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Coffee soars to record US$4 mark as supply fears power rally
Fears have grown about future output in top-grower Brazil after a prolonged drought ARABICA coffee topped US$4 per pound in New York for…
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Forever 21 considers bankruptcy filing if asset-sale plans fail
FOREVER 21 is considering multiple options to turn around its business, which could include a second bankruptcy filing, according to…
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Why Sabana Reit should hold off on asset sales for now
Such action would have been more appropriate when Sabana Reit tried to merge with ESR Reit in 2020, or when it first started the perilous…
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Novo Nordisk Annual Sales Jump on Demand for Ozempic and Wegovy
Novo Nordisk, the Danish pharmaceutical company behind Ozempic and Wegovy, capped off a somewhat turbulent 2024, reporting profit and…
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Tesla’s European Sales Drop in January After Elon Musk Disrupts Politics
Tesla’s sales in Germany plunged 59 percent in January, the month when Elon Musk, the company’s chief executive and a close adviser to…
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Vanguard’s record fee cuts tighten screws on BlackRock, Invesco
VANGUARD Group’s biggest salvo yet in its campaign to cut fees for the investing masses presents industry rivals with a painful choice.…
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Google shares plummet after earnings disappoint
Just a few minutes after trading opened in New York, shares in Google-parent Alphabet were down 7.16% Shares in Google dropped by more…
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NASA Gave Up a Ride to the Moon. This Startup’s Rover Took It.
NASA’s second thoughts about VIPER opened an opportunity for someone else to book that ride to the moon. Just because its cargo was…
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US: Nasdaq, S&P 500 open lower as Alphabet, AMD forecasts disappoint
THE tech-heavy Nasdaq led losses among the major Wall Street indexes at the open on Wednesday (Feb 5), following downbeat forecasts from…
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Parkway Life Reit H2 DPU falls 1.3% to S$0.0738 on enlarged unit base
THE distribution per unit (DPU) of (Reit) for the second half ended Dec 31, 2024, was S$0.0738, sliding 1.3 per cent from S$0.0748 in the…
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U.S. Trade Deficit Hit Record in 2024 as Imports Surged
The U.S. trade deficit in goods hit a record last year, as American consumers snapped up imported products and a strong U.S. dollar…
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Uber’s fourth-quarter earnings miss overshadows bookings growth
UBER Technologies reported weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings and operating income, overshadowing steady bookings growth.…
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CapitaLand Malaysia Trust to buy three freehold industrial properties in Johor-Singapore SEZ for RM72 million
CAPITALAND Malaysia Trust (CLMT), a subsidiary of CapitaLand Investment, on Wednesday (Feb 5) signed a conditional agreement to acquire…
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Honda and Nissan Merger Talks in Peril
Nissan Motor and Honda Motor have hit a standstill negotiating the terms of a merger, announced less than two months ago, that would have…
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New York Times Reports 350,000 Additional Digital Subscribers
The New York Times Company added 350,000 digital-only subscribers in the last quarter, the company said Wednesday, pushing the total…
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German workers at carmaker VW meet for first time since deal on cuts
The Volkswagen logo is seen on the roof of the VW brand tower. Volkswagen workers gathered at the company's headquarters in Wolfsburg on…
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Over 500 investors start claims process against Switzerland for Credit Suisse AT1 write-down: Singapore law firm
They are claiming losses amounting to about US$250 million, making it the the largest claim against the European country in treaty…
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Over 500 investors, including 300 Singaporeans, kick off claim against Switzerland over Credit Suisse bond losses of over US$250 million
Drew & Napier is leading action by investors who saw their investments wiped out when CS AT1 bonds were written down as part of takeover…
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'Visionary' South African businessman Douw Steyn dies
South African billionaire and businessman Douw Steyn, who founded the BGL Insurance Group and was a good friend of late South African…
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Huawei chairman says 2024 revenue exceeded 860 billion yuan
HUAWEI’S chairman said on Wednesday (Feb 5) that the tech company’s annual revenue exceeded 860 billion yuan (S$159.6 billion) last year,…
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GSK plans £2 billion share buyback, boosts long-term outlook
The buyback comes after GSK saw earnings per share, excluding some items, at 23.2 pence in the fourth quarter GSK plans to buy back £2…
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South Korea’s top listing in years flops in debut as IPO fever cools
SOUTH Korea’s biggest new listing in more than two years got off to weak start as LG CNS fell on its Seoul trading debut after a 1.2…
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Startup associations call for Europe to unite behind AI development
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Investors eye more share buybacks, special dividends as DBS, OCBC, UOB release Q4 earnings
The local banking trio are due to report their fourth quarter and full year 2024 results in February INVESTORS are keenly watching the…