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COE premiums rise across the board; Cat A back up above S$100,000
Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums rose across the board for all categories of vehicles in the latest round of bidding on Wednesday…
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Anger after sharp rise in death toll from Kenya's anti-government protests
The number of people killed in Monday's anti-government protests in Kenya has risen to 31, the country's human rights commission said,…
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Europe: Shares rise on energy, healthcare boost; tariff uncertainty lingers
EUROPEAN shares ended higher on Tuesday, boosted by healthcare and energy shares while investors assessed the latest phase of US President…
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Europe: Shares rise on tech, banks boost with focus on US trade negotiations
EUROPEAN shares ended higher on Monday, driven by gains in technology and bank stocks at the start of a week where investors are on the…
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Singapore stocks rise on Monday; STI up 0.5%
The local bourse kicked off the week on a positive note even as markets monitored how the tariff tango was unfolding. The Straits Times…
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Asia: Stocks rise on trade deal hopes, Tokyo hit by tariff warning
Asian stocks rose on Tuesday amid optimism countries will strike US trade deals, though Tokyo’s Nikkei sank after Donald Trump threatened…
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Asia Markets Rise on US-Canada Trade Hopes and Rate Cut Buzz
Asian stock markets inched higher early Monday as trade tensions between the United States and Canada cooled down to some extent. Canada…
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Asia: Most stocks rise as investors eye US trade talks
Asian equities mostly rose on Monday following a record-breaking day on Wall Street as investors kept tabs on countries’ efforts to strike…
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Wall Street Hits New Highs as Rate Cut Bets Rise Despite Trade Tensions
US stock markets showed positive movement on Friday. The S&P 500 added 32.05 points, or 0.52%, to end the session at 6,173.07, and the…
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Europe: Stocks rise as US-China trade tensions ease; auto stocks jump
European stocks closed at an over one-week high on Friday (Jun 27), fuelled by a rally in automakers, as investors took more risks on…
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Nikkei Surpasses 40,000 as Global Stocks Rise, Dollar Sinks to 3.5-Year Low
Global stock markets finished the week on an upbeat note, lifted by optimism over interest rate cuts and receding geopolitical risks.…
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Singapore stocks rise on Thursday amid mixed regional trading, STI up 0.3%
Local stocks ended higher on Thursday (Jun 26), amid mixed trading in the region. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) rose 0.3 per…
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Singapore shares rise, tracking regional gains; STI up 0.6%
Singapore Exchange is the top blue-chip gainer while Yangzijiang Shipbuilding finishes at the bottom Shares on the Singapore bourse closed…
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Singapore shares rise on Israel-Iran ceasefire; STI up 0.7%
Local shares ended higher on Tuesday (Jun 24), tracking a rally on Wall Street after the US brokered a ceasefire in the conflict between…
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Iran Votes to Close Strait of Hormuz that Could Put One-Fifth of World's Oil Supply at Risk and Trigger Sharp Rise in Global Crude Prices
Iran's parliament has voted to close down the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial maritime route that handles around 20 percent of the world's…
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The Rise of the Anti-Cinderella Story
A pair of recent films, Celine Song’s “Materialists” and Sean Baker’s “Anora,” turn the fairy tale on its head, with mixed results. Source…
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Nippon Steel shares rise after Trump approves US$14.9 billion US Steel bid
Nippon Steel shares rose on Monday after US President Donald Trump approved its US$14.9 billion bid for US Steel, clearing a key hurdle in…
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Oil prices rise as Israel-Iran conflict heightens fears of supply disruptions
Oil prices jumped in early Asian trade on Monday after Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on Sunday, heightening fears that escalating…
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Gold Prices Surge as Middle East Tensions Rise and Rate Cut Hopes Grow
Markets jittered on Friday as new tensions in the Middle East sent tremors through global finance. Investors fled to gold as a haven in a…
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Global EV sales rise in May as China hits 2025 peak: Rho Motion
GLOBAL sales of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles rose 24 per cent in May compared with the same period a year ago, as strength in…
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US: Wall St opens lower as Middle East tensions rise
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Thursday (Jun 12) as signs of rising tensions in the Middle East hurt risk sentiment and…
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Singapore shares rise as trade tensions between China and US ease; STI up 0.1%
Across the broader market, gainers beat losers 252 to 236 as 1.3 billion securities worth S$1.2 billion change hands Singapore stocks rose…
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Gold prices climb as Middle East tensions rise, US inflation eases
GOLD prices rose on Thursday, as rising Middle East tensions boosted demand for safe-haven assets, while softer-than-expected US inflation…
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Oil prices jumps 4% to 2-month high as tensions rise in Middle East
Oil prices rose more than 4 per cent on Wednesday, to their highest in more than two months, after sources said the US was preparing to…