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ExxonMobil signals lower oil prices could hit fourth-quarter upstream profit
US OIL major ExxonMobil said on Wednesday that lower crude oil prices could cut its fourth-quarter upstream earnings by about US$800…
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World’s worst bond market faces another big supply shock
A major driver in the increase in net supply is the central bank’s slowdown in buying Japan’s government bond market is set for another…
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European stocks cool as traders assess Venezuela fallout, economic data
EUROPEAN stocks ended flat on Wednesday, snapping a run of record closes as investors paused to digest the latest US-Venezuela…
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US stocks: S&P 500 ends lower; AI stocks lift Nasdaq
The S&P 500 ended lower on Wednesday, pulled down by declines in JPMorgan, Blackstone and other financials, while Nvidia and Alphabet…
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ICE Barbie Pushes Unhinged Defense for Minnesota ICE Shooting
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem had a baffling excuse Wednesday for a federal agent shooting a U.S. citizen protesting an ICE…
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Ashton Jeanty Stays Loyal to Crocs for Game Day Tunnel Walk in Las Vegas
Ashton Jeanty is continuing to make Crocs a part of his NFL fashion story. The Las Vegas Raiders rookie dressed up for his tunnel walk for…
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‘RichTok’ Influencer Becca Bloom Shows Off Custom Invitations and ‘Most Valued Possession’ from Her Viral 2025 Wedding
NEED TO KNOW Becca Bloom shared a video on TikTok, filling her custom Louis Vuitton wedding box with several goodies from her viral Lake…
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RFK Jr. Parrots Pete Hegseth, Says America Is Too Fat for War
“What’s allowed him to escape, you know, Houdini-like, is the Roberts court and the fact that he’s been able to manipulate the levers of…
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Court extends detention of bus driver who rammed into ultra-Orthodox protesters
The court ordered the suspect held until January 15 to allow investigators to complete inquiries into the circumstances of the incident.…
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Chinese AI server leader xFusion hires investment bank in first step towards listing
The Chinese authorities have fast-tracked IPOs in the AI and chipmaking sectors due to US’ curbs on high-tech exports China’s leading…
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JPMorgan replaces proxy advisers with AI for voting US shares
The internal AI platform, dubbed Proxy IQ, will now be used to manage votes and analyse data on more than 3,000 annual company meetings…
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Wall St opens muted after AI-driven rally; labour data in focus
Wall Street’s main indexes opened muted on Wednesday (Jan 7), as investors took a breather after an AI-driven rally in the previous…
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AI ‘fatigue’ leaves investors focused on S&P’s other 493 stocks
A growing number of investors are now wagering that run, led by the Magnificent Seven, is about to end Bets on artificial intelligence…
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Holiday shoppers spent a record amount online, searching out deals amid economic anxiety
Consumers splurged this last holiday season, enticed by good deals even as they worried about growth and inflation. Online shoppers spent…
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iFast’s proposed acquisition of Financial Alliance stake could be more exciting than it looks
The relatively modest investment could burnish the growth strategy of iFast, which is on track for a multi-year growth trajectory When…
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Frasers Centrepoint Trust secures S$400 million green loan facility
This involves term loan and revolving credit facilities from DBS, OCBC and Maybank Frasers Centrepoint Trust (FCT) has entered into a…
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Warner Bros rejects revised Paramount bid as risky leveraged buyout
Warner Bros Discovery’s board has unanimously turned down Paramount Skydance’s latest attempt to acquire the studio, saying its revised…
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Warner Bros rejects revised Paramount bid, sticks with Netflix
The offer hinges on ‘extraordinary amount of debt financing’ that heightens risk of closing, the board tells shareholders Warner Bros…
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A Look Back at What the Nominees Wore to Their First Golden Globe Awards
The 2026 Golden Globes nominations featured a bevy of past nominees and winners, from Emma Stone to Jennifer Lawrence, Cynthia Erivo and…
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China Launches Chip Material Probe as Export Curbs on Japan Take Effect
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. China's Ministry of Commerce has initiated an anti-dumping investigation into dichlorosilane…
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Samsung Electronics to buy 2.5 trillion won of its shares for employee compensation
Samsung Electronics on Wednesday said it would acquire 2.5 trillion won (S$2.2 billion) worth of its own shares for employee and executive…
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Contributor: Tech can avert catastrophic fires. What's missing is coordination
A year ago Los Angeles woke up to a red sky. Schools closed, and families packed into cars not knowing when or if they would return. In…
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The Perils of Killing the Already Dead
He goes on to say that to behead a corpse is to follow the path of Satan, and that it is God, not a lip-smacking corpse, who holds power…