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Elon Musk Will Be Deposed Over What He Did With DOGE
The report attributes 30,784 of the job losses to ending contracts, such as that of UPS. Market and economic conditions led to 28,392…
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Oil settles almost 3% down on easing supply concerns ahead of US, Iran talks
Oil prices settled down almost 3 per cent on Thursday in choppy trading, after the US and Iran agreed to hold talks in Oman on Friday,…
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European shares fall as investors gauge earnings, ECB keeps rates unchanged
PEAN shares fell on Thursday as the European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged but offered no clues about its next move, while…
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US stocks: Wall Street ends sharply down as AI worries weigh
Street ended sharply lower on Thursday, with the Nasdaq dragged to its lowest since November by losses in Microsoft, Amazon and other tech…
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Workplace romance: When boards must step in
When do workplace relationships cross the line – from being a personal issue to a boardroom concern? COLDPLAY-GATE was a standout moment…
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Nancy Guthrie: Cops Confirm Ransom Note Set Deadline of 5PM Thursday and Share Terrifying Doorbell Camera Details as Noone Has Been Ruled Out
The FBI said a ransom note sent to several media outlets demanded millions of dollars for Nancy Guthrie's release and set a deadline of 5…
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How to protect your intellectual property as a new founder
You finally have something real: a prototype, a name, maybe your first customers. And then it hits you. What if someone copies this? What…
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Singapore Retains Top Spot as Vietnam's Leading Foreign Investor for 2026
Vietnam's foreign direct investment (FDI) landscape has opened the year on a high note, with realized capital demonstrating significant…
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Offer for Low Keng Huat turns unconditional with 95.5% of shares secured
Managing director Marco Low and his family are taking the company private at S$0.78 per share The privatisation bid for construction and…
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Wall Street opens lower on anxiety over Alphabet’s capex plans
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Thursday (Feb 5) as investors fretted over Alphabet’s spending plans and Qualcomm’s downbeat…
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OpenAI unveils AI agent service as part of push to attract businesses
The platform is part of a broader effort by OpenAI to seize the enterprise market from its rivals OpenAI on Thursday (Feb 5) said it is…
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First Reit H2 DPU falls 10.3% to S$0.0104 on weaker rupiah and yen
Distributable income for the second half declines 9.3% to S$22 million, from S$24.3 million First Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit)’s…
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ECB keeps rates unchanged even as choppy markets threaten its 'good place'
The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged as expected on Thursday (Feb 5) and offered no clues about its next move,…
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EV maker Nio set to record first adjusted operating profit for Q4 FY2025
The turnaround is driven by ‘sustained growth’ in sales volume and a favourable product mix Electric vehicle manufacturer Nio expects to…
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Air India probes if crew followed protocols in Boeing fuel-switch incident
Britain has given Air India a week’s deadline to submit a complete response, or face regulatory action Air India said on Thursday (Feb 5)…
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Bank of England holds rates after narrow 5-4 vote, signals reduction ahead
The BOE has been moving cautiously as Britain has the highest inflation rate among the world’s big, rich economies The Bank of England…
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Aster to complete Singapore refinery expansion, berth works in second-half of 2026
Singapore’s Aster Chemicals and Energy expects to complete several projects in the second half of this year to raise its refining capacity…
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Elite UK Reit secures £24.3 million in new leases with UK government
Its portfolio’s weighted average lease to expiry is expected to improve from 2.4 years to 7.2 years Elite UK Real Estate Investment Trust…
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Maersk’s 2026 earnings drop with gradual opening of Red Sea, cuts jobs
It expects its underlying Ebitda to be between US$4.5 billion and US$7 billion this year, down from US$9.6 billion in 2025 Danish shipping…
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Syngenta targets up to US$10 billion Hong Kong listing in 2026: sources
[ZURICH/HONG KONG] Syngenta Group is targeting a Hong Kong listing that could raise as much as US$10 billion this year, two sources with…
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CapitaLand Ascendas Reit H2 DPU falls 2% to S$0.07528
CapitaLand Ascendas Reit (Clar) on Thursday (Feb 5) posted a 2 per cent drop in its distribution per unit (DPU) to S$0.07528 for the…
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CapitaLand Ascendas Reit looks to redevelop older business park and data centre assets, as H2 DPU falls 2% to S$0.07528
The older business park assets are Changi Business Park and International Business Park CapitaLand Ascendas Reit (Clar) on Thursday (Feb…
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Elliott raises Toyota Industries stake in push to block buyout
Elliott Investment Management has increased its stake in Toyota Industries again as the activist investor ramps up efforts to block the…
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STI rises 0.2% to new high, edging closer to 5,000 mark
Across the broader market, gainers beat losers 306 to 299 after 1.5 billion securities worth S$2 billion change hands Singapore stocks…