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It Is Time to Be Done with Shutdowns
We’re five weeks into a government shutdown. It should be the last one. Source link
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The Nationalization of Elections Is Anti-American
Our Founding Fathers fought for our right not to care about who New Jersey elects as governor. Source link
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Trump’s Taxing Supreme Court Argument
If tariffs are taxes — and they are — they can’t be imposed by presidents without very clear directions from Congress. Source link
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CapitaLand Investment’s 9M revenue dips 25.5% to S$1.6 billion after Clas deconsolidation
CapitaLand Investment (CLI) reported a 25.5 per cent plunge in total revenue to about S$1.6 billion for the first nine months of 2025,…
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California backs down on AI laws so more tech leaders don't flee the state
California’s tech companies, the epicenter of the state’s economy, sent politicians a loud message this year: Back down from restrictive…
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Singapore shares hit new high; STI up 1.5%
Across the broader market, advancers outnumber decliners 376 to 190 after 1.5 billion securities worth S$2.9 billion change hands Local…
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Maybank upgrades ESR Reit to ‘buy’ on positive developments
Maybank Securities has upgraded ESR Reit to “buy”, from “hold” previously – with a 50 per cent higher target price of S$3 – on the back of…
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Nissan returns to operating profit in Q2
Nissan booked 51.5 billion yen (S$437.4 million) in operating profit for July-September Nissan Motor swung back to an operating profit in…
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Chinese banks edge out global rivals in financing Boyu Capital’s Starbucks China deal: sources
Ping An Bank, Industrial Bank, and China Minsheng Banking are set to arrange a seven-year syndicated loan of about US$1.4 billion Chinese…
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Australia’s NAB CEO says housing is greatest societal challenge as bank books A$7.09 billion profit
NAB and the rest of Australia’s ‘Big Four’ banks rely heavily on the strength of the housing market National Australia Bank (NAB) chief…
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KKR, Singtel seek to fully own Singapore data centre firm in US$3.9 billion deal
KKR & Co and Singapore Telecommunications are in advanced talks to buy more than 80 per cent of ST Telemedia Global Data Centres – which…
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Malaysia's central bank holds key rate at 2.75%, as expected
Malaysia’s central bank held its benchmark interest rate steady at its final policy review of the year on Thursday (Nov 6), as expected by…
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Japan, US consider rare earth mining near Minamitori in Pacific: PM Takaichi
If the initial tests are successful, the project aims to launch trial operations of a system capable of recovering 350 tonnes of mud per…
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Latest Singapore six-month T-bill cut-off yield slides to 1.37%
Figure is down from the 1.41% offered from the last auction that closed on Oct 23 The cut-off yield on Singapore’s latest six-month…
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DBS banks on deposit growth to keep income stable in 2026 as interest rates fall
CEO Tan Su Shan sees opportunities within the equities capital markets and debt capital markets, as corporates return to these markets…
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SoftBank said to have weighed potential takeover of Marvell
The Japanese conglomerate’s push into the space has gone beyond pure mergers and acquisitions. SoftBank Group explored a potential…
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China’s robotaxi firms Pony.AI and WeRide sink on Hong Kong debut
SHARES in Chinese self-driving start-ups Pony.AI and WeRide tumbled on their Hong Kong debuts on Thursday, after raising more than US$1.1…
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Asia: Markets bounce from selloff as US jobs beat forecasts
ASIAN markets rose on Thursday to claw back some of the previous day’s hefty losses as investors tracked a bounce on Wall Street sparked…
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Nissan sells Yokohama headquarters for 97 billion yen as part of restructuring
Nissan Motor said on Thursday it has concluded a 97 billion yen (S$840 million) trust beneficiary rights transfer agreement to sell and…
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Lendlease Reit raises S$280 million in private placement
The manager of Lendlease Global Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) on Thursday (Nov 6) announced the completion of a private…
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Tuesday's election wins embolden Democrats in shutdown fight over affordable health care
Senate Democrats are seizing on their party's widespread victories in Tuesday's elections as reason to continue their shutdown fight over…
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Trump administration orders 10% of flights cut at major US airports due to shutdown
US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Wednesday that he would order 10 per cent of flights at 40 major US airports to be cut…
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Judge orders improvements at a Chicago-area immigration facility after claims of inhumane conditions
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered authorities to improve a Chicago-area immigration facility after a group of detainees sued, alleging…
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Eyes turn to space to feed power-hungry data centres
TECH firms are floating the idea of building data centres in space and tapping into the sun’s energy to meet out-of-this-world power…