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Indonesia curbing nickel supply to support locals: Eramet
INDONESIA is squeezing supplies of nickel ore to protect smaller local miners as the market for the battery metal endures a prolonged…
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BP and partners to invest US$7 billion in carbon capture project in Indonesia’s Papua
BP AND partners said they would invest US$7 billion in a carbon capture project and gas field development in Indonesia’s easternmost Papua…
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CapitaLand Ascott Trust sells Japan rental housing asset to Goldman Sachs for 12.7 billion yen: report
CAPITALAND Ascott Trust (Clas) has sold a rental housing asset in Japan to Goldman Sachs for 12.7 billion yen (S$110 million). Real estate…
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Nissan to cut or transfer about 1,000 jobs in Thailand: sources
NISSAN Motor will cut or transfer about 1,000 jobs in Thailand as it shrinks production in South-east Asia, part of its recently announced…
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AirAsia’s Tony Fernandes plots low-cost Dubai-like hub in Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur
AIRASIA hopes to emulate Dubai’s success in connecting the world, but in a low-cost format from places such as Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur as…
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Safe-haven gold on track for weekly gain
GOLD prices were steady on Friday (Nov 22) but still poised for a weekly gain, driven by safe-haven demand due to escalating geopolitical…
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China’s richest man berates PDD, ByteDance for months of misery
CHINA’S richest man lashed out at two of the country’s biggest tech giants for fanning online vitriol targeting him earlier this year and…
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Uber said in talks to invest in US IPO of China’s Pony AI
UBER Technologies plans to invest in Pony AI’s US initial public offering (IPO), which is expected to be priced next week after being…
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Hong Kong’s private wealth assets rise for first time since 2020
HONG Kong’s total private wealth assets under management rose slightly last year to about HK$9 trillion (S$1.6 trillion), the first annual…
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Coinbase eyes more acquisitions as it expands payments business
COINBASE Global is ramping up its efforts in the digital-payments space, with ambitions to make additional acquisitions and generate more…
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Charles Schwab eyes spot crypto trading once regulations change
CHARLES Schwab’s incoming chief executive officer, Rick Wurster, said the firm is looking to offer spot cryptocurrency trading once US…
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Google could be forced to sell Chrome. Here's what you need to know
Google and federal officials are battling it out over a proposal that the tech giant be forced to sell its popular Chrome web browser to…
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SMIC’s Nvidia-beating 120% stock rally faces chip war threats
SEMICONDUCTOR Manufacturing International Corporation’s (SMIC) stock has more than doubled over the past two months on an expected boost…
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Goldman, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America ask buyers of bank risk to disclose leverage
US BANKS including Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America (BOA) are asking investors to disclose whether they plan to use…
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US: Wall St opens higher after jobless claims data, Nvidia results
Wall Street’s main stock indexes opened higher on Thursday (Nov 21) after data reflected a robust labour market, and AI-heavyweight Nvidia…
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Wealth hubs go on charm offensive to lure UK super-rich
THE Jumeirah hotel in London’s Knightsbridge has rooms at more than £6,000 (S$10,185) a night, with marble bathrooms, private dining rooms…
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ThaiBev’s FY2024 net profit dips 1% to 27.2 billion baht
THAI Beverage (ThaiBev) posted a net profit of 27.2 billion baht (S$1.1 billion) for its full year ended Sep 30, a marginal 1 per cent…
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Temu-owner PDD reports 44% rise in Q3 revenue; misses market estimates
CHINA’S PDD Holdings reported a 44 per cent rise in third-quarter revenue on Thursday (Nov 21), but still fell short of market estimates.…
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Alibaba integrates e-commerce platforms into a single business unit
ALIBABA Group will integrate all of its e-commerce platforms into a single business unit to be called the Alibaba E-commerce Business…
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Alibaba combines e-commerce arms to tackle growing competition
Alibaba Group will integrate its domestic Chinese and international e-commerce platforms into a single business unit run by one leader for…
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Singapore stocks fall amid regional sea of red; STI down 0.1%
SINGAPORE shares closed slightly lower on Thursday (Nov 21) as regional indices ended in the red, with the imminent threat of US trade…
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China’s Baidu says advertisers still subdued as revenue falls 3%
CHINA’S Baidu on Thursday (Nov 21) said it had not yet seen any notable improvement in advertising spending patterns or consumer spending…
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Chinese broker Futu cuts 5% of staff as global expansion slows
CHINA’S online brokerage Futu Holdings is reducing its headcount by about 5 per cent as it reassesses the firm’s strategy to expand…
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South Korea’s AI chip investor announces plan for share buybacks
SK SQUARE, the holding company of SK Hynix, a maker of artificial intelligence chips, on Thursday (Nov 21) announced a plan to buy back…