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Larry Ellison offers US$40.4 billion guarantee to beef up Paramount's Warner Bros bid
Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison will provide a personal guarantee of US$40.4 billion in equity financing to back Paramount Skydance’s…
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Ever Glory United to move to SGX mainboard on Dec 29; public offer 7.6 times subscribed
Catalist-listed engineering services provider Ever Glory United will transfer to the mainboard of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Dec 29.…
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Nvidia aims to begin H200 chip shipments to China by mid-February
It will provide access to processors roughly 6 times more powerful than the H20, a downgraded chip designed for China Nvidia has told…
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HTC bets its open AI strategy to drive smart glasses sales
The glasses support multiple platforms, letting users benefit from improvements by various models Taiwan’s HTC is betting its open…
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CapitaLand Malaysia Trust to acquire five industrial facilities in Johor for RM220.8 million
The properties are strategically located within the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone to capitalise on rising demand CapitaLand…
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HSBC hires ex-Citi executive Ida Liu to lead its private bank
HSBC Holdings has hired former Citigroup executive Ida Liu to run its global private banking business, according to people familiar with…
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MUIS to Distribute S$4.3M Year-End Payout to Over 6,000 Low-Income Households in Singapore
The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) announced that more than 6,000 low-income households will receive a special year-end…
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Chinese AI firm MiniMax to launch Hong Kong IPO in early January
The firm develops multimodal AI models which can process text, audio, images, video and music Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) firm…
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Singapore stocks edge higher, tracking regional bourses; STI up 0.9%
Local shares closed higher on Monday (Dec 22), tracking regional bourses. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) rose 0.9 per cent or…
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SingPost’s 2024 fraud incident allegedly involved e-commerce shipments bound for Canada
More details have emerged about Singapore Post’s (SingPost) parcel delivery fraud incident that came to light in 2024. The Business Times…
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Tylor Chase: Former Nickelodeon Star Is Seen Homeless on Los Angeles Streets in Heartbreaking Video [WATCH]
Former Nickelodeon actor Tylor Chase was recently seen homeless in a heartbreaking video that has since gone viral. Chase, 36, who played…
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China’s power reforms, global data centre buildout usher in battery boom
A revamp of China’s electricity market is boosting the economics of storing power just as international demand surges, sparking a boom for…
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China to scrub small overdue debts from credit records to help spur lending
China’s central bank on Monday unveiled a one-off credit repair scheme to allow overdue personal debts of up to 10,000 yuan (S$1,835)…
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Uber teams up with Baidu to start robotaxi trials in UK
Global robotaxi rollouts are accelerating, with Chinese companies and Alphabet’s Waymo leading the charge Uber Technologies said that it’s…
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AI, liquidity to drive Asia markets in 2026 amid US fiscal risks: Schroders
The technology sector remains the cornerstone of Schroders’ bullish thesis for the region In 2025, US fiscal and geopolitical headwinds…
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Asia: Markets rally with Wall Street as rate hopes rise, AI fears ease
ASIAN markets rallied on Monday and gold hit a record high as the latest round of US data boosted hopes for more interest rate cuts, while…
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From Amazon to DBS: AI is driving the thousands of pink slips being issued to staff
The global march of artificial intelligence (AI) continues, and in its shadow, hundreds of thousands of jobs have or will be axed by…
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From Amazon to DBS: AI is driving thousands of job cuts worldwide
Global banks alone will cut as many as 200,000 jobs in the next three to five years The global march of artificial intelligence (AI)…
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Uniqlo’s owner boosts new graduate pay as Japan faces inflation
UNIQLO owner Fast Retailing will raise base salaries for new graduates in Japan by as much as 12 per cent, stepping up efforts to secure…
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Gold hits all-time high, propelled by US rate-cut hopes, safe-haven appeal
Spot gold surged to a record high of US$4,383.73 per ounce on Monday, lifted by expectations of further US Federal Reserve rate cuts after…
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Gold, silver hit record highs on Fed rate-cut bets
Gold and silver hit record highs on Monday (Dec 22) as softer US labour data and a tame inflation reading fuelled bets the Federal Reserve…
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Gold smashes past US$4,400, silver hits record as rate cut bets fuel rally
Bullion has surged nearly 68% this year, marking its biggest annual rise since 1979 Gold crossed the US$4,400-per-ounce level for the…
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China consumer shares hit record losing streak on weak demand
Chinese consumer stocks are headed for their longest-ever stretch of annual underperformance, and analysts expect the trajectory to…
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CNMC Goldmine shares fall 7.3% on extra tax, penalty in Malaysia
A Malaysian unit of CNMC Goldmine is facing additional income tax and a penalty worth RM29.6 million Shares of Catalist-listed CNMC…