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Europe: Stocks retreat at close as weak US payrolls stoke slowdown fears
European stocks surrendered early gains to finish lower on Friday (Sep 5), dragged by energy and financial shares, as investors turned…
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Lost in translation - How Africa is trying to close the AI language gap
Although Africa is home to a huge proportion of the world's languages – well over a quarter according to some estimates - many are missing…
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Europe: Shares close higher as bond selloff cools
EUROPEAN shares ended higher on Wednesday, stabilising as investors assessed fiscal challenges after a selloff in longer-dated bonds had…
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Singapore stocks close higher as STI briefly reaches 4,300; index up 0.5%
Stocks on the local bourse closed higher on Tuesday (Sep 2) as the Straits Times Index (STI) briefly traded above 4,300 points for the…
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Singapore stocks close higher as STI briefly breaks past 4,300; index up 0.5%
Stocks on the local bourse closed higher on Tuesday (Sep 2) as the Straits Times Index (STI) briefly traded above 4,300 points for the…
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US: Stocks close lower ahead of long weekend
Wall Street stocks fell on Friday (Aug 29) heading into a long weekend, with key employment data due next week alongside other indicators…
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Temasek’s SeaTown raises more than US$612 million in first close of third private credit fund
SeaTown Holdings, an investment manager indirectly owned by Temasek, said on Wednesday (Aug 27) it has closed its third private credit…
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As Dick’s Sporting Goods Works to Close Foot Locker Acquisition Next Month, Concerns Remain Over New Company’s Future
A new athletic retail powerhouse is one step closer to becoming reality. On Tuesday, Dick’s Sporting Goods noted that all required…
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Singapore shares close higher on Monday as inflation eases; STI up 0.1%
Stocks on the local bourse closed higher on Monday (Aug 25) after the Republic reported that core inflation eased to 0.5 per cent in July,…
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Europe: Shares close at five-month highs after Powell hints at September rate cut
European shares closed at their highest level in more than five months on Friday (Aug 22) after US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell…
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Europe: Stocks close at five-month highs as investors monitor progress on Ukraine
European shares closed at their highest level in more than five months on Tuesday (Aug 19) as investors assessed the chances of an end of…
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Europe: Stocks close at two-month highs propelled by earnings, defence stocks
EUROPEAN shares closed at their highest level in more than two months on Thursday, with aerospace and defence stocks and financials…
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Singapore stocks close lower on Thursday, tracking regional losses; STI down 0.4%
Stocks on the local bourse declined on Thursday (Aug 14), mirroring losses in regional markets, as investors anticipate a potential rate…
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Europe: Shares close higher as US-China tariff truce, US data buoy sentiment
EUROPEAN shares closed higher on Tuesday on optimism about the US-China tariff truce and interest rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve,…
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China stocks close at highest level since 2021 on upbeat trade data
Investors remain focused on an Aug 12 deadline to see if Beijing and Washington will reach a durable tariff agreement. China stocks rose…
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Shares of HPL close 0.7% higher; investors unfazed by founder Ong Beng Seng’s guilty plea
Shares of Hotel Properties Ltd (HPL) ended their session on Monday (Aug 4) 0.7 per cent or S$0.04 up at S$5.50, following its founder Ong…
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Apple to close first retail store in China since 2008
Apple has confirmed it will close its Dalian retail location in northeast China on 9 August, marking the tech company’s first store…
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Europe: Shares close flat as investors weigh US tariff impact on earnings
EUROPEAN shares closed flat on Wednesday as investors weighed the impact of tariffs on corporate earnings after big companies including…
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Europe: Stocks close up; Novo Nordisk logs its biggest daily drop on record
EUROPEAN stocks closed higher on Tuesday, buoyed by financials and defence stocks, though Danish stocks logged their biggest one-day drop…
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Europe: Shares close lower as US-EU trade deal draws mixed response
EUROPEAN shares pulled back from a four-month high and settled Monday’s choppy session marginally lower as investors weighed the…
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Paramount Global says Skydance merger should close in two weeks
Paramount Global said on Friday (Jul 25) it expects to complete its merger with Skydance Media by Aug 7, following government approval for…
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Corn Pushes Higher into the Close, with Help from Export Business
Corn up close - by PixelAnarchy via All-free-download_com Corn futures rounded out the Thursday session with contracts up 3 to 4 cents at…
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Europe: Shares close higher after ECB leaves rates unchanged
EUROPEAN stocks closed higher on Thursday after the European Central Bank held interest rates steady as expected, while investors cheered…
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STI ends Tuesday flat as regional indices close mixed
The Straits Times Index (STI) closed flat on Tuesday (Jul 22), as regional indices showed mixed performances. The STI closed up 0.03 per…