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Banks Celebrate the New Year by Quitting Their Climate Pledges
NZBA was part of the broader Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net-Zero, launched by former Bank of England governor turned green investment…
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CSE Global seeks to dispose US industrial property for US$29.3 million
Technology solutions provider says this will free up capital to buy a larger property in the US CSE Global’s indirect wholly owned…
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BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF posts record outflow after banner year
INVESTORS yanked a net US$333 million from BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) on Thursday (Jan 2), the most withdrawn from the…
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Seven billionaire founders rode India’s IPO boom in 2024
A BLOCKBUSTER year for initial public offerings in India catapulted seven entrepreneurs into the US dollar billionaires league, many of…
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Debt capital market issuance volumes expected to remain ‘relatively stable’ in 2025
Financials, with strong issuances in the last 3 years, could remain major issuers in the Singapore dollar market in 2025, says portfolio…
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ComfortDelGro adds Toyota Alphard Hybrid models to limousine taxi fleet
Move is said to align with the growing demand for premium transportation services LAND transport operator ComfortDelGro (CDG) has…
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Pillar spacings on bridge in SA not evidence of vandalism but features of original design
South Africa has grappled with infrastructure vandalism, including periodic theft and damage to roads, and water and electricity networks.…
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PacificLight to build hydrogen-ready power plant by 2029
PACIFICLIGHT Power has been awarded the right to build, own and operate a hydrogen-ready combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) on Jurong…
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PacificLight to build S$1b hydrogen-ready power plant by 2029
PACIFICLIGHT Power has been awarded the right to build, own and operate a hydrogen-ready combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) on Jurong…
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Frasers Hospitality Trust soars around 40% in one month
FRASERS Hospitality Trust’s (FHT) stapled securities have surged around 40 per cent in one month. They were trading at S$0.42 on Nov 29,…
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'Wordle' today #1,294 hints, clues and answer for Friday, January 3
Wordle is the popular daily puzzle that has kept millions of people entertained since it first launched in 2021. The daily word game is…
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Maybank says SingPost can potentially offer a ‘significant’ special dividend after sales of assets
The bank says that the sale of Famous Holdings should conclude by end January 2025 BELEAGUERED national postal service provider SingPost…
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Red Sox Urged To Swing Blockbuster Trade For $427 Million Rival Superstar
Share ✓ Link copied to clipboard! The Boston Red Sox have made a few moves to improve on their disappointing 2024 season, but they really…
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Tesla annual deliveries fall for first time as incentives fail to drum up demand
TESLA reported its first fall in yearly deliveries on Thursday as lucrative year-end incentives for the Elon Musk-led electric vehicle…
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Singapore stocks gain at Friday’s open; STI up 0.4%
SINGAPORE shares began trading stronger on Friday (Jan 3) morning after global indices ended mixed overnight. As at 9.01 am, the Straits…
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Singapore stocks struggle for direction on Friday; STI up 0.03%
Seatrium was top gainer and most actively transacted counter in terms of volume on benchmark index SINGAPORE shares struggled for…
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Stocks to watch: Keppel DC Reit
THE following company saw new developments that may affect the trading of its securities on Friday (Jan 3): Keppel DC Reit: The manager of…
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Oil prices settle up on China optimism as investors return from holiday
OIL prices settled up by more than US$1 a barrel on Thursday as investors returned for the first trading day of 2025 with an optimistic…
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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…
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Well, This Probably Won’t Help to Chill Elon Out
Elon Musk’s recent increase in political activity coincides with further troubles for his struggling car company. Shares of the…
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MTI's Preliminary Forecast Suggests Singapore's Economy Grew 4.3% in the Fourth Quarter, Slower Than the Previous Quarter
According to preliminary estimates provided by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) on Thursday (Jan 2), Singapore's GDP grew 4.3…
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Moment overprotective horse steps in to help woman struggling
A horse's way of stopping his owner from leaving both him and his sibling in a gated area has left viewers online in hysterics. The…
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Apple to pay US$95 million to settle Siri privacy lawsuit
APPLE agreed to pay US$95 million in cash to settle a proposed class action lawsuit claiming that its voice-activated Siri assistant…
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US: Wall St opens higher in first trading session of 2025
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on the first trading session of 2025, with investors hoping a fresh political landscape and more…