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Petronas reaffirms gas supply commitments after Malaysian court win
Shell Malaysia says that Shell MDS respects and will comply with the ruling of the Court of Appeal on the matter Malaysian state energy…
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China’s Comac said to slash delivery targets for its C919 jet
The Chinese aircraft maker is seeing bottlenecks in virtually all key parts of its supply chain, hampering its ability to produce jets at…
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Asia: Markets waver after Wall Street retreats from record
EQUITIES wavered on Wednesday following a down day on Wall Street, where worries about high valuations were compounded by mixed messaging…
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US hedge fund Verdad plans to launch new Japan small-cap fund
A gauge of smaller stocks has outperformed the broader Topix this year with a gain of 19%, compared to 14% for the index Boston-based…
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Zijin Gold delays US$3.2 billion IPO as typhoon pummels Hong Kong
Zijin Gold International delayed its US$3.2 billion listing after Super Typhoon Ragasa slammed Hong Kong, bringing the city to a…
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Cathie Wood buys Alibaba after four years in China comeback
Cathie Wood’s funds reopened positions in Alibaba Group Holding for the first time in four years, just as the stock rallied to a multiyear…
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In just one year, Google turns AI setbacks into dominance
CAUGHT off guard by ChatGPT and mocked for early blunders with its own generative artificial intelligence efforts, Google has pulled off a…
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China’s new market tool steers clean energy to where it’s needed
Wind developers will also get about 40 per cent more for their electricity than their solar rivals Two of China’s industrial powerhouses…
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Gold steady near record high as markets assess Powell’s comment
The US weekly initial jobless claims report is due on Thursday, followed by the Personal Consumption Expenditures index, the Fed’s…
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Singtel’s Optus appoints veteran to lead independent review of emergency calls outage
Dr Kerry Schott will lead the review into the incident that is linked to three deaths The board of Australian telecommunications company…
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New Zealand appoints Anna Breman as central bank governor
New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis on Wednesday announced that Anna Breman has been appointed as the country’s new central bank...…
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Hong Kong bankers pack luxury hotels near offices for typhoon trading
Ragasa has pushed some conferences and forums scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday online, including a gathering on fixed income and…
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Food Empire raises S$42.8 million from placement of 17 million treasury shares
The placement is expected to broaden the company’s investor base and position it for future growth opportunities Food Empire raised around…
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RFK Jr. Committee’s Decision on Vaccines Much Ado About Nothing (So Far) | National Review
The recent meetings of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices change almost nothing about early childhood vaccination. For now.…
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Stocks to watch: Seatrium, Food Empire, Frasers Property, Frasers Centrepoint Trust
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (Sep 24): Seatrium: The offshore,…
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Stocks to watch: Seatrium, Food Empire, Frasers Property, Frasers Centrepoint Trust, Keppel
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (Sep 24): Seatrium: The offshore,…
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Seatrium divests AmFELS shipyard in Texas for S$65 million
It allows the group to enhance capital and operational efficiencies, while unlocking value from one of its surplus facilities Offshore,…
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KKR, Blackstone make US$17 billion natural gas bet after AI boost
Private credit lenders have been increasingly focused on investment-grade companies and large public firms for financing opportunities as…
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TikTok collected sensitive data on Canadian children, investigation finds
TikTok has agreed to improve its measures to keep children off its website and app after a Canadian investigation found its efforts to…
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Crypto giant Tether seeks US$500 billion valuation in major raise
The El Salvador-based company has made a fortune by parking the reserves that back its token in cash-like assets, including US Treasuries,…
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Fed’s Powell strikes middle path on inflation, jobs, as others take sides
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Tuesday the central bank needed to continue balancing the competing risks of high inflation…
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Micron gives solid forecast after AI boosts memory demand
Demand for data centre equipment is stretching the ability of companies to keep up with orders Micron Technology, the largest US maker of…
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Oil settles up US$1/bbl as restart of Kurdish oil exports stalls
Oil prices settled up more than US$1 a barrel on Tuesday after a deal to resume exports from Iraq’s Kurdistan stalled, pacifying some…
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Europe: Shares rise as US spending boosts luxury stocks
EUROPEAN stocks touched their highest in more than a week on Tuesday, lifted by a rally in luxury goods companies on higher US spending…