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Genting Singapore sees another leadership shuffle with new COO and CFO appointments
Genting Singapore chief financial officer (CFO) Lee Shi Ruh has been appointed president and chief operating officer (COO), filling a…
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Figma stock went to the moon after its IPO. Some Robinhood users say they could only buy 1 share
Figma’s initial public offering this week was a boon for investors. Well, some investors. When shares of the design software startup…
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Trump calls for ‘stubborn’ Fed chair Powell to be unseated by board at Federal Reserve
President Donald Trump on Friday called for the Federal Reserve’s board of governors to usurp the power of Fed Chair Jerome Powell,…
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China’s InnoScience rises 31% after named as Nvidia supplier
Chinese chipmaker InnoScience Suzhou Technology Holding closed up 31 per cent in Hong Kong on Friday (Aug 1) after it was identified by…
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How Oreo and Reese’s created the most irresistible snack collab of the year
How much does Oreo parent Mondelez crave the chocolate-peanut butter alchemy of Reese’s? It has twice attempted to acquire Reese’s parent,…
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Apple shares are up 2% after iPhone maker posts strong Q3 results
Apple shares rose 2% in premarket trading on Friday, after the iPhone maker’s quarterly results topped Wall Street expectations,…
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Dezign Format eyes gross proceeds of over S$6.5 million in Catalist IPO to build on its growth
Growing up, Chong Nen Sing dreamt of using his skills in design and craft to start a business where he could work with his younger…
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ExxonMobil reports 23.4% drop in profits on lower crude prices
ExxonMobil reported a drop in second-quarter profits on Friday (Aug 1) as the hit from lower crude prices more than offset a boost from…
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Slayyyter Signs Deal With Columbia Records (EXCLUSIVE)
Pop singer-songwriter Slayyyter has signed with Columbia Records in partnership with Records (an indie label subsidiary of Sony Music…
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A Joyful Lakeside Wedding Filled With Heart at Villa Balbiano
Gold, ivory and pastel pink and lilac Our wedding combined a classic, timeless feel with the magic of an intimate celebration at Villa…
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Three Intel senior executives to retire amid manufacturing shake up
Three senior executives in Intel’s manufacturing operations are set to retire, Intel told Reuters on Thursday, as new CEO Tan Lip-Bu…
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Tai Sin Electric to acquire 25% stake in charging station contractor
Its subsidiary Lim Kim Hai Electric has subscribed for 333,333 new ordinary shares of EV Mobility for S$1.5 million Power distribution…
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UOB trims One Account interest rate again; maximum 2.5% per annum on first S$150,000
UOB is cutting interest rates on its flagship savings account, the One Account, for the second time in 2025. With effect from Sep 1, the…
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Brian Cox returns to the Scottish stage as Edinburgh festivals begin
Pauline McLean BBC Scotland Arts Correspondent It was the banking disaster which brought a Scottish institution to its knees and sent…
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Intel used to be the most valuable U.S. chipmaker. How it fell far behind Nvidia
Earlier this year, Intel’s new chief executive Lip-Bu Tan made frank remarks about how the Silicon Valley chipmaker keeps coming up short.…
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Hong Kong to let big funds secure bigger proportions of listings
Starting next week, the maximum percentage of shares that can be allocated to retail investors will be lowered to 35%, down from 50%…
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Hong Kong eases listing rules to boost red-hot IPO market
Hong Kong eased some of its rules to list in the city, potentially bolstering what’s already been one of the hottest markets in the world…
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Singapore shares on longest losing streak since April; STI falls 0.5%
Local stocks fell for the sixth consecutive session on Friday (Aug 1), notching their longest losing streak since Apr 9, as most markets…
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BOJ warns US tariffs could hit firms' profits, delay capex plans
Profits of Japanese firms are likely to fall this year because of US tariffs, leading them to downgrade capital expenditure plans, the…
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OCBC CEO-designate Tan Teck Long looks to continue ‘One Group’ strategy, boost synergy
OCBC’s incoming chief executive will continue to bank on its “One Group” approach to boost growth and synergy. “We are an integrated…
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MasterChef: BBC faces mounting pressure to not air new series after Gregg Wallace and John Torode sacked
The BBC is facing mounting pressure to reconsider airing this year's series of MasterChef, after presenters Gregg Wallace and John Torode…
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OCBC trims full-year NIM guidance; Q2 profit slips 7% to S$1.82 billion
OCBC has lowered its target net interest margin (NIM) for FY2025 to a range of 1.9 to 1.95 per cent, down five to 10 basis points (bps)…
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Watch: 'UFO' spotted in Australian skies identified as Chinese rocket
Social media feeds across Australia were alight with footage of what people thought were UFOs flying over Queensland and northern New…
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Roald Dahl’s ‘The BFG’ Royal Shakespeare Company Adaptation Casts John Leader in Title Role
The Royal Shakespeare Company has tapped John Leader to play the title role in its upcoming stage adaptation of Roald Dahl’s “The BFG.”…