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HSBC to buy back US$3 billion shares as profit beats estimates
HSBC Holdings announced a fresh multi-billion US dollar stock buyback as it reported better-than-estimated earnings days after unveiling a…
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NYT "Connections" October 29: Clues and answers for game #506
Wordle isn't the only addictive word game out there, as Connections is on the rise, too. The grouping word game was introduced last year,…
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Australia’s Myer to buy rival Premier’s apparel business in A$864 million deal
AUSTRALIAN department store owner Myer will buy retail billionaire Solomon Lew’s Premier Investments’ apparel brands business, in a deal…
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Nippon Paint shares jump most in 24 years on US$2.3 billion deal
SHARES of Nippon Paint surged following its announcement of a deal to acquire a US-based chemicals formulator. The stock price for the…
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Singapore shares open almost flat on Tuesday; STI up 0.02%
SINGAPORE shares opened almost flat on Tuesday (Oct 29), after US and Europe’s indices rose overnight. As at 9.01 am, the Straits Times…
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Pete Davidson reveals major body modification update
Share ✓ Link copied to clipboard! Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors When Pete Davidson said he was…
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M1 to acquire 70% stake in Vietnamese IT solutions provider for 719.9 billion dong
MOBILE network operator M1 is acquiring a 70 per cent stake in Vietnam-based IT solutions provider, ADG National Investment and Technology…
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Sequoia to rake in more than US$100 million from crypto acquisition
VENTURE capital (VC) firms are set to make hundreds of millions of US dollars from Stripe’s acquisition of crypto platform Bridge for…
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Ford weakens profit outlook amid price war, shares fall
FORD Motor said on Monday it expects to hit the lower end of its full-year profit guidance, dropping the company’s shares 5 per cent in…
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Map shows US metro areas with highest inflation
With the election day just over a week away, and early voting now well underway, inflation and the economy have consistently featured in…
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Nanofilm Q3 revenue rises 10% to S$60 million on consumer business segment contributions
NANOFILM Technologies posted a 10 per cent rise in revenue to S$60 million for its third quarter ended Sep 30, 2024, from S$55 million in…
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European banks to extend dealing with Indian clearing houses
This comes after a dispute between Indian and European regulators, which risks disrupting billions of rupees of trading if unresolved…
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Sinopec profits slump as oil refining suffers from weak economy
SINOPEC’s third-quarter profits contracted as China’s biggest oil refiner increasingly finds itself under pressure from the nation’s…
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Demi Moore defied by daughter over 'Dancing with the Stars' role
Rumer Willis has revealed that she defied her mother Demi Moore by competing on Dancing with the Stars almost a decade ago. Actress…
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Nippon Paint to buy coatings, resins maker AOC for US$2.3 billion
Japan’s Nippon Paint has been expanding via several acquisitions in recent years Nippon Paint Holdings announced plans to purchase global…
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Top SGX-listcos beat 2025 target for women directors; smaller ones still lagging
The Council for Board Diversity says its interim numbers show that women’s participation on the boards of these companies has trebled to…
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Lulu Retail seeks to raise up to 5.27 billion dirhams in UAE’s biggest IPO this year
LULU Retail Holdings, which runs one of the Middle East’s biggest hypermarket chains, said on Monday (Oct 28) it aims to raise up to 5.27…
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Philips cuts annual sales outlook on weak demand from China
Royal Philips slashed its sales-growth forecast for the year as tepid demand from China weighs on the Dutch medical technology firm’s…
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PetroChina set to shut top north China refinery in 2025: sources
PETROCHINA is set to shut its largest refinery in north China’s Dalian around mid-2025, marking the first major closure at a state-run oil…
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Broadway Industrial Group receives privatisation offer with S$0.197 per share cash option
ENGINEERING solutions provider Patec Group has made a mandatory conditional cash offer to take Broadway Industrial Group private at…
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NYT "Connections" October 28: Clues and answers for game #505
Share ✓ Link copied to clipboard! Happy Monday, puzzle lovers! We're back with another round of hints and solutions for today'sNew York…
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Olympus CEO exits after allegation he bought illegal drugs
OLYMPUS pushed out its chief executive officer after investigating an allegation he purchased illegal drugs, a stunning exit for the…
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Gold eases as US dollar strengthens, traders await Fed policy cues
GOLD prices declined on Monday (Oct 28), pressured by a stronger US dollar, while investors awaited fresh signals regarding the Federal…
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China’s steel mills and oil refiners bear brunt of tepid economy
CHINESE commodities producers centred on the old economy are still bearing the brunt of the nation’s economic slowdown, with steelmakers…