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Here Are the Reasons Why Recognition of Palestine Is Such a Big Deal
This shift moves the discussion away from whose land Palestine is to the relations between the two neighboring states. Peace talks would…
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Gatwick airport: What boost in flights could mean for UK climate goals
The second runway at Gatwick could lead to an extra 100,000 flights a year. If Heathrow gets permission to build a third runway, that…
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Netflix signs co-marketing deal with AB InBev to promote TV shows and beer
NETFLIX and Anheuser-Busch InBev have signed a global co-marketing deal to promote the streaming platform’s most-watched titles and the…
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Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson removed from charity over Epstein email
The Duchess of York has been removed as patron of a children's charity, in the wake of an email emerging in which she called sex offender…
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Gold scales record high as markets brace for further rate cuts
GOLD surged to a record high on Monday (Sep 22), buoyed by investors’ heightened expectations of a dovish rate-cut path, ahead of remarks…
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The Plus-Size Startups Redefining What "Real Style" Looks Like
The Market Explosion No One Saw Coming The plus-size clothing market was valued at USD 198.4 billion in 2024 and is estimated to grow at a…
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Red Bull: Christian Horner formally leaves with £52m pay-off
Red Bull's long-time design leader, Adrian Newey - regarded as the greatest designer in F1 history - left the team in April last year. He…
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Your company’s next CEO might be a ‘multihyphenate’
Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter…
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EXCLUSIVE: Feeling Groove-y: Rimowa Is Launching Leather Bags
Practically synonymous with grooved aluminum and polycarbonate, Rimowa has seen leather, first introduced via its Distinct luggage line in…
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AliExpress tries to draw brands on Amazon: sources
Alibaba Group Holding is trying to attract established brand names on Amazon.com to its global e-commerce site AliExpress, stepping up…
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Singapore stocks slip on Monday as US futures fall; STI down 0.1%
Decliners outnumber advancers 315 to 233 after 1.9 billion shares worth S$1.6 billion change hands Local stocks inched down on Monday (Sep…
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Mapletree Investments offloads Melbourne office building at steep discount to retail billionaire
The price tag is almost 38% lower than its original purchase price of A$145 million in 2017 Temasek-owned real estate group Mapletree…
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Singtel faces another Optus crisis after fatal outage linked to three deaths in Australia
Singtel faces a fresh crisis at its Australian division Optus after the government started an investigation into an emergency call outage…
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Fire crews tackle Enfield flat block blaze
Three children have been taken to hospital after a fire ripped through a three-storey block of flats in north London. About 70…
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I gave ChatGPT $500 of real money to invest in stocks. Its picks surprised me
When OpenAI launched its new GPT-5 model in August, the company bragged loud and hard about how GPT-5 is its “smartest, fastest, most…
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HSBC’s Roberts says the bank’s future in Asia, Middle East
The future of HSBC Holdings is in Asia and the Middle East because of the amount of wealth and the capital flows between the two regions,…
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Ikea’s outgoing CEO on succession, sustainability, and knowing when to move on
After eight years at the helm of Ingka Group, the operating entity behind home-furnishing giant Ikea, CEO Jesper Brodin is stepping down.…
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Amazon introduces Whole Foods 365 line to Singapore in brand test
Amazon.com’s Whole Foods Market is taking its house brands to Singapore, a test of how the private-label goods will fare in a market where…
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China’s central bank revives liquidity tool before long holiday
CHINA’S central bank has dusted off a liquidity instrument it last used eight months ago, part of a move to flood the banking system with…
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India-Korea Co-Productions Take Spotlight at Busan Market
Busan’s Asian Contents & Film Market hosted a lively panel on India–Korea collaborations under the banner “India-Korea Synergies: New…
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Tariffs spark caution but no financing rush this time round: Citi’s Damien Tan
‘The key difference is that during the Covid-19 pandemic, there were a lot of demands for funding, bolstering of balance sheets, and…
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New SGX indices: How they compare to the STI and what their 50 constituents are
BT breaks down how the new benchmarks differ from the blue-chip Straits Times Index The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has launched two new…
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Chery Automobile said set to price Hong Kong IPO at high end of range
Chery Automobile is set to price its Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) at the high end of a marketed range after strong demand for…
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Chery Automobile set to price Hong Kong IPO at higher end of range
Chery Automobile is set to price its Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) at the high end of a marketed range after strong demand for…