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Europe: Shares slump as investors grapple with tariff fallout
EUROPEAN shares tumbled on Thursday, notching their biggest daily loss in eight months, on fears an escalating trade war would slam the…
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US: Stocks tank on tariff woes with S&P 500 suffering worst day since 2020
US stocks plunged on Thursday as traders reacted to Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff announcement a day earlier, with the broad-based S&P…
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Elon Musk Isn’t Going Anywhere
“I think it’s going very well. It was an operation like when a patient gets operated on, and it’s a big thing. I said this would be…
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Trump’s Trade War Risks Forfeiting America’s Economic Primacy
The global economic system that the United States has shaped and steered for more than three-quarters of a century was animated by a…
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Trump: The Economy Crashing Is Good, Actually
“I think it’s going very well. It was an operation like when a patient gets operated on, and it’s a big thing. I said this would be…
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States failed to spot $80 billion in erroneous pandemic payments
States have been far too eager to forgive pandemic unemployment fraud and have recovered just 4% of the money fraudsters stole, according…
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Capital One Deal for Discover Clears Justice Dept. Hurdle
Capital One cleared a significant obstacle to its proposed acquisition of Discover Financial Services after the Justice Department told…
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Column: Making America a colonizer again
The self-professed “Make America Great Again” president is yet again reaching back to some bad old days in his chaotic quest for this…
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US: Wall Street opens sharply lower as Trump tariffs trigger recession fears
Wall Street’s major indexes plunged on Thursday (Apr 3), as President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on major trade partners ignited…
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Oil and metals prices fall on concerns about the global economy.
Oil prices plunged Thursday on fears that President Trump’s latest round of tariffs would slow economic growth around the world, curbing…
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Euro jumps over 2% against dollar after hefty US tariffs
The euro rallied more than 2 per cent against the dollar on Thursday (Apr 3) and was set for its best day in more than nine years as…
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Venture capitalist Finian Tan sought to invest in alleged scammer Ng Yu Zhi’s nickel business
Well-known venture capitalist Finian Tan was told in August 2020 that someone was keen to invest in his funds. That person turned out to…
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AI could impact 40 percent of jobs worldwide: UN
The global artificial intelligence market is projected to reach $4.8 trillion -- roughly the size of Germany's economy -- by 2033, the UN…
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Three Arrows founders appeal to have court summons set aside
Zhu Su and Kyle Davies were under the impression they were cooperating with the liquidators, says their counsel The founders of Three…
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UBS Wealth, Templeton see Chinese stocks braving tariff blow
Some of the world’s biggest money managers say Chinese stocks have the means to weather the tariff blitz unleashed by US President Donald…
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Tariffs disrupt Bitcoin mining supply chain rooted in Asia
Lauren Lin is in a hurry. She has less than 48 hours to ship about 5,600 Bitcoin mining machines from Thailand to the US before tariffs…
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Tariffs rip through South-east Asia stocks, sink Vietnam’s market
South-east Asian stocks and currencies fell after Asian emerging nations were given some of the biggest tariff increases by US President…
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Singapore bourse one of least hit in region by US tariff tsunami; STI down 0.3%
Compared to their regional peers, Singapore shares ended Thursday (Apr 3) almost unscathed by the tsunami of tariffs the United States…
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Singapore bourse spared in regional rout sparked by US tariffs; STI down just 0.3%
Compared to their regional peers, Singapore shares ended Thursday (Apr 3) almost unscathed by the tsunami of tariffs the United States…
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BYD to double South Korea sales network in challenge to Hyundai
The automaker has enjoyed a robust start to 2025, with sales up 58% in the first quarter versus the same period of last year BYD plans to…
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Trust Types: The One Decision You Can't Change
Trust decisions are a big deal, and they can shape your financial future in ways you might not expect. Choosing the right type of trust is…
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Airtrunk seeks S$2.2 billion loan to build Singapore data centres
Blackstone-owned data centre firm AirTrunk is seeking a S$2.2 billion green loan for a new greenfield project in Singapore, according to…
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Mitsubishi plans to invest four trillion yen over next three years to drive growth
The company’s largest shareholder is legendary US investor Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, which has a 9.67 per cent stake, according…
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Jefferies moving to bigger Singapore office amid expansion push
Jefferies Financial Group is set to move to a larger office space in Singapore, according to sources familiar with the matter, in a…