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Bank of America profit climbs as trading surges in volatile markets
Bank of America’s profit rose, as its traders brought in more revenue from spurred client activity in the fourth quarter due to increased…
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Nike climbs as Apple’s Tim Cook buys US$3 million in stock
Nike shares ticked up 2 per cent in premarket trading on Wednesday (Dec 24) after Apple CEO Tim Cook bought nearly US$3 million worth of…
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Australian dollar climbs to highest since Oct 2024 on RBA bets
The Australian dollar climbed to its strongest in more than a year after traders ratchet expectations the Reserve Bank will quickly shift…
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China’s renminbi climbs to 15-month high, overcoming weak PBOC fixing
On Dec 23, onshore yuan ends at 7.0287 per US dollar, while its offshore counterpart fetches 7.0181 at 4.30pm SGT China’s renminbi climbed…
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Wall Street climbs as tech rebound gathers momentum
US stocks rose on Monday (Dec 22), kicking off the holiday-shortened week on a positive note, as technology stocks continued to rebound…
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Baht soars to 3-year high against Singdollar as it climbs on gold spike, yuan strength
Thai currency’s rise is fuelled by a soft US dollar, recent Fed easing and sharp acceleration in gold prices The baht’s rally has pushed…
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Death toll climbs to 5 in South African temple building collapse
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The death toll in last week’s building collapse at the site of a Hindu temple in South Africa has risen to five, and…
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Singapore insurers brace for 2026 as medical inflation climbs and IP rules tighten
Despite challenges, longer-term demographic and wealth trends remain supportive, observers say Medical inflation is expected to remain one…
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Gold edges lower as dollar climbs to near one-week high ahead of Fed verdict
Gold inched lower on Wednesday (Dec 10), as the dollar rose after a US jobs report indicated a stronger-than-expected labour market,…
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Oil climbs to 2-week high on Fed rate-cut signals, supply concerns
Oil prices edged up nearly 1 per cent to a two-week high on Friday (Dec 5) on increasing expectations the US Federal Reserve will cut…
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Oil climbs over US$1 a barrel on Opec action, Ukraine attack
Concerns about a possible conflict between the United States and Venezuela run far behind the focus on the war in Ukraine Oil prices rose…
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Europe’s Stoxx 600 climbs on Fed cut hopes; banks rally post-UK budget announcement
EUROPE’S main equity indexes closed higher on Wednesday, led by technology stocks as growing expectations of a US rate cut boosted global…
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Agony for families as landslide death toll climbs in Uganda and Kenya
More than 40 people are now known to have died after multiple landslides struck Kenya and Uganda's mountainous border region last week. "I…
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Trump Administration Says Drug-Boat Strikes Are Not Really ‘Hostilities,’ as Death Toll in Caribbean Climbs | National Review
The administration is taking this position despite having killed over five dozen people in at least 15 drone strikes. Source link
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Airbus profit climbs 14% on defence boost
EUROPEAN plane-maker Airbus said Wednesday its third-quarter net profit surged by 14 per cent to 1.1 billion euros (S$1.66 billion) on the…
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US: Wall Street opens higher as Fed meeting week begins; Tesla climbs
Wall Street indexes opened slightly higher on Monday (Sep 15), setting the stage for a week dominated by the Federal Reserve’s policy…
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StanChart Singapore’s H1 profit climbs 12.4% to nearly S$1 billion
The rise in earnings comes amid a boost in fee and commission income, as well as forex income Standard Chartered (StanChart) Singapore’s…
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Gold climbs to more than four-month high on US rate-cut bets
Gold prices rose to a more than four-month high on Monday (Sep 1), as increased expectations of a US Federal Reserve interest rate cut…
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Hong Kong’s key rate climbs above 3% to pose risks for economy
If the gauge sustains above that level, it could have a negative impact on the economy Liquidity conditions in Hong Kong resumed…
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Lego bets on Asia as sales hit record and market share climbs
After posting record half-year sales figures on Wednesday (Aug 27), Lego said it would sustain its momentum by doubling down on the market…
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Death toll from Israeli strikes on Yemen climbs to 10
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
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Chris Sharma Is Projecting One of the Hardest Climbs in the World. Here's How His Photographer Keeps Up
Chris Sharma is projecting a new climbing route just beyond the dam that marks the end of Congost de Mont-Rebei—a gorge along the Noguera…
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TSMC revenue climbs 39% in latest sign of AI spending boom
For 2025, investors remain wary about the impact of tariffs on the global economy and the electronics sector Taiwan Semiconductor…
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Iran: Death toll of scientists killed in Israeli strikes climbs to 9
Iran has confirmed the deaths of three more nuclear scientists in the Israeli airstrikes targeting the country's nuclear programme and…