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Venezuela quake death toll nears 3,000
The death toll from twin earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to at least 2,954 with more than 16,500 people injured, National Assembly…
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Vietnam Ranks Fourth Globally in Pork Consumption as Demand Nears 39Kg Per Person
Vietnam has emerged as the world's fourth-largest consumer of pork and the top consumer in Southeast Asia, with average intake reaching…
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Nvidia nears deal to invest US$20 billion in OpenAI round
Nvidia is nearing a deal to invest US$20 billion in OpenAI as part of its latest funding round, according to sources familiar with the…
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Market swings in India surge from historic low as budget nears
With the Nifty 50 down more than 3% this year, Indian shares have become some of the world’s worst performers Indian stocks are seeing a…
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AirAsia nears deal for 100 Airbus A220 jets in expansion push
Tthe airline is set to start its Middle East hub in Bahrain as early as this year Low-cost South-east Asian carrier AirAsia is close to…
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Gold nears US$5,600/oz as investors seek safety, silver eyes US$120
— Spot gold extended its record-breaking rally on Thursday (Jan 29), edging closer to the US$5,600-per-ounce level as investors sought…
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EXCLUSIVE: Madison Avenue Vacancy Rate Nears Historic Lows
Madison Avenue‘s vacancy rate has dropped down to 5.6 percent, nearing historically low pre-pandemic levels for the nation’s premier…
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Trump team nears Taiwan trade deal with more US chip investment
Any agreement with Taipei risks provoking China, which claims the island as part of its territory The Trump administration is close to a…
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Two currency bets in Asia flash warning signs as year-end nears
Moves in precious metals have also contributed to swings in the region’s currencies Some of Asia’s strongest currency trends are starting…
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Singapore to pilot ‘overhang’ solar power structure, as it nears deployment target
The Republic is more than halfway to its 2 GWp target, equivalent to the annual electricity needs of about 350,000 households Industrial…
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ServiceNow nears up to US7 billion deal for cybersecurity startup Armis
ServiceNow is in advanced talks to buy the cybersecurity startup Armis in a deal that may be valued at as much as US$7 billion and would…
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Intel nears US$1.6 billion deal for AI chip startup SambaNova
Intel is in advanced talks to acquire artificial intelligence (AI) chip startup SambaNova Systems for about US$1.6 billion, including…
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Edcetera, A Rising Force in Regulated Professional Education, Nears Its Breakout Moment
After years of steady growth and consolidation, Edcetera, a leader in Regulated Professional Education is stepping into the spotlight with…
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Wall Street subdued at open as Fed rate cut decision nears
Wall Street’s main stock indexes were subdued at the open on Tuesday (Dec 9) as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s policy decision,…
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Australia may weigh early rate hike as economy nears speed limit
The RBA is facing a more complex outlook than peers as its economy is entering an upswing with elevated capacity utilisation Australia’s…
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Citigroup India nears US$1 billion book of asset backed securities
While securitisation deals are common in developed economies, the country’s market is still nascent Citigroup’s India unit has more than…
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Apple nears deal to pay Google roughly US$1 billion a year for Siri AI model
Apple is planning to use a 1.2 trillion parameter artificial intelligence (AI) model developed by Alphabet Inc.’s Google to help power its…
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Malaysian ringgit nears one-year high on rate outlook, growth optimism
The country’s trade-dependent economy has been buoyed by signs that global demand is picking up Malaysia’s ringgit is hovering near its…
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Ringgit nears one-year high on rate outlook, growth optimism
The country’s trade-dependant economy has been buoyed by signs that global demand is picking up Malaysia’s ringgit is hovering near its…
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UBS reshuffles leadership as Credit Suisse integration nears end
The lender is in the middle of a battle with the Swiss government over how much capital it needs to set aside to prevent another similar…
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Amazon‘s AWS nears recovery after major outage disrupts apps, services worldwide
Amazon.com said on Monday that a cloud computing unit at its data center in northern Virginia had largely contained fallout from a…
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Gold prices hit record high, nears US$4,000 per ounce mark on safe-haven demand
Gold prices climbed to an all-time high on Wednesday (Oct 8), nearing the crucial US$4,000-per-ounce level, bolstered by economic and…
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NYSE parent nears deal for US$2 billion stake in crypto-based betting startup Polymarket: sources
INTERCONTINENTAL Exchange, the parent of New York Stock Exchange, is in talks to invest US$2 billion in Polymarket, The Wall Street…
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BlackRock’s GIP nears US$40 billion deal to buy Aligned Data Centers in bet on AI
Global Infrastructure Partners already owns Dallas-based data centre company CyrusOne with KKR BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners…