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Japan's Nikkei races to record high, SoftBank leads tech surge
Japan’s Nikkei share gauge powered to an all-time high on Tuesday (Aug 12), driven by sharp gains for tech companies and renewed optimism…
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Norway’s US$1.9 trillion wealth fund returns 5.7% in H1
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund returned 5.7 per cent and slightly missed its target in the first six months of 2025. The US$1.9 trillion…
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Asian Stocks Rise on US-China Tariff Truce and Interest Rate Hopes
Stocks rose in Asia on news that U.S. President Donald Trump will extend a tariff truce between Washington and Beijing for 90 days. This…
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New Mexico Teen Fatally Shoots Uber Driver, Says it was to 'Let Some Steam Off'
An 18-year-old New Mexico man has been charged with murder after allegedly killing an Uber driver "to let off some steam," according to…
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China urges firms not to use Nvidia H20 chips in new guidance
China has urged local companies to avoid using Nvidia’s H20 processors, particularly for government-related purposes, complicating the…
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China urges firms to avoid Nvidia H20 chips after Trump resumes sales
China has urged local companies to avoid using Nvidia’s H20 processors, particularly for government-related purposes, complicating the…
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Man Gored to Death by Bull After Video Shows Him Taunting Animal During Controversial Bullfighting Festival in Colombia
A graphic video has emerged on social media of a bullfighter being gored to death in front of horrified onlookers moments after he was…
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Who Is Ethan Blaine Nieneker? Gunman Who Opened Fire at Texas Target and Killed Three Is Violent Criminal with Mental Health Issues
The gunman who opened fire outside a Target store in Texas, killing three, has been revealed to be a violent career criminal, according to…
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DBS, China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park Development sign MOU to advance carbon credit trading
DBS China on Tuesday (Aug 12) has signed a memorandum of understanding with a subsidiary of China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park…
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DBS China signs MOU with two other parties to advance carbon credit trading
DBS China on Tuesday (Aug 12) signed a memorandum of understanding with a subsidiary of China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park Development…
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Australia’s central bank cuts rates to two-year low of 3.6%
Australia’s central bank on Tuesday cut its main cash rate by a quarter point to a two-year low of 3.60 per cent, citing a slowdown in…
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RBA cuts interest rates, signals more to come as inflation slows
Australia’s central bank cut interest rates on Tuesday (Aug 12) for a third time this year and signalled further policy easing might be…
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China Everbright Water H1 net profit slips 3% to HK$563.8 million on revenue decline
Dual-listed China Everbright Water on Tuesday (Aug 12) posted net profit of HK$563.8 million (S$92.4 million) for the six months ended Jun…
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Explosions at US Steel plant leaves two dead, 10 injured
MULTIPLE explosions on Monday at a US Steel plant near Pittsburgh killed two people and injured 10 others, according to the company and…
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Citigroup hires Goldman, Millennium alum for Asia prime finance
Citigroup hired Goldman Sachs and Millennium Management alumnus Jignesh Patel as Asia-Pacific prime finance head, as it seeks to expand…
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Musk says xAI to take legal action against Apple over App Store rankings
IONAIRE Elon Musk said on Monday his artificial intelligence startup xAI would take legal action against Apple, accusing the iPhone maker…
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Asia: Most markets rise as China-US truce extended, inflation in focus
Asian markets mostly rose on Tuesday as investors welcomed the extension of a China-US tariff truce but looked ahead apprehensively to the…
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Spirit Airlines issues going concern as it faces cash crunch
Spirit Airlines warned investors it may not survive as a going concern if it cannot raise cash quickly enough to satisfy creditors. The…
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Gold prices edge higher as spotlight shifts to US inflation data
Trump has signed an executive order extending a pause in sharply higher US tariffs on Chinese imports for another 90 days, a White House…
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Star Entertainment reaches deal to sell 50% stake in Brisbane resort to Hong Kong investors
RALIA’S Star Entertainment said on Tuesday it had reached a deal with its Hong Kong-based partners to sell its 50 per cent stake in the…
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PropNex tumbles 5.6% as investors take profit on news of record interim profit and dividend
The property group reports a 122.4% increase in net profit for the first half of 2025 Shares of property group PropNex tumbled minutes…
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PropNex gains 1.9% on news of record interim profit and dividend
The property group reports a 122.4% increase in net profit for the first half of 2025 Shares of property group PropNex ended 1.9 per cent…
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Stocks to watch: StarHub, SIA, Keppel Reit, Bumitama Agri, Straco, FLCT, SBS Transit, PropNex
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (Aug 12): StarHub: The telco on…
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Bumitama Agri H1 net profit up 47.8% at 1.27 trillion rupiah on higher revenue
Indonesian palm oil producer Bumitama Agri on Tuesday (Aug 12) posted a 47.8 per cent rise in net profit to 1.27 trillion rupiah (S$100.2…