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Nikkei falls from record as tech shares retreat; Topix rises
Japan’s Nikkei share average fell back from a record high on Thursday (Jan 15), as the yen’s rebound weighed on exporters and a red-hot…
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Microsoft in record deal for soil carbon credits as data centres surge
It will buy a record 2.85 million soil carbon credits linked to regenerative agriculture Microsoft has agreed with Indigo Carbon to buy a…
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Australian shares end at two-month high as miners ride metals rally
Australian shares closed at an over two-month high on Thursday (Jan 15), driven by broad-based gains, with miners at the helm as investors…
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Illegal Venezuelan Immigrant Shot in Leg After Ambushing ICE Agent with While Trying to Evade Arrest in Minneapolis
An illegal Venezuelan migrant was wounded in the leg after a federal immigration officer opened fire, following a late-night confrontation…
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Oil tanker rates spike as US push into Venezuela redraws flows
The global oil industry is working through the consequences of Washington’s move earlier this month The shipping market is being shaken up…
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Woh Hup Engineering JV wins S$326 million LTA contract for Downtown Line extension
The contract includes work for two mainline tunnels and a tunnel link to Gali Batu Depot The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded…
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Lucid set to start manufacturing cars in Saudi Arabia in 2026
The company has also struggled more broadly with profitability and production challenges Lucid Group is on track with plans to start…
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JPMorgan, Brookfield see deals revival for clean energy assets
The IEA forecasts renewable energy, particularly solar, to grow faster than any other major source of electricity generation to 2035 Clean…
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RHB initiates “buy” on Coliwoo amid rising expat, foreign student demand
The bank assigns it a target price of S$0.82, a 41% upside from its latest closing price of S$0.58 on Wednesday RHB has initiated coverage…
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China drinks maker Eastroc Beverage said to gauge interest for billion-dollar plus Hong Kong Listing
The company makes energy and sports beverages, as well as other soft drinks such as teas and juices Chinese energy-drink maker Eastroc…
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HSBC, Prudential in US$220 million funding for Hong Kong’s WeLab
The fintech has over 70 million individual users and more than 700 enterprise customers Hong Kong-based fintech firm WeLab has secured…
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BHP, Rio Tinto are joining forces to boost iron ore pipeline
Miners are trying to balance growth against capital discipline, and are increasingly looking at ways to squeeze efficiencies out of…
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Alibaba takes major step to link Taobao shopping to main AI app
Alibaba Group Holding plans to link its flagship online shopping and travel services to its AI app, taking its biggest step yet to build…
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Gold slips as profit-taking, softer geopolitical tone hit safe-haven demand
Gold slipped on Thursday (Jan 15) as investors booked profits after three consecutive sessions of record highs, while an apparent softer…
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Wells Fargo misses profit estimates on severance costs, shares fall
WELLS Fargo missed analysts’ profit estimates in the fourth quarter on Wednesday, after it booked US$612 million in severance expenses as…
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Iran temporarily closes airspace to most flights, forcing airlines to reroute
Iran closed its airspace temporarily to most flights late on Wednesday, forcing airlines to cancel, reroute or delay some flights, amid…
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Bank of Korea stands pat as board wary of weak won, property market rally
South Korea’s central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged in a widely expected move, as authorities monitor the weakening won…
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DBS picks ST Engineering, Sats over airlines; cuts SIAEC to ‘hold’
DBS Group Research downgraded SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) to “hold” and advised investors to shift exposure towards upstream aviation…
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DBS lifts target price of ST Engineering, Sats; cuts SIAEC to ‘hold’
DBS Group Research downgraded SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) to “hold” and raised its target prices for ST Engineering and Sats, as it…
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Singapore shares edge lower at Thursday’s open; STI dips 0.1%
Investors continue to wait in uncertainty after the US Supreme Court did not issue a ruling on the challenges to ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs…
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Oil prices sink more than 2% as Trump remarks calm concern about Iran
Oil prices slid more than 2 per cent in early Asian trade on Thursday after US President Donald Trump said killings in Iran’s crackdown on…
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KKR Asia credit fund draws 75% new investors as decoupling rises
The optimism around Asian private credit runs counter to a broader global pullback KKR raised three-quarters of its US$2.5 billion Asia…
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A Historic Opportunity for Regime Change in Iran | National Review
We can do a lot to further hollow out the regime’s capacity to project power, but only the Iranian people can push it over. Source link
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China brokers rebuild ranks, raise pay on dealmaking return
CHINA’S biggest securities firms are back on the offensive after taking a battering over the past few years. Investment banking divisions…