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A Rom-Com Worthy Spring Wedding in Vermont at Basin Harbor Club
Corinne and Bryan had a muted spring palette plus navy and champagne. Bryan and Corinne had a rustic New England wedding with a whimsical…
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Goldman hoists gold target to US$3,100 on central-bank demand
GOLDMAN Sachs Group raised its year-end gold target to US$3,100 an ounce on central-bank buying and inflows into bullion-backed…
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Tourism bounce helps Thai banks trim bad loans from three-year high
NON-performing loans at Thailand’s commercial banks dropped from a three-year high as a post-pandemic tourism recovery boosted debt…
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Parkson Retail Asia reports S$5.8 million in Q4 profit
Earnings per share for its continuing operations stands at S$0.0086, down from S$0.0116 previously DEPARTMENT store operator Parkson…
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Gold market ructions spur spike in Singapore exports to the US
GOLD shipments from Singapore to the US climbed to the highest level in almost three years in January, a further sign of the ructions in…
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Robinhood expects to launch crypto products in Singapore in 2025
ROBINHOOD Markets plans to launch Singapore crypto offerings in 2025 through an entity of European digital-assets exchange Bitstamp, which…
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DBS names successors of corporate and SME banking, operations group heads
SINGAPORE’S largest lender DBS named on Tuesday (Feb 18) its two picks for the group head of its corporate and SME banking unit, as well…
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DBS names new heads of operations, and corporate and SME banking
SINGAPORE’S largest lender DBS named on Tuesday (Feb 18) its two picks for the group head of its corporate and SME banking unit, as well…
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Lights, camera, adios: Indebted Cathay Cineplexes to shutter West Mall outlet
ROLL the end credits – beleaguered cinema chain Cathay Cineplexes is closing its West Mall outlet on Thursday (Feb 20), the same day its…
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Lights, camera, adios: Struggling Cathay Cineplexes to shutter West Mall outlet
ROLL the end credits – beleaguered cinema chain Cathay Cineplexes is closing its West Mall outlet on Thursday (Feb 20), the same day its…
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Singapore shares track regional gains on Tuesday; STI up 0.5%
Across the broader market, gainers beat losers 322 to 231, after 1.4 billion securities worth S$1.4 billion change hands THE Straits Times…
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Shout! Studios, Plaion Collar Family Mystery ‘Pet Investigators’ at EFM (EXCLUSIVE)
Shout! Studios has acquired North American distribution rights to family adventure feature “Pet Investigators” from indie European…
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UK wages continue to outpace inflation, figures show
Average wages are continuing to outpace inflation with pay packets rising for both the public and private sector workers, official figures…
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Caldicot head teacher Alun Ebenezer: 'We must stop mollycoddling kids'
Bethan Lewis Education & Family Correspondent, BBC Wales News Saturday detentions have been introduced by the new head of Caldicot School…
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EXCLUSIVE: Biomaterial Company Gozen Scales Up Lunaform Production With New Factory
PARIS – Biomaterial company Gozen, which is behind the Lunaform material, has opened the doors to its new 40,000-square-foot production…
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Asia: Tech rally helps Hong Kong lead markets higher
HONG Kong resumed its tech-led rally on a healthy day for Asian markets on Tuesday (Feb 18) as a meeting between President Xi Jinping and…
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PEC receives privatisation proposal of S$0.64 per share and S$0.20 per share via special dividend
ALLIANCE Energy Services is proposing to take engineering company PEC private by way of a scheme of arrangement for S$0.64 per share in…
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China’s Sany Heavy Industry aims to raise up to US$1.5 billion in planned Hong Kong listing: sources
CHINESE manufacturer Sany Heavy Industry is planning a listing in Hong Kong that could raise up to US$1.5 billion, two sources familiar…
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Aussie “Big Four” banks cut rates, mirroring central bank
AUSTRALIAN “Big Four” lenders cut their interest rates by 25 basis points on Tuesday (Feb 18), in tandem with the central bank cutting its…
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HSBC axes 40 dealmakers in Hong Kong as part of revamp to cut costs: source
HSBC has laid off around 40 investment bankers in Hong Kong, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter, as part of a…
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Diesel, Maison Margiela, DTC Offset China, Wholesale 2024 Slowdown at OTB
MILAN — Several changes have been taking place within the OTB Group over the last year and in early 2025, and chief executive officer…
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Australian central bank cuts rates for first time since November 2020
Inflation has dropped from a peak of 7.8 per cent in December 2022 and now sits at 2.4 per cent, according to the RBA AUSTRALIA’S central…
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LG kicks off roadshows for US$1.5 billion India IPO
LG ELECTRONICS has started roadshows to meet potential investors in the initial public offering (IPO) of its Indian unit, sources familiar…
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Petronas mulls over US$1 billion loan for Malaysian LNG project
MALAYSIA’S Petroliam Nasional is in talks with banks for a potential loan to fund a liquefied national gas (LNG) project, according to…