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Google says first AI glasses with Gemini will arrive in 2026
Competition is heating up in the emerging category of AI and augmented reality, or AR, glasses Alphabet’s Google said that it’s working to…
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Aster invests US$155 million to expand Singapore’s Bukom refinery capacity
Aster Chemicals and Energy said on Tuesday (Dec 9) that it has invested US$155 million in rejuvenation projects at its Bukom refining…
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Chinese clean-energy foreign investment surging, says think tank
CHINESE foreign investment in green power jumped to US$80 billion in the past year as Beijing leveraged its dominance in energy transition…
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Most markets track Wall St losses as jitters set in ahead of Fed
Bets on a third successive cut have surged on the back of data pointing to a weakening jobs market Most stocks fell in Asia on Tuesday…
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Most markets track Wall St losses as jitters set in ahead of Fed rate trajectory
Bets on a third successive cut have surged on the back of data pointing to a weakening jobs market Most stocks fell in Asia on Tuesday…
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Most markets track Wall St losses amid jitters about Fed rate trajectory
Bets on a third successive cut have surged on the back of data pointing to a weakening jobs market Most stocks fell in Asia on Tuesday…
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Hong Kong exchange, regulator ask banks to maintain quality of IPO applications
The Hong Kong securities regulator and the stock exchange said that they have jointly asked investment banks to ensure that they maintain…
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Hong Kong asks investment banks to ensure IPO applications maintain standards
More than 300 companies have filed to list in the city, most of them from mainland China Investment banks preparing Hong Kong initial…
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Crypto exchange HashKey seeks up to US$215 million from Hong Kong IPO
HashKey Holdings, operator of Hong Kong’s largest licensed crypto exchange, is seeking to raise as much as HK$1.67 billion (S$279 million)…
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Gold rises but investors stay cautious about ‘hawkish’ Fed tone
Gold edged higher on Tuesday (Dec 9), even as investors pulled back slightly on US rate cut bets, reflecting caution that the US Federal…
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Granite Asia raises US$350 million for fund backed by Temasek, Khazanah, INA
Granite Asia, a Singapore-based investment firm, said on Tuesday (Dec 9) that it had raised more than US$350 million in the first close of…
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SingPost raises standard domestic mail rates by S$0.10 as mail decline, rising costs persist
The new prices are S$0.62 for standard regular mail and S$0.90 for standard large mail On Tuesday (Dec 9), Singapore Post (SingPost)…
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Right to Repair Would Help Consumers and Address ‘Affordability’ | National Review
The battle over the right to repair represents a clear dividing line between supporters of certain business interests and backers of a…
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Stocks to watch: OCBC, Jardine Matheson, Mandarin Oriental, SingPost
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (Dec 9): OCBC: The bank’s mezzanine…
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Mandarin Oriental shareholders approve Jardine Matheson privatisation offer
Shareholders of Mandarin Oriental International on Monday (Dec 8) voted in favour of Jardine Matheson’s cash takeover bid that values the…
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Jardine Matheson’s bid to privatise Mandarin Oriental gets shareholders’ nod
Shareholders of Mandarin Oriental International on Monday (Dec 8) voted in favour of Jardine Matheson’s move to delist its hotel…
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Nvidia wins Trump’s approval to sell H200 AI chips in China
The company sells the more advanced Blackwell generation in the US and is preparing to shift to an even speedier family of chips called…
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US to allow Nvidia H200 chip shipments to China, Trump says
The United States will allow Nvidia’s H200 processors, its second-best artificial intelligence chips, to be exported to China and collect…
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US to allow Nvidia H200 chip shipments to China, says Trump
Nvidia shares rise 2% in after-hours trading after announcement; US president says same approach will apply to AMD, Intel The United…
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Almost half of China’s first time car buyers want an EV: survey
New-energy vehicles are on track to account for more than half of the country’s new-car sales this year for the first time More first-time…
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Nomura sends bankers to New York, London in asset manager push
Nomura Asset Management plans to relocate dozens of staff from its Tokyo headquarters to offices in cities such as London and New York to…
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US economy in ‘soft landing’, though inflation won’t go away that quickly: JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon
Singapore has a ‘big chance’ to become a bigger financial hub in the coming years, he says in first visit to city-state since 2022 When…
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JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon: It’s 'staggering’ how Singapore is always thinking ahead (BT Exclusive)
Singapore has a ‘big chance’ to become a bigger financial hub in the coming years, he says in first visit to city-state since 2022 When…