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US: Wall St opens higher ahead of US-China weekend meet
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday (May 9) as investors assessed fresh remarks from President Donald Trump regarding US…
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US: Wall St opens higher ahead of potential US-UK deal announcement
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Thursday (May 8) on news that the United States was on the verge of signing a trade agreement…
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Singapore shares end higher on Tuesday ahead of FOMC meeting; STI up 0.2%
Singtel is the top gainer on the benchmark index while Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, which is trading ex-dividend, falls the most Stocks on…
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IPhone maker Hon Hai’s April sales surge 26% ahead of US tariffs
Hon Hai Precision Industry, the main contract manufacturer for Apple and Nvidia, said its April revenue rose 26 per cent, likely boosted…
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Oil posts biggest weekly loss in a month ahead of Opec+ meeting
Oil prices fell more than 1 per cent lower on Friday (May 2) and recorded their biggest weekly losses since the end of March, as traders…
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eBay announces CFO transition; sees quarterly revenue ahead of estimates
The company’s use of generative artificial intelligence, including its “magical” listing tool, and improvements in search and targeted…
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Shein hikes US prices as much as 377% ahead of tariff increases
Fast-fashion giant Shein Group raised US prices of its products from dresses to kitchenware ahead of imminent tariffs on small parcels, in…
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EXCLUSIVE: Trellis Health Raises $1.8 Million in Pre-seed Round Ahead of Launch
Health care platform Trellis Health has secured a $1.8 million pre-seed round from Palette Ventures, Swizzle Ventures, NextBlue, Suncoast…
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Rent the Runway Stock Falls 18 Percent as Company Maps Out Road Ahead
Rent the Runway Inc. — the designer fashion rental pioneer — just celebrated 15 years in business. And while cofounder, president and…
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Israeli military raises alert level days ahead of Passover holiday
Just days before the start of the Jewish Passover festival, Israel's military has raised the alert level across the country following a…
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TSMC sales beat estimates as AI demand soars ahead of US tariffs
Major tech companies, including Alphabet and Meta Platforms, have not revised plans to invest tens of billions of US dollars in artificial…
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Bank Indonesia intervenes in offshore rupiah ahead of reopening
It will aggressively intervene in the onshore markets too when they reopen on Tuesday Bank Indonesia intervened in the offshore rupiah…
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Further malaise ahead for 7 tech giants
THE Bloomberg Magnificent Seven Price Index, an equal dollar-weighted benchmark tracking seven tech giants -- Apple, Microsoft, Amazon,…
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Residents evacuated ahead of German power station demolition blast
Around 830 residents in the vicinity of the shuttered coal-fired power station at Ibbenbüren in western Germany have been evacuated ahead…
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EXCLUSIVE: Serena Williams Talks Wyn Beauty’s One-year Anniversary and Shopify Partnership Ahead of Two-day Pop-up Event in Los Angeles
Serena Williams marks a major milestone in her post-professional tennis career. The 23-time Grand Slam champion and decorated athlete…
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Singapore shares slide ahead of Trump’s tariffs; STI down 0.4%
Singapore shares fell on Wednesday (Apr 2), ahead of the United States unveiling tariffs against its trade partners. The blue-chip gauge,…
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Gold prices climb on safe-haven demand ahead of US reciprocal tariffs
Investors are also awaiting the automobile tariffs, which will take effect on Apr 3 Gold prices advanced on Wednesday (Apr 2) as anxious…
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Chinese stocks power ahead of emerging peers amid AI frenzy
Gains in Chinese stocks have typically filtered through to bolster their emerging-market counterparts – not this time. Mainland equities…
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Asean Telecoms In 2025: The Year Ahead
In 2024, the Asia-Pacific communications industry experienced a 69% surge in Greenfield FDI, reaching USD 40 billion, making it the…
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SK Hynix says some customers brought forward orders ahead of US tariffs
South Korea’s SK Hynix, the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, said on Thursday (Mar 27) that some customers have brought forward…
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How Retailers Like Macy’s and Target Are Pushing Ahead on AI While Balancing Risk With Reward
Retailers are more apt to tout their strengths than to wallow in their worries — at least publicly. But there is one place where that’s…
Fashion
Lakme Fashion Week x FDCI Looks Back — and Ahead
It’s not going to be just nostalgia as Lakme Fashion Week x FDCI marks its 25th anniversary this week. Taking place until Sunday at the…
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Malaysia central bank sees significant growth hurdles ahead
Malaysia’s central bank said growth risks loom large in its monetary policy considerations, as brewing global trade disputes and…
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Six Israeli hostages freed ahead of Palestinian prisoner release
Hamas has released six more hostages held in Gaza, in exchange for 602 Palestinian prisoners to be freed later on Saturday. The released…