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Pelita Air to start flying between Jakarta, Singapore from Aug 18
The Jakarta-Singapore route is the eighth-busiest international route in the world in 2024 Indonesian carrier Pelita Air will be…
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Rolls-Royce raises profit and cash flow outlook after strong H1
British aero-engineer Rolls-Royce raised its full-year outlook for both operating profit and free cash flow on Thursday (Jul 31) after it…
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Angela Lin: Google Engineer Tragically Dies in Freak Accident While Hiking with Boyfriend at Yosemite National Park
A 29-year-old software engineer from Google was killed her life in a freak accident at Yosemite National Park earlier this month when a…
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Singapore gold investment soars 37% to 2.2 tonnes in Q2 while jewellery demand wanes
Investment appetite for gold remains strong in Singapore, with 2.2 tonnes of gold bars and coins purchased in the second quarter of 2025,…
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Who Is James Andrew McGann? Man Arrested for Murders of Parents in Front of Their Children at Arkansas Devil's Den State Park
A suspect has been arrested for the brutal double murder of two parents who were killed protecting their young daughters during a hike in…
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China’s cyberspace regulator summons Nvidia over H20 chip security risks concerns
China’s cyberspace regulator said that it has asked US semiconductor maker Nvidia to explain whether its H20 artificial intelligence (AI)…
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China’s cyberspace regulator questions Nvidia over AI chip privacy risks
China’s cyberspace regulator said that it has asked US semiconductor maker Nvidia to explain whether its H20 artificial intelligence (AI)…
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China flags concerns over potential security risks in Nvidia’s H20 chips
China raised concerns over potential security risks in Nvidia’s H20 artificial intelligence chip, casting uncertainty over the US…
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Singapore, Asia stocks with high yields, growth potential highlight of JP Morgan Asset Management’s fund strategy
JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) intends to focus on small- and mid-cap (SMID) Singapore stocks, as well as high-yielding markets in the…
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S’pore, Asia stocks with high yields, growth potential focus of JP Morgan Asset Management’s MAS EQDP fund strategy
JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) intends to focus on small- and mid-cap (SMID) Singapore stocks, as well as high-yielding markets in the…
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S’pore, Asia equities with high yields, growth potential focus of JPPAM’s MAS EQDP fund strategy
JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) intends to focus on small- and mid-cap (SMID) Singapore stocks, as well as high-yielding markets in the…
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S’pore, Asia equities with high yields, growth potential focus of JPMAM’s MAS EQDP fund strategy
JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) intends to focus on small- and mid-cap (SMID) Singapore stocks, as well as high-yielding markets in the…
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Singapore, Asia equities with high yields, growth potential focus of JPMAM’s MAS EQDP fund strategy
JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) intends to focus on small- and mid-cap (SMID) Singapore stocks, as well as high-yielding markets in the…
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SocGen lifts targets after French retail rebounds sharply
Societe Generale (SocGen), France’s third-largest listed bank, raised its annual profit target on Thursday (Jul 31) after a strong rebound…
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StanChart sets US$1.3 billion buyback as first-half profit outstrips forecasts
Standard Chartered (StanChart) reported on Thursday (Jul 31) a higher-than-expected 26 per cent jump in first-half pretax profit, as a…
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StanChart sets US$1.3 billion buyback as H1 profit outstrips forecasts
Standard Chartered reported on Thursday (Jul 31) a higher-than-expected 26 per cent jump in first-half pre-tax profit, as a strong…
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Family office for Hong Kong’s richest builds out hedge fund team
A money manager for some of Hong Kong’s richest families is building a hedge fund team to allocate money away from private equity after…
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Bank of Japan offers cautiously upbeat view, keeps rates steady
The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Thursday and offered a cautiously optimistic view on the economic outlook, after Tokyo’s…
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Bank of Japan turns less gloomy on economy, keeps rate-hike chance alive
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) revised up its inflation forecasts on Thursday (Jul 31) and offered a less gloomy outlook on the economy than…
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Asia: Most markets down as Fed holds and Trump announces fresh tariffs
Asian markets mostly fell on Thursday while the dollar held most of its gains as traders weighed a cautious Federal Reserve with strong…
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Richest Thai sees US$10 billion hydro, LNG projects driving growth
Construction on a US$1 billion LNG import terminal project, Thailand’s third, will start later this year before commercial operations are…
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OpenAI hits US$12 billion in annualised revenue, The Information reports
GPT-MAKER OpenAI roughly doubled its revenue in the first seven months of the year, reaching US$12 billion in annualised revenue, The…
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Macquarie ‘Millionaires Factory’ put at risk by investor revolt
[SINGAPORE/MELBOURNE] Macquarie Group’s long vaunted money-making machine for top bankers is showing signs of strain. Known as the…
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Seatrium falls 5.4% after fines, despite strong H1 results
The company announced on Wednesday (30 Jul) it was to pay S$240 million in financial penalties Shares of Seatrium dived 5.4 per cent…