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Casablanca Taps Priya de Souza as Chief Marketing Officer
LONDON — Casablanca has appointed Priya de Souza chief marketing officer with immediate effect. In her new role de Souza will lead the…
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Wilmar closes 1.4% down on corruption verdict; RHB downgrades stock to ‘sell’
The company’s earnings will be dented by the forfeiture of a security deposit seized by the authorities in relation to the case Shares of…
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Income funds with higher yields as lower rates weigh on investors: Morningstar
Investors seeking steady income streams are reassessing their options as the yields on Singapore Treasury bills (T-bills) plummet this…
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‘Elvis’ and ‘Parasite’ Producers Lead Tokyo Market Seminar Lineup
Producers behind Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” and Bong Joon Ho’s Oscar-winning “Parasite” are set to headline Tokyo Market TIFFCOM’s seminar…
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F&N Malaysia unit to sell 50% stake in property development JV for about RM180 million
The sale of its interest in the joint venture with Frasers Property is expected to result in a one-off gain of about RM83.2 million Fraser…
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Foxconn workers faced tough conditions in rush to make iPhone 17: labour group
CHINESE factory workers suffered difficult conditions while racing to get Apple Inc.’s new iPhone 17 lineup ready, according to a report…
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Dallas Fed President says central bank should consider replacing its benchmark rate
LORIE Logan, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, has proposed replacing the central bank’s benchmark federal funds rate - the…
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Reform faces questions over tech investor's role in cost-cutting drive
Joshua NevettPolitical reporter A tech start-up investor is taking a leading role in Reform UK's efforts to access sensitive data in a bid…
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Stocks to watch: SingPost, CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust, Wilmar, Sheng Siong
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Sep 26): Singapore Post (SingPost):…
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NBCUniversal Could Be Headed for YouTube TV Blackout
YouTube TV has grappled with carriage-contract showdowns in recent weeks with Fox Corp. and TelevisaUnivison. Next up: NBCUniversal. NBCU…
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Amazon’s AWS CEO chides staff for slow product rollouts
Amazon Web Services’ top executive admonished staff on Thursday for what he called slow product rollouts by the cloud computing provider…
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Meta in talks to use Google’s Gemini to improve ad business, The Information reports
META staffers have had discussions with Alphabet’s Google Cloud about the possibility of using its Gemini models to improve the Facebook…
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Samaritans facing volunteer exodus over proposed branch closures
Michael BuchananSocial affairs correspondent Hundreds of Samaritans volunteers say they will leave the suicide prevention charity if plans…
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Oil holds steady at multi-week high as Russia limits fuel exports, US GDP revised up
Oil prices steadied on Thursday after hitting a seven-week high in the previous session as Russia moved to restrict fuel exports until the…
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US: Wall Street indexes fall as data raises uncertainty for rate-cut outlook
US stocks were lower on Thursday, with most sectors down, as economic data increased uncertainty about the outlook for interest rate cuts.…
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Europe: Shares touch three-week low as med-tech hit by US import probes
EUROPEAN stocks were dragged down by med-tech shares on Thursday after the US launched fresh import probes, while investors sifted through…
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Intel wants a second bite at the Apple—and this time might be better
Reports Wednesday that Apple has held talks with Intel about a possible strategic investment sent shockwaves through the stock market.…
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Trump makes way for $14 billion deal to save TikTok in the U.S.
President Trump approved a proposal Thursday that would save TikTok in the U.S. by putting the wildly popular app's operation under…
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Kerry Jackson Takes Back CFO Reins at Shoe Carnival
W. Kerry Jackson is moving back into his former role at Shoe Carnival. Jackson, who came out of retirement to rejoin the retailer in June…
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Depict AI’s New Search Tool Wants to Help Consumers Shop With Intention
LONDON — The search engine platform Depict AI is stepping into the world of e-commerce with its latest launch, GPT Search. The new tool is…
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The Estée Lauder Cos.’ 2025 Executive Pay Packages Revealed
The Estée Lauder Cos. has a new executive team in charge — and now their pay packages, a mix of base salary, pension, stock options,…
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Amazon might owe you money: $1.5 billion payout for Prime members follows FTC settlement. Here’s what to know
Amazon reached a $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Thursday over whether the e-commerce giant used…
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Cracker Barrel is closing Maple Street Biscuit Company restaurants. See the full list of doomed locations
As the dust settles on a botched logo redesign that turned it into a political and cultural flashpoint this summer, Cracker Barrel Old…
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U.S. economy grew more than expected in the second quarter at a 3.8% pace
An uptick in consumer spending helped the U.S. economy expand at a surprising 3.8% from April through June, the government reported in a…