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Cocoa prices swing as supply worries persist
THE cocoa industry is currently navigating a complex landscape marked by fluctuating prices, supply challenges, and evolving market…
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Sembcorp to miss 2025 target on green business profits, drops metric from 2028 strategy
Management will not receive compensation tied to this particular sustainability goal SEMBCORP Industries will miss one of its 2025…
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Private markets to draw more investor interest this year: survey
This follows the Fed’s move to start cutting interest rates last September, prompting some investors to shift their allocations away from…
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Volkswagen sues India to quash ‘enormous’ US$1.4b tax demand, legal filing shows
Volkswagen has sued Indian authorities to quash an “impossibly enormous” tax demand of US$1.4 billion, arguing that the ask is…
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Lessons for the End of the World
I’d like to think that Nikki Giovanni would have forgiven me for misleading the seemingly oblivious white proprietor of a small bookshop…
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Euro set for deeper decline as market sees more ECB cuts
Traders are ramping up bets for a deeper divergence between European and US interest rates, setting the euro on a clear path for further…
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Tariffs worry Wall Street over earnings hit, inflation pressure
Investors are bracing for a looming hit to US corporate profits and pressure on inflation after President Donald Trump on Saturday (Feb 1)…
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Singapore-based office S-Reits report stronger operational performance
ACCORDING to data from JLL, leasing activities in quality office developments in Singapore improved in the fourth quarter of 2024. Rental…
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Exxon, Chevron succumb to oil-refining slump as tariffs loom
PROFITS for Exxon Mobil and Chevron were slammed by slumping fuel margins as the prospect of US tariffs on two major oil suppliers…
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AstraZeneca cancels UK plant after subsidies cut
BRITISH pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca said on Friday (Jan 31) that it was abandoning plans to build a £450 million (S$756.9 million)…
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Apple scraps work on Mac-connected augmented reality glasses
APPLE has cancelled a project to build advanced augmented reality (AR) glasses that would pair with its devices, marking the latest…
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“Eusexua,” the Dance-Floor Album That Doesn’t Need Berlin or Prague
This past fall, the artist FKA Twigs promoted her then forthcoming album, “Eusexua,” with a series of international raves. Londoners were…
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OpenAI releases cheaper model o3-mini in wake of DeepSeek
OpenAI rolled out a new, lightweight artificial intelligence (AI) model that it said is capable of human-like reasoning and makes gains on…
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Steel, aluminium tariffs will impact millions of tonnes of imports
AluminIum and steel were among the first tariffs to be enacted during President Donald Trump’s first term. A revival of those measures is…
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JPMorgan plans US$4 billion US gold delivery amid tariff fears
JPMorgan Chase will deliver gold bullion valued at more than US$4 billion against futures contracts in New York in February, at a time…
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Fu Yu will not convene requisitioned EGM; investigates business unit
THE board of directors of Fu Yu Corporation on Friday (Jan 31) announced that the company will not convene an extraordinary general…
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US: Wall St opens higher on gains in Apple, in-line inflation reading
WALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday (Jan 31) on gains in Apple following its strong sales forecast, with an in-line reading…
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Exxon beats Q4 estimates with higher Permian, Guyana output
EXXONMOBIL on Friday (Jan 31) beat Wall Street’s estimate for fourth-quarter profit as higher oil and gas production offset lower oil…
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CapitaLand Ascott Trust acquires two freehold hotels in Japan for S$178.5 million
CAPITALAND Ascott Trust (Clas) has acquired two freehold limited-service hotels in Japan – ibis Styles Tokyo Ginza and Chisun Budget…
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CapitaLand Ascott Trust acquires two freehold hotels in Japan for 21b yen
CAPITALAND Ascott Trust (Clas) has acquired two freehold limited-service hotels in Japan – ibis Styles Tokyo Ginza and Chisun Budget…
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“Mo” ’s Urgent, Uneven Homecoming
The first episode of Netflix’s larkish dramedy “Mo” reveals exactly what its title character, Mohammed Najjar, is capable of. He’s camped…
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Sembcorp to enter the Philippines renewable energy market via acquisition
The proposed deal’s total consideration is about S$105 million and is expected to be completed in H2 2025 SEMBCORP Industries announced in…
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Musk-Trump bromance turns X debt from burden to asset for Morgan Stanley
JUST a few months ago, Morgan Stanley was stuck with billions of US dollars of unloved debt tied to Elon Musk’s controversial 2022 buyout…
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BOJ must maintain monetary support, says governor Ueda
BANK of Japan (BOJ) governor Kazuo Ueda said on Friday (Jan 31) that the central bank must maintain loose monetary policy to ensure…