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Singaporeans flock to gold despite record-high prices ahead of Chinese New Year
Analysts attribute recent spikes in retail demand to wealth-preservation seeking rather than festive buying Festive demand for gold ahead…
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Kiss Day 2026: Wishes, Messages, Greetings, and Quotes
Kiss Day is observed on the sixth day of Valentine's Week, and this year, it falls on Friday (February 13). The day represents intimacy…
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Valentine's Day 2026 Celebrations in Singapore, Australia, Canada, Mexico, and More
Valentine's Day 2026 is just around the corner, and people in various parts of the world, including Singapore, Australia, Canada, and…
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Cnooc to lift offshore wind power capacity by 40% this year
A National Offshore Oil Corporation (Cnooc) plans to boost its offshore wind power capacity by about 40 per cent this year, tapping growth…
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Gold and silver rise from near one-week lows on bargain-hunting
Investors now await inflation data due later in the day for more cues on the Fed’s monetary policy path Gold and silver rebounded on…
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CBS News considering new round of layoffs, could cut at least 15% of staff, Variety says
News is considering a new round of layoffs that could see cuts totaling at least 15 per cent of the current staff, Variety reported on…
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Japan Foods’ lead independent director investigated by CAD on ‘personal matter’
Tan Cher Ting has not been charged with any offence, but will step down from the role The lead independent director of restaurant operator…
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Banks drag STI below 5,000 post-Budget, but analysts see ample ‘fiscal dry powder’
The scaled-back handouts leave room for future support; the new measures could enable the continued recovery of the capital market The…
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Alpha Integrated Reit H2 DPU rises 20.4% to S$0.0183 on higher rent, occupancy
The Reit’s growth in net property income is mainly from positive rental reversions and an overall increase in occupancy rate Alpha…
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Malaysia’s solar leader to ramp up output as battery prices drop
Solarvest currently has around 1.2 GW of capacity in the South-east Asian country Malaysia’s biggest solar company Solarvest Holdings…
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Dasmond Koh’s NoonTalk Media on shaky ground as H1 losses double, liabilities surge
It affirms its ability to continue as a going concern, although current liabilities exceed current assets as at Dec 31 NOONTALK Media…
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Global EV sales hampered by China, US slowdown in January
AL EV registrations fell 3 per cent in January as the introduction of a purchase tax and lower EV subsidies in China and policy changes in…
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Hong Kong grapples with banker shortage to keep up with IPO boom
Banks are hard pressed to meet regulatory guidelines and are under increased scrutiny over the quality of IPO paperwork Hong Kong firms…
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Stocks to watch: iFast, BRC Asia, Lum Chang, Lum Chang Creations, Creative Technology
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Feb 13): Source link
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Anthropic clinches US$380 billion valuation after US$30 billion funding round
ROPIC has raised US$30 billion in its latest funding round, more than doubling the Claude chatbot maker’s valuation to US$380 billion and…
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RHB downgrades StarHub to ‘sell’, Citi to ‘neutral’ as profit slides; DBS reviews rating
StarHub’s net profit of S$38.5 million for its second half is a 50.9% year-on-year drop Analysts on Friday (Feb 13) downgraded StarHub…
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Blackstone leads the race to unlock US$7 trillion of cash in Japan
The firm and rivals are trying to coax them to put more of it in private equity and credit Steve Schwarzman has become an unlikely fixture…
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Pinterest forecasts downbeat revenue as it battles for digital ad dollars; shares plunge
EREST forecast first-quarter revenue below estimates on Thursday, underscoring the image-sharing platform’s ongoing struggle to compete…
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Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser’s pay rises to US$42 million after banner year
GROUP said on Thursday it had approved US$42 million for CEO Jane Fraser’s total compensation for 2025, up nearly 22 per cent from a year…
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Coinbase posts surprise loss on crypto trading slowdown
Its transaction revenue fell to US$982.7 million in Q4, from US$1.56 billion a year earlier BASE posted a surprise quarterly loss on…
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Oil prices fall on supply forecast, easing risk
Oil prices dropped on Thursday due to falling demand, retreating fears of renewed Middle East conflict and expected increases in supply.…
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IBM plans to triple entry-level hiring in the US
The company’s decision comes as questions mount about whether AI will wipe out opportunities for new graduates International Business…
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McDonald’s India outlet gets regulatory warning over rotten tomatoes, reused oil
Indian food safety officials have warned a McDonald’s outlet in Jaipur after an inspection found cooking oil unfit for consumption and…
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European shares retreat from record highs as financials, industrials tumble
PEAN shares fell on Thursday, erasing earlier gains that pushed markets to record highs, as financial and industrial stocks tumbled and…