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Singapore shares buck regional trend; STI up 0.4%
Shares on the Singapore bourse ended higher on Wednesday (May 28), even as other regional markets languished in the red. In Singapore, the…
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UK's Thames Water fined £122.7 million over sewage and dividend breaches
Britain’s Thames Water, on the brink of financial collapse, will have to pay a record £122.7 million (S$213.3 million) fine for breaching…
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China plans commodities overhaul to attract global investors
CHINA is on the cusp of its biggest move yet to open up its vast commodities markets, after the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) unveiled…
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Tencent Music buys SM Entertainment stake in K-pop bet
A Tencent Holdings subsidiary is snapping up a nearly 10 per cent stake in SM Entertainment valued at about US$180 million, marking a rare…
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Temu-owner PDD Holdings profit dives as it faces challenges at home and abroad
Chinese e-commerce firm PDD Holdings saw first-quarter net profit fall 47 per cent to 14.7 billion yuan (S$2.6 billion) as its domestic…
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New Zealand central bank cuts cash rate by 25 bps
New Zealand’s central bank cut its benchmark official cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.25 per cent on Wednesday, as policymakers sought…
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CapitaLand Ascendas Reit to buy Tai Seng data centre, Science Park building for S$700.2 million
CapitaLand Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (Clar) has entered conditional agreements to acquire two prime properties to expand its…
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Australia: Shares at 3-month high ahead of inflation data; RBNZ decision in focus
AUSTRALIAN shares climbed on Wednesday, reaching their highest levels in more than three months, supported by strength in banking and…
Culture
Jafar Panahi’s Cannes Triumph Sends a Warning to Authoritarians Everywhere
When “It Was Just an Accident,” a new movie from the Iranian director Jafar Panahi, won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, on…
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Nomura faces rare vote over shareholder’s name-change proposal
Nomura Holdings has received a shareholder proposal that it will put to a vote for the first time in 13 years at a general meeting next…
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Valuetronics posts 3.1% higher H2 profit of HK$79.9 million
Electronics manufacturing services provider Valuetronics on Wednesday (May 28) posted net profit of HK$79.9 million (S$13.1 million), up…
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Toyota sends first half of US$500 million pledge to air taxi maker
Joby says recently it now aims to start commercial services in Dubai by early 2026 after having previously targeted the end of this year…
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Drawing secondary listings to SGX may not move the needle much, but every little bit helps
AMONG the recent slew of proposals unveiled to boost the attractiveness of the local bourse to investors and companies was one relating to…
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Oil prices ease as US-Iran talks, Opec+ plans spur supply concerns
Oil prices settled 1 per cent lower on Tuesday as investors worried about a supply glut after Iranian and US delegations made progress in…
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US: Stocks jump on easing tariff worries, lower bond yields
Wall Street stocks jumped on Tuesday after President Donald Trump pushed back tariffs on Europe while US Treasury bond yields retreated…
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MAS proposes to remove some exemptions from advertisement regulations to better protect consumers
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is proposing to amend financial advertisement requirements in a bid to boost protection for…
Lifestyle
RFK Jr.: COVID vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Tuesday that COVID-19 vaccines are no longer the recommended action for…
Business
Salesforce to acquire Informatica for $8 billion in latest AI push
Software company Salesforce said Tuesday it’s buying Informatica, which provides businesses with artificial-intelligence-powered data…
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11 million? 20 million? 50 million? Estimates of the illegal immigrant population soar
As Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has been making the rounds on Capitol Hill this month, she's tossed out some startling…
Lifestyle
Kennedy says COVID vaccines no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday announced that COVID-19 vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and…
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Court watchers say ban on medical treatment for transgender youth is most impactful case of term
Supreme Court watchers are most eagerly awaiting the justices' decision on whether a state can ban medical treatment for transgender…
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Independent financial adviser deems Amara’s takeover offer at S$0.895 a share ‘fair and reasonable’
The independent financial adviser (IFA) appointed for the takeover bid for hotel group Amara has deemed the offer at S$0.895 a share to be…
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US: Wall St opens higher after long weekend on Trump's trade reprieve
Wall Street opened higher on Tuesday (May 27) after US President Donald Trump dialled back his threat of tariffs on EU imports, defusing…
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Saudi Aramco kicks off its first dollar bond sale this year
The world’s biggest oil exporter is selling bonds with five, 10 and 30-year maturities Saudi Aramco started the sale of dollar-denominated…