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Deactivating Facebook leads to jump in happiness, major new study finds
Deleting Facebook and Instagram in the weeks leading up to the 2020 election had a noticeable impact on users' mental health, a major new…
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Keppel posts more than 25% jump in Q1 net profit, expects limited direct tariff impact
Keppel’s net profit rose more than 25 per cent for the first quarter ended March, driven by improvements in its real estate and asset…
Business
S-Reits kick off earnings season; Sabana REIT and Keppel DC REIT report double-digit jump in DPU so far
Sabana Industrial Reit (Sabana) kicked off the current earnings release season for S-Reits on Apr 15 with the release of its Q1 2025…
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Dog hilariously fails to jump into car trunk, and it's all caught on CCTV
A video of dogs getting into the owner's car left viewers in stitches after seeing one miss the mark. In a March 23 TikTok video posted to…
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TSMC Q1 profit set to jump, but Trump’s policies cloud its future
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the main global producer of advanced chips used in artificial intelligence (AI)…
Business
CATL reports 33% jump in net income even as battery prices fall
Chinese battery making giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Limited (CATL) reported a 33 per cent jump in first-quarter earnings,…
Business
Treasury yields see biggest weekly jump since 2001 as cash flees
The bond-market sell-off unleashed by US President Donald Trump’s trade war sent 10-year Treasury yields to the biggest weekly surge in…
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Stocks Jump in Asia After Trump’s Tariff Reprieve
Following President Trump’s decision to pause punishing tariffs on dozens of countries, markets in Asia reacted predictably: Stocks soared…
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Wall Street bonuses jump 32% as total surges to record
One in every 11 jobs in the city is either directly or indirectly associated with the securities industry Wall Street banker bonuses rose…
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Citadel Securities plots Jump into crypto trading after Trump’s embrace
KEN Griffin’s market-making giant Citadel Securities is looking to become a liquidity provider for cryptocurrencies, betting US President…
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Man told not to jump in pool before death - inquest
A Surrey man who died after his carer jumped into a swimming pool and "landed on him" was told not to jump into the pool himself, an…
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Jollibee shares jump after foreign ownership limit scrapped
SHARES of Jollibee Foods climbed more than 5 per cent on Thursday (Feb 13) after the Philippines’ top restaurant operator said it has…
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Coca-Cola posts surprise revenue jump on higher prices, steady demand
It’s focused on capturing demand in emerging markets such as India and expanding its portfolio in North America Coca-Cola posted a…
Business
F&N Q1 profit up 18.8% at S$52 million as soft drinks, beer sales jump
BEVERAGE maker F&N reported a net profit of S$52 million for the first quarter ended Dec 31, an 18.8 per cent increase from S$43.8 million…
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Nomura soars to 16-year high as profit jump cements recovery
NOMURA Holdings’s shares jumped to their highest in 16 years after Japan’s biggest brokerage doubled third-quarter profit and beat market…
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Novo Nordisk Annual Sales Jump on Demand for Ozempic and Wegovy
Novo Nordisk, the Danish pharmaceutical company behind Ozempic and Wegovy, capped off a somewhat turbulent 2024, reporting profit and…
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Credit Agricole reports 27% Q4 profit jump, aided by Amundi and trading
CREDIT Agricole, France’s second-biggest listed bank, blew past quarterly earnings forecasts on Wednesday (Feb 5) with a 27 per cent jump…
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Japan inflation-adjusted wages rise in December on jump in bonuses
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's December inflation-adjusted real wages rose 0.6% year-on-year thanks to a wintertime bonus bump, preliminary…
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Google shares slide on spending plans despite sales jump
TECH giant Alphabet, Google’s parent company, reported robust fourth-quarter results on Tuesday, with revenues jumping 12 per cent to…
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Japan’s biggest lender MUFG posts 32% jump in Q3 profit
Japan’s largest lender Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group on Tuesday (Feb 4) reported a 32 per cent increase in quarterly net profit. Profit…
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Samsung Electronics posts 129.85% jump in Q4 operating profit
SAMSUNG Electronics said on Friday its operating profits surged 129.85 per cent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2024, but fell from…
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US: Wall St subdued at open after previous session's jump; earnings in focus
US main stock indexes opened flat to slightly lower on Thursday (Jan 23), as investors paused after Wall Street’s strong performance in…
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Morgan Stanley’s bonus payouts for star Asia bankers to jump by up to 50%
MORGAN Stanley’s top-performing investment bankers and traders in Asia will see up to a 50 per cent increase in bonuses due to robust…
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Japan, Australia markets jump after no immediate Trump tariffs; dollar weakens
MARKETS across the Asia-Pacific region jumped, after US President Donald Trump did not immediately impose tariffs following his…