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Snapchat is nearing 1 billion monthly users. Why can't it turn a profit?
Snapchat, an app whose disappearing messages and silly face filters made chatting with loved ones more casual, is close to a milestone…
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IHH Healthcare’s Q3 net profit rises 15% to RM616 million
Revenue is up 16% at RM6.6 billion, on the back of strong performances from key markets Malaysia and India IHH Healthcare on Wednesday…
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Super League: Hull KR start title defence at York Knights
Treble winners Hull KR will start the defence of their Super League title with a visit to newly promoted York Knights in the opening game…
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China’s Didi Q3 revenue up 8.6% as costly overseas expansion accelerates
The company has accelerated overseas investment this year, notably expanding food delivery to additional cities Didi Global reported an…
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Your Polestar EV can now power your house—and save you money
When it’s parked in your garage, the Polestar 3 can now help you save on your electric bill. The automaker is the latest to roll out…
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Singapore stocks track Wall Street gains; STI up 0.4%
Across the broader market, gainers outnumber losers 280 to 258, after 1.3 billion securities worth S$1.3 billion change hands Singapore…
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MOH orders Cordlife to stop collecting new cord blood in fresh blow to company
Embattled cord-blood bank Cordlife received a notice from the Ministry of Health (MOH) to stop collecting, testing, processing and/or…
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MOH orders Cordlife to stop collecting cord blood; company calls for trading halt
Embattled cord-blood bank Cordlife received a notice from the Ministry of Health (MOH) to stop collecting, testing, processing and/or…
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Citigroup hires Nomura, Wells Fargo traders in foreign-exchange business push across Asia
Citigroup has hired seven personnel, including former traders from Nomura International and Wells Fargo, to boost its foreign-exchange…
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Hiew Yoon Khong's exit: help list Mapletree or merge it with CapitaLand
Lay the foundations for Mapletree’s next chapter and let retail investors own equity in it HIEW Yoon Khong has been group chief executive…
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SoftBank’s 40% slide since October underscores mounting worry over its giant OpenAI bet
Japanese tech investor leads AI selloff amid concerns over new pressure on OpenAI after Gemini 3.0 debut Growing unease over frothy…
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Japan's Nikkei surges after Wall Street's gains
Japan’s Nikkei share average surged on Wednesday (Nov 26), with tech stocks leading the charge in a broad-based rally after Wall Street…
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Warner Music Group settles lawsuit with AI music firm and launches joint venture
Warner Music Group (WMG) will begin an artificial intelligence (AI) music venture with technology start-up Suno - a year after it sued the…
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Surgical tech firm UltraGreen.ai files for US$377.1 million IPO on SGX mainboard
It is offering 112.1 million shares at US$1.45 or S$1.892 apiece; this includes 5.9 million shares for a retail tranche in Singapore…
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'I would love to be doing this in my 60s' - the debate over selling sex in Scotland
Porcelain Victoria has been selling sex for eight years. The 26-year-old says that being self-employed allows her to be flexible with her…
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EXCLUSIVE: Emi Jay Founder Julianne Goldmark on Selling One Million Claw Clips and What’s Next
The Emi Jay girls have spoken, and claw clips are here to stay. Hair care and accessories brand Emi Jay has sold more than one million of…
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China’s GWM targets 300,000 annual production with first Europe car plant
Chinese automakers are increasingly looking to expand overseas as a way of escaping a brutal, prolonged price war touched off by domestic…
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RHB initiates coverage on Keppel Infrastructure Trust with ‘buy’ call
The analyst sets a target price of S$0.55 and says the trust should have a ‘modestly growing’ distribution profile RHB on Wednesday (Nov…
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Indonesian fund to raise another 12.6 trillion rupiah from patriot bonds
Indonesian sovereign wealth fund Danantara is raising an additional 12.6 trillion rupiah (S$991 million) through a debt offering to the…
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Asian stocks extend global rally as data boost rate cut hopes
ASIA extended a global equities rally on Wednesday after another round of tepid US data reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve…
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Brookfield builds decarbonisation platform in South-east Asia
This marks its first renewables investments in the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand Brookfield Asset Management has made its first…
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Couple rakes in US$9 billion as AI circuit board shares soar 530%
When Nvidia chief executive officer Jensen Huang hosted a private banquet for suppliers in Taiwan in May, the room was packed with some of…
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Chinese bonds see no haven demand from stock losses on PBOC bets
The central bank’s reluctance to ease its policy further remains the core issue weighing on the debt market China’s stock and bond markets…
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Gold drifts higher on US rate cut expectations
Markets are pricing in an 84% chance of a Fed rate cut next month, compared to 50% last week, according to CME Group data Gold prices…