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Westpac profit grows 5% on margin lift and higher lending
Australia’s Westpac Banking on Thursday (Aug 14) said wider margins and lending and deposits gains helped it post slightly higher…
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Sasseur Reit posts 3.1% lower H1 DPU of S$0.03055
The manager of Sasseur Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) on Thursday (Aug 14) said that its distribution per unit (DPU) for the first…
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Thailand’s Delta sees AI boom boosting sales for coming years
Delta Electronics (Thailand), the country’s most valuable publicly traded company, is predicting “double-digit” sales growth to continue…
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Aoxin Q&M Dental H1 net profit down 44.3% at 2.7 million yuan
Revenue rises 4.6% to 86.8 million yuan, from 83 million yuan in the year-ago period Catalist-listed Aoxin Q&M Dental on Thursday (Aug 14)…
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Trump orders overturn Biden era antitrust crackdown, promote space industry
President Trump revoked a Biden-era executive order that spurred more aggressive enforcement of antitrust laws in an effort to promote…
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US chip-gear maker sued in China over alleged trade secret theft
Top US chip-equipment supplier Applied Materials was sued by a rival in China over what that company characterised as trade secret theft,…
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Google pledges US$9 billion to expand AI, cloud infrastructure in Oklahoma
ABET’S Google said on Wednesday it will spend an additional US$9 billion in Oklahoma over the next two years to expand cloud and…
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Jury finds Texas couple guilty of concealing and harboring bakery workers in the U.S. illegally
Two South Texas bakery owners are guilty of concealing and harboring employees in the U.S. illegally, a jury found Wednesday afternoon…
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Striking Boeing defence workers turn to US Congress
BOEING defence industry workers currently on strike asked for congressional lawmakers’ support on Wednesday as they seek to pressure the…
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Cisco sees AI sales picking up but sticks to cautious outlook
Cisco Systems, the largest maker of machines that run computer networks and the internet, gave a cautious forecast for the current fiscal…
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Putin to test Trump's dealmaking prowess at Alaska summit
President Trump took an aggressive stance ahead of Friday's high-stakes summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin by threatening "very…
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Trump, Schumer offer warning signs of clash to come on government funding
President Trump said Wednesday that he would meet with Democratic congressional leaders to discuss government funding ahead of the…
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams scrambles to save reelection with boost from Black 'trailblazer' David Paterson
Former New York Gov. David Paterson endorsed embattled Mayor Eric Adams' bid for reelection, hoping his status as the state's first Black…
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Dan-el Padilla Peralta on Learning How to Combat Loss
When the Princeton classicist Dan-el Padilla Peralta was going up for a promotion to full professor, in early 2023, it occurred to him…
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Democrats aim to expand Social Security if they retake Congress
Key Democrats said Wednesday they want to protect Social Security in the short term by reversing Trump administration cuts to the agency…
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Texas Democrats weigh return, urge Gov. Abbott to focus on flood recovery instead of redistricting
Texas Democrats said Wednesday they will "issue demands" for a planned second special session as they consider whether to return to Austin…
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Trump team gets in on the Sydney Sweeney jeans ad craze
The Trump political team is joining the hoopla surrounding the Sydney Sweeney jeans ad by creating its own denim product. Source link
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Trump threatens 'very serious consequences' if Putin doesn't move toward peace at Alaska summit
President Trump on Wednesday warned that Russia would suffer "very serious consequences" if President Vladimir Putin does not agree to…
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Trump calls D.C. statehood 'ridiculous'
President Trump strongly pushed back on the idea of statehood for the District of Columbia as Democrats push again for autonomy. Source link
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Sylvester Stallone, KISS among Trump's Kennedy Center honorees
Actor Sylvester Stallone, singer Gloria Gaynor and the rock band KISS are among the Kennedy Center honorees announced Wednesday by…
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Mexican cartels turn to timeshare fraud, target Americans with fake offers
Your timeshare in Mexico may actually be helping prop up that country's violent drug cartels, the U.S. government said Wednesday, warning…
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President Trump, European leaders shape goals on call ahead of summit with Putin
European leaders, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, huddled with President Trump on a video conference meeting Wednesday…
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Trump-Putin summit is latest chapter in Alaska's long history -- and tension -- with Russia
When U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Alaska on Friday, it will be the latest chapter in the 49th…
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Construction at 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant jail could be halted over environmental concerns
1. Construction of a makeshift immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" could be halted…