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Jeffrey Banks Dishes About Ralph Lauren, Audrey Hepburn and More
After nearly 50 years in the fashion industry, Jeffrey Banks has plenty to unpack. The American designer detailed some of the highlights…
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Jaden Smith's Louboutin Appointment Announcement Generates Millions in Media Impact Value
Jaden Smith‘s appointment as Christian Louboutin‘s new men’s creative director generated $5.4 million in media impact value over the…
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Garden Florals and Golden Backdrops for a Stylish Stockholm Soirée
Soft yellow, marigold, warm orange, cream, muted greens, and gold accents. Not your typical Stockholm wedding. Emily and Chris brought…
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Remember This Week—It’s the Week America Became a Different Place
This is certainly an “only in America” story, but I do not mean that in the normal, heroic sense. I mean it in the creepy, corporate,…
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What the BOJ unwinding its ETF holdings means for Japan
THE Bank of Japan (BOJ) plans to start unwinding its exchange-traded fund (ETF) holdings, in a process that could take more than a century…
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Nvidia eyes $500 million investment in Wayve, a UK self-driving startup
U.S. chip designer Nvidia has signed a letter of intent for a possible $500 million investment in the next funding round at Britain’s…
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Printemps’ Former CEO Is Heading to Hospitality
Jean-Marc Bellaiche, who wound up a five-year tenure as chief executive officer of Printemps earlier this week, is to become CEO of resort…
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Agoda saga: Companies should not stop retrenched employees from getting union help, says MOM
Agoda recently laid off 50 Singapore staff, and said it would deny severance benefits if they reported the retrenchments to agencies or…
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US: Wall St opens higher after rally, FedEx gains
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday (Sep 19) after rallying to record highs in the previous session, while FedEx rose as…
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Intel’s Nvidia deal expected to be a mixed blessing for Asian chipmakers
TSMC, Samsung and other powerhouses are building multibillion-dollar plants in the US amid pressure from the Trump administration to…
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Gwynedd house full of rubbish goes to auction at £38k
A three-bedroom house in north Wales, heavily cluttered with rubbish, is set to go to auction with all contents left in place. Located in…
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Singtel’s Optus investigating emergency hotline outage that caused death of three people
The Australian telco will co-operate fully and transparently with all relevant government agencies and regulatory bodies Singtel’s…
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Park Chan-wook on Korea’s Cinema Crisis, ‘Unfortunate’ WGA Expulsion and the Message Behind Busan Opener ‘No Other Choice’: ‘Is It All Meaningless?’
Park Chan-wook is witnessing a crisis in Korean cinema firsthand. Korean cinema is facing its steepest downturn in two decades, with…
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STI continues slide on Friday, falls 0.2%
Across the broader market, advancers outnumber decliners 295 to 262 after 2.6 billion shares worth S$3.3 billion change hands Singapore…
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BMW’s new rebrand is so quiet you might miss it
BMW just made a subtle change to the logo on its latest car. The German automaker simplified the roundel on its new, fully electric BMW…
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Singapore reviewing short seller claim against India's Vedanta
The Singapore Police Force replied to Viceroy’s complaint, assigning it a reference number indicating it was reviewing the matter The…
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Stars, Auteurs, Business and More: What to Expect at This Year’s San Sebastián Festival
Cited by many creatives and execs as their favorite film festival, Spain’s San Sebastián — a European A-list fest just below Berlin,…
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Philippines central bank tightens rules on large cash withdrawals amid graft crackdown
The new rule comes amid a government-led anti-corruption crackdown on infrastructure projects The Philippine central bank has tightened…
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China’s showcase of AI chip prowess triggers US$240 billion rally
Investors are betting the recent flurry of talk by Chinese tech firms will translate into real products down the road FROM Huawei…
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Why Big Oil companies invest in green energy
Some major oil companies such as Shell and BP that once were touted as leading the way in clean energy investments are now pulling back…
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Europe’s VCs must embrace risk — or resign the AI era to US control
Europe’s AI startups are losing ground to the US — and their own investors are to blame. Only 5% of global venture capital is raised in…
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Troubles: Ireland commits to co-operate with reformed UK legacy body
Julian O'NeillCrime and justice correspondent, BBC News NI The Republic of Ireland has committed to new legislation that will ensure full…
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Thai central bank intervenes to slow currency moves
The currency’s strength relative to regional peers is seen as a threat to exports and tourism Thailand’s central bank has intervened to…
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Bank of Japan keeps interest rates unchanged
THE Bank of Japan said on Friday it would keep its main interest rate unchanged at 0.5 per cent, as expected, with economists forecasting…