Business
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Mapletree Investments, MPACT appoint SP Group to build district cooling system at HarbourFront
It will reduce operating costs and carbon emissions, while freeing up space for operational or commercial use [SINGAPORE] Mapletree Investments and Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust (MPACT) have appointed SP…
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Macquarie names under-the-radar stock picks it says can deliver total returns of 24%
Favourable factors include stock market reforms, lower rates and a strengthening Singapore dollar [SINGAPORE] While the Straits Times Index (STI) is expected to remain range-bound this year, weighed down by…
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South Korea kicks off AI Squid Game in bid to compete with US, China
The state-backed survival contest aims to find the best indigenous artificial intelligence models [SEOUL] Late last year, more than a thousand people converged in Seoul’s convention centre as elite engineers presented their latest developments…
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CEO revenue confidence hits five-year low: PwC survey
There was a sharp divide between those already seeing benefits from AI adoption and those who did not [DAVOS, Switzerland] Only three in 10 chief executives are confident in their…
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Oil steadies as Iran supply fears ease and Greenland moves into spotlight
[CALGARY] Oil prices steadied on Monday as civil unrest in Iran subsided, reducing the likelihood of a US attack that could disrupt supplies from the major producer, while market-watchers turned their…
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European stocks drop the most in two months on Trump tariff threat over Greenland
EUROPEAN shares logged their biggest daily drop in two months on Monday as investors were rattled by President Donald Trump’s threat of additional tariffs on eight European countries until the…
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Valentino Garavani Dead: Italian Fashion Designer Who Dressed Princess Diana and Elizabeth Taylor Dies Aged 93 ‘Surrounded by His Loved Ones’
Legendary Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani has died at the age of 93, “surrounded by his loved ones” at his Rome home. The designer’s foundation shared the news on Instagram…
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Who Was Deshawn Suggs? Suspect Who Killed Teen Girl Found Dead in Bullet-Riddled Car in San Antonio
A man suspected of killing a teenage girl in September has himself been found dead from gunshot wounds inside his car, which was riddled with bullets, according to police and…
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Zurich Insurance offers US$10 billion to buy UK insurer Beazley
[LONDON] Swiss insurance company Zurich Insurance Group has raised its offer to buy rival speciality insurer Beazley to 1,280 pence (S$22.016) per share in cash, it said on Monday (Jan…
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Gold, silver hit fresh highs as Trump’s Greenland tariffs rattle European markets
GOLD and silver scaled new all-time highs on Monday (Jan 19), as investors continued to pour money into safe-haven assets following the Trump administration’s latest tariff salvo – this time…
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Gold, silver hit fresh highs as Trump’s Greenland tariffs rattle European markets
[SINGAPORE] Gold and silver scaled new all-time highs on Monday (Jan 19), as investors continued to pour money into safe-haven assets following the Trump administration’s latest tariff salvo – this…
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HSBC on course for £300 billion valuation, top executive says
[LONDON] Weeks after its market value rose above £200 billion (S$344.6 billion) for the first time in its history, HSBC Holdings is now on course for a capitalisation in excess…
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At least 39 dead in Spain after two high-speed trains collide
[ADAMUZ, Spain] At least 39 people died in southern Spain after a high-speed train derailed and collided with an oncoming one on Sunday night in the worst railway accident in…
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Market watchers view SIA-Air India’s commercial cooperation favourably
SIA’s brand premium is unlikely to be diluted as both carriers continue to maintain their respective brands [SINGAPORE] Industry watchers view favourably the recently announced commercial cooperation of Singapore Airlines…
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Singapore stocks fall amid heightened geopolitical tensions; STI down 0.3%
Across the broader market, losers outnumber gainers 319 to 250 after two billion securities worth S$1.3 billion change hands [SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended lower on Monday (Jan 19) amid heightened…
