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US: Wall St opens higher after Netflix results, Trump's AI investment plans
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday (Jan 22), with the benchmark S&P 500 just shy of a record high, as investors cheered…
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Charles Schwab’s fourth-quarter profit soars on higher asset management fees
BROKERAGE firm Charles Schwab said on Tuesday (Jan 21) that its profit rose 44 per cent in the fourth quarter driven by a jump in asset…
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US: Wall St opens higher with all eyes on President Trump's trade policy
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Tuesday (Jan 21), as investors assessed newly elected President Donald Trump’s executive…
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Top Ikea retailer says in Davos that tariffs could drive prices higher
FOR budget furniture retailer Ikea, the fewer trade tariffs there are, the better, CEO of Ingka Group, the biggest global Ikea franchisee,…
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Contrarian bet emerges that next Fed move is higher, not lower
IT’S at best, a longshot, but one that’s emerged among a group of die-hard bond traders – that the US Federal Reserve’s next move on…
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US: Wall St opens higher in countdown to Trump presidency
WALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday (Jan 17), with the S&P 500 and the Dow looking set to log their biggest weekly gains…
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Some Social Security recipients to get higher benefits under new bill
Proposed legislation in the U.S. Senate aims to increase Social Security benefits for adults with intellectual or developmental…
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US: S&P 500 opens slightly higher with focus on earnings, economic data
THE benchmark S&P 500 opened slightly higher on Thursday (Jan 16) following strong gains in the previous session, as investors assessed…
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Singapore shares open higher on Thursday; STI up 1.2%
SINGAPORE equities began Thursday (Jan 16) in positive territory, tracking gains in global markets. As at 9.01 am, the Straits Times Index…
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Singapore shares close higher amid regional gains; STI adds 0.8%
Across the broader market, gainers beat losers 326 to 168, as 926.3 million securities worth S$1 billion change hands SINGAPORE stocks…
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US: Wall St opens higher after inflation data, strong bank earnings
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday (Jan 15), as data showed core inflation rose less than expected in December and…
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US: Wall St opens higher after softer-than-expected producer price data
WALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Tuesday (Jan 14), as investors assessed softer-than-expected producer inflation to gauge the…
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Uniqlo operator posts higher Q1 profit despite sluggish China results
THE operator of the Uniqlo global clothing chain reported first quarter results on Thursday (Jan 9) that trailed analyst forecasts as a…
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Oil prices ease as weak economic data offsets higher US winter storm heating demand
OIL prices eased in volatile trade on Monday (Jan 6) as some bearish economic news from the United States and Germany offset bullish…
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US: Wall St opens higher after report of selective Trump tariffs; chip stocks gain
WALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Monday (Jan 6) as optimism around AI boosted technology stocks, and a report suggested the…
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Singapore shares open higher on Monday; STI up 0.5%
SINGAPORE shares began Monday (Jan 6) trading in positive territory as overseas markets closed a holiday-shortened week mixed with…
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Singapore shares close higher on Monday; STI up 0.5%
Across the broader market, gainers barely beat losers 263 to 258 after 945.4 million securities worth S$854.5 million change hands…
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Biden signs Social Security Fairness Act: When do higher payments start?
Millions of Americans will now see their Social Security benefits increase after President Joe Biden signed the Social Security Fairness…
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US: Wall Street ends sharply higher with assist from tech; investors eye Trump policies
US STOCKS rebounded on Friday (Jan 3) as investors neared the end of a holiday-shortened week that also rang in a new year, which brought…
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US: Wall St opens higher as markets await data, policy changes
WALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday (Jan 3), as investors kept a close eye on upcoming economic data and geared up for…
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US: Wall St opens higher in first trading session of 2025
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on the first trading session of 2025, with investors hoping a fresh political landscape and more…
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Singapore stocks start the year higher; STI up 0.2% on Thursday
SINGAPORE equities ushered in the New Year on a high note, rising at the opening bell on Thursday (Jan 2). As at 9.01 am, the Straits…
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Keppel delivers higher asset monetisation as it gears up for next phase of its transformation
FUND manager and operator Keppel has delivered higher asset monetisation in 2024 despite the challenging market, said chief executive…
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Singapore stocks buck regional decline to close higher; STI up 0.6%
Across the broader market, gainers beat losers 264 to 206, with 588.2 million securities worth S$676.2 million traded SINGAPORE stocks…