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Mexico threatens legal action over Gulf renaming on Google Maps
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday her government may sue Google over its labeling of the sea between northeastern Mexico…
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Judge orders Trump to lift freeze on foreign aid funds temporarily
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily lift a three-week funding freeze that has shut down U.S. aid and…
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Los Angeles hit with mudslide and debris flow as roadways hammered
By Anna Commander is a Newsweek Editor and writer based in Florida. Her focus is reporting on crime, weather and breaking news. She has…
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White House blocks Associated Press from RFK Jr., Modi events over 'Gulf of America' flap
For the third day in a row, the White House blocked Associated Press reporters from attending official events on Thursday because it…