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SGX broadens adoption of broker custody accounts
Currently, SGX-listed securities in two-thirds of retail accounts are held directly with CDP Moves are afoot to get more Singapore…
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Waymo under scrutiny after hitting child near Santa Monica elementary school
A Waymo self-driving taxi recently struck a child near a Santa Monica elementary school during drop-off hours, triggering an investigation…
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The Dangerous Allure of Assisted Suicide
The establishment of a duty not to be burdensome in a society with legal suicide and our upside-down demographics is a recipe for mass…
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Sen. Collins says DHS shutting down immigration enforcement surge in Maine
Homeland Security's immigration enforcement surge into Maine has ended just a week after it began, Sen. Susan Collins announced Thursday.…
Culture
The Complete Guide to Launching on Product Hunt (For First-Timers)
You finally have something real. Not a side-project sketch or a half-working demo, but a product people can actually use. Now someone…
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Alex Pretti involved in prior scrum with federal agents while armed, video shows
A new video shows armed anti-ICE protester Alex Pretti kicking out the taillight of a federal vehicle, then fighting off an attempted…
Business
Bitcoin drops below US$86,000 as traders retreat from risk assets
Bitcoin dropped below US$86,000 for the first time in about six weeks amid a pullback in risk assets. The largest cryptocurrency slipped…
Business
Wall Street opens mixed as markets digest Big-Tech AI splurge
Wall Street opened mixed on Thursday (Jan 29), as investors waded through mega-cap tech results that showcased another surge in AI…
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China plans space‑based AI data centres, challenging Musk’s SpaceX ambitions
The Chinese nation and the US are competing to become the first to exploit the military and strategic advantages of space dominance China…
Business
CapitaLand Ascott Trust H2 DPS inches up 1% to S$0.0358
The rise in H2 FY2025 DPS follows a 4 per cent increase in revenue to S$439.1 million for the half year CapitaLand Ascott Trust (Clas) on…
Business
CapitaLand Ascott Trust H2 DPS inches up 0.8% to S$0.0358
The rise in H2 FY2025 DPS follows a 4% growth in revenue to S$439.1 million for the half year CapitaLand Ascott Trust (Clas) on Thursday…
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Renoir Drawings Raises a Question: Did Even Renoir Think His Drawings Were Important?
Plus, a great Caravaggio and Bellini as special guests. Source link
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Can the Feds Really Prosecute the Minnesota Church Protesters?
Conservatives should be wary of supporting a federal prosecution like this. Source link
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What States Can Do When Sacred Spaces Are Violated
Ohio’s experience shows that states can successfully enact legislation to increase penalties for church disrupters. Source link
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Trump’s Greenland Pursuit Has Left NATO Damaged
All true partnerships must be built on trust. Source link
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This Way to the Socialists’ Ball
The administration’s stances are enough to make even Bernie Sanders blush. Source link
Business
Temasek-backed Eastroc Beverage to price HK IPO at top of range; targeting HK$10.14 billion raise
The firm has offered 40.9 million H shares for the listing, putting the offer price at HK$248 apiece — Energy drink maker Eastroc Beverage…
Business
Silicon Valley is driving users to ditch keyboards and spend hours talking to their tech
Gavin McNamara has abandoned his keyboard and spends all day talking rather than typing. He speaks for hours with his computer and phone,…
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The Dry January Hangover
“There’s a kind of risk aversion that you tend to associate with liberal politics,” Edward Slingerland, a philosophy professor at the…
Business
NetLink NBN Trust’s 9-month profit down 11.8% at S$65.4 million
This was due to higher depreciation from a larger asset base and higher net finance costs Fibre infrastructure provider Netlink NBN Trust…
Fashion
PSA, Japan’s Mitsui OSK to set up roll-on, roll-off terminal in Singapore
Move is part of the Japanese shipping firm’s regional strategy to expand its automotive business Japanese shipping firm Mitsui OSK Lines…
Business
CGSI raises target price on OUE Reit to S$0.41 on better-than-expected 2025 earnings, positive outlook
Analysts keep ‘add’ call management’s positive view on rental revisions for commercial assets CGS international raised its target price…
Business
Jardine C&C group MD Benjamin Birks to step down in April
Successor has not yet been named, but will be announced in due course. Mainboard-listed Jardine Cycle & Carriage (Jardine C&C) group…
Business
Gold demand in Singapore jumps 48% to record 9.6 tonnes in 2025
Appetite for the metal grew the fastest in the city-state among South-east Asian countries, finds report Investors in Singapore seeking…