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Fed confronts 'hardest' decision on interest rates in final meeting of the year
The Federal Reserve faces a tough decision when it convenes Tuesday for a two-day meeting to determine whether to cut interest rates for a…
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Singapore Paincare privatisation bid fails as offeror fails to meet conditions by deadline
A privatisation offer for medical services company Singapore Paincare has fallen through, as the offeror, Advance Bridge Healthcare, was…
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European Union slams Elon Musk’s X with a $140 million fine. Here’s why
European Union regulators on Friday fined Elon Musk’s social media platform X 120 million euros ($140 million) for breaches of the bloc’s…
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25 Perfectly Playful and Fun Plus Size Holiday Dresses to Keep on Your Radar
As The Curvy Fashionista editors, we write about stuff we love and think you’ll like, too. We often use affiliate links, which means we…
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Wall Street subdued at open as investors await key inflation report
Wall Street’s main indexes had a subdued open on Friday (Dec 5) as investors avoided large bets and awaited a long-delayed key inflation…
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Everyone wants to eat Nvidia’s lunch
So far, Nvidia has provided the vast majority of the processors used to train and operate large AI models like the ones that underpin…
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Singapore digital infrastructure company EFGH to pursue US listing via Spac
It has entered into a business combination agreement with WinVest Acquisition Corp Singapore-headquarted financial Internet infrastructure…
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ChatGPT’s AI lead may be more fragile than we thought
Greetings, and welcome back to Fast Company’s Plugged In. Even by tech-industry standards, the air of serene confidence OpenAI CEO Sam…
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Victoria’s Secret Sales Jump 9% as CEO Hillary Super’s Plan Comes Together
Victoria’s Secret’s top line grew almost twice as fast as Wall Street expected for the third quarter, giving the company’s turnaround a…
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Manulife Singapore launches AI hub to groom talent
It is among 11 financial institutions working with IBF and MAS to pilot workforce development initiatives alongside adoption of artificial…
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UOBKH initiates coverage on UltraGreen.ai with ‘buy’ on optimistic growth outlook
The company is well-positioned to benefit from potential growth in the fluorescence-guided surgery market, say UOBKH analysts UOB Kay Hian…
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A safety report card ranks AI company efforts to protect humanity
Are artificial intelligence companies keeping humanity safe from AI’s potential harms? Don’t bet on it, a new report card says. As AI…
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iPhone 17 resellers are seeing ‘bulk quantities’ traded in
While the iPhone 17 is expected to be one of the hottest gifts this holiday season, some of the early adopters of Apple’s latest phone may…
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The Bard of China’s Gig Economy
Not all of Hu’s jobs were in customer-facing roles. In 2017, he worked at a logistics warehouse for D Company, where the pace was grueling…
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Yuv Raises $12 Million in Series A Round
PARIS – Yuv, a London-based beauty tech company offering a smart, sustainable hair color lab system for salons and freelancers, has closed…
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Melon Music Awards (MMA) 2025 Nominees and Winners For Top 10 Artists
Melon Music Awards (MMA) 2025 is only a couple of weeks away from its worldwide live broadcast. Ahead of the event, the organizers shared…
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Singapore shares dip; STI down 0.1% on cautious sentiment
Both Straits Times Index (STI) and the iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index finished lower on Friday (Dec 5), as concerns on the US economy…
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When the AI bubble bursts, who’ll be left standing?
As Sir Isaac Newton discovered, the core scientific law of gravity is that what goes up must come down. The principle applies in many…
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Nvidia partner Hon Hai’s sales soar in sign AI demand persists
Hon Hai Precision Industry’s revenue rose 26 per cent in November, suggesting demand for Nvidia servers remains strong during an AI…
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Temasek-backed Fullerton pares China hedge fund operations, workforce: source
Fullerton Fund Management, backed by Temasek Holdings, has sharply scaled back its China private fund operations after years of struggling…
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Asia’s strong equity deals pipeline to be tested by AI bubble concerns in 2026
A strong pipeline of high-profile IPOs by companies in China and India looking to tap into a move by investors to diversify bets will…
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Tech, S-Reits among 30 most traded non-STI stocks in H2 to date
Tech stocks and Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) are among the 30 most traded stocks outside the blue-chip Straits Times…
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German factory orders jump on 87% surge in big transport items
Demand increased 1.5% from the previous month, which was revised significantly higher to show a 2% gain German factory orders surged in…
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Over a third of animals lost in test deep sea mining - scientists
Georgina RannardClimate and science correspondent Machines mining minerals in the deep ocean have been found to cause significant damage…