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European shares rise as banks, healthcare rally; investors weigh geopolitics, AI impact
European shares closed higher on Tuesday (Feb 17) as financials and healthcare stocks led the market rally, while investors tracked…
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Boeing 777X delays impact Singapore Airlines
SIA might have chosen Airbus for its freighter fleet due to the delays, says Boeing VP of commercial marketing Boeing on Wednesday (Feb 4)…
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Some in Bank of Japan saw need to watch weak-yen impact on prices in timing rate hike: December minutes
A few Bank of Japan board members said the central bank must be mindful of the impact a weak yen could have on underlying inflation in…
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Oil prices settle lower as traders assess impact of winter storm on production
Oil prices settled slightly lower on Monday after climbing more than 2 per cent in the previous session as investors assessed the impact…
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HSBC weighs future of Singapore life insurance business as analysts assess impact on wealth strategy
The bank says this comes under the group’s global ‘ongoing simplification’ drive HSBC said on Friday (Jan 16) that it would conduct a…
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Bank of Japan is said to heighten focus on price impact of weak yen
A fall in the local currency increases inflationary pressures via the higher cost of imports, while it boosts exporters’ profits Bank of…
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Is S$5 billion enough? Panel weighs impact of EQDP on Singapore equity valuations
There was agreement that the sum has kickstarted things, and that the challenge would be to keep up the momentum built in 2025 The idea of…
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Acquisitions Are How We Scale Real Impact
I run Hawke Media with a simple goal: be the easiest, most effective marketing partner for people who need real results. That mission…
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Engineering Cloud Systems That Millions Rely On: Sindhu Gopakumar Nair's Impact on Modern Enterprise Platforms
Sindhu Gopakumar Nair is a Principal Engineer whose work has helped shape how large digital platforms remain reliable, available, and…
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Repositioning of IReit Global’s Berlin asset to have ‘significant impact’ on DPU
The absence of property income as a result of the repositioning of IReit Global’s office asset in Berlin is expected to have a…
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Unstoppable Domains' Blockchain Domain Patent Upheld: A Year Later, Impact Continues
One year after the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office dismissed a challenge filed against Unstoppable Domains, the company says the ruling…
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Punctuality, passenger impact among LTA’s new reliability indicators; 99% of trains on time in Sept
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has released data on three new rail reliability indicators, with one of them showing that more than 99…
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Sony raises profit forecast by 8%, cites lower tariff impact, anime strength
The Japanese conglomerate has become an entertainment powerhouse and is banking on the growth of anime Sony raised its operating profit…
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From Inspection to Impact: A Food Safety Audit Story
Food safety has become a silent war that is mostly hidden from those millions who depend on it. The World Health Organization puts the…
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Impact of tariffs, trade restrictions not fully played out, but no systemic risk yet: OCBC
Bank has been able to navigate the uncertainty ‘quite well’, and still sees growth in sectors such as digital infrastructure, says deputy…
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Foxconn sees limited impact from China rare earths curbs for now
The company has been riding the wave of the AI boom and reported earlier this month record third-quarter revenue Taiwan’s Foxconn, the…
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Nestle bows out of initiative to reduce dairy’s climate impact
Less than two years ago, a group of the world’s biggest food companies, including Nestle, Danone and Kraft Heinz, announced a major…
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World’s biggest pension fund puts impact investing on the agenda
A decision by Japan’s US$1.8 trillion pension fund, the world’s biggest, to consider a shift into impact investing has triggered a wider…
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Swiss National Bank keeps interest rate at zero, warns of tariff impact
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) held its key interest rate at zero on Thursday (Sep 25), the lowest among major central banks, as it warned…
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Central Bank’s New Brazilian Forex Rules Could Impact Crypto Exchanges
Brazil’s central bank (BCB) has proposed new rules for the forex sector that may place further restrictions on the country’s crypto…
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Shaping Our Future: Climate Policy and Economic Impact
Climate risk, Nurse emphasized, is a matter of “life and death” in her district, creating a “constant economic toll to our businesses” and…
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Octave Capital launches US$75 million ocean-focused impact fund with Katapult Ocean
The fund will look at relevant startups in Apac as well as companies from other geographies that could benefit from expanding into this…
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Gait Retraining After a Tibia or Femur Fracture From Impact Injuries
Recovering from a severe leg fracture, such as one to the tibia or femur, is rarely a simple process. These injuries are common after…
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Oil holds gains as investors eye impact from attacks on Russian energy facilities
Oil prices were little changed on Monday as investors assessed the impact of Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian refineries that could…