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Commerzbank profit unexpectedly rises in boost to CEO Orlopp
Commerzbank’s first-quarter profit unexpectedly rose to the highest in 14 years as commissions increased, and the German lender set aside…
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Aoxin Q&M appoints IFA for offer from Q&M Dental Group
Catalist-listed Aoxin Q&M has appointed Hong Leong Finance as the independent financial adviser (IFA) for the mandatory unconditional cash…
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StarHub Q1 profit falls 18.4% to S$31.8 million
Telco StarHub on Friday (May 9) reported profit of S$31.8 million for the first quarter ended Mar 31, 2025, sliding 18.4 per cent from…
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Our Favorite “Only in New York” Spots
“Only in New York” may be a cliché, but only because it’s so true. For Goings On, in our New York-themed centenary issue, we asked staff…
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Mallory McMorrow Wants Power—and Yes, That Is a Good Thing
They were wed in 2017. Although they lived in both Los Angeles and New York, both said McMorrow urged them to settle down in Michigan,…
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Singapore stocks rise on US-UK trade deal; STI up 0.7%
Local stocks ended higher on Friday (May 9), as investors reacted positively to news of the US striking a trade deal with the UK – the…
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Analysts raise price targets on DBS after Q1 earnings
Analysts raised price targets for shares of DBS, following its first quarter results release on Thursday (May 8). The bank’s net profit at…
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Japan's Panasonic targets 10,000 job cuts worldwide
The figure represents around 4% of the firm’s total workforce of nearly 230,000 Japanese electronics giant Panasonic said Friday (May 9)…
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Sembcorp, Aster sign over S$650 million in energy and utilities deals for regional projects
Both also ink an MOU to explore strategic initiatives across Singapore, Indonesia and rest of South-east Asia Energy provider Sembcorp…
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What ChatGPT’s ‘sycophancy’ failure teaches publishers about AI and trust
When OpenAI pulled back its latest ChatGPT release—one that apparently turned the helpful chatbot into a total suck-up—the company took…
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OCBC mulls capital management as it closes in on three-year target for S$3 billion incremental revenue
As OCBC reaches the deadline for its three-year target to achieve S$3 billion in incremental revenue by 2025, it is setting its sights on…
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Foreign banks sell record Indian sovereign debt as tensions rise
Foreign banks sold a record amount of Indian government bonds on Thursday (May 8), as a growing border conflict with Pakistan weighs on…
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Oh my God, it's Rob! - Pope's brother's speaks of joy
Pope Leo XIV's brother Louis says nothing will be the same again after his appointment. Source link
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China’s top chipmaker SMIC plunges after projecting lower sales
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) plunged on Friday (May 9) after China’s leading chipmaker warned sales could…
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OCBC keeps 2025 guidance, but loan growth targets could be buffeted by headwinds: CEO Helen Wong
OCBC is keeping its financial targets for 2025, but noted that its loan growth guidance of a mid-single digit will likely see the most…
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Singapore banks set aside extra allowances to account for heightened uncertainty
The local banking trio have taken extra allowances in their first-quarter 2025 results amid a rise in uncertainty in the macroeconomic…
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DBS, OCBC, UOB set aside extra allowances to account for heightened uncertainty
The local banking trio have taken extra allowances in their first-quarter 2025 results amid a rise in uncertainty in the macroeconomic…
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Nvidia modifies H20 chip for China to overcome US export controls: sources
Nvidia plans to release a downgraded version of its H20 artificial intelligence (AI) chip for China in the next two months, following US…
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Peru celebrates Pope Leo XIV as one of their own
Halfway through Leo XIV's first speech as pope, which he delivered in Italian, he stopped and asked if he might say a few words in…
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Direct impact of trade tariffs affects about 3% of OCBC’s loan book; portfolio remains ‘resilient’
Current trade tariffs are expected to have a “first-order impact” on 3 per cent of OCBC’s loan book, group chief financial officer Goh…
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Asia: Stocks lifted by hopes for US-China talks after UK deal
Most Asian equities rose on Friday (May 9) on growing optimism that the worst of US President Donald Trump’s trade war is past after he…
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Nissan drops plan for Fukuoka battery plant to focus on recovery
The company is betting on a broad restructuring and new leadership team helmed by chief executive officer Ivan Espinosa, who took office…
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Indonesia seeks to end rice imports this year as output jumps
Indonesia is set to stop importing rice this year for the first time in decades, thanks to surging production and stockpiles in one of the…
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Bain Capital to sell China data centre business likely valued at over US$4 billion: sources
US investment firm Bain Capital is seeking to sell the China business of data centre operator WinTriX DC Group, in a deal that could value…