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SoftBank’s 40% slide since October underscores mounting worry over its giant OpenAI bet
Japanese tech investor leads AI selloff amid concerns over new pressure on OpenAI after Gemini 3.0 debut Growing unease over frothy…
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Japan's Nikkei surges after Wall Street's gains
Japan’s Nikkei share average surged on Wednesday (Nov 26), with tech stocks leading the charge in a broad-based rally after Wall Street…
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Malaysia’s data centre hub tightens approvals on water worries
Johor, the Malaysian state emerging as a regional data centre hub, is raising the bar for new projects as authorities seek to curb the…
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Surgical tech firm UltraGreen.ai files for US$150 million IPO on SGX mainboard
It is offering 112.1 million shares at US$1.45 or S$1.892 apiece; of which 5.9 million shares will be offered via a public offer in…
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Surgical tech firm UltraGreen.ai files for US$377.1 million IPO on SGX mainboard
It is offering 112.1 million shares at US$1.45 or S$1.892 apiece; this includes 5.9 million shares for a retail tranche in Singapore…
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Wisconsin Woman Who Fatally Stabbed Boyfriend, Then Told Witness to Tell Police He Committed Suicide, Sentenced
A Wisconsin woman will spend decades in prison over the fatal stabbing of her boyfriend, who she claimed committed suicide by "stabbing…
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Who Is Bruna Ferreira? Family Member of WH Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Arrested by ICE for Staying in the US for Decades
A woman who shares close family ties with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been taken into custody by Immigration and…
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China’s GWM targets 300,000 annual production with first Europe car plant
Chinese automakers are increasingly looking to expand overseas as a way of escaping a brutal, prolonged price war touched off by domestic…
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RHB initiates coverage on Keppel Infrastructure Trust with ‘buy’ call
The analyst sets a target price of S$0.55 and says the trust should have a ‘modestly growing’ distribution profile RHB on Wednesday (Nov…
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Indonesian fund to raise another 12.6 trillion rupiah from patriot bonds
Indonesian sovereign wealth fund Danantara is raising an additional 12.6 trillion rupiah (S$991 million) through a debt offering to the…
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Asian stocks extend global rally as data boost rate cut hopes
ASIA extended a global equities rally on Wednesday after another round of tepid US data reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve…
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Maersk sees better safety in Red Sea as it eyes eventual return
Shippers have been routing their vessels around Africa, adding thousands of miles and costs to voyages AP MOLLER-MAERSK said that the…
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Brookfield builds decarbonisation platform with maiden renewable investments in the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam
The global investment firm aims to catalyse platforms that deliver reliable, low-carbon energy Brookfield Asset Management has made its…
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Brookfield builds decarbonisation platform in South-east Asia
This marks its first renewables investments in the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand Brookfield Asset Management has made its first…
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Couple rakes in US$9 billion as AI circuit board shares soar 530%
When Nvidia chief executive officer Jensen Huang hosted a private banquet for suppliers in Taiwan in May, the room was packed with some of…
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The story of a K-pop fan: I spent S$2,500 to win a 1.5-minute fancall with my idol
What lengths do K-pop fans go to in order to see their idols? The Business Times looks at three scenarios of how fans engage with K-pop,…
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Dynamite Kiss Episode 5: Romance on the Cards for Gong Ji Hyuk and Go Da Rim
Dynamite Kiss episode 5 will air on SBS on Wednesday (November 26) at 9:00 pm KST. The SBS drama, starring Ahn Eun Jin and Jang Ki Yong,…
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Chinese bonds see no haven demand from stock losses on PBOC bets
The central bank’s reluctance to ease its policy further remains the core issue weighing on the debt market China’s stock and bond markets…
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Spirit Fingers Ending, Episodes 11 and 12 (Finale) Air Date, Preview, Spoilers, and More
Spirit Fingers episodes 11 and 12 will air on TVING on Wednesday (November 26) at 2:00 pm KST. The chapter will focus on the romantic…
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Gold drifts higher on US rate cut expectations
Markets are pricing in an 84% chance of a Fed rate cut next month, compared to 50% last week, according to CME Group data Gold prices…
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Seatrium bags new BP contract; lifts order book to more than S$2 billion
Marine engineering company Seatrium on Wednesday (Nov 26) announced that it has been awarded a contract from BP Exploration and Production…
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New Zealand central bank cuts cash rate by 25 bps to 2.25%
New Zealand’s central bank cut its benchmark official cash rate by 25 basis points to 2.25 per cent on Wednesday, its lowest level since…
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Brookfield, GIC to weigh buyout of National Storage Reit: sources
The volume of mergers and acquisitions involving Australian companies as either targets or sellers has fallen to around US$70 billion this…
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Brookfield, GIC bid for National Storage in A$4 billion deal
The Sydney-listed company operates more than 270 storage centres across Australia and New Zealand — Brookfield Asset Management and…