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OpenAI partners with Etsy, Shopify on ChatGPT payment checkout
Merchants will have to pay a fee on completed purchases to the startup, and it does not affect their prices OpenAI on Monday (Sep 29)…
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Jefferies posts record revenue with dealmaking staging comeback
The biggest US banks have benefited from volatile markets, fuelled by changing policies under the Trump administration, which has roiled…
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Oil dips as traders zero in on prospect of more Opec+ supplies
OIL declined on signals that Opec+ will hike production again in November, tempering last week’s rally. West Texas Intermediate fell 3.4…
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US: Wall Street indexes climb as investors brush off government shutdown uncertainties
WALL Street indexes closed up on Monday with the Nasdaq leading gains as investors bought heavyweight technology stocks and shrugged off…
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Europe: Stocks gain on healthcare, luxury amid US shutdown watch
EUROPEAN shares ended slightly higher on Monday as gains in healthcare and luxury stocks offset weakness in banks and energy, while…
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ChatGPT launches new parental controls for teens amid growing safety concerns
The company behind ChatGPT, OpenAI, launched new parental controls for teen accounts on Monday, a month after a California family filed a…
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EA agrees to US$55 billion sale in largest leveraged buyout on record
The video-game maker is selling to a consortium that includes Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, and a fund founded by US President…
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Industrial property developer Soon Hock Enterprise files preliminary prospectus for IPO
It plans to use the proceeds to acquire new land sites and buildings, and to partially finance existing projects Industrial property…
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Tata Group loses US$73 billion in market value as risks grow
India’s Tata Group has lost about US$73 billion in market value this year, with a significant chunk of the erosion coming in recent weeks…
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Bank of Israel keeps rates on hold as Gaza war endures
The Bank of Israel left short-term interest rates unchanged on Monday (Sep 29) after inflation eased further in August, remaining cautious…
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US: Wall St opens higher
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Monday (Sep 29), kicking off a potentially turbulent week on a strong footing as investors…
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Celeste Rivas Hernandez: Teen Found Dead Likely Died Several Weeks Before Her Remains Were Found in Singer D4vd's Tesla
Teen runaway Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose decomposed body was found in singer D4vd's abandoned Tesla in Los Angeles, had probably been…
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UOB taps rising Johor spend with cross-border rewards redemption scheme for Singapore cardholders
This comes as spending by the bank’s Singapore credit card customers in Malaysia has risen Singapore UOB cardholders can now redeem…
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Singapore companies stand to gain from new global digital resource platform: Josephine Teo
The digital gateway aims to benefit policymakers from other countries and multilateral organisations Singapore companies may gain new…
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Singapore shares buoyed by regional sentiment and domestic policy support; STI up 0.1%
Across the broader market, gainers beat decliners 355 to 244 amid a high trading volume of 2.2 billion with a total transaction value of…
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R. Kikuo Johnson’s “Free Play”
For the cover of the October 6, 2025, issue, the cartoonist R. Kikuo Johnson portrayed one of the simple pleasures afforded to new parents…
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Indonesian anti-monopoly agency fines TikTok for late reporting of Tokopedia deal
TikTok has been fined 15 billion rupiah (S$1.15 million) for the late reporting of its acquisition of e-commerce platform Tokopedia,…
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Malaysian steel industry road map aims for ‘fully green’ sector by 2050
The plan includes clear licensing guidelines for manufacturers and a carbon pricing and transparency framework Malaysia is planning a…
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Cordlife Group faces one-year suspension over cord-blood banking service lapses
This is the latest setback for the company following its mishandling of cord-blood units in 2023 Cordlife Group has been served a notice…
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Swift and top global banks working on blockchain-based overhaul
Global financial messaging network Swift and more than 30 global banks announced on Monday (Sep 29) that they were now working “at pace”…
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Malaysia's palm oil stocks to drop as output slows and exports rise
A seasonal slowdown in production coincides with rising exports to meet festive season demand Malaysia’s palm oil stocks are expected to…
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Hong Kong and India drive banner year for equity capital markets
Bankers are betting that India will build on 2024’s record IPO haul, even as investors push down valuations BANKERS in Asia are readying…
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Australian shares hit near 2-week high as banks, healthcare stocks gain
Australian shares rose on Monday (Sep 29), led by financials ahead of a widely expected hold on interest rates by the central bank, while…
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Lufthansa announces 4,000 job cuts and higher profitability targets
Lufthansa will cut 4,000 administrative jobs by 2030 and set higher profitability targets, the German airline group said on Monday (Sep…