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“Highest 2 Lowest” Marks a Conservative Pivot for Spike Lee
It’s fascinating when filmmakers make drastic late-career shifts, as Martin Scorsese did with “The Wolf of Wall Street” and Francis Ford…
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Border police rescue Israeli who mistakenly entered Area A of West Bank
The resident of Gan Yavne was driving from the Binyamin area toward Jerusalem when he entered the village by mistake. An Israeli citizen…
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CNMC Goldmine surges over 10% on record H1 earnings
Soaring gold prices and higher production spur the gold producer’s 256.1% rise in net profit for the first half of 2025 Shares of CNMC…
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Investors chase CNMC Goldmine to new high on record profit, trebled dividend
Shares of CNMC Goldmine soared more than 10 per cent on Friday (Aug 15) afternoonafter the gold producer posted record first-half earnings…
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Japan's Nikkei ends at record high as yen weakens, economy shows resilience
Japan’s Nikkei closed at an all-time high on Friday (Aug 15), as the yen weakened and data showed the nation’s economy was surprisingly…
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Chinese steel and coal output drop as supply pressures mount
Chinese steel and coal output fell in July, as bad weather affected operations and the government’s efforts to rein in overcapacity…
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ST Engineering price targets raised by analysts after strong H1 net profit
The price target for ST Engineering was raised by multiple analysts on Friday (Aug 15) after it reported a strong financial performance in…
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Shein’s UK sales surge to £2.1 billion in 2024, boosting profits as IPO looms
Shein’s British business made £2.1 billion (S$3.7 billion) in sales in 2024, a 32.3 per cent increase from the previous year, a filing by…
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Jakarta’s land crackdown brings ‘short-term pain’ but long-term clarity: Golden Agri-Resources
Golden Agri-Resources expects “short-term pain” from Indonesia’s sweeping land-use review, but sees the land crackdown as a necessary step…
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Mega-IPO’s 70% fall towards delisting is costly blow for Malaysia
When Facebook went public in 2012, the world’s next-largest listing that year was a company from Malaysia best known for producing cooking…
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How Melinda Maria Spigel Turned a Passion Into a $30 Million Business, Loved by Taylor Swift
This month marks a milestone for jewelry brand Melinda Maria, worn by the likes of Taylor Swift, Michelle Obama and Julia Roberts: 20…
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CapBridge partners Singlife to distribute insurance to SMEs and investors
Digital investment solutions provider CapBridge on Friday (Aug 15) announced a partnership with Singlife to provide insurance solutions to…
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Gold poised for weekly fall as bets fade for big Fed rate cut
Gold was subdued on Friday (Aug 15) and was heading for a weekly fall, as hotter-than-expected US inflation data dented expectations for a…
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Carrie Bradshaw's Final Outfit: Why Sarah Jessica Parker Wore Her Own Shoes in the Last Episode of 'And Just Like That'
Carrie Bradshaw has taken her final strut through Manhattan in designer high heels — and the shoes nod to Sarah Jessica Parker’s own…
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Dezign Format surges over 7% upon SGX Catalist trading debut
The company focuses on experiential design in the meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions sector Spatial design specialist…
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Dezign Format surges over 40% at SGX Catalist trading debut
Spatial design specialist Dezign Format’s share price rose by more than 40 per cent on Friday (Aug 15) morning at its trading debut on the…
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Philippine central bank orders e-wallets, payment apps to remove online gambling links
Senators are tackling proposals to either restrict or ban online gambling amid worries over debt and addiction The Philippine central bank…
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Hedge funds shift bets to double down on Big Tech amid AI boom
Wall Street’s largest hedge funds, Bridgewater Associates, Tiger Global Management and Discovery Capital, increased their exposure to Big…
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Wee Hur H1 profit falls 42% to S$38.7 million
Property company Wee Hur on Thursday (Aug 14) posted a 42 per cent decline in net profit to S$38.7 million for the six months ended Jun…
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Stocks to watch: Thai Beverage, Golden Agri-Resources, Ho Bee Land, OUE, Straits Trading
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Aug 15): Thai Beverage: The beverage…
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Buffett buys US$1.6 billion UnitedHealth stake, sells T-Mobile
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway bought shares of UnitedHealth Group in the second quarter, sending the health insurer’s stock soaring…
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Nubank sees more credit growth as quality gauges hold up
Nu Holdings, Latin America’s biggest digital bank, reported a decline in credit quality that was roughly in line with analysts’…
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Cordlife H1 loss narrows to S$4.6 million
Cordlife on Friday (Aug 15) posted a net loss of S$4.6 million for its first half ended Jun 30, 2025, trimming its losses from S$12.4…
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Cordlife H1 loss narrows to S$4.6 million from S$12.4 million
Cordlife on Friday (Aug 15) posted a net loss of S$4.6 million for its first half ended Jun 30, 2025, trimming its losses from S$12.4…