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Pfizer looks to sell stake in pandemic vaccine partner BioNTech
Pfizer is looking to sell its remaining stake in Covid-19 vaccine partner BioNTech, a remnant from one of the pandemic’s most lucrative…
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Marco Polo Marine unit clinches NT$4.7 billion project for research vessel in largest contract win
The project marks the company’s strategic expansion into high-value, specialised vessel construction Integrated marine logistics company…
Business
Tencent posts 15% revenue jump, sustaining growth without splashy AI bets
China’s most valuable company reports sales of 192.9 billion yuan for the three months ended September [SHENZHEN, China] Tencent Holdings…
Business
Singtel remains ‘fully behind’ Optus despite outages and lacklustre returns
Singtel chief says it has to ‘work very hard to rebuild the trust and the confidence’ the outages have taken Minority shareholders of…
Business
Hapag-Lloyd’s nine-month profit drops 50% as shipping market volatility persists
Security risks and US policy shifts unsettle demand and freight rates, hurting shipping profits German container shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd…
Business
DBS, Ant International expand partnership to boost cross-border payments
Singapore’s biggest bank DBS Group and Ant International have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand their partnership and scale…
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Singapore’s bonds set to gain on tighter supply, more liquidity: Barclays
Singapore’s government bonds may see elevated demand through the end of the year, according to Barclays Plc. Yields on the island nation’s…
Business
Toyota opens US battery plant, confirms US$10 billion investment plan
TOYOTA Motor said on Wednesday it had begun production at its US$13.9 billion North Carolina battery plant as it ramps up hybrid…
Business
Asia: Stocks stutter with focus on Fed, tech after US reopen vote
ASIAN markets trod water on Thursday as euphoria over the end of a record US government shutdown petered, with focus back on Federal…
Business
Shares of JB Foods, Food Empire soar on positive earnings
Shares of food exporters in Singapore JB Foods and Food Empire on Thursday (Nov 13) jumped significantly in early trade following their…
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Boeing ordered to pay more than US$28 million to 737 MAX crash victim’s family
A jury in federal court in Chicago ordered Boeing on Wednesday to pay more than US$28 million to the family of a United Nations…
Business
Ex-Twitter CEO Agrawal’s AI search startup Parallel raises US$100 million
AI STARTUP Parallel Web Systems, founded by former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, has raised US$100 million to build web search infrastructure…
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It's over: House ends longest-ever government shutdown with near party-line vote
The House passed a spending package Wednesday that will reopen the government after a 43-day shutdown, the longest in U.S. history, caused…
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U.S. bishops officially ban gender-affirming care at Catholic hospitals
U.S. Catholic bishops voted Wednesday to make official a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender patients at Catholic hospitals. The…
Fashion
Waymo taxis are coming to Los Angeles and Bay Area freeways
Nearly one year after Waymo launched its autonomous ride-hailing service in Los Angeles, the company is ready to take on freeways. Waymo…
Business
Bostic announces retirement amid Trump push for more influence over Federal Reserve
Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic, the first Black and openly gay person to lead one of the US central bank’s 12 regional…
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US House report accuses China of minerals market interference
CHINA for decades has sought to manipulate global critical minerals prices, using its control as an economic weapon to expand its…
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U.S. Mint presses final pennies as production ends after more than 230 years
The U.S. ended production of the penny Wednesday, abandoning the 1-cent coins that were embedded in American culture for more than 230…
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California revokes 17,000 driver's licenses. But the state disputes it is over immigration concerns
California plans to revoke 17,000 commercial driver's licenses given to immigrants after the Trump administration raised concerns about…
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Judge signals hundreds of people detained in Chicago immigration crackdown could be released on bond
Hundreds of people who have been arrested and detained in the Chicago area during the Trump administration's immigration crackdown could…
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The Joyful Mythology of “Nouvelle Vague”
That word, instantly identified with the French New Wave, is missing from “Nouvelle Vague,” an absence that comes off not as an accident…
Fashion
US presses final penny after more than 230 years
THE United States pressed its final circulating penny on Wednesday, in a move made to save money as the one-cent coin denomination became…
Business
Europe: Stocks log record close, boosted by financials, US shutdown relief
EUROPEAN shares logged a second consecutive record close on Wednesday, boosted by financials as investors were relieved by a potential end…
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House seeks to repeal provision to allow GOP senators to profit from phone record disclosure
House Republicans are planning to fast-track a vote next week to repeal a provision in the spending deal they're about to pass that would…