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Only Google can run Chrome, company’s browser chief tells judge
Google is the only company that can offer the level of features and functionality that its popular Chrome web browser has today, given its…
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Virginia Giuffre, Jeffrey Epstein's Most Prominent Sexual Abuse Survivor, Dies by Suicide Weeks after Posting on Instagram She Had 'Days to Live'
Virginia Giuffre, the most prominent victim of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, died by suicide on Thursday, just weeks…
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US: Stocks extend rally as market eyes busy calendar next week
Wall Street stocks overcame early weakness Friday (Apr 26) to push higher for a fourth straight positive session, following gains in most…
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George Santos: Former Rep. Breaks Down in Tears as He Is Sentenced to Over Seven Years in Prison for Campaign Fraud
Former New York lawmaker and pathological liar George Santos, who scammed donors to bankroll his winning campaign, cried like a child as…
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Tencent Music in talks to buy Ximalaya for US$2.4 billion
Tencent Music Entertainment Group is in advanced talks to buy Chinese podcasting startup Ximalaya in a US$2.4 billion deal that would…
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Toyota chairman proposes record buyout of its supplier at US$42 billion valuation
Toyota Motor chairman Akio Toyoda has proposed a buyout of supplier Toyota Industries, people familiar with the matter said, seeking to…
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BYD first-quarter profit soars, beating Tesla on another metric
BYD’s net income in the first quarter jumped to 9.15 billion yuan (S$1.7 billion), overtaking Tesla on another key metric and signalling a…
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Seatrium chief financial officer resigns, to be replaced by strategy EVP
Current CFO Adrian Teng is leaving to pursue personal interests, with Stephen Lu taking up the role Seatrium has appointed Stephen Lu, its…
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China’s Baidu says its Kunlun chip cluster can train DeepSeek-like models
[BEIJING/SHANGHAI] China’s Baidu has successfully “illuminated” a cluster comprising 30,000 of its self-developed, third-generation P800…
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Suntec Reit sees subdued retail sales, expects office, retail tenants to hold off expansion plans
Office and retail tenants are expected to hold off on their expansion plans amid uncertainty over the impact of US tariffs, said the…
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Seven & i’s new CEO aims aggressive investments in US stores
Seven & i Holdings’ new chief executive officer plans to boost investments in its US stores using cash from a planned listing of its…
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DBS downgrades Keppel Infrastructure Trust to ‘hold’, keeps Mapletree Logistics Trust at ‘buy’
Analysts from DBS Group Research are mixed on some real estate investment trusts (Reits) this earnings season: They have kept their “buy”…
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HSBC launches wealth centre at Star Vista, seeks to deepen local wealth banking network
HSBC Singapore has launched its newest wealth centre in Singapore at The Star Vista mall in Buona Vista, marking the second of three…
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China ramps up cash injection as it braces for tariff impact
China’s central bank is boosting cash injection via one of its policy tools as it seeks to safeguard the world’s second-largest economy…
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Hongkong Land to sell 147,025 sq ft of One Exchange to HKEX, launch share buyback programme
Property group Hongkong Land will sell 147,025 square feet (sq ft) of One Exchange Square to Hong Kong’s stock exchange operator for…
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Southwest CEO says US airline industry is already in a recession
The Dallas-based carrier is more dependent on domestic leisure travellers for revenue than US peers with more extensive international…
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JD.com’s delivery clash with Meituan may worsen US$70 billion rout
While much of the world is focused on a volatile international trade war, two of China’s largest Internet companies are inflicting greater…
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MPACT posts 14.8% lower Q4 DPU of S$0.0195
Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust’s (MPACT) distribution per unit (DPU) for the fourth quarter ended March slid 14.8 per cent year on…
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MPACT struggles with leasing demand, cost of debt as Q4 DPU tumbles 14.8%
The manager of Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust (MPACT) on Friday (Apr 25) warned of ongoing challenges – including slow leasing demand…
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Chinese EV maker Nio’s challenges bleed into its bond prices
A rally in the price of Nio’s convertible bonds is not enough to allay concerns over the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker’s financial…
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Intel delivers disappointing forecast, moves to slash jobs
Intel, the chipmaker attempting a comeback under new chief executive officer Tan Lip-Bu, gave a weak forecast for the current period and…
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Google says will buy back US$70 billion in shares, posts earnings beat
[BENGALURU/SAN FRANCISCO] Google parent Alphabet said it would buy back US$70 billion worth of shares as it reported first-quarter profit…
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Oil prices settle up on weaker US dollar, mixed economic news
Oil prices edged up on Thursday (Apr 24) as investors weighed a weaker US dollar, potential Opec+ output increase, mixed economic news,…
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US: Stocks rise for 3rd straight day
Wall Street stocks rallied for a third straight session on Thursday (Apr 24), shrugging off mixed earnings and signs US trade deals with…