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Existing-Home Sales in 2024 Were Slowest in Decades Amid High Mortgage Rates
High interest rates kept U.S. home sales in a deep freeze for much of last year. It could be a while before the market experiences much of…
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Analysts rate Frasers Centrepoint Trust with ‘buy’ on high retail portfolio occupancy - The Business Times
Market watchers rated Frasers Centrepoint Trust (FCT) with a “buy” call, citing its high retail portfolio occupancy and ongoing asset…
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Analysts upgrade Frasers Centrepoint Trust to ‘buy’, citing its high retail portfolio occupancy - The Business Times
ANALYSTS have upgraded Frasers Centrepoint Trust (FCT) to a “buy” rating, citing its high retail portfolio occupancy and ongoing asset…
Business
German town's tax on disposable packaging upheld at high court
Germany's Constitutional Court has upheld a special tax on disposable food and drink packaging levied by the small university city of…
Culture
Gold hits 11-week high on softer US dollar, Trump policy uncertainty - The Business Times
GOLD prices climbed to a fresh 11-week high on Wednesday (Jan 22), buoyed by a weaker US dollar and as uncertainty surrounding President…
Culture
Nvidia partnership puts MediaTek stock on course for record high
INCREASED collaboration with Nvidia has pushed investor optimism over the artificial intelligence (AI) growth potential for MediaTek to a…
Fashion
Centurion hits record high, surges 6.3% after news that it is exploring a Reit listing
SHARES of accommodation assets operator Centurion surged 6.3 per cent on Wednesday (Jan 8) following the previous day’s news that it is…
Lifestyle
Average rate for 30-year mortgage reaches 6-month high
The average rate for a 30-year mortgage in the United States reached a six-month high this week and also leapfrogged the rate during the…
Culture
Nio delivers 221,970 vehicles in 2024 and hits record high in December
CHINESE electric vehicle (EV) maker Nio delivered a record 72,689 vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2024, 45.2 per cent higher than the…
Lifestyle
Japan's best high school marching band readies for Rose Parade performance
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The ebullient thrum of staccato snares, thumping sousaphones, and tramping shoes all acting in unison filled the gray…
Lifestyle
Full list of states under "high" avalanche warning
Montana, Utah, Idaho and Colorado are under a "high" danger warning for avalanches from Monday until Tuesday morning, according to the…
Lifestyle
COVID update: CDC map reveals states with "high" wastewater viral activity
New data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that over half of U.S. states have either "high" or "very…
Fashion
Singapore market unlikely to repeat 2024’s high; moderate returns expected for 2025
IT HAS been “a year of two halves” for the Singapore market in 2024. While the local market remained relatively stable in the first half…
Fashion
TSMC shares touch record high, eyeing best year since 1999 on AI
TAIWAN Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) shares touched a record high, as the world’s largest contract chipmaker is poised to cap…
Business
Somali piracy 2.0 - the BBC meets the new robbers of the high seas
Two Somali fishermen wearing big scarves over their heads to hide their faces glance around furtively as they walk into the room for a…
Culture
Bitcoin retreats from record high after US Fed cools risk appetite
BITCOIN fell for the first time in four days with speculative bets being pared across financial markets after US Federal Reserve officials…
Culture
Oil up 2%, settles at 3-week high as more sanctions loom on Russia, Iran
Oil prices climbed about 2 per cent on Friday (Dec 13) to settle at a three-week high, on expectations that additional sanctions on Russia…
Fashion
Gold hits two-week high with spotlight on US inflation data
GOLD prices nudged higher to touch a two-week peak on Wednesday (Dec 11), supported by escalating geopolitical tensions and expectations…
Business
Canada's jobless rate jumps to near 8-year high of 6.8% in November
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's unemployment rate rose more than expected to 6.8% in November, a near-eight-year high excluding the pandemic…
Business
It’s high season in Thailand. Avoid the crowds by visiting these lesser-known destinations
Editor’s Note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Get news about destinations, plus the latest in aviation,…
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Tesla's November China EV Sales Drop 4.3% as BYD Hits New High
Tesla Inc. (TSLA, Financial) announced a 4.3% year-over -year decline in November China-made EV sales to 78,856 units, as reported by…
Lifestyle
COVID map update reveals new states with "very high" wastewater activity
There are an increasing number of states across the U.S. where "very high" levels of the virus that causes COVID-19 are present in…
Culture
Japan's Nikkei hits three-week closing high in widespread rally
Japan’s Nikkei share average hit a three-week closing high on Tuesday (Dec 3) as heavyweight chip stocks led a broad rally on the back of…
Culture
Yen hits 6-week high after faster-than-expected inflation support bets for a Dec BOJ rate hike
THE Japanese yen jumped to a six-week high against the dollar on Friday (Nov 29) after faster-than-expected inflation in Tokyo supported…