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HSBC to sell Bahrain retail banking operations as restructuring progresses
The deal will see a transfer of retail loans, deposits and accounts of about 76,000 customers to BBK HSBC on Tuesday (Feb 18) agreed to…
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Tens of millions of dead people aren't getting Social Security checks, despite Trump and Musk claims
The Trump administration is falsely claiming that tens of millions of dead people over 100 years old are receiving Social Security…
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Stocks to watch: UOB, Singtel, Parkson Retail Asia, Cordlife
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (Feb 19). UOB: The lender on…
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Senate Confirms Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary
The Senate on Tuesday voted 51 to 45 to confirm Howard Lutnick to be President Trump’s commerce secretary, putting in place one of the…
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Federal judge won’t immediately block Elon Musk or DOGE from federal data or worker layoffs
A federal judge refused Tuesday to immediately block billionaire Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing…
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Meta says it plans to build the world's longest undersea internet cable
Facebook’s parent company Meta said it’s working on the world’s longest undersea cable as part of the social media giant’s efforts to…
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UOB beats expectations with Q4 profit up 8.6% to S$1.52 billion; announces S$3 billion capital distribution package
The lender has proposed a final dividend of S$0.92 per share and special dividend of S$0.50 per ordinary share UOB on Wednesday (Feb 19)…
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Former OpenAI tech chief Murati launches AI startup, poaching staff from ChatGPT maker
FORMER OpenAI chief technology officer Mira Murati launched an AI startup called Thinking Machines Lab on Tuesday, with a team of about 30…
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BP weighs sale of Castrol lubricants unit amid Elliott push
BP, IN which activist investor Elliott Investment Management has built up a nearly 5 per cent stake, is considering a potential sale of…
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First major challenge to Trump agenda heads to Supreme Court
President Donald Trump is facing multiple legal challenges to his recent executive actions, with the first major case heading to the…
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Dickson Despommier, Who Championed Farming in Skyscrapers, Dies at 84
Dickson Despommier, a microbiologist who proposed that cities should grow food in high-rises, popularizing the term “vertical farming” —…
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KFC shifts US headquarters from Kentucky to Texas
FRIED chicken restaurant giant KFC will be moving its US headquarters from Louisville, Kentucky, to Plano, Texas, its parent company said…
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How a plan to land £100m of cocaine on a Highland beach went wrong
Thirty-five years ago, one drug dealer believed he had a fool proof plan to smuggle uncut Colombian cocaine directly into Scotland.…
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reverses course on childhood vaccine schedule
By Gabe Whisnant is Deputy Weekend Editor at Newsweek based in South Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily…
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Ford cuts bonuses for half of middle managers
FORD Motor is eliminating stock award bonuses for about half of its middle managers in an effort to boost performance as the automaker…
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Trump Reveals Extreme Tariffs Plan Guaranteed to Make Things Worse
Trump on Tuesday announced he would unveil an aggressive set of tariffs, confirming the worst fears of manufacturers across the auto,…
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Toyota is backing LG battery plant with US$1.5 billion order
TOYOTA Motor has agreed to shift a US$1.5 billion order with LG Energy Solution to bolster operations at a Michigan battery plant after…
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Is it snowing? Nope! It’s graupel
As the Arctic front rushes in, it brings not just colder temperatures but also some graupel! This wintry precipitation is often confused…
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DOGE shows the receipts to rebuff its Democratic opponents
The Department of Government Efficiency recently blew the whistle on the federal government's plans to spend taxpayer dollars on male…
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RFK Jr. Names First Targets in Chilling Speech as Health Secretary
Now that he has been confirmed as secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to put his frightening ideas about…
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Trump signs executive order allowing only attorney general or president to interpret meaning of laws
President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order declaring that only the attorney general or the president, instead of federal…
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Intel has biggest rally since 2020 on breakup speculation
INTEL soared 16 per cent on speculation that the iconic chipmaker could be broken up in a deal involving Taiwan Semiconductor…
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Trump Breaks Major Campaign Promise With Toothless IVF Executive Order
SSA has other means of combatting this issue. Since 2015, the SSA has had a policy of automatically terminating entitlement to…
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Associated Press ban will continue until news organization uses 'Gulf of America,' Trump says
President Trump said Tuesday the Associated Press will continue to be barred from White House events, the Oval Office and Air Force One…