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Operational costs erode confidence in France’s cardboard sector
Confidence in France’s cardboard and stationery industry has weakened, as manufacturers face a difficult mix of rising costs, transport…
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Ryanair sees fares and costs under pressure due to Iran war
Budget airline Ryanair has cautioned over rising costs from soaring fuel prices and said consumer uncertainty caused by the Iran war is…
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The Hidden Costs Threatening the 2026 Spring Moving Season
Partly driven by the instability in the Middle East, diesel prices have jumped to $5 per gallon for the first time since December 2022,…
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7 hidden costs of being everyone’s go-to founder
You know the role. You’re the one people Slack when something breaks, the one investors ping for quick thoughts, the one other founders…
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8 Remote Hiring Mistakes That Inflate Costs
Remote hiring can look cheap on paper. You post a role, get a flood of applicants, and assume the savings will show up automatically, but…
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Ong Beng Seng’s HPL to report net loss for FY2025 as finance costs remain high
Hotel Properties Ltd (HPL), owned by real estate magnate Ong Beng Seng, is expected to post a net loss for the financial year ended Dec…
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Companies fear Singapore’s proposed coastal defences will affect lease tenures, costs
Companies in Singapore recognise the need for them to protect their assets from rising seas, but are concerned over how lease renewals and…
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India’s Bharat Petroleum plans Singapore trading hub to cut costs and boost margins
India’s Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL) will open a trading office in Singapore next month, as the state-owned refiner seeks to become more…
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Suntec Reit DPU jumps 23.2% for H2 on stronger operational performance, lower financing costs
Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) recorded a distribution per unit (DPU) of S$0.0388 for the second half-year ended Dec 31, 2025.…
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Wells Fargo misses profit estimates on severance costs, shares fall
WELLS Fargo missed analysts’ profit estimates in the fourth quarter on Wednesday, after it booked US$612 million in severance expenses as…
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DBS picks ThaiBev, DFI Retail for 2026 as commodity costs fall
Conversely, Alethia Capital downgrades the beverage producer due to Thailand’s alcohol restrictions Supermarkets and health-and-beauty…
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Longi joins China solar push to cut costs by reducing silver
The shift comes as solar manufacturers struggle with overcapacity and intense competition LONGI Green Energy Technology will begin…
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Top Glove Q1 profit surges more than 600% as costs fall
The glove maker reports a drop in operating expenses to RM842.9 million for the quarter Malaysian glove maker Top Glove on Wednesday (Dec…
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High service costs keep German inflation at 2.3% in November
A board shows the fuel prices at a petrol station in Duesseldorf in the morning. The Federal Statistical Office announces the inflation…
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SingPost raises standard domestic mail rates by S$0.10 as mail decline, rising costs persist
The new prices are S$0.62 for standard regular mail and S$0.90 for standard large mail On Tuesday (Dec 9), Singapore Post (SingPost)…
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Rio Tinto outlines plan to cut costs, raise productivity at strategy day
Rio Tinto CEO Simon Trott outlined a plan to focus on cost cuts and productivity gains at his first strategy day on Thursday (Dec 4) as he…
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Reits are emerging as ‘powerful tools’ to fund rocketing data centre costs – Singapore benefits
Data centres are projected to need a US$6.7 trillion investment globally to keep up with compute power demand by 2030 Data centres are…
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Netflix, Warner Bros Discovery combo seen lowering costs for consumers: sources
Alphabet’s YouTube remains the country’s largest streaming platform by viewership Netflix’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros…
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Washington Is Fighting the Wrong Battle on Health-Care Costs | National Review
Despite what politicians claim, drugs are not the main driver of growth in health-care spending — and capping their prices would only…
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Telefonica to cut 5,000 jobs to slash costs, union says
The cuts, affecting about a fifth of the carrier’s Spanish workforce, will apply to three Telefónica units Spain’s largest…
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Hedging costs ‘becoming too much’ as US dollar weakens, says Temasek chief
However, rotating out of US equities is ‘not easy’, adds executive director and CEO Dilhan Pillay The US dollar’s recent weakness against…
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Volkswagen pares India EV development costs amid hunt for a partner
The spending cuts also reflect growing caution among global carmakers balancing investment between India, China and western markets…
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Ikea profit falls 26% to 1.7 billion euros as US tariffs fuel costs
Overall sales from the company’s stores across 63 markets around the world fall for a second year in a row Sweden’s Inter Ikea, which…
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Commerzbank Q3 profit unexpectedly falls 8% as higher tax rates, costs weigh
Germany’s Commerzbank, fending off a possible takeover by Italy’s UniCredit, reported an unexpected 7.9 per cent drop in third-quarter net…