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Seoul asks Temu, AliExpress to pull children’s products over safety concerns
The Seoul city government has asked online retail giants Temu and AliExpress to suspend sales of certain children’s products over safety…
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Gold hovers near four-week peak on weaker US dollar, trade concerns
Gold edged up to hit a near four-week high on Tuesday (Jun 3), as a weaker US dollar and rising uncertainty over the US-China trade deal…
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Oil gains on supply concerns as wildfires disrupt Canada supply, Opec+ keeps output plans unchanged
Oil prices climbed nearly 3 per cent on Monday on supply concerns as producer group Opec+ decided not to accelerate plans to hike output…
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Asian Markets React to U.S. Tariff Shifts, Japan Debt Concerns and Strong Yen Pressure Stocks
Markets in Asia finished the week cautiously as investors awaited critical United States inflation figures and a continuing air of…
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Oil gains on supply concerns, investors await July Opec+ output decision
Oil prices gained more than 1 per cent on Wednesday on supply concerns as Opec+ agreed to leave their output policy unchanged and as the…
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Oil prices ease as US-Iran talks, Opec+ plans spur supply concerns
Oil prices settled 1 per cent lower on Tuesday as investors worried about a supply glut after Iranian and US delegations made progress in…
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Former Citigroup traders drop Hong Kong lawsuit on cost concerns
Two former Citigroup traders in Hong Kong abandoned their employment lawsuits after weighing the costs and difficulties of taking it to a…
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Foreigners revisit Indonesia stocks on easing economic concerns
Indonesian stocks are poised for their first monthly inflow since September as subsiding economic concerns and attractive banking shares…
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Oil prices fall 2% to two-week low as trade war concerns dampen demand outlook
Oil prices fell about 2 per cent to a two-week low on Tuesday as investors braced for Opec+ to boost output and worried US President…
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Gold falls on easing trade war concerns; US data awaited
Gold prices fell on Tuesday (Apr 29) as easing trade tensions between the US and its trading partners dented the metal’s safe-haven…
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CDL answers shareholders’ concerns on NAV-share price gap, board cohesion
City Developments Ltd (CDL), which was recently embroiled in a family power struggle, has responded to questions from shareholders,…
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CDL answers shareholders’ concerns on NAV-share price gap, board cohesion, Sherman Kwek’s strategy
City Developments Ltd (CDL), which was recently embroiled in a family power struggle, has responded to a wide range of questions from…
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Nickel production disruption in Indonesia raises supply concerns
Indonesia's Morowali Industrial Park, a nickel-producing hub on Sulawesi Island, is facing a production halt and intensified scrutiny over…
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Singapore stocks fall as trade tariff concerns re-emerge overnight; STI down 0.7%
SINGAPORE stocks fell in tandem with other regional markets on Friday (Feb 28) as investors reassessed the potential impact of tariffs…
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Gold steady near record highs amid tariff concerns, inflation data awaited
GOLD prices steadied near an all-time high on Monday (Feb 24), supported by concerns over US President Donald Trump’s tariff plans, while…
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US: Wall Street ends sharply lower on mounting concerns over economy, tariffs
US stocks tumbled on Friday (Feb 21), extending their sell-off in the wake of dour economic reports and closing the book on a…
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Geopolitical concerns add to woes for pre-IPO activity, M&As for Chinese companies
GROWING geopolitical concerns from the trade tensions between the US and China are compounding an already-cautious outlook among investors…
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Osim overhauls product details after competition watchdog raises concerns
THE Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) received a complaint in 2021 from a customer who purchased an Osim product and…
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China’s control over 75% of Indonesia’s nickel capacity raises concerns
Chinese companies currently control 75% of Indonesia's nickel refining capacity, raising concerns about supply chain resilience, according…
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Singapore shares rise as tariff concerns fade; STI up 0.4%
Across the broader market, gainers beat losers 352 to 186, after 1.3 billion securities worth S$1.1 billion change hands BUOYED by fading…
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Americans' big health care concerns? Affordability and access, says Gallup
Americans share health care executives' concerns for access and affordability, according to new research from Gallup. The analytics and…
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Gold holds steady near all-time high amid US tariff concerns
GOLD prices on Tuesday (Feb 4) hovered near a record high scaled in the prior session, as investors fretted that US President Donald…
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Microsoft-OpenAI partnership raises antitrust concerns, FTC says - The Business Times
MICROSOFT’S US$13 billion investment in OpenAI raises concerns that the tech giant could extend its dominance in cloud computing into the…
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New Orleans faces Super Bowl, Mardi Gras safety concerns after attack
New Orleans faces safety concerns for two major upcoming events, Super Bowl LIX and Mardi Gras, after an attack on New Year's revelers…