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Queen Camilla and Joanna Lumley among guests at memorial for Jilly Cooper
The Queen joined stars of TV show Rivals at a memorial service for Dame Jilly Cooper. Source link
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Michigan Wants to Make Big Oil Pay for Climate Change
First, the lawsuit says, the fossil fuel industry engineered an across-the-board abandonment of renewable energy that only makes sense in…
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Adidas plans 1-billion-euro share buyback after profits jump
Adidas reported stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter profits and announced a fresh share buyback, as it looks to maintain its momentum…
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Amex projects upbeat 2026 profit on steady spending by affluent customers
It expects revenue to grow in the range of 9 to 10% – versus expectations of about 9% American Express (Amex) forecast annual profit…
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Wall Street opens lower after Trump picks Fed critic Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell
stocks opened lower on Friday (Jan 30) after US President Donald Trump nominated former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh to head the…
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Disney Hires Morgan Stanley Analyst Ben Swinburne as Head of Corporate Strategy and Investor Relations
After 27 years at Morgan Stanley, Benjamin Swinburne has landed a new gig with the Walt Disney Co. Disney hired Swinburne as executive VP…
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Apple buys “Silent Speech” AI startup for $2B, because talking is so 2025
Apple confirmed this week that it has acquired Israeli AI startup Q.ai in a deal valued at close to $2 billion, making it one of the…
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Saks Off 5th and Last Call stores are closing soon: See the full list of doomed locations across 18 states
Saks Global, owner of luxury retail chains Saks 5th Avenue and Neiman Marcus, has announced the closure of most of its discount outlet…
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AstraZeneca strikes deal for up to US$18.5 billion to license weight-loss drugs from China's CSPC
The deal builds on existing collaboration between the companies in areas such as artificial intelligence AstraZeneca will license…
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Hong Kong regulator ramps up warnings over poor IPO filings
Securities and Futures Commission flags that teams are unfamiliar with regulatory requirements and lack the experience to handle…
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ExxonMobil beats Wall Street targets for Q4 profit with help from lower-cost oil production
ExxonMobil beat Wall Street targets in fourth-quarter earnings reported on Friday (Jan 30), with lower-cost oil production in the Permian…
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SGX to launch three new SDRs on Feb 2, including Chinese gold producer Zijin Gold
Singapore Depository Receipts’ daily turnover grows 10 times year on year to S$12 million The Singapore Exchange (SGX) is launching three…
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Britain’s Chagos Deal Can’t Go Forward Without U.S. Consent
Thanks to a 60-year-old agreement, the U.K. cannot legally surrender the islands to Mauritius unless the U.S. approves. Source link
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Swatch flags positive sales momentum, lifting shares
Swatch Group said on Friday (Jan 30) its sales momentum was picking up in the last quarter of 2025 and into 2026, sending its shares up…
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Dream of owning a flying car? This California company is already selling them
A future with flying cars is no longer science fiction — all you need to order your own is about $200,000 and some hope and patience. The…
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Trump’s First National Bank of Scams Is Coming
Why does World Liberty Financial want a trust bank? Because the GENIUS Act passed last July subjected fintech to various options for…
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Lim Kok Thay appointed as new RWS chairman, director
The 74-year-old billionaire is acting CEO of Genting Singapore, and son of Genting founder Lim Goh Tong Genting Singapore announced on…
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Gold tumbles below US$5,000, dragging other metals lower
Gold prices tumbled by more than 7 per cent to break below the US$5,000 mark on Friday (Jan 30) as the US dollar strengthened on the…
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CapitaLand Investment provides advisory services for The Clementi Mall, holds minority stake in asset
The tie-up aligns with CLI’s long-term strategy to grow fee income through a capital-efficient, partnership-led approach CapitaLand…
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STI tracks overnight Wall Street declines as it slides 0.5%
Across the broader market, decliners beat gainers 365 to 228, with 1.6 billion securities worth about S$2.1 billion changing hands…
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Clas stays upbeat on US student housing despite 15% drop in segment’s H2 gross profit
Chief executive of Clas’ managers Serena Teo says they will take ‘drastic measures’ to boost occupancy and leasing rates in the next…
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China plans 200 billion yuan capital injection into biggest insurers: sources
It would be the first time Beijing has used special bonds to inject capital into insurers China is mulling the sale of hundreds of…
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Lauren Price to defend world titles on BBC Two in April against Stephanie Pineiro Aquino
Welshwoman Lauren Price will defend her unified welterweight world titles against Puerto Rican challenger Stephanie Pineiro Aquino on…
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Yuan set to extend decade‑long win streak into Lunar New Year
The Chinese yuan, riding its longest weekly rally in more than a decade, is expected to strengthen further as exporters boost demand for…