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Singapore stocks track regional gains on Tuesday; STI up 0.5%
Singapore Exchange is the top gainer on the index while Venture Corp sees the biggest drop Singapore stocks ended higher on Tuesday (Mar…
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Proton launches its new e.MAS 7 BEV in Nepal
Malaysian national car company Proton announced it has entered the Nepalese battery electric vehicle (BEV) market with the launch of its…
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Shell boosts investor returns, trims spending, and bets big on LNG
Shell said it would boost investor returns through the end of this decade by reinforcing its position as the world’s top trader of…
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ICE could use IRS data to track undocumented immigrants
Federal immigration authorities may soon gain access to Internal Revenue Service data under a pending agreement that would allow them to…
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BlackRock debuts Bitcoin exchange-traded product in Europe
The European instrument is BlackRock’s first foray into crypto-linked ETPs outside of North America BlackRock, the world’s largest asset…
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PBS and NPR prepare for a showdown with Congress.
PBS is practicing answers with lawyers. NPR executives are preparing to monitor the fallout. Members of Congress are promoting the star…
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Layoffs and Unemployment Grow Among College Graduates
When Starbucks announced last month that it was laying off more than 1,000 corporate employees, it highlighted a disturbing trend for…
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A Journey on South Africa’s Blue Train
Chaos surrounded us. Informal porters rolling luggage carts zigzagged between cars. Commuters spilled from the bus terminal onto the…
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Russia gives update on "difficult" Ukraine talks with U.S.
By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and…
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LLC Pay Day: How to Write Yourself a Check
If you’ve set up an LLC (Limited Liability Company), you might be wondering how to pay yourself. It’s not as straightforward as just…
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Russia is leveling up its Shahed drones with new Chinese antennae to defeat Kyiv's jammers, Ukrainians say
Ukraine says that Russian Shaheds are increasingly being found with Chinese antennae. The devices help the attack drones bypass electronic…
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Chocolate Finance takes a S$500 million hit in ‘bank run’; looking to return to business as usual
CEO sees the orderly manner in which platform handled the deluge of withdrawals as a success Around S$500 million in net withdrawals were…
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Chocolate Finance takes a S$500 million hit in ‘bank run’; looking to return to business as usual
CEO sees the orderly manner in which platform handled the deluge of withdrawals as a success Around S$500 million in net withdrawals were…
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Chocolate Finance takes S$500 million hit from 2 weeks’ run of redemptions; looking to return to business as usual
CEO sees the orderly manner in which platform handled the deluge of withdrawals as a success Around S$500 million in net withdrawals were…
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Temasek-backed insurance services firm Specialist Risk Group sets up Asia-Pacific hub in Singapore
London-headquartered Specialist Risk Group (SRG) announced the formal launch of its Asia-Pacific operations on Tuesday (Mar 25),…
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AstraZeneca seeks to move past China probe with Beijing R&D hub
Ever since AstraZeneca shocked investors in October with news its China chief was under investigation, the British pharmaceutical giant…
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What is Macrovalue – set to purchase Cold Storage and Giant – and who are its owners?
Supermarket and retail operator DFI Retail, which owns Cold Storage and Giant in Singapore, said on Mar 24 that it will sell its food…
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Cold Storage, Giant customers can expect cheaper products, more variety after takeover, buyer says
Customers of Cold Storage and Giant can expect more value for money, a greater variety of merchandise and new outlets following the sale…
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U.S. Infrastructure Improves, but Cuts May Imperil Progress, Report Says
Increased federal spending in recent years has helped to improve U.S. ports, roads, parks, public transit and levees, according to a…
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China Releases Mintz Employees After 2-Year Detention
China has released five employees of an American corporate investigations firm, the Mintz Group, two years after they were detained as…
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Samsung Electronics Executive Han Jong-Hee Dies at 63
Han Jong-Hee, the co-chief executive of Samsung Electronics and a nearly four-decade veteran of the South Korean consumer technology…
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Alibaba’s chairman warns of a ‘bubble’ in AI data centre buildout
Alibaba Group Holding chairman Joe Tsai warned of a potential bubble forming in datacenter construction, arguing that the pace of that…
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Samsung co-CEO Han Jong-hee dies of cardiac arrest at 63
Samsung Electronics co-CEO Han Jong-hee has died at age 63 from cardiac arrest, the company announced Tuesday. Han, who was being treated…
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Judge tells State Department to keep funding refugee assistance programs
A federal judge on Monday ordered Secretary of State Marco Rubio to restore funding to a series of refugee assistance groups that he'd…