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Marcus Rashford: What's the reaction in Barcelona to new signing?
Rashford's career has been a mixed bag, with great early promise fading dramatically in more recent times. Do those in Barcelona regard…
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Lynas sees higher rare earths prices after US backs MP Materials
Prices of rare earths could rally further given growing demand for Western material, reflected in a recent deal by the US that has shown…
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Britain's Lloyds says profits up 5%, even as economic outlook dims
Statutory profit before tax for the first six months of the year was £3.5 billion Lloyds Banking Group reported its profit for the first…
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ITV Half Yearly Profits Drop 31% as Studios Gains Offset by Tough Broadcast Comparisons
U.K. media giant ITV posted a 31% drop in group adjusted EBITA (Earnings before interest, taxes, and amortization) for the first half of…
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Microsoft says some SharePoint server hackers now using ransomware
A cyber-espionage campaign centred on vulnerable versions of Microsoft’s server software now involves the deployment of ransomware,…
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British and Irish Lions 2025: Farrell names team for second Test
Australia: Wright, Jorgensen, Suaalii, Ikitau, Potter, Lynagh, Gordon; Slipper, Porecki, Alaalatoa, Frost, Skelton, Valetini, McReight,…
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Europe car sales drop the most in 10 months as EV growth slows
Automakers called for Europe to further stimulate demand for battery-powered vehicles after sales of all new cars fell in June by the most…
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Deutsche Bank posts better-than-expected Q2 profit
Deutsche Bank returned to a better-than-expected profit in the second quarter from a year ago despite mixed results at its global…
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Deutsche Bank beats profit expectations despite deal slump, strong euro
Deutsche Bank returned to a better-than-expected profit in the second quarter from a loss a year ago as trading earnings helped offset…
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EXCLUSIVE: Meet Body of Work, a Multivitamin for Women Ages 18 to 25
A Gen Z supplement has arrived. On Thursday, Body of Work, a new supplement brand, is launching direct-to-consumer with its Multivitamin,…
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EXCLUSIVE: Cartier Taps Zoe Saldaña as Brand Ambassador
PARIS — Zoe Saldaña and Cartier are taking their relationship to new heights. The French jeweler revealed Thursday it had tapped the…
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Singapore industrial rents, prices rise in Q2 as occupancy edges down: JTC
Rental rates of Singapore industrial properties rose 0.7 per cent quarter-on-quarter (qoq) for Q2,JTC’s latest quarterly market report…
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China’s Chery to supply tech to help India’s JSW launch own EVs
China’s Chery Automobile will supply technology and components to billionaire Sajjan Jindal’s JSW Group to help launch a new-energy…
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9 essential Perplexity AI search tips and tricks
All right, settle in, folks, because today we’re going to try to out-Google Google with the next generation of search: Perplexity. So,…
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Trump to visit Federal Reserve on Thursday, ramping up pressure on Powell
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump, a robust critic of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, will visit the central bank on Thursday, the White…
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Asia: Markets extend gains on US trade deal hopes
Asian markets extended the week’s gains on Thursday on optimism other countries will follow up Japan’s US trade deal with ones of their…
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ST Engineering up 7.3% on Q2 contract wins
ST Engineering soared on Thursday (Jul 24) morning after the group announced that it bagged S$4.7 billion in contracts for Q2 2025. As at…
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ST Engineering climbs 8.1% to record high on Q2 contract wins
The counter is up 91.2% year to date from its S$4.66 closing price on Dec 31, 2024 Shares of ST Engineering soared on Thursday (Jul 24)…
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Rate cuts seen lifting Philippine bonds from Asia’s lowest ranks
Philippine bonds are poised to rebound from the bottom of Asia’s debt rankings, thanks to the central bank’s room to cut rates and their…
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Marina Bay Sands H1 revenue rises 17% to US$2.6 billion as travel spend in Asia expands
Adjusted property Ebitda rose 23.8% to US$1.4 billion, up from US$1.1 billion in the first half of 2024 Net revenue for Marina Bay Sands…
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Elite UK Reit to convert Scotland property into student housing by September 2027
The manager of Elite UK Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) on Thursday (Jul 24) announced that it has received planning approval to…
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How Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath found their sound - and invented heavy metal
Mark Savage Music Correspondent If you saw Black Sabbath's first ever gig, you wouldn't have recognised greatness. Back in 1968, they had…
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Japan trade deal sparks hope for US investors, frustration for automakers
Shares of General Motors, Ford Motor and Jeep-maker Stellantis, some of the biggest automakers in the US, rallied on Wednesday after news…
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AMD CEO sees chips from TSMC’s US plant costing 5% to 20% more
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) chief executive officer Lisa Su said that the chips her company gets from supplier Taiwan Semiconductor…