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Panama official seeks court review of CK Hutchison port contract
Panama’s comptroller general asked its Supreme Court to review the government’s contract extension with CK Hutchison’s local ports unit,…
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Australia’s central bank welcomes Q2 inflation data, deputy governor says
Australia’s second-quarter inflation data was very welcomed and came in as just the central bank expected, a top official said on…
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Brown agrees to pay $50 million, wins back federal contracts in deal with Trump administration
By entering into the agreement, Brown ensured that the administration "will end the large-scale freeze that ultimately had implications…
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Keppel H1 profit rises 24.2% to S$377.7 million; seeks to monetise S$14.4 billion non-core assets
Asset manager Keppel saw net profit rise 24.2 per cent on the year to S$377.7 million for the first half ended Jun 30, driven by growth in…
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Keppel posts 24.2% rise in H1 profit to S$377.7 million, seeks to monetise S$14.4 billion non-core assets
Asset manager Keppel saw net profit rise 24.2 per cent on the year to S$377.7 million for the first half ended Jun 30, driven by growth in…
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Samsung Q2 profit drops 55% on weak AI chip sales, China curbs
Samsung Electronics reported on Thursday a 55 per cent drop in second-quarter operating profit as delays in high-bandwidth memory chip…
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Seatrium H1 profit quadruples to S$144.4 million on strong order book, margin growth
Seatrium’s net profit for the six months ended Jun 30 grew 301.3 per cent to S$144.4 million, from S$36 million during the same period…
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China’s JD.com to acquire German electronics retailer Ceconomy for 2.2 billion euros
[DUESSELDORF, Germany] JD.com is set to acquire German electronics retailer Ceconomy in a 2.2-billion-euro (S$3.3-billion) deal at 4.60…
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Trump spares copper market from worst with 50% duty on products
US President Donald Trump imposed a 50 per cent tariff on all semi-finished copper products coming into the US, but stopped short of…
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Trump announces trade deal with South Korea
South Korea has struck a last-minute trade deal with the U.S. on Wednesday as steep tariffs loomed ahead of a Friday deadline, President…
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Biden adviser tells House committee there was 'no conspiracy' to hide president's mental state
Top Biden adviser Steve Ricchetti said Wednesday that questions about former President Joseph R. Biden's mental decline while in office…
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Airbus first-half profit climbs 85% to US$1.7 billion
European aerospace group Airbus posted an 85-per cent rise in first-half profit Wednesday to US$1.7 billion, even though it delivered…
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The Enduring Power of “The Rules of the Game”
Even if Mozart’s name and a quote from Beaumarchais’s play “The Marriage of Figaro” didn’t feature in the credits of “The Rules of the…
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Robinhood tops profit expectations as trading frenzy sweeps across asset classes
Robinhood Markets exceeded second-quarter profit estimates on Wednesday (Jul 30), driven by a massive surge in volumes as investors traded…
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Senate confirms Trump's pick for counterterrorism agency, a former Green Beret with extremist ties
The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's pick to lead the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, on Wednesday evening as…
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Maine police chief says officer arrested by ICE is missed by colleagues and was eligible to work
The police officer arrested by immigration authorities in a Maine town was a trusted member of the force who is missed by his colleagues,…
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Microsoft cloud sales beat expectations amid record AI spending
The company’s largest rivals in cloud services, Amazon.com and Alphabet, have also announced massive expansion plans Microsoft reported…
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Mamdani runs away from past anti-cop rhetoric in wake of deadly NYC shooting
NEW YORK -- New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani said Wednesday he is not an anti-cop politician who wants to defund…
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Trump unveils online initiative aimed at making it easier to access health records
President Trump on Wednesday unveiled a new initiative to improve Americans' access to their own health records by enabling them to upload…
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She's out: Kamala Harris won't run for California governor, hints at abandoning elective politics
Former Vice President Kamala Harris dropped a bombshell Wednesday on the Democratic Party, announcing she will not run for governor of…
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Trump celebrates 'busy day' at White House with trade deals
President Trump touted his trade deals in a social media post Wednesday, saying that he's spoken to many countries that want to make the…
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Trump ends tariff exemption for all low-value packages
President Trump on Wednesday ended tariff exemptions for low-value parcels shipped to the United States. Source link
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Trump imposes a 50% tariff on Brazil as punishment for prosecution of ally Bolsonaro
President Trump implemented a 50% tariff on goods imported from Brazil on Wednesday, saying that the punishing levy is retaliation for the…