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Why I Don't Promise Marketing Miracles (And Neither Should You)
Let me be straight with you. If I claimed I could look at your business and guarantee a 10x return without breaking a sweat, you should be…
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Laurent Freixe: Former Nestle CEO Was Fired After He Was Caught by His Mistress Cheating With Junior in Swiss Hotel
Former Nestlé CEO Laurent Freixe was reportedly fired after a senior executive, said to be his mistress, allegedly caught him at a Zurich…
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Top Trump crypto backer Justin Sun says his World Liberty tokens ‘unreasonably’ frozen
[PARIS/BOSTON] Justin Sun, one of the biggest known backers of US President Donald Trump’s World Liberty Financial crypto venture, said on…
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Robinhood, AppLovin, Emcor to join S&P 500 in rebalancing
Robinhood Markets has been added to the S&P 500, marking a new phase for the retail trading platform that helped define the pandemic-era…
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US SEC launches task force on securities fraud by foreign companies
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is setting up a new unit to focus on securities fraud by foreign companies, one of the…
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US Fed rate-cut expectations climb following weak job market report
Disappointing employment data released on Friday (Sep 5) validated fears that the US labour market may be on the brink of a downturn and…
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Anthropic's $1.5-billion settlement signals new era for AI and artists
Chatbot builder Anthropic agreed to pay $1.5 billion to authors in a landmark copyright settlement that could redefine how artificial…
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Europe: Stocks retreat at close as weak US payrolls stoke slowdown fears
European stocks surrendered early gains to finish lower on Friday (Sep 5), dragged by energy and financial shares, as investors turned…
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US: Stocks dip after poor jobs data
Wall Street stocks finished lower on Friday (Sep 5) as markets grappled with worries about the latest weak US labour market data, which…
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OpenAI Steps Into Jobs Market With AI Hiring Platform, Training Programs, and Chip Ambitions
OpenAI will build an AI-powered platform that will help you get a job. The move pits OpenAI directly in competition with LinkedIn, the…
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US: S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record high after weak jobs data
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hit record highs on Friday (Sep 5) after weaker-than-expected August jobs data bolstered expectations for…
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Why Hawkefest Will Be The Marketing Event of the Year
We’ve all attended numerous marketing conferences over the years—some good, some forgettable, and a rare few that genuinely changed the…
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Tesla offers unprecedented US$1 trillion pay package to Musk
Tesla proposed a new compensation agreement for chief executive officer Elon Musk potentially worth around US$1 trillion, a massive…
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SGX moves to ease ETF market-maker rules, match global norms
The move follows measures by the Republic in February to enhance its equities market Singapore Exchange on Friday (Sep 5) said its…
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Tesla offers unprecedented US$1 trillion pay package to Elon Musk
The additional shares Musk could receive would push his stake in the EV maker to at least 25% [AUSTIN, Texas] Tesla proposed a new…
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Singapore stocks rally as investors price in September Fed rate cut; STI up 0.2%
The local bourse logged gains for a second straight day on Friday (Sep 5), closing higher alongside regional markets amid expectations…
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China slaps preliminary duties on EU pork imports
The move deepens a trade dispute with the bloc arising from its tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles China on Friday (Sep 5) placed…
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BMW’s iX3 spearheads multibillion-dollar reboot that takes the fight to Tesla, BYD
On Friday (Sep 5), German luxury carmaker BMW launched its second-generation iX3 – and with it, a sweeping reset strategy to catch up with…
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ByteDance chip design staff suddenly find out they report to Singapore unit: sources
Chip design workers at Chinese tech giant ByteDance, many based in Beijing or Shanghai, unexpectedly found out last week that they are…
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Apple’s India sales hit record US$9 billion after big retail push
Apple’s annual sales in India hit a record of nearly US$9 billion in the last fiscal year, signalling growing consumer demand for its…
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China bonds see renewed selloff after stock market rebound
Chinese government bonds declined in Friday (Sep 5) afternoon trading as an equity rebound extended and higher yields at a longer-dated…
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Nikkei ends at over 2-week high as Trump lowers tariffs on Japanese automobiles
Japan’s Nikkei share average closed at a more-than two-week high on Friday (Sep 5) as auto shares rose after US President Donald Trump…
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Citi expects global digital asset trades to hit US$2 trillion a day; DBS sees volume surge in H1
In a white paper released this week, Citi projected that in five years, the world will see US$2 trillion of digital assets held or traded…
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Tencent-backed Airwallex acquires OpenPay to harness its billing capabilities
Fintech company Airwallex has acquired OpenPay, a San Francisco-based billing platform that provides subscription management, payment…