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Discharges to be checked after stream turns white
Data from a china clay mining company is to be reviewed by the Environment Agency after a stream near Truro turned milky white. The stream…
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Brookfield, GIC near binding offer for National Storage: sources
The parties are finalising details of a transaction that could be announced as soon as Monday Brookfield Asset Management and GIC are…
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UBS may cut further 10,000 jobs by 2027: report
The bank has been cutting jobs as a result of the integration of former rival Credit Suisse UBS may cut an additional 10,000 jobs by 2027,…
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S-Reits set for best year since 2019 with 14.7% total returns in the year to date
Of the 33 iEdge S-Reit Index constituents, 29 posted positive total returns in the year to date Singapore-listed real estate investment…
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The Internet Schools Trump’s Treasury Department on Economics
Social media users are skewering the U.S. Treasury Department for bragging about something eminently non-bragworthy. On Friday, the…
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Mets' Devin Williams sends Edwin Díaz message with future in doubt
The New York Mets signed Devin Williams to a three-year, $51 million deal this week. His role on the team remains up in the air until…
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Ideas Are Cheap—Execution Wins Every Time
I’ve built companies on a simple rule: action beats intention. Ideas don’t move the needle by themselves. Execution does. If something is…
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Millennium, Jane Street show Hong Kong’s lure for key IPO investors
The blistering rebound in Hong Kong listings this year has lured a wave of big names into the role of cornerstone investors. Millennium…
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SoftBank in talks to buy data-centre investor DigitalBridge
SoftBank is in talks to acquire DigitalBridge Group, a private equity firm that invests in assets such as data centres, as it seeks to…
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Warner CEO Zaslav poised to become billionaire from Netflix deal
Netflix’s US$72 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery is a coup for stockholders, whose shares are being bought for more than…
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US: Wall St closes with slight gains as data keeps Fed cut expectations on track
US stocks closed out the trading week with slight gains on Friday (Dec 5) as the latest flurry of economic data kept elevated expectations…
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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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Bitcoin momentum builds in Abu Dhabi as global interest surges
Covering the rapidly expanding world of digital assets often means tracking the next major center of innovation. Right now that center is…
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Uzbekistan launches €9.46 billion green energy push, covering nation’s power needs
Every home in Uzbekistan could switch on the lights using only clean electricity in 2026. The government says green energy generation will…
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Singapore Paincare privatisation bid fails as offeror fails to meet conditions by deadline
A privatisation offer for medical services company Singapore Paincare has fallen through, as the offeror, Advance Bridge Healthcare, was…
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A safety report card ranks AI company efforts to protect humanity
Are artificial intelligence companies keeping humanity safe from AI’s potential harms? Don’t bet on it, a new report card says. As AI…
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German factory orders jump on 87% surge in big transport items
Demand increased 1.5% from the previous month, which was revised significantly higher to show a 2% gain German factory orders surged in…
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Sentimental tree to shine at Arctic League annual broadcast
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) — A tree was selected and transported to the Clemens Center on Thursday for the Arctic League’s upcoming annual…
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California hammered as national job cuts jump to a five-year high
Job cuts across the country are the highest they have been in five years, led by layoffs in California and cutbacks in Washington.…
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Demand for new labour remains weak in Germany in Q3
More than 1 million jobs remained vacant across Germany in the third quarter, as demand for labour continues to be sluggish in Europe's…
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Trump’s U-turn on fuel economy rules lifts European carmakers' shares
The Trump administration cast the change, aimed at making it easier for automakers to sell petrol-powered cars Shares of European…
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Data centres are expensive. Reits are ‘powerful tools’ to raise capital - and Singapore benefits
Data centres are expensive - to construct and to operate, as they are also power-guzzling. Amid the AI boom, as demand from hyperscalers…
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M&A boom fuels record decline in Japan’s listed companies
The country is mirroring the decline in listings in developed markets that has been going on for decades Japan has nearly as many listed…
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Germany and trade unions kick off tough public-sector wage talks
Trade unions and employers in Germany have started collective bargaining negotiations for public-sector employees in most federal states…