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Cordlife secures one-year renewal for its cord-blood banking service licence
Its scope is limited to storing, transferring or retrieving existing cord-blood units for clinical use Cordlife Group has secured a…
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Stocks to watch: Keppel Reit, Olam Group, F&N, Centurion, Cordlife
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (Jan 14): Keppel Real Estate…
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Growing number of options traders see no Fed cuts in 2026
A steadying labour market gives central bankers less reason to keep cutting rates TRADERS focused on options are increasingly pricing out…
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A crumbling system is depriving India's young offenders of a 'second chance'
Pooja* was 16 years old when she was accused of murdering her mother. The teenager, who lived with her alcoholic stepfather in a poor…
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Trump says Dimon ‘wrong’ to criticise DOJ Probe of Fed’s Powell
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump dismissed Jamie Dimon’s criticism over the Justice Department probe into the Federal Reserve, saying the…
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Fed’s Barkin says central bank independence means better economic outcomes
RICHMOND Federal Reserve President Tom Barkin on Tuesday declined to comment on “stuff that’s been in the news,” a reference to the Trump…
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Netflix weighs amending Warner Bros bid to make it all cash
Netflix shares have lost about a quarter of their value since the company’s pursuit of Warner Bros started NETFLIX is working on revised…
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Netflix prepares all-cash offer for Warner Bros: source
Netflix is preparing to make an all-cash offer for Warner Bros Discovery’s studios and streaming businesses, a source familiar with the…
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US greenlights Nvidia H200 chip exports to China
The Trump administration on Tuesday gave the greenlight to exports to China of Nvidia’s second most powerful AI chips, putting in place a…
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European stocks slips as investors assess mixed corporate updates, US data
EUROPEAN stocks slipped on Tuesday, led by declines in construction stocks, while investors also assessed a series of mixed corporate…
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US stocks: Wall Street falls with financials amid credit card rate plan
US stocks ended lower on Tuesday, led by a drop in financial shares as comments from JPMorgan executives added to worries about US…
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UNICEF: More than 100 children killed in Gaza since ceasefire
More than 100 minors have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the truce in October, according to the UN children’s agency UNICEF. The…
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Arden Cho Brings Sparkle to ‘Jimmy Fallon’ With Casadei Pumps
Arden Cho of the Netflix film “KPop Demon Hunters” brought a bit of sparkle to “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” by way of her…
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Low Keng Huat controlling shareholders up offer price to S$0.78 per share, extends closing date
Revised offer represents an increase of 8.3% or S$0.06 over the initial offer price The offerors for Low Keng Huat have raised the offer…
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Low Keng Huat controlling shareholders up offer price to S$0.78 per share, extend closing date
Revised offer represents an increase of 8.3% or S$0.06 over the initial offer price The offerors for Low Keng Huat have raised the offer…
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S&P 500, Dow open near record highs after mixed earnings, inflation data
The S&P 500 and the Dow opened near record highs on Tuesday (Jan 13) after a largely in-line inflation report sustained expectations of…
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F&N unit prices S$125 million in fixed-rate notes due 2033 at 2.6%
The notes are payable semi-annually in arrears and will be issued in denominations of S$250,000 each Beverage maker Fraser and Neave (F&N)…
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Keppel Reit preferential offering closes with 76.9% valid acceptances; total applications at 97%
The gross proceeds of S$886.3 million will go into funding the purchase of another one-third interest of Marina Bay Financial Centre’s…
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UN calls on Iran to stop the violence and restore internet access
The United Nations on Tuesday condemned the violence used by Iranian security forces against peaceful demonstrators and called on…
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JPMorgan profit falls on one-time Apple card deal charge
Profit fell to US$13 billion, or US$4.63 per share, in the three months ended December 31 JPMorgan Chase’s profit fell in the fourth…
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Global central bankers defend Fed’s Powell after Trump threat
Central bankers fear that political influence over the Fed would erode trust in the bank’s commitment to its inflation target The chiefs…
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You can buy Steve Jobs' bow ties, desk and other bits of Apple history at this auction
In March 1976, Apple cofounders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak both signed a $500 check weeks before the official creation of a California…
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Paramount launches Warner Bros proxy fight, files suit
The battle between Netflix and Paramount stands to reshape the entertainment industry regardless of who wins Paramount Skydance ratcheted…
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Former Claremore Pastor Pleads Guilty to Trying to Film Under a Woman's Skirt, Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison
A former Claremore pastor who was arrested on multiple "peeping Tom" charges, has entered into a plea agreement , according to the Tulsa…