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Prices plummet in Gaza as aid influx transforms markets
SCOOP - According to internal security data, which was presented to decision-makers, prices of essential products in Gaza’s markets have…
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Singapore stocks end Friday in the red amid mixed Asia markets; STI down 0.4%
Local stocks ended its rally to close lower on Friday (Aug 8), following a mixed performance across Asian markets as investors navigated a…
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Asia: Tokyo soars on trade deal relief as markets limp into weekend
JAPANESE stocks rallied on Friday on a mixed day for Asian markets, fuelled by relief that Tokyo and Washington had settled a tariff issue…
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Elon Musk’s politics hit Tesla sales in Europe’s biggest car markets
Tesla’s new car registrations in Britain and Germany, Europe’s biggest auto markets, more than halved in July from a year earlier, as CEO…
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'A fake narrative': Footage of 'bustling' Gaza markets counter Hamas starvation claims
While asserting “aid is flowing in, by land and by air every day,” COGAT asserted that “Hamas is pushing a fake famine narrative” while…
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RevPAR is mixed across Frasers Hospitality Trust’s markets in Q3
Frasers Hospitality Trust saw its revenue per available room (RevPAR) drop in three of the five key markets in which it operates for the…
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Spotify to raise premium subscription price in select markets from September
Spotify Technology shares gained in premarket trading after the company announced it is raising premium subscription prices across many…
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Asia: Markets fluctuate as traders weigh tariffs, US jobs
Asian markets flitted between gains and losses on Monday as investors continued to digest last week’s tariff blitz by Donald Trump and a…
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Gold holds gain as markets monitor Trump’s tariff rollout
held an advance - but remained on track for a weekly loss - as the White House unveiled President Donald Trump’s tariff rates on trading…
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Singapore, Malaysia markets rise, while Taiwan stocks drop as Trump sets new tariff rates
Singapore stocks opened slightly up on Friday (Aug 1), while Malaysia markets jumped and Taiwan slumped, following the announcement of US…
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Asia: Markets mixed as China-US talks end, eyes on tech earnings
Asian markets were mixed on Wednesday as investors kept tabs on China-US developments after they agreed to further talks to extend their…
Culture
Asia: Most markets rise, euro boosted after EU strikes US trade deal
Most stock markets rose with the euro on Monday after the European Union and United States hammered out the “biggest-ever” deal to avert a…
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China’s 1.2 trillion yuan dam project lifts metals markets, but isn’t a quick fix for glut
China’s launch of a 1.2 trillion yuan (S$218.5 billion) mega-dam project in Tibet has energised metal markets, though analysts warn that…
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Asia: Markets turn lower as trade war rally fades
Asian stocks fell on Friday as their latest rally ran out of legs, with sentiment weighed by strong US jobs data that saw investors row…
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Markets bet Beijing is getting serious about China’s overcapacity
Commodity prices from steel to polysilicon have surged this month as Chinese investors bet Beijing is finally serious about addressing…
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Moody’s profit tops estimates in sign of credit market’s rebound
Moody’s adjusted earnings per share of US$3.56 topped analysts’ forecasts of US$3.38 Moody’s, a bond grader and financial data provider,…
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Chinese mega listings catapult Hong Kong to top spot in global markets for IPOs in H1 2025
A parade of China’s mega listings in Hong Kong since the turn of the year has helped restore some of the shine to the city as the world’s…
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Europe: Shares end flat as markets assess earnings flurry
EUROPEAN shares were unchanged on Friday, as losses in heavyweight healthcare shares were countered by an advance in oil and gas stocks,…
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Asia: Markets on course to end week on a positive note
Asian markets headed into the weekend on a broadly positive note on Friday (Jul 18), as investors took up New York’s latest record highs…
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US: Wall St opens marginally higher as markets weigh data
Wall Street opened largely steady on Thursday (Jul 17), as investors mulled over fresh economic data, while upbeat results from Taiwan’s…
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Inditex plans to revive budget brand Lefties in France, explore new markets
Lefties previously operated in France from 2009 until 2012. Details regarding the location(s) where the brand will launch in France remain…
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US markets grapple with tariffs as bullish trends emerge
US equity markets showed a mixed mid-day performance on Thursday (Jul 10) as investors weighed President Donald Trump’s new tariff…
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US: Wall Street opens higher as markets await trade talks
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday (Jul 9), as investors shrugged off President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff moves…
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Megan Stalter on London’s Flower Markets and Escape Rooms, Pranking Will Sharpe, and Getting Her Leading-Lady Moment in ‘Too Much’
What were your favorite things to do in London? I definitely experienced being in London primarily through the show, and on the weekends I…