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UOB Q3 net profit tumbles to S$443 million as it shores up pre-emptive general allowances
UOB’s net profit for the third quarter ended Sep 30, 2025, fell as the lender “pre-emptively set aside” additional allowances. Net profit…
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S$1 billion jump in allowances slash UOB Q3 profit to S$443 million
Move made ‘amid evolving macroeconomic conditions’; operating results down 16% at S$1.8 billion UOB’s net profit for the third quarter…
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Qatar Airways sells entire Cathay Pacific stake for US$897 million
The Middle Eastern airline has pursued a strategy of investing in airlines worldwide to strengthen its competitive position State-owned…
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JPMorgan’s billionaire clients want sports teams more than fine art
Wealthy individuals buying sports teams outside the US include ammunition tycoon Michal Strnad JPMorgan Chase’s super-rich clients are…
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Eyes turn to space to feed power-hungry data centres
TECH firms are floating the idea of building data centres in space and tapping into the sun’s energy to meet out-of-this-world power…
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British stablecoin regime to keep pace with US, official says
The UK central bank will unveil its proposed regime on stablecoin regulations on Monday Bank of England (BOE) deputy governor Sarah…
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OpenAI seeks government backing to boost AI investments
CHATGPT creator OpenAI, the world’s largest private company, is asking the US government to provide loan guarantees for its massive…
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YZJ Financial right to spin off maritime assets
After birthing YZJ Maritime, YZJ Financial could move more aggressively in interesting new directions If you have ever mistaken Yanzijiang…
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DBS Q3 profit down 2% to S$2.95 billion; beats expectations
DBS’ net profit for the third quarter ended Sep 30, 2025, fell 2 per cent to S$2.95 billion, compared with S$3.03 billion from the…
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Apple nears deal to pay Google roughly US$1 billion a year for Siri AI model
Apple is planning to use a 1.2 trillion parameter artificial intelligence (AI) model developed by Alphabet Inc.’s Google to help power its…
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US: Wall Street ends higher as solid data, strong earnings offset valuation concerns
US stocks rebounded on Wednesday as jitters over inflated tech stock valuations abated and upbeat earnings and better-than-expected…
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Europe: Shares close higher with earnings in spotlight; tech stocks waver
EUROPEAN shares recovered towards the close to end higher on Wednesday, after falling earlier in the session when a selloff in technology…
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Miss Piggy Told WWD in 2015: 'I Am a Fashion Icon.' Now, She’s Getting Hew Own Movie
A self-proclaimed “fashion icon” and “legendary diva,” Miss Piggy is finally getting the Hollywood treatment that she deserves. Jennifer…
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The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The Administration, for its part, has denied causing widespread harm, even as it has made the scale of the damage harder to…
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How Did Barbara Jankavski Die? Social Media Star Known as 'Human Barbie' Dies Suddenly Aged 31 as Police Launch Probe into Suspicious Death
Influencer Barbara Jankavski, widely known as the "Human Barbie" for her extensive plastic surgeries, has died at the age of 31. The…
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Hard Assets for Uncertain Times
During periods of economic uncertainty, investors often turn to tangible assets that offer stability beyond traditional markets. Hard…
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Steinmeier mourns last German-Israeli hostage after remains returned
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has offered his condolences to the family of Itay Chen, the last hostage with German citizenship…
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Trafigura floods LME Malaysia warehouses with aluminium: sources
LME aluminium stocks at Port Klang jump nearly 100,000 tonnes on Oct 30 to 366,850 tonnes Trafigura delivered large quantities of…
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Community is the new capital: How Richard Giam is redefining business growth in Singapore
From helping at his parents' hawker stall to leading one of Singapore's fastest-growing networks of entrepreneurs, professionals, and…
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Sabrina 'Princessa' Wang: The Princess of AI, automation, tech, and entrepreneurship, building a future of freedom
In a world accelerating toward artificial intelligence and digital reinvention, few figures embody the convergence of technology, purpose,…
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Building Architecture for Millions: How Reddit's Igor Bulyga Engineers Scalable Products
Reddit Senior Software Engineer Igor Bulyga shares how the company built its unified payments architecture, why experimentation drives…
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EV maker Seres steps out of Huawei’s shadow with Hong Kong listing debut
For years, Seres Group leaned on Chinese technology champion Huawei Technologies to transform an assembler of cheap minivans into the…
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Nippon Steel excludes US Steel from profit guidance on ‘significant’ market challenges
The exclusion is attributed to current US steel market conditions, cost rises and heightened uncertainty in the US market Nippon Steel,…
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McDonald's beats sales estimates as value meals pull in cautious diners
McDonald’s beat estimates for third-quarter global comparable sales on Wednesday (Nov 5) as affordable meal offers from the fast-food…