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One Direction’s Liam Payne Falls To His Death In Argentina
AFP Liam Payne, a former member of the pop group One Direction, died Wednesday after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Argentina, according to multiple reports. Argentine…
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Wells Fargo’s profit falls on lower interest income
WELLS Fargo’s profit fell in the third quarter as the bank’s interest income was squeezed by subdued loan demand and higher payments to depositors. The fourth-largest US lender reported net…
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Kiwi falls after hefty rate cut, US dollar edges up
THE New Zealand dollar slumped on Wednesday (Oct 9) after the country’s central bank cut interest rates by 50 basis points, while the US dollar nudged up against most currencies…
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Number Of Vaccinated Students Falls In US As Exemptions Rise
Reuters The number of vaccinated children entering school rose last year as the number receiving exemptions rose. Those findings come from new estimates released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease…
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Dyson, Shein, Ninja Van layoffs: What rights do workers have when the axe falls?
A SURPRISE move on Oct 1 by consumer electronics giant Dyson to retrench staff has put the topic of layoffs in the spotlight again. A union the Singapore-headquartered company signed…
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Bitcoin falls as investors retreat to haven assets amid conflict
BITCOIN fell by the most in almost a month as riskier assets slumped while the conflict in the Middle East escalated, undercutting the argument that digital assets are a refuge.…
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Eurozone Inflation Falls Under 2% For First Time Since 2021
The eurozone’s annual inflation rate fell to its lowest level in three-and-a-half years in September, official data showed Tuesday, dropping below the European Central Bank’s two-percent target and fuelling expectations…
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T-bill cut-off yield falls to 2.97% in first auction after Fed announces rate cut
THE cut-off yield on Singapore’s latest six-month Treasury bill (T-bill) fell to 2.97 per cent in the first auction after the US Federal Reserve announced it was cutting rates in…
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UK car production falls for sixth straight month in August
BRITISH car productions fell for the sixth consecutive month in August, a traditionally lower output month affected by summer shutdowns and factories prepping to switch to newer models, industry data…
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China’s 10-year bond yield falls to 2% for first time on record
CHINA’S benchmark bond yield fell to 2 per cent for the first time on record, as the central bank announced a package of monetary policy easing measures to support growth.…
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Europe: Stoxx 600 falls a day after Fed-fuelled rally
European shares slipped on Friday (Sep 20) after a rally in the previous session spurred by the US Federal Reserve’s outsized interest rate cut, while drugmaker Novo Nordisk slid on…
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US dollar falls on 50 bps Fed cut wagers
THE greenback hovered near its lowest levels of the year on Tuesday (Sep 17), a day before the expected start to a US easing cycle that markets are wagering may…
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Latest Singapore 6-month T-bill cut-off yield falls slightly to 3.1%
THE cut-off yield on the latest Singapore six-month Treasury bill (T-bill) fell to 3.1 per cent, auction results released by the Monetary Authority of Singapore on Thursday (Sep 12) indicated.…
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Trump Media Stock Falls, Solar Shares Heat Up In Wake Of Debate
Power-generating windmill turbines are seen during sunset in Bourlon, France, February 23, 2021. Reuters / Pascal Rossignol While media pundits and undecided voters continue to argue the highs and lows…
Safe-haven US dollar climbs; sterling falls on dovish Bailey comments
THE US dollar strengthened on Thursday (Oct 3) on expectations the US Federal Reserve will not rush to cut interest rates, while the pound lagged its developed markets peers after…