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Elwood Edwards, voice of the ‘You’ve got mail’ AOL email greeting, dies at 74
Elwood Edwards, a media multihyphenate who voiced AOL’s iconic greeting “You’ve got mail,” has died. Edwards died Tuesday at age 74 in New…
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UOB posts 16% higher Q3 profit of S$1.61 billion
UOB’s net profit for the third quarter ended September 2024 rose 16 per cent year on year to S$1.61 billion, from S$1.38 billion the year…
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UOB surpasses estimates with 16% higher Q3 profit of S$1.61 billion
UOB’S net profit for the third quarter ended September rose 16 per cent year on year to S$1.61 billion, from S$1.38 billion the year…
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Bank of England says unwind of trade that rocked gilt market likely over
BANK of England (BOE) officials said the UK bond sell-off that followed last week’s budget announcement was exacerbated by investor…
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Expedia raises full-year guidance, beats on gross bookings
EXPEDIA Group posted better-than-expected grossing bookings in the third quarter and said it was raising its full-year guidance,…
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Pinterest gives weak holiday forecast as it lags behind peers
PINTEREST fell in late trading after forecasting weak sales for the holiday quarter, a sign the search and discovery network is struggling…
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Can B Corps save the world?
THE “shareholder primacy” doctrine that promoted profit maximisation as the purpose of business is fading. The increasing wealth gap,…
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Moderna reports surprise profit on higher-than-expected Covid vaccine sales
MODERNA reported a surprise third-quarter profit on Thursday (Nov 7), driven by cost cutting and higher-than-expected sales of its…
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US: Wall Street hits all-time highs, Fed decision on tap
WalL Street’s main stock indexes hit record highs in the run-up to an interest-rate decision from the Federal Reserve on Thursday (Nov 7),…
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Yangzijiang Shipbuilding bags US$11.6 billion worth of order wins in year to date
MARITIME vessel maker Yangzijiang Shipbuilding said that it has secured US$11.6 billion of order wins in the year to date. This exceeds…
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Watch industry failing to make models women want: survey
THE watch industry is not producing and marketing enough models that women want to wear, a survey has found. Women are increasingly…
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Going above and beyond: Marina Bay Sands on billion-dollar push to court high-value tourists
FROM Dubai to Macau and across many parts of Asia and Europe, there have been significant investments worth billions of dollars in the…
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Audi plans thousands of job cuts outside production
GERMAN automaker Audi is looking to shrink its workforce in the medium term by cutting jobs outside of production, with thousands of…
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Indonesian court affirms 1.7 trillion rupiah civil claim against Keppel unit is inadmissible
The DKI Jakarta Province High Court has also ordered the claimant to pay court costs AN INDONESIAN High Court has affirmed an earlier…
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Genting Singapore Q3 profit dives 63% to S$79.4 million
INTEGRATED resort operator Genting Singapore on Thursday (Nov 7) posted net profit after tax of S$79.4 million for the third quarter ended…
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Air France-KLM warns of higher annual costs after Q3 profit miss
AIR France-KLM reported a bigger-than-expected drop in its quarterly operating result on Thursday (Nov 7), impacted by the Paris Olympic…
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Delivery Hero sees 2024 earnings at low end of previous forecast
DELIVERY Hero tempered profit expectations for the year, a sign of strain in the company’s strategic overhaul in the competitive food…
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China tells banks to cut interbank deposit rates to boost growth
CHINESE regulators told the nation’s banks to lower rates they paid to deposits from other financial institutions to free up funds to…
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Quick takes: What Trump’s win means for Asia markets, currencies and interest rates
MANY parts of global markets rallied massively as Donald Trump decisively won the US election on Wednesday (Nov 6). US stocks soared, the…
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Bulgari CEO sees China luxury market recovering in next two years
CHINA’S luxury market may recover in the next 24 months as the country’s economy bounces back, Bulgari chief executive officer…
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Singapore shares open higher on Thursday; STI up 0.6%
SINGAPORE shares began Thursday (Nov 7) trading in positive territory as markets abroad saw mixed results. As at 9.01 am, the Straits…
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Bank of England to cut rates in decision that will be overshadowed by budget, Trump
THE Bank of England (BOE) is likely to lower interest rates for only the second time this year in a decision that will be overshadowed by…
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Stocks to watch: DBS, Acrophyte Hospitality Trust
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Nov 7): DBS: Singapore’s largest…
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Stellantis to lay off 1,100 workers at Ohio Jeep plant
STELLANTIS said on Wednesday (Nov 6) that it is laying off about 1,100 employees at a Jeep Gladiator plant in Toledo, Ohio, as it works to…