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BHP bets on iron ore resilience despite China slowdown; Q1 output misses
BHP Group on Tuesday struck an upbeat note on global iron ore demand even as it warned of cooling growth in China, while first-quarter…
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Hong Leong Asia unit’s director and ex-chief accountant detained in China
The director and former chief accountant of China Yuchai International (CYI) have been detained by Chinese authorities. Hong Leong Asia,…
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Stocks to watch: Genting Singapore, Jardine Matheson, Mandarin Oriental, Parkway Life Reit
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (Oct 21): Genting Singapore: The…
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China dominates in global market as exports of valuable commodity double in just 1 year: 'Golden September'
China has announced that its electric vehicle exports in September doubled from a year ago after car manufacturers expanded into…
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Ripple-tied treasury firm to raise over US$1 billion to go public
The companies have funded tens of billions of US dollars purchases of their target tokens and enjoyed hefty premiums when investors were…
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Chip crunch: how the AI boom is stoking prices of less trendy memory
The global rush by chipmakers to produce AI chips is tightening supply of less glamorous chips used in smartphones, computers and servers,…
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Nomura asset’s new Japan retirement help team is run by retirees
Among the risks that investors in the country face are demographic trends such as shrinking birthrates, an ageing population and longer…
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China scraps platinum tax break for state-owned giant
Wind is a favoured industry as the Asian nation aims to boost renewable energy and accelerate the country’s energy transition China will…
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Deals for startups reach record in Japan before listing curbs
A plan to cull the smallest listings on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) is spurring a record number of buyouts of young companies in Japan,…
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IG Singapore seeks to broaden appeal beyond CFD trading under new CEO Gavin Chia
The firm plans to add new products, improve its app experience and step up investor education Online brokerage IG Singapore is moving…
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Catalist stocks ride on renewed market interest, but more needs to be done to spur mainboard transfers
Challenges faced in transitioning include low liquidity, limited visibility and investor perception issues, which hinder capital raising…
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Genomics giant Illumina to boost Singapore headcount by 25%, doubles down on local R&D
US-based company is developing next-generation sequencers, using AI models in the Republic to speed up diagnostics and lower healthcare…
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Amazon‘s AWS nears recovery after major outage disrupts apps, services worldwide
Amazon.com said on Monday that a cloud computing unit at its data center in northern Virginia had largely contained fallout from a…
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Amazon says AWS cloud service is back to normal after outage disrupts businesses worldwide
The disruption was the largest since last year’s CrowdStrike malfunction hobbled technology systems in hospitals, banks and airports…
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US: Wall Street ends sharply higher as earnings optimism fuels risk appetite
US stocks jumped on Monday with finance and technology shares providing much of the upside muscle, as upbeat quarterly earnings results…
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Oil settles at 5-month low as supply glut fears mount
Oil prices settled at their lowest since early May on Monday as investors weighed a potential global glut, with US-China trade tensions…
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Europe: Shares recover as easing US bank jitters drive risk appetite
EUROPEAN shares closed higher on Monday, as initial concerns over the stability of the US banking sector eased, while fresh comments from…
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Apple hits first record of 2025 as iPhone optimism fuels rebound
The iPhone maker has soared more than 50%, finally turning positive for the year in late September Apple shares hit their first record of…
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Danielle Bernstein’s Wedding-type Designer Responds to Social Media Pushback
As an influencer, entrepreneur and founder of @shopweworewhat, Danielle Bernstein understands the power of style and the unwieldiness of…
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What was stolen in the Louvre heist? What to know about the 8 jewelry pieces — and the 'race against time' to save them.
As of Monday, the Louvre Museum in Paris was still closed following the brazen daylight heist that took place on Sunday and resulted in…
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Video: What to Know About the ICE Raid at a Hyundai Plant
new video loaded: What to Know About the ICE Raid at a Hyundai Plant ICE and other law enforcement agencies detained nearly 500 workers in…
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When Coty Loses the Gucci License — What Then?
PARIS — What will it mean for Coty Inc. when it loses the Gucci fragrance in 2028? Analysts are speculating about just that hours after it…
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PM Pham Minh Chinh Says Vietnam's Economy Surpasses US$500 Billion in 2025
During the 10th session of the 15th National Assembly on Monday, October 20, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stated that the…
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NASA Issues Skywatch Warning — Comet SWAN Is Getting Brighter and You Can See It Too!
A new comet, C/2025 R2 (SWAN), was discovered by an amateur using NASA SOHO spacecraft data in mid-September 2025. By the end of…