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Elliott raises Toyota Industries stake in push to block buyout
Elliott Investment Management has increased its stake in Toyota Industries again as the activist investor ramps up efforts to block the…
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STI rises 0.2% to new high, edging closer to 5,000 mark
Across the broader market, gainers beat losers 306 to 299 after 1.5 billion securities worth S$2 billion change hands Singapore stocks…
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AiBeauty, Mathematics, and Process. Without these three components, floristry turns into chaos: how a floral studio in Miami is organized
In 2022, Devora Otuonie came to the United States and received an invitation from the owners of the Ode à la Rose floral studio chain to…
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BNP Paribas vows more cost cuts after profit tops forecast
BNP reported net income of 2.97 billion euros (S$4.46 billion) for the three months ending in December Paribas nudged up its 2028…
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White Employee at Inglewood Daycare Centre Fired After Video Shows Her Throwing Shoe at Black Special Needs Child
A mother of a 5-year-old is outraged after her daughter was struck by a shoe thrown at her by a staff member at a daycare in Inglewood.…
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Grab to equip 10,000 drivers, merchants with AI skills by 2028
This aligns with efforts by policymakers to future-proof workers as AI reshapes business models and jobs Grab aims to train 10,000 drivers…
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Yumi's Cells 3 Producers Share Premiere Plans: Everything About Kim Go Eun Starrer Fantasy Drama
Yumi's Cells 3, the much-anticipated sequel of the TVING fantasy romance drama series, will premiere in April. The third sequel will…
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HSBC to cull underperformers as some bankers face zero bonuses
It wants to emulate its Wall Street rivals with a more hard-edged, “eat-what-you-kill” stance Holdings is preparing to hand some bankers…
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Shell keeps buybacks steady as profit falls, misses expectations
It has a Q4 net profit of US$3.3 billion, dropping 11% from the year before amid lower oil prices Shell’s fourth-quarter net profit of…
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Indiana Dad Fatally Assaulted Newborn, Then Googled How to Cheat Lie Detector Test
A 24-year-old Indiana man researched how to beat a polygraph test after his newborn son was brought to the hospital with injuries that led…
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Bitcoin slumps with key US$70,000 level in sight
Bitcoin was on the cusp of breaking below the key US$70,000 level on Thursday (Feb 5) as a slide in the world’s largest cryptocurrency…
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Bitcoin falls below US$70,000 as market faces a ‘crisis of faith’
Bitcoin slumped below US$70,000, a level last seen 15 months ago, as a broad risk-off sentiment engulfed global markets. The largest…
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Karen Bass: Los Angeles Mayor Secretly Altered Official Palisades Fire Analysis Report to Avoid City and Fire Department's Failures
Embattled Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass secretly changed the city's official report on the Palisades Fire response in a bid to avoid…
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Malaysia sees further upside for ringgit, 2026 growth forecast
The Malaysian ringgit, Asia’s top performing currency in the past year, still has potential to gain as the economy continues to perform…
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Man Convicted of Killing Wife, Her Lover at Palm Desert Hotel After She Told Him She Wanted a Divorce
A 36-year-old man who ambushed his wife and her lover in the parking lot of a Palm Desert hotel, stabbing them both to death, has been…
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Billionaire owners seen posing challenge for new OCBC chief Tan
As Tan Teck Long takes the helm of OCBC, one of his main challenges may be winning over the billionaire sitting across the boardroom…
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OCBC’s billionaire owners seen posing challenge for new CEO Tan Teck Long
The bank split the jobs of chairman and CEO in 1998, and have appointed outside professionals for both positions since 2003 As Tan Teck…
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3-Year-Old Dies as Child's Father Shot by Officers During Hostage Situation in Las Vegas
A 3-year-old child and an armed suspect was killed during a hostage situation in Las Vegas early Tuesday morning. The incident took place…
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BYD shifts to local parts in Brazil factory in bid for market leadership
Since October, the automaker has produced about 25,000 cars at the industrial complex Chinese automaker BYD is aiming to produce and…
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Missouri Woman Who Lured Pregnant Arkansas Victim on Facebook, Then Cut Her Fetus from Womb to Claim Baby as Her Own, Sentenced
A convicted 45-year-old woman who lured a pregnant victim into an ambush in Arkansas and cut out her fetus in a botched scheme to "claim"…
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Analysts lift target prices for Singtel after STT GDC deal - with highest upside over 10%
At least two brokerages have raised their target prices for Singtel, following the telco’s move to acquire a stake in data centre operator…
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Singtel shares fall as much as 3.7% after two-day rally on STT GDC deal
The telco and KKR will acquire the remaining 82% stake that they do not own in STT GDC Shares of Singtel fell as much as 3.7 per cent…
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Singtel shares fall as much as 3.7% after 2-day rally on STT GDC deal
The telco and KKR will acquire the remaining 82% stake that they do not own in STT GDC Shares of Singtel fell as much as 3.7 per cent…
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Singtel shares fall as much as 3.9% after 2-day rally on STT GDC deal
The telco and KKR will acquire the remaining 82% stake that they do not own in STT GDC Shares of Singtel fell as much as 3.9 per cent…