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UOB soars 3.6%, hitting record alongside OCBC; STI up 1% to new peak
Shares of OCBC and UOB hit record highs on Friday (Jan 23), driving the Straits Times Index (STI) to an all-new peak. UOB shares rose 3.6…
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The Peak of Trump’s Fact-Free Vendetta Against Regulation
Lo and behold, that started to happen during the presidency of Barack Obama. Obama’s OIRA administrator, Cass Sunstein, broadened…
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5 Destinations In Spain That Thrive Outside Of Peak Tourism Season
Spain is a country whose charm stays with travelers long after they've left. Packed with amazing architecture, diverse landscapes, and…
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Gold clings to 7-week high as investors gauge Fed trajectory; silver near record peak
GOLD prices held near a seven-week high on Friday, supported by expectations of more interest rate cuts next year after the US Federal…
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BioFresh and Energy Savings – Preserving Vitamins for Peak Performance, Saving Money with Energy
Peak performance doesn’t begin in the boardroom – it begins in the kitchen. As a young CEO in Singapore, you’re managing pitch meetings,…
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Amazon’s giant anacondas reached their peak size 12 million years ago, study shows
A study of anaconda fossils shows that these snakes reached their maximum size 12.4 million years ago and then stopped growing. As some of…
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China Peak opens for Thanksgiving weekend with limited runs
Traveling to China Peak Resort after Thanksgiving is a tradition for many Central Valley families, including Brandon Daniels and his two…
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Silver hits fresh record after topping peak from October squeeze
Silver jumped to a record, surpassing a peak set during a historic squeeze in the London market in October. Spot prices surged as much as…
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Peak number of private equity firms seen running zombie risk
A RECORD number of private equity firms will turn into so-called zombie funds this year, as they struggle to reel in new investor cash,…
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Dongfeng Motor Group at near eight-year peak on privatisation plan
Regulators in Beijing have recently stepped up scrutiny of the intense competition Shares of Chinese state-owned automaker Dongfeng Motor…
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Ryanair ground staff on strike in Spain as holiday season hits peak
Ground staff in Spain responsible for handling Ryanair flights went on strike across the country's main airports on Friday, though…
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Temperatures to peak near 37 degrees Celsius in Germany
Germany is facing another day of extreme heat on Thursday, with temperatures expected to peak around 37 degrees Celsius in south-western…
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US: S&P 500, Nasdaq open near record peak as Micron results boost chip stocks
]NEW YORK] Wall Street’s S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes opened near a record high on Thursday (Jun 26) as robust earnings from memory-chip…
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Gold hovers near four-week peak on weaker US dollar, trade concerns
Gold edged up to hit a near four-week high on Tuesday (Jun 3), as a weaker US dollar and rising uncertainty over the US-China trade deal…
Politics
Travel disruptions fueled by Trump policies may culminate at peak summer season
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration invited travel industry executives to the White House in May for a meeting on federal plans for the…
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We may have already hit peak booze
Without noticing it, humanity has passed a remarkable milestone: alcohol consumption has gone into possibly permanent decline. That’s a…
Politics
Has Trump’s Tariff Fight Passed Its Peak?
Seen and heard, tariff edition “We have three airplanes that we had in China ready for delivery. I think we’ve got two of those already…
Politics
Safe-haven gold hits record peak as Trump announces sweeping tariffs
Gold hit a record high on Thursday (Apr 3), as nervous investors rushed towards safe-haven assets after US President Donald Trump…
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Yen gains, gold hits peak as tariff uncertainties lift safe-haven bids
The safe-haven Japanese yen gained on Monday (Mar 31) while gold pushed to a fresh peak as uncertainty around tariffs clouded the outlook…
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Europe: Shares end at record peak on earnings boost; tariffs eyed
EUROPEAN shares eked out an all-time high on Wednesday (Feb 12), as investors cheered earnings reports from Heineken and ABN Amro,…
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Gold firms near record peak as trade war concerns linger
GOLD prices inched higher on Thursday (Feb 6) to hover near an all-time high hit in the last session, as Sino-US tariff war concerns…
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China tariffs on US oil come as exports have slumped from peak
THE first round of Chinese sanctions to hit US oil were received with a whimper, and traders are speculating that the move is unlikely to…
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Trump pledges to restore McKinley's name to tallest peak in North America
President Trump vowed Monday to revert the name of Alaska’s 20,310-foot Denali, the tallest peak in North America, to Mt. McKinley,…
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Gold hits over one-month peak on Fed rate-cut hopes
GOLD prices hit more than one-month highs on Thursday (Jan 16) in early Asian hours after data showed US core inflation rose less than…