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Bain-backed Chindata seeks a US$2.8 billion loan for refinancing and expansion in Malaysia
Chindata’s planned loan highlights data centres’ financing needs for AI service demand in the region Bain Capital-owned data centre…
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Billboard apologizes to Taylor Swift
Share ✓ Link copied to clipboard! Billboard issued an apology to Taylor Swift for publishing an image of her that was from a Kanye West…
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Abu Dhabi’s IHC maintains outlook on Adani Group stakes as stocks rise sharply
INTERNATIONAL Holding Co’s (IHC) outlook on investments in India’s Adani Group remains unchanged, the Abu Dhabi conglomerate said…
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Australia shares hit record high again on boost from banks
Australian shares hit a record high on Thursday (Nov 28), helped by a sustained rally in the heavyweight banking stocks, despite concerns…
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New Zealand’s central bank to debate 25 or 50 basis points rate cut in February
NEW Zealand’s central bank will debate whether to cut interest rates by 25 or 50 basis points in February, a senior central banker said on…
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NYT "Connections" November 28: Hints and answers for game #536
We all have our own strategy when it comes to trying to solve daily word puzzles such as Connections. But one group of researchers from…
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Hot stock: PEC rises 11.4% after talks of potential share deal
The counter climbs 11.4 per cent or S$0.085 to S$0.83 as at 11.18 am. SHARES of engineering company PEC were up 11.4 per cent on Thursday…
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Mizuho weighs new push to target India’s private equity boom
MIZUHO Financial Group is considering making a push into a new area for the lender in India focusing on private equity and venture capital…
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Amazon injects S$2 billion into its Singapore businesses in 2023
AMAZON on Thursday (Nov 28) announced that it injected more than S$2 billion into its retail and cloud businesses in Singapore in 2023.…
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BlackRock has deal to buy private credit manager HPS: report
BLACKROCK has a handshake deal to buy private credit group HPS Investment Partners, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday (Nov 27).…
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China’s EV boom threatens to push petrol demand off a cliff
From Tesla chargers in the ancient alleys that surround the Forbidden City in Beijing to lonely highway rest stops with charging posts in…
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Yankees Reportedly Up Their Bid In $600 Million Juan Soto Sweepstakes
✓ Link copied to clipboard! New York Yankees outfielder Juan Soto is expected to earn a contract worth over $600 million this winter. The…
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Microsoft denies training AI models on user data
MICROSOFT on Wednesday (Nov 27) denied claims that it uses customer data from its Microsoft 365 applications, including Word and Excel, to…
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IReit Global inks lease contract with Premier Inn to reposition Berlin Campus into mixed-use space
EUROPE-FOCUSED real estate investment trust (Reit) IReit Global has signed a lease contract with UK hotel chain Premier Inn for 10,348…
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Microsoft faces broad antitrust investigation from US FTC
THE US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has opened an antitrust investigation of Microsoft, drilling into everything from the company’s…
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Citadel, Pimco set to own stakes in Spirit Airlines post-bankruptcy
KEN Griffin’s Citadel Advisors, Pacific Investment Management Company (Pimco) and Western Asset Management are among the investment firms…
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Map shows Southern states bracing for Thanksgiving Day storms
Portions of the Southeastern U.S. are bracing for a line of storms expected to track across the region on Thanksgiving Day. Parts of…
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Starbucks Red Cup giveaway gives coffee chain much needed jolt
STARBUCKS’s holiday-themed cups drove a bigger spike in customer visits than in previous years, a welcome boost for a brand that’s looking…
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British insurer Direct Line rejects Aviva’s £3.3 billion takeover bid
BRITISH insurer Direct Line Insurance on Wednesday (Nov 27) rejected a takeover offer of £3.3 billion (S$5.6 billion) from bigger rival…
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Displaced Lebanese head for homes as fragile truce appears to hold
Early in the morning they grabbed what they could – bags with clothes, blankets, and mattresses – and headed south. Families who had been…
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Nowhere else on Earth are so many children fleeing war
Mahmoud is a cheeky teenager who beams the biggest of smiles even though he lost his front teeth in the rough and tumble of kids’ play. He…
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No evidence of sabotage so far after plane crash in Lithuania
Lithuanian investigators have so far found no evidence that the crash of a cargo plane from Germany in Vilnius could have been caused…
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Swifties are furious over controversial Taylor Swift ranking
Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Taylor Swift did not receive first place on Billboard 's Greatest…
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Police officer guilty of manslaughter in Taser death of 95-year-old woman
An Australian police officer has been convicted of manslaughter after a court ruled his use of a Taser on a 95-year-old woman led to her…