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Australia takes another step toward a central bank digital currency
Australia’s central bank said on Thursday it was taking another major step toward a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) with a…
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Barclays hires sales trader in Hong Kong after pullback
Barclays hired Joseph Lee from HSBC Holdings as head of high-touch equity sales trading for Asia-Pacific as the UK bank ramps up staffing…
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AI chip startup Groq discusses US$6 billion valuation, The Information reports
semiconductor startup Groq has spoken to investors about raising between US$300 million and US$500 million at a US$6 billion…
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India plans to kickstart rare-earth output to cut China reliance
A proposed plan by India to spur local production of rare-earth magnets has drawn initial interest from a clutch of large conglomerates,…
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Samsung’s bet on foldable phones faces major test with slimmer new model
Samsung Electronics on Wednesday unveiled thinner, lighter new foldable phones as it aims to fend off Chinese competition in the…
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Opec bars five leading news organisations from oil conference
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) has excluded five of the world’s leading news organisations from covering its…
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Nvidia becomes first company to reach US$4 trillion in value
Nvidia became the first company to touch US$4 trillion in market value on Wednesday, a new milestone in Wall Street’s bet that artificial…
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Microsoft touts US$500 million AI savings while slashing jobs
Microsoft is keen to show employees how much artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming its own workplace, even as the company…
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Europe: Shares close at four-week high on banks boost; US trade talks in focus
EUROPEAN shares closed at a four-week high on Wednesday, with banks the biggest boost as investors awaited signs of progress on a trade…
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US: Nasdaq ends at record as stocks shrug off latest Trump tariffs
The Nasdaq vaulted to a fresh record on Wednesday, shrugging off new tariff threats from President Donald Trump as Nvidia became the first…
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Fed minutes show committee split around inflation worries
The emerging divide among US Federal Reserve officials over the outlook for interest rates is being driven largely by differing…
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Amy Bloom’s Favorite Family Novels
Amy Bloom’s latest novel, “I’ll Be Right Here,” tells the story of a single family across more than eight decades. The span of the book…
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Who Was Paige Bell? Glamorous Crew Member Described as 'Golden Girl' Found Murdered in Engine Room of Luxury Superyacht Docked in Bahamas
A young crew member, lovingly described by friends as a "golden girl," is believed to have been murdered while working on a superyacht in…
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Singaporean Woman, 34, Charged with Sexually Grooming, Stalking her Primary School Student
A 34-year-old Singaporean woman was charged on Wednesday, July 9, after allegedly committing sexual offences against a boy who was her…
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Linda Yaccarino to step down as CEO of Elon Musk's social media site X
Linda Yaccarino, the chief executive of social media site X, said Wednesday that she’s stepping down from her role after two years at the…
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A Rogue District Judge Forces a Confrontation with the Executive Branch
In the conflict over Planned Parenthood funding, the president is duty-bound to defend and implement federal law. Source link
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Who Was Jeff Ramsey? Dad Leaves Harrowing Goodbye Voicemails to His Children Before Dying with Wife in the Devastating Texas Floods
A Texas father recorded emotional farewell voicemails for his children moments before he and his wife were swept away by raging…
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What Is OpenAI's Scaling Team? Tesla, xAI, Meta Engineers Join Their Ranks as AI Hiring Competition Heats Up
After Meta made headlines for poaching top AI talent from rival companies to build its superintelligence team, another tech…
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US: Wall Street opens higher as markets await trade talks
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday (Jul 9), as investors shrugged off President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff moves…
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SGX securities turnover up 23% in June, bringing financial year’s gain to 28%
The operator of the local stock market reported gains in the trading value and volumes of its key products in June, which contributed to…
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Ambani's Reliance Jio delays India IPO beyond this year
Indian telecoms and digital giant Reliance Jio Platforms, led by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, has decided not to launch its planned IPO this…
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Australia’s Telstra to axe 550 roles in enterprise business overhaul
Telstra Group, Australia’s top telecom operator, said on Wednesday (Jul 9) that it plans to lay off 550 employees as part of an ongoing…
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Singapore: 38-Year-Old Man Arrested for Throwing Glass Bottle at Bus on Orchard Road
In relation to an incident at Orchard Road over the weekend where a glass bottle was thrown at a moving bus, a 38-year-old man has been…
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Soilbuild Construction signs new contracts totalling S$178.6 million
The builder says the deals enhance revenue visibility and took its order book to around S$1.21 billion as at end-May Soilbuild…