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HSBC unveils share buyback, cost cut targets as new CEO looks to boost returns
HSBC posted an annual profit on Wednesday (Feb 19) that beat estimates, helped by increased revenue in wealth and markets businesses, and…
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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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New UPS air route targets trade from France to Hong Kong
A Boeing 747-8 freighter is guided to its parking stall at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. UPS has begun operating five cargo flights per…
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DC house prices slashed as DOGE targets federal workers
Listings in the Washington, D.C. housing market are surging and prices are being slashed, as the efforts of Donald Trump and Elon Musk to…
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Trump targets paper straw purchases by federal government — and won't stop there
President Trump has declared the last straw. Or at least the paper ones used by federal agencies. In an executive order this week, the…
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Commerzbank plans job cuts, new targets to keep UniCredit away: sources
GERMANY’S Commerzbank is preparing staff cuts and revamped financial targets in its efforts to fend off tie-up advances by Italy’s…
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China bubble tea firm Mixue targets US$500 million in February Hong Kong IPO: sources
The firm plans to use the money raised in its IPO to expand production facilities and help increase its range of drinks CHINA’S largest…
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Citigroup targets social finance deals in Asia as demand grows
Citi led 76 transactions in Asia last year, raising US$2.4 billion, according to the bank CITIGROUP said it expects social finance funding…
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Migrants welcomed under Biden fearful as Trump targets legal immigration programs
WASHINGTON — Maria Eugenia Torres Ramirez never sought to reside in the United States illegally. A political activist from Venezuela who…
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Google ends hiring targets tied to diversity
Google is the latest tech company rethinking how it approaches diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace as businesses face more…
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Trump’s Funding Freeze Hits Its First Targets: Young Kids
“Plaintiffs legitimately fear that the information being compiled will be accessed by persons who are not authorized to have access to…
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Tesla commits to cheaper cars in first half, but results miss targets
TESLA said it was on track to roll out new, cheaper electric vehicle (EV) models in the first half of 2025, as its quarterly profit and…
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Patriots First-Round Draft Targets if Travis Hunter is Gone
The New England Patriots are in desperate need to hit it right in this year's NFL Draft. With the exception of their budding franchise…
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Israeli airstrike targets armed group in West Bank
The Israeli military said early on Tuesday its Air Force attacked a group of armed "terrorists" in the West Bank. A fighter jet targeted…
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China’s Geely Holding targets over five million units of annual sales by 2027
CHINA’S Geely Holding Group on Sunday (Jan 5) said it aims to sell more than five million vehicles annually by 2027, a big jump from 2023,…
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UBS targets Japan’s regional banks with senior sales hires
UBS Group hired three salesmen in Japan to boost its business selling high-yielding structured investments and other tailored derivative…
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Singapore hospital operator targets wealthy boomers in China
THE task of providing elderly care for the growing number of Chinese baby boomers may be a headache for Beijing, but a Singaporean…
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Israeli military says it struck over 100 'terror targets' in Gaza
The Israeli Air Force has attacked more than 100 "terror targets" in the Gaza Strip throughout the weekend, the military said on Telegram…
Politics
Russia targets Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Christmas Day
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a massive missile barrage targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure on Wednesday, striking a thermal…
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Israel targets Gaza hospital as lawmakers extend state of emergency
The Israeli military on Tuesday reportedly ordered the evacuation of a hospital in the contested northern Gaza Strip, as the Israeli…
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Zelensky vows more strikes after Ukrainian attacks on Russian targets
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has threatened further attacks on military installations in Russia, after Ukrainian strikes hit the…
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Israel strikes Houthi targets in Yemen after missile attack
Israel has said its fighter jets conducted a series of attacks against military targets in Yemen belonging to the Iran-backed Houthi…
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EU slaps sanctions on dozens more Russian officials and targets its shadow oil and gas fleet
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Monday imposed fresh sanctions on dozens of officials linked to Russia’s war on Ukraine, including…
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Massive Russian air attack targets Ukrainian power grid
Russian forces launched massive air attacks on Ukraine overnight, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday describing it as…