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Nomura soars to 16-year high as profit jump cements recovery
NOMURA Holdings’s shares jumped to their highest in 16 years after Japan’s biggest brokerage doubled third-quarter profit and beat market…
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BlackRock to list Bitcoin exchange-traded product in Europe
BLACKROCK, the world’s largest asset manager, is preparing to list an exchange-traded product (ETP) tied directly to Bitcoin in Europe,…
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Best Jobs for Empaths: Where Feelings Meet Finance
Ever feel like you soak up the emotions around you like a sponge? You might be an empath. For folks who feel the world deeply, finding a…
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Friend spends hours helping bride, then learns "uncomfortable truth"
A college friendship fractured when a woman unexpectedly realized she wasn't invited to a wedding, despite years of shared experiences and…
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Jimmy Butler, Warriors Agree to Extension Following Blockbuster Trade
ESPN Senior NBA Insider Shams Charania has reported that the Miami Heat have sent star forward Jimmy Butler to the Golden State Warriors…
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Singapore shares rise as tariff concerns fade; STI up 0.4%
Across the broader market, gainers beat losers 352 to 186, after 1.3 billion securities worth S$1.1 billion change hands BUOYED by fading…
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US Federal Reserve releases its Wall Street bank stress-test plans
THE US Federal Reserve released hypothetical scenarios for its annual stress tests, which seek to evaluate the resilience of big banks and…
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CapitaLand China Trust’s H2 DPU falls 12% to S$0.0264
THE manager of CapitaLand China Trust (CLCT) on Thursday (Feb 6) posted a 12 per cent decline in distribution per unit (DPU) to S$0.0264…
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Stocks to watch: SGX, CLCT, CapitaLand China Trust, Frasers Hospitality Trust
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Feb 6): Singapore Exchange: The…
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SGX’s H1 net profit rises 20.7% to S$340 million
Cash equities and equity derivatives segment leads the group’s broad-based performance THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Thursday (Feb 6)…
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SoftBank nears deal to acquire chip designer Ampere
SOFTBANK Group is in advanced talks to acquire Ampere Computing, sources familiar with the matter said. The Japanese company is discussing…
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Why Sabana Reit should hold off on asset sales for now
Such action would have been more appropriate when Sabana Reit tried to merge with ESR Reit in 2020, or when it first started the perilous…
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Vanguard’s record fee cuts tighten screws on BlackRock, Invesco
VANGUARD Group’s biggest salvo yet in its campaign to cut fees for the investing masses presents industry rivals with a painful choice.…
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US: Nasdaq, S&P 500 open lower as Alphabet, AMD forecasts disappoint
THE tech-heavy Nasdaq led losses among the major Wall Street indexes at the open on Wednesday (Feb 5), following downbeat forecasts from…
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Uber’s fourth-quarter earnings miss overshadows bookings growth
UBER Technologies reported weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings and operating income, overshadowing steady bookings growth.…
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Partner backed after hesitating to help SIL plan wedding "do-over"
A woman who is reluctant to help plan her sister-in-law's (SIL) second wedding has been backed by netizens. The 41-year-old woman and…
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CapitaLand Malaysia Trust to buy three freehold industrial properties in Johor-Singapore SEZ for RM72 million
CAPITALAND Malaysia Trust (CLMT), a subsidiary of CapitaLand Investment, on Wednesday (Feb 5) signed a conditional agreement to acquire…
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German workers at carmaker VW meet for first time since deal on cuts
The Volkswagen logo is seen on the roof of the VW brand tower. Volkswagen workers gathered at the company's headquarters in Wolfsburg on…
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Over 500 investors start claims process against Switzerland for Credit Suisse AT1 write-down: Singapore law firm
They are claiming losses amounting to about US$250 million, making it the the largest claim against the European country in treaty…
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Over 500 investors, including 300 Singaporeans, kick off claim against Switzerland over Credit Suisse bond losses of over US$250 million
Drew & Napier is leading action by investors who saw their investments wiped out when CS AT1 bonds were written down as part of takeover…
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'Visionary' South African businessman Douw Steyn dies
South African billionaire and businessman Douw Steyn, who founded the BGL Insurance Group and was a good friend of late South African…
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GSK plans £2 billion share buyback, boosts long-term outlook
GSK plans to buy back £2 billion (S$3.4 billion) of shares as it raised its long-term growth outlook on optimism around its drug pipeline.…
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Startup associations call for Europe to unite behind AI development
Europe must not fall behind in the development of artificial intelligence (AI), startups France Digitale and the European Startup Network…
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Investors eye more share buybacks, special dividends as DBS, OCBC, UOB release Q4 earnings
The local banking trio are due to report their fourth quarter and full year 2024 results in February INVESTORS are keenly watching the…