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Vietnam’s Vingroup to develop US$3 billion ecosystem in Telangana, strengthens India push
VinFast, despite its ongoing global expansion, continues to report widening losses Vietnam’s largest conglomerate Vingroup on Tuesday (Dec…
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Aster invests US$155 million to expand Singapore’s Bukom refinery capacity
Aster Chemicals and Energy said on Tuesday (Dec 9) that it has invested US$155 million in rejuvenation projects at its Bukom refining…
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Most markets track Wall St losses amid jitters about Fed rate trajectory
Bets on a third successive cut have surged on the back of data pointing to a weakening jobs market Most stocks fell in Asia on Tuesday…
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Hong Kong exchange, regulator ask banks to maintain quality of IPO applications
The Hong Kong securities regulator and the stock exchange said that they have jointly asked investment banks to ensure that they maintain…
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Gold rises but investors stay cautious about ‘hawkish’ Fed tone
Gold edged higher on Tuesday (Dec 9), even as investors pulled back slightly on US rate cut bets, reflecting caution that the US Federal…
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Granite Asia raises US$350 million for fund backed by Temasek, Khazanah, INA
Asia’s private credit market is projected to grow 46% to US$92 billion by 2027, according to a report. Granite Asia, a Singapore-based…
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Right to Repair Would Help Consumers and Address ‘Affordability’
The battle over the right to repair represents a clear dividing line between supporters of certain business interests and backers of a…
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Stocks to watch: OCBC, Jardine Matheson, Mandarin Oriental, SingPost
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (Dec 9): OCBC: The bank’s mezzanine…
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Boasberg calls DOJ whistleblower to testify as he considers contempt charge against Trump officials
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg demanded the Justice Department send one of its key lawyers to testify in person about why the…
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Mandarin Oriental shareholders approve Jardine Matheson privatisation offer
Shareholders of Mandarin Oriental International on Monday (Dec 8) voted in favour of Jardine Matheson’s cash takeover bid that values the…
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US to allow Nvidia H200 chip shipments to China, says Trump
Nvidia shares rise 2% in after-hours trading after announcement; US president says same approach will apply to AMD, Intel The United…
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DOJ says Loudoun school transgender policy violated Christian students' rights
The Trump administration sued Loudoun County on Monday, accusing the public school system in Virginia of forcing its concept of "gender…
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Faceless followers, foreign 'fake-speech networks' boost Nick Fuentes' social media reach: report
The social-media rise of pro-Hitler provocateur Nick Fuentes has alarmed conservatives, but there may be less to his audience than meets…
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Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett kicks off Texas Senate bid, seeking John Cornyn's seat
Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett announced her Senate bid Monday at a Dallas campaign event -- significantly reshaping the state's Democratic…
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Nomura sends bankers to New York, London in asset manager push
Nomura Asset Management plans to relocate dozens of staff from its Tokyo headquarters to offices in cities such as London and New York to…
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Trump's attacks on Minnesota's Somali community cast a spotlight on fraud cases
President Donald Trump has linked his administration's immigration crackdown against Minnesota's large Somali community to a series of…
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JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon on succession, Singapore model, AI, US economy in exclusive BT interview
Global banking titan believes Singapore has big chance to be bigger financial hub; talks about succession, AI and US economy When JPMorgan…
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Judge wants whistleblower to testify in contempt probe of Trump official over planes to El Salvador
A federal judge investigating whether Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should face a contempt charge over flights carrying migrants…
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Former Trump aides allege judicial misconduct in Wisconsin fake elector case
President Donald Trump's former attorney in battleground Wisconsin alleged Monday that a judge presiding over his felony forgery case…
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Senate Republicans circulate health care proposals for averting year-end subsidy cliff
Senate Republicans are floating a variety of health care plans to address the year-end expiration of enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies…
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Supreme Court delivers win to religious vaccine resisters
The Supreme Court on Monday erased a lower court ruling that had upheld New York's strict school vaccine rules that don't allow religious…
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US stocks end lower as investors wait for Fed rate decision
Technology companies have been looking to override disparate laws passed by US states Wall Street’s main indexes closed lower on Monday…
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Lawyer who peddled Steele dossier gets his moment before Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear from an architect of the Trump-Russia collusion hoax. Source link