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Thomson Medical surges 38.8% to 1.5-year high on news JS-SEZ mega project
Thomson Medical shares soared in early trade on Tuesday (Aug 26) after the group unveiled plans for an RM18 billion (S$5.5 billion)…
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Peter Lim’s Thomson Medical surges 38.8% to 1.5-year high on news of JS-SEZ mega project
Thomson Medical shares soared in early trade on Tuesday (Aug 26) after the group unveiled plans for an RM18 billion (S$5.5 billion)…
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Shanghai stock benchmark hits new decade high, Hong Kong nears 4-year peak
China and Hong Kong stocks jumped on Monday (Aug 25), led by the rare earth and property sectors, extending the recent bull run as…
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Iron ore hits over one-week high as Rio Tinto suspends work at Guinea mine
Iron ore futures touched a one-week high on Monday (Aug 25) as Rio Tinto suspended activity at its Simandou project in Guinea following an…
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The High Femme Dystopia of Star Amerasu
If the recent embrace of seemingly—and only seemingly—autonomous machines is any indication, something much less chic than the future…
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Japan's 30-year yields hit all-time high ahead of Powell speech
Japanese 30-year government bond yields climbed to a fresh all-time peak on Friday (Aug 22), tracking a rise in US Treasury yields as…
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Sats rises 5.7% to three-week high on Q1 profit growth
Shares of ground handler and inflight caterer Sats climbed in early trade on Thursday (Aug 21), a day after the group posted higher…
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Australia: Shares hit fresh high on mining and banks boost
AUSTRALIAN shares rose to a record high on Thursday, driven by miners and banks, while investors awaited US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome…
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China’s rare-earth magnet exports to US hit six-month high after trade deal
The Asian nation put export controls on the components, weaponising the nation’s 90% grip on global production to squeeze American…
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Asian Stocks Rally with Nikkei at All-Time High; Global Markets Eye Fed Rate Cut Signals
Global markets took a wait-and-see attitude on Tuesday, as European shares were up only slightly and futures markets reflected little…
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Tokyo: Nikkei slips from record high as investors weigh Wall Street lull
Japan’s Nikkei share average slipped from a record high to trade flat on Tuesday, as investors weighed Wall Street’s muted overnight…
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NGO petitions High Court: Forbid use of mounted police to break up protests
The use of mounted cops has a “chilling effect” that discourages citizens from realizing their right to protest, and “harms the…
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Asian Stocks Hit Record High as Fed Meeting Looms; Oil Steady, Dollar Soft
Asian markets started the week strongly on Monday, supported by optimism over potential U.S. interest rate cuts. Japan's Nikkei added 0.9%…
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Tokyo: Nikkei hits record high, Fast Retailing leads gains
Japan’s Nikkei share average hit a record high on Monday, tracking the Dow Jones’s higher finish last week, with Uniqlo-brand owner Fast…
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Japan’s Nikkei ends at record high as automakers rise on weaker yen
Japan’s Nikkei share average extended its gains from last week to end at a record high on Monday (Aug 18), as a weaker yen pushed…
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US: Dow hits record high at open on rate-cut optimism, UnitedHealth boost
The blue-chip Dow opened at a record high on Friday (Aug 15), as UnitedHealth’s shares jumped after Berkshire Hathaway raised its stake in…
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Investors chase CNMC Goldmine to new high on record profit, trebled dividend
Shares of CNMC Goldmine soared more than 10 per cent on Friday (Aug 15) afternoonafter the gold producer posted record first-half earnings…
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Japan's Nikkei ends at record high as yen weakens, economy shows resilience
Japan’s Nikkei closed at an all-time high on Friday (Aug 15), as the yen weakened and data showed the nation’s economy was surprisingly…
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Asian Stocks Advance as Nikkei Hits Record High, Expectations for Fed Rate Cut Grow
Asian equities advanced Wednesday, led by Japan's Nikkei 225, which hit an all-time high above 43,000 as trading resumed following a…
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Japan's Nikkei races to record high, SoftBank leads tech surge
Japan’s Nikkei share gauge powered to an all-time high on Tuesday (Aug 12), driven by sharp gains for tech companies and renewed optimism…
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PropNex H1 profit doubles to new high of S$42.3 million; declares record interim dividend of S$0.05
Real estate agency PropNex reported a record net profit of S$42.3 million for its first half-year ended Jun 30, more than double from the…
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SGX trading liquidity jumps in July as volume done surges 44% to three-month high of 39 billion units
The Singapore Exchange Group (SGX Group) reported a three-month high in the trading value and volumes of its key products in July, as the…
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Australian shares log record closing high on lithium boost
Australian shares rose to a record close on Monday (Aug 11), with lithium stocks leading index heavyweight miners higher, while investors…
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US: Nasdaq posts record closing high with tech gains, rate cut optimism
US stocks ended higher and the Nasdaq notched a record closing high for the second straight day on Friday (Aug 8) as technology-related…