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N Korea denies removing propaganda louspeakers at border
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister has rebutted South Korea's claims that Pyongyang removed some of its propaganda-blasting…
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StarHub H1 profit falls 41.7% to S$47.9 million; dividend of S$0.03 per share declared
Telco StarHub on Thursday (Aug 14) reported a net profit of S$47.9 million for the first half ended Jun 30, 2025, sliding 41.7 per cent…
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StarHub signals intention to go aggressive on acquisitions even as H1 profit falls 41.7%
StarHub chief executive Nikhil Eapen on Thursday (Aug 14) declared that the telco will continue to be aggressive on acquisitions. “We have…
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Westpac profit holds steady on rise in margins and higher lending
AUSTRALIA’S Westpac Banking Corp posted a steady third-quarter profit on Thursday, buoyed by wider margins, on the back of fewer liquid…
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Westpac profit grows 5% on margin lift and higher lending
Australia’s Westpac Banking on Thursday (Aug 14) said wider margins and lending and deposits gains helped it post slightly higher…
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Stocks to watch: StarHub, Olam, CapitaLand Investment, Mapletree Logistics Trust, ComfortDelGro
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Aug 14): StarHub: The telco on…
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Sasseur Reit posts 3.1% lower Q2 DPU of S$0.03055
The manager of Sasseur Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) on Thursday (Aug 14) said that its distribution per unit (DPU) for the second…
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Sasseur Reit posts 3.1% lower H1 DPU of S$0.03055
The manager of Sasseur Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) on Thursday (Aug 14) said that its distribution per unit (DPU) for the first…
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Telstra logs higher annual profit, announces A$1 billion buyback
Australian telecom firm Telstra Group forecast higher operating earnings for fiscal 2026 and reported a 31 per cent rise in its fiscal…
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Thailand’s Delta sees AI boom boosting sales for coming years
Delta Electronics (Thailand), the country’s most valuable publicly traded company, is predicting “double-digit” sales growth to continue…
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The 11 Best Waterproof Eyeliners That Don’t Budge, Tested and Reviewed by Editors
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, WWD may receive an affiliate commission. In…
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Aoxin Q&M Dental H1 net profit down 44.3% at 2.7 million yuan
Revenue rises 4.6% to 86.8 million yuan, from 83 million yuan in the year-ago period Catalist-listed Aoxin Q&M Dental on Thursday (Aug 14)…
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CapitaLand Investment H1 profit down 13% at S$287 million
CapitaLand Investment (CLI) on Thursday (Aug 14) posted a net profit of S$287 million for its first half ended Jun 30, 2025, 13 per cent…
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CapitaLand Investment H1 profit down 13% at S$287 million on lower revenue
The decline is due to the deconsolidation of CapitaLand Ascott Trust and the loss of contributions from divested US and China assets…
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US chip-gear maker sued in China over alleged trade secret theft
Top US chip-equipment supplier Applied Materials was sued by a rival in China over what that company characterised as trade secret theft,…
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Google pledges US$9 billion to expand AI, cloud infrastructure in Oklahoma
ABET’S Google said on Wednesday it will spend an additional US$9 billion in Oklahoma over the next two years to expand cloud and…
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New acquisition, healthcare segment fuelling Sunningdale Tech: non-exec chairman Koh Boon Hwee
Precision plastics engineering company Sunningdale Tech has continued to grow even after delisting from the Singapore Exchange (SGX) in…
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Oracle cuts cloud division jobs amid surge in AI spending
Many tech giants have sought to deal with the surging costs of AI by reducing expenses in other parts of the business Oracle is cutting…
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Europe: Shares near two-week highs on Fed rate cut expectations
EUROPEAN shares hit a near two-week high on Wednesday, underpinned by gains in heavyweight healthcare and technology stocks, as…
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Cisco sees AI sales picking up but sticks to cautious outlook
Cisco Systems, the largest maker of machines that run computer networks and the internet, gave a cautious forecast for the current fiscal…
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US: S&P 500, Nasdaq drift to fresh records, extending rally
Wall Street stocks pushed higher on Wednesday, lifting the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to fresh records as markets extended a rally following data…
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ICE Is Going to Sinister Lengths to Avoid Accountability
The National Guardsmen patrolling the city’s streets are not “in their lane,” said Hodges, citing his six-year stint as a member of the…
Business
The Amazon has lost an area larger than Spain in 40 years
Some 52 million hectares of natural land have been lost in the Brazilian Amazon region since 1985 – an area larger than Spain. Nationwide,…
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Kylie Jenner’s Brand Khy Introduces the Cotton Stretch Collection Featuring Leggings, Shorts and More Essentials
Kylie Jenner‘s Khy introduced a new collection on Wednesday. The brand, which debuted in 2023, launched the Khy Cotton Stretch collection,…