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China probes US$100 underwriting fee amid Xi price war clampdown
China is investigating some of the nation’s top investment banks over bond underwriting fees that hit below US$100, as regulators expanded…
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Imperial Group Taps Into Renewed Opportunities for Contemporary Market
MILAN — At a time of global upheaval caused by geopolitical and economic headwinds, business woes are trickling down to all fashion…
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What is Laopu Gold? This Gen Z darling soared 2,000% and now it’s opened a store in Marina Bay Sands
Up-and-coming Chinese jewellery label Laopu Gold has made waves in the past year with both consumers and investors alike. There has been…
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What is Laopu Gold? Its stock soared 2,000% and now it’s opened a store in Marina Bay Sands
Up-and-coming Chinese jewellery label Laopu Gold has made waves in the past year with both consumers and investors alike. There has been…
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Asia: Stocks struggle as traders eye Fed saga, trade war
Asian markets fluctuated on Thursday after a rollercoaster day on Wall Street punctuated by fears Donald Trump was considering sacking the…
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Walmart eliminates hundreds of store-support and training jobs
The company aims to staff the academies differently based on the needs and number of participants and plans to add some new roles Walmart…
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Scale AI to cut 14% of staff following Meta investment
Scale AI is laying off hundreds of employees from its data-labelling business, one-month after Meta Platforms invested US$14.3 billion in…
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Thailand seeks ways to curb gold price impact on currency
Thailand’s central bank and the finance ministry are discussing ways to address currency moves that are not aligned with fundamental…
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Steve Miller Band Cancels All Tour Dates Due to Recent Weather Disasters
The calamitous weather of recent years has taken many lives, caused billions of dollars’ worth of damage and is changing the climate and…
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ST Engineering unit, SP Group to sell joint venture for S$290 million to Singapore fund manager
ST Engineering is expected to get a one-off gain of around S$80 million from the proposed sale ST Engineering’s wholly owned subsidiary,…
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ST Engineering unit, SP Group to sell joint venture for S$290 million to Singapore fund manager Seraya Partners
ST Engineering Urban Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of ST Engineering, has entered into an agreement with national grid operator SP…
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Fed’s New York president says tariff economic impact is only just starting
US Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said that monetary policy is in the right place to allow central bankers to…
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Hong Kong’s US$25 billion pile of soured debt spurs talks to form ‘bad bank’
The pile of non-performing loans (NPLs) at Hong Kong lenders has grown so large that some in the industry have discussed the creation of a…
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Stocks to watch: ST Engineering, FLCT, mm2 Asia, HRnetGroup, Ossia
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Jul 17): ST Engineering: The group…
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Tesla readies a six-seat version of the Model Y for China
Tesla is preparing to launch a longer, six-seat version of its Model Y sport utility vehicle in China, where the carmaker has been losing…
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Goldman Sachs profits jump as CEO eyes more merger activity
Goldman Sachs reported a jump in second-quarter profits on Wednesday behind significant increases in financial advisory revenues that…
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Haagen-Dazs maker prices debt for 4.4 billion euros payout to owners
Froneri International, the maker of Haagen-Dazs ice cream, is wrapping up commitments for a debt deal to help fund one of the largest…
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US firms passing some cost hikes to consumers: Fed survey
Many US firms passed along “at least a portion of cost increases” to consumers in recent weeks, as businesses faced higher prices linked…
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United Airlines profits dip but says Newark has rebounded
United Airlines reported a drop in second-quarter profits on Wednesday on higher costs and predicted a rise in travel as geopolitical…
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Google to unveil new Pixel hardware on August 20 with AI in focus
The company’s market share in the US smartphone segment is tiny compared with Apple and Samsung Alphabet’s Google will debut new…
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Three-quarters of US teens use AI companions despite risks: study
Nearly three in four American teenagers have used AI companions, with more than half qualifying as regular users despite growing safety…
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Oil settles down; build in US fuel inventories offsets signs demand growing
Oil prices settled marginally lower on Wednesday as US fuel inventory builds and concerns about wider economic impact from US tariffs…
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You can envision and obtain your ideal job
At the Exceptional Women Alliance (EWA), we empower high-level women to mentor one another, encouraging personal and professional…