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JPMorgan plans major revamp of Madison Avenue skyscraper - The Business Times
JPMORGAN Chase is planning a renovation of its old headquarters building at 383 Madison Avenue and will use the space to house…
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Barclays sees heightened competition in India from Japan banks - The Business Times
A RENEWED push by Japan’s biggest banks and other global lenders in India is driving down loan prices with the new players having more…
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JPMorgan, Goldman CEOs resist calls to roll back DEI programmes - The Business Times
JPMORGAN Chase and Goldman Sachs are pushing back on demands to roll back their diversity initiatives. In television appearances on…
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Ley Choon surges 15% as investors positive on construction upturn - The Business Times
SHARES of construction and engineering company Ley Choon jumped on Thursday (Jan 23) morning, after The Business Times reported that the…
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Singapore stocks close higher on Thursday as inflation eases; STI up 0.7% - The Business Times
SINGAPORE stocks ended higher on Thursday (Jan 23), after the Republic reported that full-year inflation in 2024 came in at 2.4 per cent.…
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Ascott bags 16 new signings under Oakwood portfolio to tap growing ‘bleisure’ market - The Business Times
ASCOTT, the wholly owned lodging business unit of CapitaLand Investment, has secured 16 new signings under the Oakwood brand in 2024, up…
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SK Hynix posts record quarterly profit surpassing Samsung on AI boom - The Business Times
SOUTH Korea’s SK Hynix on Thursday posted a record quarterly profit as the Nvidia supplier saw strong sales of advanced chips such as…
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Amazon exits Quebec operations, to cut about 1,700 jobs; Ottawa unhappy - The Business Times
E-COMMERCE giant Amazon.com is exiting its operations in the Canadian province of Quebec, leading to the loss of about 1,700 full-time…
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Samsung to beat Apple to ultrathin phone with Galaxy S25 Edge - The Business Times
SAMSUNG Electronics plans to launch an ultrathin version of its Galaxy S25 phone in the first half of this year, beating Apple to a…
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JPMorgan’s Dimon sees inflated stocks as ‘animal spirits’ return - The Business Times
JPMORGAN Chase’s dealmakers are spending their time in the Swiss Alps huddling with ebullient clients, but the boss of the biggest US bank…
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Frasers Centrepoint Trust posts 99.5% retail portfolio occupancy for Q1 - The Business Times
FRASERS Centrepoint Trust (FCT) posted a committed occupancy of 99.5 per cent for its retail portfolio for the first quarter of its…
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Mapletree Industrial Trust posts 1.5% rise in Q3 DPU to S$0.0341 - The Business Times
THE distribution per unit (DPU) for Mapletree Industrial Trust (MIT) rose 1.5 per cent to S$0.0341 for its third quarter ended Dec 31,…
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TikTok owner ByteDance, DeepSeek lead Chinese push in AI reasoning - The Business Times
TIKTOK owner ByteDance on Wednesday (Jan 22) released an update to its flagship AI model aimed at challenging Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s…
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China unveils plan to encourage insurance funds into stock markets - The Business Times
CHINA said on Wednesday (Jan 22) it will guide big state insurers and commercial insurance funds to increase investments in the A-share…
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ECB policymakers line up behind further interest rate cuts - The Business Times
EUROPEAN Central Bank policymakers lined up behind further interest rate cuts on Wednesday (Jan 22), indicating that next week’s reduction…
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Eastspring urges investors in Asia to be active, instead of tracking indices - The Business Times
INVESTORS in Asia need to be active in managing their portfolios this year, given the wider themes at play that could lead certain…
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Sunway Healthcare picks banks for what could be biggest Malaysia IPO in years - The Business Times
SUNWAY has picked banks including HSBC Holdings and Malayan Banking to help arrange an initial public offering (IPO) of its healthcare…
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Wealthy Indians tap into bathroom luxury with 1.6 million rupee smart toilets - The Business Times
IN INDIA’S polluted northern city of Kanpur, Rajat Ghai has a penchant for Rado watches and Louis Vuitton shoes. Now, as the 31-year-old…
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Indonesia’s new export earnings rule raises fears of cash crunch, competitive setbacks - The Business Times
Indonesia’s bold move to mandate exporters to park all earnings onshore for a full year starting Mar 1 has come in for some criticism,…
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Record beef imports raising risk of China imposing trade curbs - The Business Times
CHINA’S record beef imports are hitting a market where demand is slowing and prices have fallen to the lowest since 2019, raising the risk…
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US SEC unveils task force to start work on crypto regulations - The Business Times
THE US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) new leadership said on Tuesday (Jan 21) it had created a task force to develop a…
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Luxury, hotel stocks are all the rage as tourists flock to Japan - The Business Times
JAPAN’S stock market is only now waking up to potential gains from record numbers of big-spending tourists. A growing number of companies,…
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Stocks to watch: Mapletree Logistics Trust, SingPost, Stoneweg E-Reit, Sabana Industrial Reit - The Business Times
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (Jan 22): Mapletree Logistics Trust…
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Meta plans Oakley-branded glasses, explores watches and earbuds - The Business Times
META Platforms is working on upgrades to its popular smart glasses and is exploring new wearable devices such as watches and…