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US: Wall Street opens flat as investors assess earnings for direction
Wall Street’s main indexes opened flat on Tuesday (Oct 21), as investors assessed a wave of quarterly earnings from corporate majors. At…
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3M raises 2025 profit forecast as margin-focused strategy pays off
3M has leaned on product innovation under CEO Bill Brown, who took the helm in 2024 3M on Tuesday (Oct 21) raised full-year profit…
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Coca-Cola tops quarterly revenue estimates on steady soda demand
It reported quarterly revenue of US$12.5 billion, compared with estimates of US$12.39 billion Coca-Cola’s revenue and profit exceeded Wall…
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Bank of England’s Bailey warns First Brands, Tricolor collapses may herald worse to come
The recent collapses of US car parts maker First Brands and auto dealership Tricolor may be a warning of much bigger financial problems to…
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OpenAI recruits ex-bankers to train AI to eliminate grunt work
Participants are paid US$150 per hour to write prompts and build financial models for a range of transaction types OpenAI has more than…
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OpenAI recruits ex-bankers to train AI to eliminate banking grunt work
Participants are paid US$150 per hour to write prompts and build financial models for a range of transaction types OpenAI has more than…
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Walmart Adds Select Sneakers From Stadium Goods to Marketplace Platform
Walmart is continuing to invest in high-demand footwear via its latest collaboration with Stadium Goods. Manish Joneja, executive vice…
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Soilbuild Construction mulls spin-off, SGX listing of precast and prefab business
Potential listing will be subject to market conditions, commercial negotiations and relevant regulatory and approvals Soilbuild…
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Soilbuild Construction mulls spinoff, SGX listing of precast and prefab business
Potential listing will be subject to market conditions, commercial negotiations and relevant regulatory and approvals Soilbuild…
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Overnight Wall Street rally lifts Singapore counters; STI rises 1.2%
Across the broader market, gainers outnumber decliners 429 to 199 after 1.6 billion securities worth S$1.7 billion change hands An…
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In the Dark Releases “Blood Relatives,” an Examination of a Notorious British Crime
On an August night in 1985, five members of one family were shot dead at Whitehouse Farm, a country manor in the rural county of Essex, in…
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Global carmakers race to beat China’s rare earths deadline
[LONDON/BERLIN] Global automakers are scouring the globe for crucial rare earths ahead of looming Chinese export controls, with executives…
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Seatrium must manage its risks well as it tackles offshore headwinds
The company’s best defence is to broaden its non-oil and gas portfolio, in both geography and technology The unexpected termination of a…
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Japan warns Vietnam of job losses as Hanoi petrol-powered motorbikes ban hits Honda
The ban could result in production interruptions and the risk of bankruptcy for companies in the supply chain [HANOI/TOKYO] The Japanese…
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Chipmaker CXMT plans Shanghai listing with 300 billion yuan valuation: sources
[BEIJING/SINGAPORE] Chinese memory chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) plans an initial public offer in Shanghai as soon as the…
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US-Australia rare earths deal is a start but won’t shake China dominance any time soon
US and Western allies seek to loosen China’s grip amid rising trade and security tensions Donald Trump’s backing of Australia’s critical…
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Swiss Watch Exports to U.S. Halved in September
PARIS – The U.S. lost its crown as the top market for Swiss watch exports in September. Exports to the country slumped 55.6 percent in the…
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Sea CEO Forrest Li sees path to US$1 trillion market cap with help of AI
But the company is battling deep-pocketed global challengers, including TikTok Shop and Lazada SEA founder Forrest Li told employees that…
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Shares of doormaker surge as it secures planning permit for student accommodation in Australia
Shares of Singapore doormaker HS Optimus surged on Tuesday (Oct 21), after it secured a permit for a 14-storey purpose-built student…
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Gold hovers near record high on safe-haven demand, US rate-cut bets
The shutdown has delayed key economic data releases, leaving investors and policymakers in a data vacuum ahead of the Federal Reserve’s…
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Arm expands AI licensing program to boost on-device AI market share
Arm Holdings said on Monday (Oct 20) that it is expanding its Flexible Access licensing program to cover its Armv9 edge artificial…
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Mandarin Oriental shares surge 36.7% on privatisation offer, Jardine Matheson up 7%
Shares of hotel chain Mandarin Oriental surged 36.7 per cent on Tuesday (Oct 21) on the back of a privatisation offer from controlling…
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Mandarin Oriental shares surge 36.3% on privatisation offer, Jardine Matheson up 7.5%
Shares of hotel chain Mandarin Oriental surged as much as 36.7 per cent on Tuesday (Oct 21) on the back of a privatisation offer from…
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Mandarin Oriental shares surge 36.3% on privatisation offer, Jardine Matheson up 7.8%
Shares of hotel chain Mandarin Oriental surged as much as 36.7 per cent on Tuesday (Oct 21) on the back of a privatisation offer from…