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A lot of bull: As STI breaches 5,000, what more can we call for?
We should shift the whole market to unit shares, and get rid of the inefficient odd lot market that investors are sometimes forced into…
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Carry trade, commodities make EM currencies more stable than G7
Weaker US dollar and expectations for gradual Federal Reserve easing have reduced pressure on developing markets GING market currencies…
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Hapag-Lloyd in talks to buy Israel’s Zim Integrated Shipping; sale price to exceed US$3.5 billion
Zim will be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange once the necessary regulatory and government approvals come through G-LLOYD is in…
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India central bank allows lenders to fund up to 75% in M&A deals
Financing can only take place when a firm ‘already holds control’ over the target company, says RBA A’s central bank will allow lenders to…
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Religare Enterprises announces demerger to unlock shareholder value
Burman family backed-Religare Enterprises Ltd (REL) has approved a plan to demerge its financial services and insurance businesses into…
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Foreign Investors Pull Billions From Asian Tech Stocks As AI Sell-Off Spreads
Foreign investors are sharply cutting exposure to Asian equities, particularly technology stocks, as a global sell-off in high-growth tech…
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Pulls Out Of India AI Impact Summit
Nvidia has confirmed that its Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang will not attend the India AI Impact Summit scheduled to begin next week…
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GuocoLand chairman Quek Leng Chan builds interest
Over the five sessions spanning Feb 6 to 12, six primary-listed companies conducted buybacks with a total consideration of S$13.2 million…
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China’s stock bull run falters with earnings set to underwhelm
Investors are wary that the Chinese New Year holiday spending may not be enough to reignite a rally A WORSENING earnings picture is…
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Wall Street banks are paying their CEOs like it’s 2006 again
Chief executives all received annual compensation of at least US$40 million, with their total pay surpassing records set in 2006 and 2021…
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Gujarat's 6th Vande Bharat Ahmedabad-Udaipur train to be inaugurated Feb 16
The new Vande Bharat Express, connecting Asarwa (Ahmedabad) in Gujarat and Udaipur City in Rajasthan, is set for inauguration on February…
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Ties with India must go beyond economic complementarity: Australian envoy
India and Australia have "highly complementary" economies, and both countries produce things which fit each other's interests, but the…
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Positively Yours Episode 9 Preview Teases Trouble for Jang Hui Won and Kang Du Jun
Positively Yours episode 9 will air on Channel A on Saturday (February 14) at 10:30 PM KST. In this chapter, Jang Hui Won and Kang Du Jun…
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Gold reclaims US$5,000 as cooling inflation lifts Fed easing bets
Gold advanced as traders raised bets on US Federal Reserve rate cuts after a tame inflation reading, with some investors taking advantage…
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IndiGo plans to hire over 1,000 pilots after December flight crisis
India’s largest airline, IndiGo, is planning to hire more than 1,000 pilots in one of the biggest recruitment drives undertaken by an…
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Ford CEO, Trump officials discussed China-US carmaking JVs
These would be structured so that both the Chinese and US partners would share profits and technology, say sources Ford Motor’s top…
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Nvidia’s Jensen Huang falls out of world’s 10 richest ranking
Three members of Walmart’s founding Walton family overtake the tech billionaire A weeks-long hot streak for Walmart shares has vaulted…
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Singapore’s GIC pulls US$250 million from hedge fund Jain Global: sources
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC has pulled cash from Jain Global, roughly 18 months after backing one of the biggest startups in…
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Oil prices settle slightly higher
Oil prices settled marginally higher on Friday (Feb 13) after data showed an overall slowdown in US inflation, helping offset supply…
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Europe: Stocks edge lower as investors weigh AI volatility; earnings, data in focus
European shares edged lower on Friday (Feb 13) as concerns about potential artificial intelligence (AI)-driven disruptions kept investors…
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US: S&P 500 ends up slightly as tech dips, inflation cools
The S&P 500 closed barely higher on Friday (Feb 13), with technology and communications services down on nagging fears of artificial…
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Rivian finds a way to shine even as the EV market struggles in the dark
Rivian shocked the market with strong earnings results, proving itself an outlier in the electric vehicle market, which has been…
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The 6 emotional patterns that predict which founders survive the chaos
There is a moment in almost every founder’s journey when the chaos stops feeling exciting and starts feeling personal. Revenue dips. A key…
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“Crime 101” Is an Enjoyably Moody Exercise in Michael Mann Lite
Those qualities bind him, in a spiritual sense, to Lou, who can’t suppress a quiet admiration for the criminal he’s pursuing, and also to…