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SingPost Singapore CEO Shahrin Abdol Salam resigns; COO Neo Su Yin to assume additional responsibility
SINGAPORE Post’s (SingPost) local operations chief executive Shahrin Abdol Salam,52, has resigned. He left the national postal service…
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Great Eastern’s Malaysian units terminate proposed acquisition of AmMetLife
GREAT Eastern’s Malaysian subsidiaries have terminated their proposed acquisition of AmMetLife Insurance (AML) and AmMetLife Takaful…
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Asean’s data centre gold rush to get a boost from DeepSeek’s AI leap: Maybank
DEMAND for Asean data centres is likely to remain resilient as Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek is set to disrupt the…
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SoftBank’s Son, OpenAI’s Altman to unveil Japan AI thrust
SOFTBANK Group’s founder Masayoshi Son is taking the stage in Tokyo on Monday (Feb 3) with OpenAI chief Sam Altman, part of a global push…
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Singapore shares fall at Monday’s open; STI down 1.5%
SINGAPORE shares tumbled at the open on Monday (Feb 3) as investors mulled over the impact of tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump…
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Stocks to watch: Sembcorp, Sats, CapitaLand Ascott Trust, Raffles Medical
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Feb 3): Sembcorp Industries: The…
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Honda’s motorcycle business is the gem in a messy Nissan union
HONDA Motor’s crusade to shore up car sales by absorbing Nissan Motor could undermine an oft-forgotten but equally vital part of its…
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UniCredit heats up Italy finance battle with new Generali stake
UNICREDIT has made a surprise new move in the fight to dominate the Italian financial system by unveiling a minority stake in…
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Why Europe will power a big and beautiful 2025 for stocks
WHAT will 2025 bring for stocks? Haze clouded my view in January. Three 2025 outcomes seemed similarly likely: US and world stocks could…
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InnoTek shifts gears to AI, EVs to capture industry changes
Already in China, Thailand and Vietnam, the company is mulling a move into Malaysia FACED with a changing disk drive industry more than 15…
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Your iPad Could Be Your Best Employee
Ever thought your iPad could be more than just a gadget for watching videos or playing games? Believe it or not, it could be your next…
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Volkswagen sues India to quash ‘enormous’ US$1.4b tax demand, legal filing shows
Volkswagen has sued Indian authorities to quash an “impossibly enormous” tax demand of US$1.4 billion, arguing that the ask is…
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AstraZeneca cancels UK plant after subsidies cut
BRITISH pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca said on Friday (Jan 31) that it was abandoning plans to build a £450 million (S$756.9 million)…
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Apple scraps work on Mac-connected augmented reality glasses
APPLE has cancelled a project to build advanced augmented reality (AR) glasses that would pair with its devices, marking the latest…
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Venmo for Business: Smart Move or Major Mistake?
Thinking of using Venmo for your business? It’s a tempting option with its ease of use and popularity. But is it really the best choice…
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OpenAI releases cheaper model o3-mini in wake of DeepSeek
OpenAI rolled out a new, lightweight artificial intelligence (AI) model that it said is capable of human-like reasoning and makes gains on…
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Unilever weighs New York as venue for ice cream unit listing
Unilever is considering New York as a potential venue for a listing of its ice cream business, people with knowledge of the matter said, a…
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Europe: Stoxx 600 logs longest weekly winning streak in 10 months
European shares closed at a record high on Friday (Jan 31), led by technology stocks, as earnings from companies such as Novartis and…
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Fu Yu will not convene requisitioned EGM; investigates business unit
THE board of directors of Fu Yu Corporation on Friday (Jan 31) announced that the company will not convene an extraordinary general…
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US: Wall St opens higher on gains in Apple, in-line inflation reading
WALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday (Jan 31) on gains in Apple following its strong sales forecast, with an in-line reading…
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Veteran bankers Eric Tham and Tan Jeh Wuan to join board of Raffles Medical’s insurance unit
VETERAN bankers Eric Tham and Tan Jeh Wuan have been designated to the board of Raffles Health Insurance as non-executive and independent…
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Higher casino takings drive MBS’ revenue for Q4 2024
MARINA Bay Sands (MBS) posted a 7.2 per cent rise in net revenue to US$1.14 billion for the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2024 amid ongoing…
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CapitaLand Ascott Trust acquires two freehold hotels in Japan for 21 billion yen
CAPITALAND Ascott Trust (Clas) has acquired two freehold limited-service hotels in Japan – ibis Styles Tokyo Ginza and Chisun Budget…
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Small Business Gold Mines: Most Profitable Ideas for 2025
Are you thinking about diving into the gold business in 2025? The opportunities are vast and varied. From mining to jewelry making, gold…