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Tariff relief coming soon on coffee, bananas, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says
Coffee drinkers, perk up -- the Trump administration plans to roll back tariffs on some foreign products, including coffee beans grown in…
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GM wants parts makers to pull supply chains from China
General Motors (GM) has directed several thousand of its suppliers to scrub their supply chains of parts from China, four people familiar…
Fashion
IBM says ‘Loon’ chip shows path to useful quantum computers by 2029
The chip remains in its early stages, and it is not yet known when outsiders can test it International Business Machines (IBM) announced…
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Trump to host dinner with Jamie Dimon, other top business executives
President Trump is scheduled to dine with business executives at the White House on Wednesday as he implements an economic agenda that…
Business
Manulife CQS raises US$1.1 billion for synthetic-risk transfers
The money is for its Manulife CQS Regulatory Capital Relief III Fund as well as some separately managed accounts Manulife’s credit arm CQS…
Business
L’Oréal starts three-part euro bond sale for Kering Beauté deal
The Kering Beauté acquisition marked the latest in a string of deals for the beauty giant L’Oréal is selling at least 1.5 billion euros…
Business
Food Empire’s Q3 revenue rises 28.3% to US$152.6 million
Food Empire posted a revenue of US$152.6 million for the third quarter ended Sep 30, 2025, up 28.3 per cent from a year ago. In a bourse…
Business
Big 4 accounting firms drove nearly half of sector’s total revenue growth in 2024
The sector continues to hire, and expects to grow its workforce by opening up more than 1,500 positions The total revenue of the…
Business
Big 4 accounting firms drive nearly half of sector’s total revenue growth in 2024: survey
The sector continues to hire, and expects to grow its workforce by opening up more than 1,500 positions The total revenue of the…
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Congress Should Stop Passing the Buck to the Bureaucracy
The longer Congress writes laws that read like mission statements, the more frustrated voters will be when the mission goes sideways.…
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The Military’s Recruiting Surge
For a few years, the all-volunteer military construct was failing. Fresh thinking, financial resources, and untold amounts of effort have…
Business
ST Engineering posts 9% rise in 9M revenue to S$9.1 billion
ST Engineering posted a 9 per cent year-on-year rise in revenue to S$9.1 billion for the nine months ended Sep 30, on the back of strong…
Business
Ho Bee Land acquires five Australian residential sites for A$96.6 million
The developments will be financed by the company’s internal funds and bank borrowings. Ho Bee Land has acquired five residential…
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How the Supreme Court Defines Liberty
Barrett, like most originalists, insists that the Court’s 1954 ruling in Brown v. Board of Education can be defended on originalist…
Business
Battling the Sea on the Outer Banks
Daniel Pullen offers beautifully composed and striking images of the destruction that climate change has brought to his lifelong home.…
Business
UK public transport segment drives 22.4% increase in ComfortDelGro’s Q3 net profit
Transport operator ComfortDelGro’s (CDG) net profit for the third quarter ended September rose 22.4 per cent to S$70.4 million, driven by…
Business
StarHub’s Karie Kow to be NetLink NBN Trust’s CFO from April 2026
Fibre network provider NetLink NBN Trust is appointing Karie Kow, the current vice-president of corporate finance at mobile operator…
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Australia spy chief warns of China hackers probing networks
The Salt Typhoon and Volt Typhoon hacking groups work for Chinese government intelligence and the military Australia’s spy chief has…
Business
ABN Amro to buy NIBC Bank from Blackstone for 960 million euros
The deal will cut the Dutch bank’s CET1 capital ratio by about 70 basis points at closing ABN Amro Bank said it will acquire NIBC Bank…
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Companies, consumers must have basic understanding of AI to reap potential benefits: DPM Gan
Singapore’s compact size makes it easier to roll out training and raise AI literacy across the population, he adds Singapore’s “first…
Business
Federal Reserve’s Barr says AI will transform economies though outcomes vary
FEDERAL Reserve Governor Michael Barr said although artificial intelligence will transform economies, there are a range of outcomes as to…
Business
Laopu Gold, Baidu, Trip.com are the latest SDR listings on SGX
This brings the total Singapore Depository Receipts shelf on the local bourse to 29 securities The Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Wednesday…