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Democrat Mikie Sherrill to be sworn in as New Jersey's 57th governor
Mikie Sherrill, the four-term congresswoman and former Navy helicopter pilot who cast her November election in New Jersey as a victory…
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Trump at Year One
The president has governed at a frenzied pace that has produced some real successes, but he also exceeded his authority to advance…
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Singapore chip manufacturing sector set to boom as global DRAM shortage continues
Benefits could ‘cascade across the entire value chain’, as demand outstrips supply of the computer memory hardware Singapore’s…
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Bain makes binding FineToday bid, eyes Asia beauty market: sources
FineToday operates in 11 Asia markets, including South Korea and Singapore, with China its second-largest after Japan Bain Capital has…
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Meta’s Asia policy chief Simon Milner to exit as regulatory challenges mount
The company is increasing its focus on artificial intelligence at a time of heightened scrutiny on its core platforms Meta Platforms is…
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PC Partner soars 27.8% on positive FY2025 profit guidance
It is now listed only in Singapore, having delisted from the Hong Kong bourse on Jan 14 Shares of electronics company PC Partner soared on…
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PC Partner closes 20.9% higher on positive FY2025 profit guidance
It is now listed only in Singapore, having delisted from the Hong Kong bourse on Jan 14 Shares of electronics company PC Partner soared on…
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BOJ to signal more rate hikes as yen, politics fuel inflation risks
The Bank of Japan is expected to raise its growth forecast on Friday (Jan 20) and signal its readiness to hike interest rates further, as…
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Australian stocks post sharpest fall since mid-December as financials, miners slip
Australian shares logged their worst session in over a month on Tuesday (Jan 20) as rate hike jitters knocked heavyweight financials,…
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Changi Airport turns to driverless tractors to boost airside productivity
Changi Airport on Tuesday (Jan 20) announced that it has deployed its first fleet of fully autonomous tractors for airside operations…
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Gold steadies near record high as Greenland crisis simmers
GOLD was steady near a record high, while silver retreated from an all-time peak, as President Donald Trump’s push to take over Greenland…
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Fixed income funds top Asian inflows in 2025 as investors seek stability and yield
Fixed income funds topped net inflows in 2025 among Asian investors prioritising stability and yield, based on data from funds network…
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Indonesia’s rupiah hits record low on central bank independence worries
Indonesia’s rupiah hit a record low against the dollar on Tuesday as investors fretted about the country’s central bank independence after…
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ICE's new policy limiting congressional oversight visits survives court challenge
A federal judge has delivered a significant victory to ICE, refusing to halt the agency's new policy limiting the ability of members of…
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These Singapore winners can benefit from AI boom, power crunch: Morgan Stanley
The US “shale revolution” is about to export a windfall to Singapore, helping defray the cost of powering the artificial intelligence…
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South Korea bourse CEO sees Kospi at 6,000, vows to cut ‘zombie’ firms
The index’s surge over the past 12 months is the best among more than 90 global equity indexes tracked by Bloomberg The world-beating…
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How Europe could ‘weaponise’ US$10 trillion of US assets over Greenland
The most tangible reaction from the EU so far has been a proposal to halt approval of its July trade deal with America As Europe considers…
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MSCI rule shift may spur US$2 billion exit from Indonesian stocks
Global funds may withdraw more than US$2 billion from Indonesian equities in coming months if MSCI proceeds with a change to its indexing…
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Youngkin’s ‘Common Sense’ Legacy in Virginia
Glenn Youngkin’s single term was easily one of the most successful of any governor in recent memory. Source link
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UK mulls Australia-style ban on social media for children
Britain is considering a range of measures to better protect children online, including an Australian-style ban on social media for those…
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South Korea kicks off AI Squid Game in bid to compete with US, China
The state-backed survival contest aims to find the best indigenous artificial intelligence models Late last year, more than a thousand…
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Judge refuses to block new DHS policy limiting Congress members' access to ICE facilities
A federal judge refused Monday to temporarily block the Trump administration from enforcing a new policy requiring a week's notice before…
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CEO revenue confidence hits five-year low: PwC survey
There was a sharp divide between those already seeing benefits from AI adoption and those who did not [DAVOS, Switzerland] Only three in…
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Trump's non-endorsements in Senate races reflect long-held grievances
President Trump has endorsed all but three of the 22 Senate Republicans running for reelection in 2026, notably leaving out incumbents who…