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Asian ports reported to be congested; average waiting time in Singapore is up to 1.5 days
Port congestion has been reported at Asian ports, with Singapore being one of those affected: The waiting time for a berth at the world’s…
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Military drill footage misrepresented as China airdropping aid into Gaza
Days before Israel caved into international pressure and allowed "basic aid" into Gaza after imposing a total blockade, a video of…
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Philadelphia mass shooting leaves two dead, multiple injured: What to know
By Jordan King is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her current focus is on religion, health, food safety and population. She has…
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HSBC cuts dozens of analyst jobs in investment banking overhaul
HSBC Holdings has culled more than two dozen analysts in recent days as Europe’s largest lender deepens a restructuring of its investment…
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Peirce Hill bungalow owned by wife of 3AC’s Kyle Davies sells for S$37 million
A bungalow in Peirce Hill owned by the wife of failed Three Arrows Capital (3AC) co-founder Kyle Davies, is in the early stage of being…
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Japan to consider trimming super-long bond issuance: sources
The MOF will make a decision after holding discussions with market participants around mid- to late-June, the sources says Japan will…
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Weak Chinese demand leaves Australia with too much wheat
Australian wheat inventories will likely be much higher than last year at the end of the season, pressuring prices, because of a drop in…
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BYD shares extend losses as price cuts throw spotlight on sales
BYD shares extended losses in Hong Kong trading on Tuesday (May 27) – taking their two-day slide to more than 10 per cent – as last week’s…
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Car sales in Europe dip slightly in April, Tesla’s 49% drop tempers EV gains
TESLA’S sales in Europe fell 49 per cent in April from a year earlier, even as battery-electric sales rose by 27.8 per cent, as the US EV…
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Tesla misses out on European EV growth as Model Y fails to revive sales
Tesla’s sales in Europe fell 49 per cent in April from a year earlier, even though battery-electric car sales rose 27.8 per cent, as the…
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AP PHOTOS: More than 200 Ukrainian POWs have died in Russian prisons. This is one soldier's story
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — “Everything will be all right.” Ukrainian soldier Serhii Hryhoriev said this so often during brief phone calls from…
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Takeaways from AP report on Ukrainian POWs dying in Russian prisons
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — More than 200 Ukrainian POWs have died in prison since Russia’s full-scale invasion three years ago. Abuse inside…
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Asia: Stocks fluctuate as traders await next moves in Trump trade war
Equities meandered on Tuesday as investors awaited the latest developments on Donald Trump’s trade war, while the yen rallied after the…
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Chinese plastics buyers resist switch back to US propane despite pause in trade war
Chinese plastics factories left without US raw material when trade relations collapsed earlier this year are holding back from returning…
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Teenage boy dies after falling off Memorial Day parade float
A 13-year-old boy in Ohio died after falling off a trailer that was attached to a pickup truck during a Memorial Day parade on Monday, the…
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Cerberus eyes Chinese firm’s Darwin port: report
China’s Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian has warned Canberra in a statement released on Sunday to tread carefully in its decision-making…
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Boustead shares rise 4.8% to a 4-year high on robust earnings and dividend boost
Company’s shares hit their highest price in a decade as the engineering group sees a 58% increase in net profits Shares of Boustead rose…
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Denso in talks to buy Temasek-backed seed maker for US$500 million
Denso is in final talks to buy a Temasek-backed seed supplier for around US$500 million, as the Japanese vehicle parts supplier deepens…
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Gold edges higher as dollar dips, US fiscal worries mount
Gold prices edged up on Tuesday (May 27), supported by a weaker US dollar and concerns over the US fiscal outlook, while investors looked…
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Beach Town marred by 73 arrests, stabbings amid Memorial Day weekend chaos
A New Jersey beach town shut down its boardwalk after 73 people were arrested, three stabbings occurred, and multiple fights broke out…
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New Orleans inmate escape update: Monday's captures leaves 2 on run
Three more inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail earlier this month were recaptured on Monday, the Louisiana State Police (LSP) said…
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Hong Kong bourse plans to start zero-day options trading in 2026
Hong Kong’s stock exchange is seeking to launch options that expire within a day as early as the first half of 2026, bringing to the Asian…
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Japanese bonds yields fall ahead of test at 40-year auction
Yields on Japanese super-long bonds fell ahead of an auction on Wednesday (May 28) that is expected to test demand following a recent sale…
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Stocks to watch: Sembcorp, Bukit Sembawang, SBS Transit, Boustead
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (May 27): Sembcorp: Its subsidiary…