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Paramount beats estimates as streaming results pick up
[NEW YORK] Paramount Global, the parent of CBS and MTV, reported first-quarter results that beat analysts’ estimates, reflecting the improving performance of its Paramount+ streaming platform. Revenue totalled US$7.19 billion,…
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Amara, Ban Leong pick IFAs for privatisation offers
[SINGAPORE] Hotel group Amara and technology products distributor Ban Leong Technologies on Wednesday (May 7) separately announced that they have appointed independent financial advisers (IFAs) as they mull offers to…
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Maybank lowers target price of CSE Global to S$0.58 but remains ‘top pick’
[SINGAPORE] Maybank securities analyst Jarick Seet cut his target price for systems integrator CSE Global to S$0.58 from S$0.67 in the light of fierce tariffs by US President Donald Trump.…
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Thailand kicks off process to pick new central bank governor
[BANGKOK] Thailand named a panel to pick a new central bank chief, kickstarting a months-long process to find a successor to incumbent governor Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput, whose rocky five-year tenure comes…
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Trump’s NASA Chief Pick Says Will ‘Prioritize’ Mars Mission
NASA will prioritize sending astronauts to Mars, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the US space agency said Wednesday, shifting focus beyond a long-planned return to the Moon — but…
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Trump Withdraws UN Envoy Pick Amid Congress Majority Fears
President Donald Trump withdrew right-wing firebrand Elise Stefanik as his nominee for US ambassador to the United Nations Thursday, as Republican concerns mount about holding their narrow majority in Congress.…
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Most Asian Markets Rise As Traders Pick Over Week Of Headlines
Asian markets mostly rose Friday after a negative day on Wall Street as investors weigh the economic outlook in light of Donald Trump’s tariffs drive and geopolitical machinations. A largely…
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‘Backstabber’ Mitch McConnell Under Fire: Lone GOP Senator Votes Against Trump DNI Pick Tulsi Gabbard
KEY POINTS McConnell said after the vote that Gabbard as a ‘history of alarming lapses in judgment’ Gabbard refused to call Edward Snowden a traitor during her Senate confirmation hearing…
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Trump Trade Envoy Pick Says Universal Tariffs Should Be ‘Considered’
US President Donald Trump’s trade envoy nominee Jamieson Greer told his confirmation hearing Thursday that universal tariffs should be “studied and considered” as a potential way to reverse offshoring and…
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Trump’s Pick To Lead FBI Facing Anger Over ‘Enemies Lists’
US President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the nation’s premier law enforcement agency faces a crucial test in his confirmation bid Thursday as senators decide whether to advance his nomination…
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US Commerce Secretary Pick Favors Sweeping Tariffs, Hawkish China Stance
Donald Trump’s commerce secretary nominee said Wednesday that he favors “across-the-board” tariffs and a country-based approach rather than targeting products, signaling a hawkish China stance as he addressed US lawmakers…
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‘Foreign Jihadists’ In Syria Leader’s Pick For Army Officers: Monitor, Experts
Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has tapped dozens of former rebels for high-ranking army positions, several of whom are foreign fighters, a war monitor and experts said on Monday.…
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Cantor Fitzgerald, Run By Trump’s Commerce Department Pick, Accused Of Misleading Investors
Cantor Fitzgerald, which is run by Donald Trump’s pick for Commerce Secretary, has been accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission of misleading investors. AFP Cantor Fitzgerald, run by President-elect…
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Suspense Mounts Over Macron’s Pick For PM
Suspense mounted on Friday over Emmanuel Macron’s pick for prime minister, with the president racing to name a new head of government to break political deadlock. Caretaker premier Michel Barnier,…
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Who Is Janette Nesheiwat? Trump’s Pick for Surgeon General Shot Dead Her Father Aged 13 Which Inspired Her to Become a Doctor
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Surgeon General was involved in a gun accident at the age of 13, which resulted in the tragic death of her father. The tragedy, which…
