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Applied Materials to cut 4% of global staff after sales slow
Applied Materials, the largest US producer of chipmaking equipment, plans to cut 4 per cent of its global workforce as it copes with a…
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Gold’s dip a mere blip in glittering rally hinting at global monetary shift
IT HAS been a banner year for gold bugs. Despite a 5 per cent correction on Oct 21, the yellow metal has been the best-performing asset…
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CICT loses its top ranking in global ESG benchmark for real estate
Clas, FLCT and Hongkong Land maintain their positions as sector leaders in this year’s GRESB rankings CapitaLand Integrated Commercial…
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Global carmakers race to beat China’s rare earths deadline
[LONDON/BERLIN] Global automakers are scouring the globe for crucial rare earths ahead of looming Chinese export controls, with executives…
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China dominates in global market as exports of valuable commodity double in just 1 year: 'Golden September'
China has announced that its electric vehicle exports in September doubled from a year ago after car manufacturers expanded into…
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Global companies hit by more than US$35 billion in US tariffs, but outlook stabilising
GLOBAL companies have flagged more than US$35 billion in costs from US tariffs heading into third-quarter earnings, but many are lowering…
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Coinbase, Fortnite among services hit by global outage of Amazon’s cloud unit
AMAZON’S cloud services unit AWS was hit by an outage on Monday (Oct 20), causing connectivity issues for many companies around the world…
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Capital-raising focus: Reclaims Global, iWow, Vividthree
Financial services and industrials book the most net institutional outflow from Oct 10 to 16, while telecommunications and healthcare book…
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China officials try to ease global concern over rare earth curbs
The Asian nation has justified its latest curbs as a response to an expansion of US controls Chinese officials tried to ease concerns over…
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TSMC ADR premium tops two-decade high as global buyers pile in
Global investors are ramping up bets on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) ahead of its earnings, confident that the…
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Stocks to watch: SIA Group, Jardine C&C, Aztech Global, Q&M Dental, Food Innovators
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Oct 16): SIA Group: Passenger…
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Aztech Global Q3 profit falls 21.2% to S$10.8 million on lower demand
Aztech Global’s net profit fell 21.2 per cent to S$10.8 million for the third quarter ended Sep 30, from S$13.7 million in the previous…
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Global EV sales hit record 2.1 million in September: research firm
GLOBAL sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles rose 26 per cent in September from a year ago to a record 2.1 million units,…
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CPF earns Asia-Pacific’s first A in global ranking of pension systems
Singapore’s Central Provident Fund (CPF) has become the first in the Asia-Pacific to earn an A rating in an annual global ranking of…
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China flexes superpower status using rare earths in global supply chain grab
China’s sweeping new restrictions on rare earth exports mark its first major effort to police the global flow of critical minerals it…
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Xi’s rare earth ‘bazooka’ sparks global alarm, race for supplies
China’s sweeping new restrictions on rare earth exports mark its first major effort to police the global flow of critical minerals it…
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Ferragamo Reimagines the ‘Pure Originality’ of Its Famed Vara Bow With New Global Campaign
Some of fashion’s most lasting ideas start with an accident. In 1978, Fiamma Ferragamo left a grosgrain bow on a prototype pump — and…
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China plans zinc exports as global rally opens window for sales
Cash prices on the London Metal Exchange have surged above futures, signalling a growing shortage in western markets Chinese zinc…
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Chinese firms face shifting global IPO landscape
Nasdaq proposes raising minimum public float and fundraising requirements; is enforcing faster suspension and delisting procedures for…
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Meet Australia’s Secret Weapon in the Global Vintage Bidding Wars
PARIS — As the market for vintage fashion booms and competition at auction heats up, the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne has…
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Thai central bank worried over disconnect as global markets soar
The disconnect between the real economy and record-high financial markets worldwide is worrying, according to the Bank of Thailand (BOT),…
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Global Resale Market Set to Grow to $360 Billion by 2030, Says BCG
PARIS — The global resale market for fashion and luxury goods is continuing to soar, projected to reach between $320 billion and $360…
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Clear pathways to growth and prosperity in Asia amid global uncertainty: OCBC’s Tan Teck Long
The ‘golden era of globalisation’ now feels like a distant memory, says the bank’s deputy CEO While the world is facing a landscape marked…
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Top Singapore fund Lion Global wins with ‘forgotten’ small-caps
The company sees the small- and mid-cap strategy continuing to succeed over the longer term as well Lion Global Investors’ strategy of…