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China says it may speed up rare earths application approvals from EU
China is willing to accelerate the examination and approval of rare earth exports to European Union firms and will also deliver a verdict…
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‘Very clever’; ‘lost confidence’: Shareholders react to OCBC’s latest exit offer for Great Eastern
OCBC on Friday (Jun 6) made a conditional exit offer at S$30.15 per share for the 6.28 per cent stake in Great Eastern it does not own, in…
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BYD unleashes an EV industry reckoning that alarms Beijing
The price war engulfing China’s electric vehicle (EV) industry has sent share prices tumbling and prompted an unusual level of…
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Stocks to watch: OCBC, CapitaLand Investment, Sasseur Reit, Thakral
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Jun 9). OCBC: The bank has made a…
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Private assets giant Brookfield expects alternative investments to replace public markets in 25 years
Bruce Flatt, the billionaire chief executive officer of Toronto-based Brookfield, is understandably bullish on the prospects of…
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China’s copper boom under threat as miners test bargaining power
The unrelenting expansion of Chinese copper processing capacity over the past few years has now become a global headache, as smelters…
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Geely chairman says global auto industry faces ‘serious overcapacity’
Chinese automakers that have been building plants abroad include BYD, Chery Auto and Great Wall Motor Geely’s chairman and founder Li…
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US, China to resume trade talks with focus on rare earth exports
Top trade negotiators from the US and China are set to hold fresh talks in London on Monday (Jun 9), offering a glimmer of hope that the…
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Demand for AI-related talents increasing globally across sectors
It has been an active market for global roles in the area of artificial intelligence (AI), with several top-level appointments being…
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GEH, OCBC’s proposals a victory of sorts for minorities who have held out, endured suspension
When Great Eastern Holdings (GEH) and its controlling shareholder OCBC put forward a two-pronged plan last week to resolve the insurer’s…
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Nasdaq 100 sees mixed signals amid trade optimism and technical divergence
The Nasdaq 100 Index has seen a strong rally from April through early June 2025, buoyed by optimism surrounding US-China trade…
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Little known sweet potato producer Zixin Group could be a treat for investors
Catalist-listed Zixin Group is hardly considered a household name on the Singapore Exchange (SGX). The company describes itself as “a…
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Goldman CIO service suddenly catches on in Japan after 10 years
It took more than a decade of trying, but Goldman Sachs last year landed the first client for its business of helping institutions manage…
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Baltic Exchange Shipping Insights
Capesize The Capesize market enjoyed a strong upward trajectory this week, driven by consistent gains in the Pacific and mounting support…
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After tear gas and street fires, a Los Angeles community cleans up as National Guard troops arrive
Ernest Melendrez woke up early Sunday to shovel tear gas pellets and other charred and broken detritus from his neighborhood's streets,…
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Chinese managers take reins at TikTok Shop in US as sales miss goal
ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, has been replacing US-hired staff near Seattle with managers connected to China, aiming to replicate…
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Adriana Suazo: Fears of Serial Killer Grow as 13th Body of Woman Is Found Under Mysterious Circumstances in Small Town in New England
The recent discovery of Adriana Suazo's body in a wooded area in Milton, Massachusetts has raised concerns across New England, as the…
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ECB’s Schnabel says now is right time to boost role of euro
European Central Bank Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel sees a favourable moment now to strengthen the euro’s global role as…
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Meta in talks for scale AI investment that could top US$10 billion
Meta Platforms is in talks to make a multibillion-dollar investment into artificial intelligence startup Scale AI, according to people…
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Arina East Residences sells 10 out of 107 units as booking opens
Freehold development Arina East Residences sold about 9 per cent of its 107 units on Saturday (Jun 7), at an average price of about…
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Arina East Residences sells 10 out of 107 units at average price S$3,000 psf as booking opens
Freehold development Arina East Residences sold about 9 per cent of its 107 units on Saturday (Jun 7), at an average price of about…
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My Life as a Nicaraguan in Exile
After the Ortega regime harassed, imprisoned, and interrogated me for challenging its rule, it had only one thing left to do: force me to…
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Religious Liberty Is Everyone’s Fight
Protecting the free exercise of religion isn’t just about protecting churchgoers or people of faith, it’s about protecting freedom of…
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What does the delisting proposal by Great Eastern mean for the minorities as well as majority shareholder OCBC?
As OCBC makes a conditional exit offer of S$900 million at S$30.15 per share to Great Eastern Holdings’ (GEH’s) shareholders, The Business…