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Singapore stocks edge down on Friday; STI falls 0.1%
SINGAPORE equities closed in the red on Friday (Nov 1) as the market returned from a one-day Deepavali break. The Singapore Exchange’s…
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Japan’s largest pension fund GPIF has worst loss since 2020
JAPAN’S government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) posted its biggest quarterly loss since 2020 as a rebound in the yen erased gains on…
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Who Is Rachel Kennedy? Former Playboy Model Claims Diddy Lured Her to Tokyo Freak-Off, Made Her Watch JLo Videos as She Calls Her a 'Monster'
A former Playboy model who claims she was tricked into a "freak off" with Sean "Diddy" Combs describes the disgraced music mogul as a…
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Falcon Energy to delist on Nov 15
The High Court in April ordered the company to wind up after multiple failed restructuring attempts OFFSHORE and marine player Falcon…
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Parole Examiner Lee Spoilers: Baek Ji Won Shares Crucial Details About Choi Hwa Ran
Actress Baek Ji Won, who will portray legendary loan shark Choi Hwa Ran in the upcoming tvN drama Parole Examiner Lee, recently shared…
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Hot stock: Singtel shares fall nearly 2% on heavy trading as investors weigh Optus lawsuit
SHARES of telco giant Singtel saw heavy trading on Friday (Nov 1) after court proceedings against its subsidiary Optus Mobile in Australia…
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Brokers’ take: RHB raises Sheng Siong price target to S$2 on earnings growth momentum
RHB on Wednesday (Oct 30) raised its price target for Sheng Siong to S$2 from S$1.88 and kept its “buy” call on the counter. The new price…
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Olam said to be in advanced talks with Saudi Arabia to sell agribusiness stake
Saudi Agricultural & Livestock Investment Company currently holds a 35.4% minority stake in Olam Agri after investing US$1.24 billion in…
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Olam exploring sale of remaining agribusiness stake to Saudis
OLAM Group has received a non-binding indicative offer for its remaining 64.57 per cent stake in Olam Agri from Saudi Agricultural &…
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Hot stock: Olam surges to record high on potential agribusiness stake sale
Saudi Agricultural & Livestock Investment Company now holds a 35.4% minority stake in Olam Agri after investing US$1.24 billion in the…
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Stocks to watch: Singtel, Wilmar, First Reit
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Nov 1): Singtel: The Australian…
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Amazon results beat expectations, powered by cloud
E-COMMERCE giant Amazon reported stronger-than-expected third quarter results on Thursday, with significant growth in cloud computing and…
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Apple results top Wall Street targets on strong iPhone sales, shares slip on outlook
APPLE’S AI-enhanced iPhone made a strong start, helping push quarterly sales ahead of Wall Street expectations, but questions about…
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Millennial in disbelief at what door-to-door salespeople keep asking her
A 30-year-old woman has shared how she got more than she bargained for when she opened the door to salespeople—only to be asked twice if…
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Gold ETFs shine on rising interest from the West
Rate cuts by central banks reducing opportunity cost of holding the precious metal GOLD has long been a favourite among Asian investors.…
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How Bruce Willis' early dementia signs were overlooked
Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors What many thought was just a return of Bruce Willis' childhood…
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Walmart Worker Gursimran Kaur Pushed Into Walk-In Oven? Staff and TikTok Users Question Safety After Shocking Death
The recent death of Gursimran Kaur, a 19-year-old Walmart employee of Indian origin, has sparked a flurry of online theories and…
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Hong Kong’s first De-SPAC listing still leaves sector in limbo
AFTER Hong Kong’s first listing of a firm acquired by a special purpose acquisition company, a long line of such deal vehicles in the city…
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BIS to leave China-backed central bank digital currency project
THE Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said on Thursday (Oct 31) it would quit the cross-border payments platform Project mBridge,…
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Mastercard earnings top estimates as consumers keep spending
MASTERCARD reported profit that beat analysts’ estimates, helped by a boost in cross-border transactions. The company posted adjusted…
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Saudi Arabia’s PIF signs MoUs worth up to US$51 billion with Japanese banks
SAUDI Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), has signed five Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) with Japanese…
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Electric Honda, Acura SUVs less safe than Tesla's, Rivian's: IIHS
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) crash tested the new-to-market 2024 Acura ZDX and 2024 Honda Prologue and the results…
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Goodwill Entertainment Catalist IPO 1.5 times oversubscribed
KARAOKE and live show operator Goodwill Entertainment has announced that its initial public offering (IPO) on the Catalist board of…
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Uber issues muted holiday forecast as it hits record profit
UBER Technologies reported weaker-than-expected ride bookings and issued a middling forecast for the holiday quarter, even as it delivered…