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European shares settle higher with focus on earnings, monetary policy
PEAN shares ended higher on Monday, underpinned by gains in financials in the run-up to earnings from big banks later this week. The…
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Oil prices settle up as US begins holiday weekend
Oil prices settled higher on Friday as some investors covered short positions ahead of the three-day Martin Luther King holiday weekend in…
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Google and Character.AI to settle lawsuits alleging chatbots harmed teens
Google and Character.AI, a California startup, have agreed to settle several lawsuits that allege artificial intelligence-powered chatbots…
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Instacart to pay US$60 million to settle FTC claims it deceived shoppers
INSTACART has agreed to pay US$60 million in refunds to settle the US Federal Trade Commission’s allegations that the online grocery…
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Oil prices settle down at lowest in a month as US seeks Russia-Ukraine peace deal
Oil prices eased about 1 per cent on Friday (Nov 21) to settle at one-month lows as the US pushed for a Russia-Ukraine peace deal that…
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Amazon to pay $2.5 billion to settle allegations it duped people into subscribing to Prime
Amazon has agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle accusations that the e-commerce giant tricked millions of customers into subscribing to…
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Oil prices settle down more than 2% after weak US jobs report
Oil prices fell on Friday (Sep 5) as a weak US jobs report dimmed the outlook for energy demand, while swelling supplies may grow further…
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UBS pays US$300 million to settle Credit Suisse mortgage case
Group said it reached an agreement with the US Department of Justice to resolve a legacy Credit Suisse matter related to the former bank’s…
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Alec Baldwin and other 'Rust' producers settle crew members' lawsuit
Alec Baldwin and additional “Rust” movie producers have agreed to settle a negligence lawsuit brought by three New Mexico crew members who…
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Walmart to pay US$10 million to settle US FTC lawsuit over money transfer fraud
Walmart has agreed to pay US$10 million to settle a US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) civil lawsuit accusing the world’s largest retailer…
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Oil prices settle lower as US sanctions ease fears of escalation in Iran
Oil prices settled down on Friday (Jun 20) as the US imposed new Iran-related sanctions, marking a diplomatic approach that fed hopes of a…
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Oil prices settle down on potential further increase in Opec+ output
Oil prices settled lower on Thursday as investors weighed a report that Opec+ is discussing a production increase for July, stoking…
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SEC seeks to settle legal fight with Ripple Labs for US$50 million
The SEC has dismissed or paused several other legal cases and investigations targeting crypto companies since US President Donald Trump…
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Oil prices settle up on weaker US dollar, mixed economic news
Oil prices edged up on Thursday (Apr 24) as investors weighed a weaker US dollar, potential Opec+ output increase, mixed economic news,…
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Oil prices settle up nearly 2% on new Iran sanctions, equities rally
Oil prices settled more than US$1 per barrel higher on Tuesday (Apr 22) as new US sanctions against Iran and rising equity markets helped…
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Singapore shares settle higher on Thursday; STI extends rally, up 1.6%
The benchmark index’s gains mirror major regional indices, such as the Kospi, which rose 0.9% The Straits Times Index (STI) continued to…
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Singapore shares settle lower on Friday; STI down 1.8%
The Straits Times Index (STI) closed down on Friday (Apr 11), along with most regional indices. The STI declined 1.8 per cent or 65.3…
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Singapore shares settle lower on Tuesday; STI down 2%, bucks regional indices rebound
Across the broader market, gainers beat decliners 362 to 234, with 2.4 billion shares worth S$3.5 billion transacting The Straits Times…
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Oil prices settle US$1 higher after US issues new Iran-related sanctions
Oil prices rose on Thursday after the United States issued new Iran-related sanctions and renewed tensions in the Middle East countered…
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Meta Agrees to Pay Trump $25 Million to Settle His Lawsuit
Meta said on Wednesday that it had agreed to pay President Trump $25 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit he filed over the suspension of his…
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Oil prices settle down as US stockpile grows, tariffs still in focus
OIL prices fell on Wednesday (Jan 29), with the US benchmark settling at its lowest year to date, after domestic crude stockpiles in the…
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Oil prices settle pennies higher, down for week as Trump touts energy policy
Oil prices settled slightly higher on Friday (Jan 24) but posted a weekly decline, ending four straight weeks of gains, after US President…
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Sacklers Up Their Offer to Settle Purdue Opioids Cases, With a New Condition
Seven months after the Supreme Court struck down a deal that would have resolved thousands of opioid cases against Purdue Pharma, the…
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American Express to pay US$230 million to settle US charges over deceptive sales practices
AMERICAN Express said on Thursday (Jan 16) it will pay about US$230 million to settle US criminal and civil probes into alleged deceptive…