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China tightens rare earth export controls, targets defence, semiconductor users
Chinese companies working overseas are also barred from working with companies overseas on rare earths without permission from the…
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Asia bonds look vulnerable as Fed rate cuts deliver less support
Central banks in Indonesia, India, Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea and the Philippines have trimmed their benchmark rates by a cumulative…
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Top Singapore fund Lion Global wins with ‘forgotten’ small-caps
The company sees the small- and mid-cap strategy continuing to succeed over the longer term as well Lion Global Investors’ strategy of…
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Top Singapore fund LionGlobal wins with ‘forgotten’ small-caps
The company sees the small- and mid-cap strategy continuing to succeed over the longer term as well Lion Global Investors’ strategy of…
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Keppel Reit raises S$113 million in private placement for Sydney mall buy
The manager of Keppel Reit on Thursday (Oct 9) announced that the private placement to raise S$113 million for its majority purchase of…
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China stocks rise post-break as AI buzz outshines tepid spending
Traders are now turning their attention to policy signals ahead of the Communist Party’s Oct 20 to 23 meeting, where the blueprint for the…
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Gold pauses after record rally on safe-haven demand
Markets are pricing in an additional 25-basis-point cut each in October and December Gold eased on Thursday (Oct 9), as investors booked…
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BOJ will find another rate hike this year difficult, says ex-deputy governor
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) can raise interest rates if prospects of durably meeting its 2 per cent inflation target improve, but would…
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HSBC plans to take Hang Seng Bank private in US$37 billion deal
The firm, based in London, is known as an anchor of commerce between the Asia-Pacific region and the rest of the world HSBC Holdings is…
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HSBC plans to privatise Hang Seng at US$37 billion valuation
The lender plans to refrain from share buybacks in the coming three quarters as it seeks to restore its capital ratio to its operating…
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SoftBank’s Graphcore plans £1 billion chip investment in India
The US’s tensions with China have helped the country rise in prominence for global tech companies, but its AI infrastructure is still…
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Stocks to watch: Keppel Reit, OUE Reit
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Oct 9): Keppel Reit: The manager of…
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Seven & i struggles to win back investors after failed takeover
The company is reshaping itself under a new chief executive by selling weaker assets, buying back two trillion yen worth of shares and…
Culture
The Virtuosic Maternal Freakout of “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”
“If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” a nerve-shredding dark comedy from the director and screenwriter Mary Bronstein, is the latest and surely…
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Malaysia’s data centre boom looks poised to continue despite power, labour concerns
Spillover of demand from Singapore is turning Johor into South-east Asia’s fastest-growing data centre hub Data centre operators in…
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Crypto exchange Gemini launches Australian arm
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini said on Thursday (Oct 9) that it has launched an Australian operation as the firm expands into the country,…
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Airbus needs to deliver 300 more aircraft to hit annual goal
Single-aisle jets are the most important product for both the European planemaker and rival Boeing, making up the bulk of their commercial…
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Fed minutes show caution over inflation even as officials cut rates
Federal funds futures contracts suggest investors see rate cuts likely in October and December US Federal Reserve officials showed a…
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US: S&P 500, Nasdaq end higher as tech strength outweighs Fed concerns
Technology shares boosted US stocks to a higher close on Wednesday (Oct 8) as investors, lacking economic data during the government…
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Europe: French stocks revive after turmoil; Stoxx at record highs
European shares climbed to record highs on Wednesday (Oct 8), powered by strong gains in French and Spanish stocks, and steelmakers…
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Kate DiCamillo on the Solace of Fairy Tales
When the children’s author Kate DiCamillo was a girl, she would listen over and over to a record of the Brothers Grimm story “The Juniper…
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Who Is Jonathan Rinderknecht? Florida Uber Driver Arrested for Setting Deadly Palisades Fires as His Disturbing Online Activity Is Revealed
A 29-year-old Uber driver has been arrested in connection with the Palisades Fires, which ravaged Los Angeles and left thousands of homes…
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Will A.I. Trap You in the “Permanent Underclass”?
The “lumpenproletariat,” according to “The Communist Manifesto,” is “the social scum, that passively rotting mass thrown off by the lowest…
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Who Is Makaela Caldwell Hodgins? Randolph County Teacher and Cheer Coach Indicted for Having Sexual Encounter with Male Student
A married high school teacher and cheerleading coach has been indicted by an Alabama grand jury for reportedly having sex with a male…