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Apple’s Tim Cook meeting with Trump as tariffs threaten iPhones
PRESIDENT Donald Trump is meeting with Apple CEO Tim Cook at the White House on Thursday (Feb 20), according to a source familiar with…
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Singapore shares muted at Friday’s open; STI down 0.02%
SINGAPORE stocks opened nearly flat on Friday (Feb 21) morning as global markets recorded declines overnight. As at 9.03 am, the Straits…
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Trump tariff worries set gold on course for eighth straight weekly gain
GOLD prices were little changed on Friday (Feb 21) but remained on track for an eighth successive weekly gain, driven by concerns over US…
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Stocks to watch: Wilmar, SIA, Genting Singapore, Seatrium, Starhub, FEHT, The Hour Glass
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Feb 21): Wilmar: It posted on Thursday…
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Meta reduces stock options for staff despite trading at record highs: FT
META Platforms has cut back on its yearly distribution of stock options by about 10 per cent for tens of thousands of employees despite…
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StarHub H2 net profit up 7.5% at S$78.4 million
STARHUB on Friday (Feb 21) posted a net profit of S$78.4 million for the second half of its financial year ended December, up 7.5 per cent…
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Seatrium achieves first full-year profit with S$120.9 million H2 earnings
On its return to profitability, the company proposes a final dividend of S$0.015 a share SEATRIUM swung into the black with a net profit…
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Singapore Oil Hub Opportunities Amid US Tariff Uncertainty
The city-state may be able to leverage its robust infrastructure and strategic location to help companies adjust WITH US tariffs shaking…
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Spirit Airlines to exit bankruptcy under go-private deal
SPIRIT Airlines won court approval to leave bankruptcy via a lender-backed take-private deal after rejecting a takeover offer from rival…
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Marshall Rose, Who Helped Revive Two New York Institutions, Dies at 88
Marshall Rose, a real estate developer who was instrumental in reviving the New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue and transforming the…
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Payments firm Block’s profit misses estimate on underwhelming holiday spending
BLOCK’S fourth-quarter profit fell short of estimates as spending growth during the holiday season and gains from a post-election surge in…
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Rivian records first gross profit as EV policy risks loom
RIVIAN Automotive recorded its first-ever quarterly gross profit to close out 2024, achieving a long-held goal even as it warned that…
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I.R.S. Fires 6,700 Employees Amid Tax Filing Season
The Trump administration started firing about 6,700 employees at the Internal Revenue Service on Thursday, according to people familiar…
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Judge Rules Trump Can Go Right Ahead With Gutting Federal Government
A federal judge has just cleared the way for Trump to continue his federal employee purge. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Christopher…
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Birkenstock slumps as unchanged outlook overshadows sales boost
BIRKENSTOCK Holding shares fell after the German shoe company opted to keep its outlook unchanged, even as sales of its high-end sandals…
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Trump’s DOJ Threatens Dem Congressman Who Shared “Elon Musk Dick Pic”
Donald Trump’s Department of Justice has sent a threatening letter to Representative Robert Garcia after the California Democrat mocked…
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Booking beats on room nights during holiday travel season
BOOKING Holdings, the parent to travel brands including Kayak and Priceline, delivered better-than-expected fourth-quarter results…
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Trump Meets With Tiger Woods About Merging PGA Tour with LIV Golf
Trying to finalize long-simmering and contentious plans to unite the PGA Tour with the Saudi Arabian-backed LIV Golf circuit, President…
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Nominee for Deputy Transportation Secretary Comes Under Fire for Handling of Boeing
Democratic senators on Thursday questioned Steven Bradbury, President Trump’s nominee for deputy secretary of the Transportation…
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ICE Prosecutor Runs White Supremacist Account in His Free Time
GlomarResponder’s profile on X is full of racist assertions. Last month, the account wrote “America is a White nation, founded by…
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Elon Musk Loses It After Astronaut Dares Calls Out His Lie
When Trump was sworn in as president last month, the office had 936 employees. The administration plans to reduce that number to 150,…
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Sepsis Rates Have Skyrocketed Since This Red State Banned Abortion
Texas lawmakers instituted a sweeping six-week abortion ban in 2021, using the threat of criminal conviction to sway providers against…
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Fox News, CNN and Other Outlets Urge White House to Drop AP Ban
Dozens of major news organizations, including CNN, The Washington Post and Fox News, wrote to the White House this week urging the Trump…
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Trump Completes FBI Takeover With Kash Patel Confirmation
When Trump was sworn in as president last month, the office had 936 employees. The administration plans to reduce that number to 150,…