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Nigella Lawson to replace Prue Leith on The Great British Bake Off
TV chef Nigella Lawson will replace Dame Prue Leith on The Great British Bake Off, broadcaster Channel 4 has confirmed. Dame Prue has been…
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Keppel Infrastructure Trust secures S$100 million loan facility
The trustee-manager of Keppel Infrastructure Trust (KIT) on Monday (Jan 26) announced that it has obtained a S$100 million loan facility.…
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CICC rebuilds IPO pipeline to focus on ‘most promising’ deals
Talent retention remains a strategic focus for CICC amid industry-wide competition China International Capital is rebuilding its pipeline…
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Rainbow Weather raises $5.5M to refine real-time weather forecasting
Warsaw, Poland 26 January 2026 – Rainbow Weather has raised $5.5 million in seed funding to push weather forecasting further into the…
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Ex-Tory Home Secretary Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK
Conservative MP and former Home Secretary Suella Braverman has defected to Reform UK. The Fareham and Waterlooville MP was unveiled as the…
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Low Keng Huat privatisation crosses 90% threshold
Consistent Record’s final offer of S$0.78 a share is 8.3% or S$0.06 higher than its initial price Mainboard-listed construction and…
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Synthesia’s valuation jumps to $4B after $200M raise
London-based AI video startup Synthesia has raised $200 million in a Series E round, nearly doubling its valuation to around $4 billion…
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Mapletree Logistics Trust Q3 DPU falls to S$0.01816
Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT) posted a distribution per unit (DPU) of S$0.01816 for the third quarter ended Dec 31. This was a 9.3 per…
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Banking trio ends lower, weighing on STI
Across the broader market, decliners outnumber gainers 310 to 259 after 1.6 billion securities worth S$1.7 billion change hands Singapore…
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OpenAI is chasing advertising dollars. Can publishers cash in, too?
It looks like OpenAI is taking the “new year, new you” approach when it comes to its business strategy. To kick off 2026, the company…
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Fizz-e-Motion Boards Science-Fiction Thriller ‘Psychonaut,’ Starring Fiona Dourif (EXCLUSIVE)
Fizz-e-Motion has come on board as the sales agent for science-fiction thriller “Psychonaut,” starring Fiona Dourif (“Chucky,” “The…
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SoftBank stops talks to buy data centre firm Switch
O] SoftBank Group has halted talks about an acquisition of US data centre operator Switch, a setback to founder Masayoshi Son’s ambition…
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Blackstone eyes more hiring in Asia to tap private market demand
The alternative asset manager sees huge potential from bringing private markets to individual investors Blackstone is planning to hire…
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British banks to join European rivals in hiking profit targets, sources say
Britain’s biggest banks, including HSBC and NatWest, are set to follow their European rivals and lift their key profit targets when they…
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British banks to join European rivals in hiking profit targets: sources
In continental Europe, many banks have already lifted their profit goals, signalling confidence higher margins will last for years…
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SGX-listed pawnbrokers, stocks ride gold rally as precious metal breaks US$5,000 level
Pawnbrokers have emerged as beneficiaries of gold’s historic rally, as the yellow metal crossed the psychological US$5,000 mark and set…
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French Connection and G-III Ink North American Licensing Deal
G-III CONNECTION: French Connection Group has teamed with G-III Apparel Group to build in North America. The two companies formed a…
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Rosemin Beauty Launches With a Focus on the Underserved Warm Complexion Market
DUBAI — Rosemin Opgenhaffen has spent a quarter century behind the scenes of luxury — working with Tom Ford, advising global beauty…
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Japan says in close coordination with US on forex as yen intervention risks mount
Top Japanese authorities said on Monday they have been in close coordination with the United States on foreign exchange, but declined to…
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IPO window cracked open as more general partners prepping portfolio companies: Coller Capital
About 77% of Institutional investors say that their general partners (GPs) are prepping portfolio companies for public markets More…
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IPO window cracks open as more general partners prepping portfolio companies: Coller Capital
More institutional investors globally are reporting that their general partners (GP) are prepping their portfolio companies for initial…
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Morgan Stanley looks to expand in Asia as markets deregulate
Morgan Stanley is pushing to expand its footprint in Asia, betting on a more favourable business outlook and growing opportunities in…
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Yen surges as intervention risks lurk
The yen firmed 0.5 per cent to 154.84 per dollar as of 0052 GMT, after sharp spikes on Friday sparked speculation over potential…
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Singapore dollar hits 11-year high against greenback
Singdollar breaches 1.27 level to strongest since 2014, driven by intervention rumors The Singapore dollar strengthened to its strongest…