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BNP Paribas vows more cost cuts after profit tops forecast
BNP reported net income of 2.97 billion euros (S$4.46 billion) for the three months ending in December Paribas nudged up its 2028…
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Gold tops US$4,500, silver and platinum hit records in metal markets frenzy
Gold surges more than 70% this year, driven by safe-haven demand, de-dollarisation trends, central bank buying and others Gold surged past…
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Singtel tops buybacks; Soon Hock and EnGro chairs boost stakes; Sanli eyes growth with placement
Over the five trading sessions from Nov 21 to 27, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, with net institutional outflow of…
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Nasdaq profit tops estimates on higher trading volume, fintech demand
Nasdaq also saw broad-based growth across its financial technology and software divisions Exchange operator Nasdaq beat Wall Street…
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Moody’s profit tops estimates in sign of credit market’s rebound
Moody’s adjusted earnings per share of US$3.56 topped analysts’ forecasts of US$3.38 Moody’s, a bond grader and financial data provider,…
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Fundraiser for farm worker killed in ICE raid tops $150K
A GoFundMe campaign for Jaime Alanis, a 57-year-old California farmworker who died Saturday from injuries sustained in a 30-foot fall…
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Robinhood tops quarterly profit estimates as volatility fuels trading volumes surge
Retail trading platform Robinhood’s first-quarter profit more than doubled and beat analysts’ estimates on Wednesday (Apr 30), driven by a…
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UBS Q1 profit tops expectations on tariff-driven volatility in markets
S bank UBS on Wednesday posted better than expected first-quarter net profit, helped by stronger earnings in trading driven by market…
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UBS Q1 profit tops forecasts but Trump tariff shock clouds outlook
UBS on Wednesday (Apr 30) posted better-than-expected first-quarter net profit, but the Swiss bank warned of an uncertain outlook as US…
Politics
Border shutdown tops list of Trump's success at 100 days
As he hits the 100-day mark, President Trump has answered the biggest question on immigration: You can shut down the border through sheer…
Politics
Bernie Sanders says rally crowd tops 30k in district Trump won three times
Senator Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent, said over 30,000 people turned out to his rally with Representative Alexandria…
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JPMorgan Q1 profit tops estimates
JPMorgan Chase topped first-quarter profit estimates on Friday (Apr 11), driven by record equities trading and higher fees from debt…
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Bankers get boost in Asia-Pacific as M&A growth tops US, Europe
The race is far from over, but the Asia-Pacific has come out of the blocks much faster than the US and Europe in dealmaking activity this…
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IBM gives long-term sales growth outlook that tops expectations
INTERNATIONAL Business Machines (IBM) gave a stronger-than-expected revenue growth outlook for the coming years led by the expansion in…
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Mastercard earnings tops estimates as firm broadens services
MASTERCARD reported earnings that beat estimates as the firm diversifies beyond its traditional payment network into anti-fraud services,…
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Apple profit tops Wall Street target even as iPhone, China sales fall short
APPLE beat Wall Street’s quarterly profit estimates on Thursday, but iPhone sales and China revenue for the holiday quarter were weak due…
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Intel’s quarterly revenue tops expectations as investors await new CEO
INTEL on Thursday posted December-quarter results that beat analysts’ low expectations, while its forecast for current-quarter revenue…
News
Spain death toll tops 200 as more troops head to flood-ravaged areas
The death toll following severe storms in Spain passed 200 on Friday as the government promised to send in hundreds more troops to help…
Politics
Volunteers dying as Russia’s war dead tops 70,000
More than 70,000 people fighting in Russia’s military have now died in Ukraine, according to data analysed by the BBC. And for the first…
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The world’s biggest capital cities are heating up – and Asia tops the charts
The world’s largest capital cities are seeing more extremely hot days than ever, according to a new study, which says the dangerous trend…
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Japanese hypercar tops list of world's 10 fastest electrics
Am Italo-Japanese hypercar has shaken the electric car world by streaking to a record 438.73 km/h at a track in Germany. The blistering…
Politics
Italy's Meloni tops polls as EU elections enter third day
Italy's firebrand Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is polling well ahead of her rivals as Italians, Estonians, Latvians, Maltese, Czechs and…
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India's GDP tops 8% as mammoth election wraps up
Insights from The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and India Development Review The News India’s GDP grew by 8.2% in the fiscal year that…
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Ukraine tops list of EU ministers' five defence priorities
European Union defence ministers on Tuesday agreed five broad priorities for Europe's defence, including support for Ukraine. The "EU's…