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Six Nations: Chris Ashton & Joe Marler pick Lions XVs after Six Nations week two
Six Nations Rugby Special's Chris Ashton and Joe Marler pick their British and Irish Lions XVs based on performances by players in the…
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Paragon Reit jumps 11.8% on privatisation offer
This is after the manager announces that it received a S$0.98-per-unit privatisation offer from Times Properties UNITS of Paragon Real…
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Citigroup targets social finance deals in Asia as demand grows
Citi led 76 transactions in Asia last year, raising US$2.4 billion, according to the bank CITIGROUP said it expects social finance funding…
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Analysts raise target prices, dividend estimates on DBS, predicting higher valuation ahead
ANALYSTS raised their target prices for DBS after the lender posted full-year net profit that reached a record high. This was pointing to…
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BYD shares hit record high, trouncing Tesla’s stock this year
BYD shares briefly rose to their highest intraday price on record, reflecting optimism that the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) leader will…
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BYD shares hit record high, trouncing Tesla’s stock; to integrate DeepSeek and broaden self-driving tech
BYD shares briefly rose to their highest intraday price on record, reflecting optimism that the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) leader will…
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Bain Capital says it may withdraw tender offer proposal for Fuji Soft
Bain, which is supported by Fuji Soft’s founding family, has yet to launch a tender offer US PRIVATE equity firm Bain Capital said it may…
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CDL Kiwi unit’s NZ$2.25-per-share offer ‘too low and inadequate’: M&C New Zealand
THE offer by City Development Limited’s (CDL) wholly owned subsidiary to take Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand (MCK) private at…
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Salesforce plans US$500 million in AI-related investments in Saudi Arabia
CLOUD software seller Salesforce said on Monday (Feb 10) that it plans to invest US$500 million in Saudi Arabia related to artificial…
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Macquarie, HSBC to start talks to join Australia Post pact
Australia Post has one of the largest retail networks nationally and runs more than 4,000 post offices A TRIO of major lenders may join a…
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Assisted dying bill: Plan to scrap need for High Court approval
Assisted dying cases would no longer have to be signed off by the High Court under changes suggested by the bill's supporters. The…
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Church risks further crisis if it doesn't act, says child abuse inquiry chair Alexis Jay
The Church of England risks further crisis if it fails to adopt a sweeping new independent system to keep people safe, the former head of…
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Australia’s Macquarie profit flattens as commodity trading drops
Macquarie Group’s profit was flat for the first three quarters of the fiscal year as business in its commodities trading arm continued to…
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Lendlease Global Commercial Reit appoints Guy Alexander Cawthra as CEO
LENDLEASE Global Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust (LReit) has appointed Guy Alexander Cawthra as its new chief executive, effective…
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MTV’s Johnny Bananas Denies Sending Gorilla Emoji to ‘Big Brother’ Winner Taylor Hale, Considering Legal Action Against Marketing Team: ‘I Do Not Take This Situation Lightly’
Johnny “Bananas” Devenanzio, best known for competing on two dozen seasons of MTV’s “The Challenge,” is under fire for a message posted on…
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SoftBank explores debt-heavy financing for US$500 billion AI push
A FEW weeks ago, SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son stood alongside US President Donald Trump to unveil the Stargate Project, an…
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Singapore shares rise on Tuesday; STI up 0.3%
SINGAPORE shares began Tuesday (Feb 11) trading in positive territory as investors digested US President Donald Trump’s announcement that…
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NetLink NBN Trust’s 9-month profit down 12.9% at S$74.1 million
FIBRE network provider NetLink NBN Trust posted S$74.1 million profit after tax for the nine months ended December, down 12.9 per cent…
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Temasek-backed Cuscaden moves to privatise Paragon Reit at S$0.98 per unit
TIMES Properties, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cuscaden Peak Investments, is looking to take Paragon Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit)…
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Chinese investors drive Hong Kong rally with HK$150 billion inflow
CHINESE investors are helping to drive a bull run in Hong Kong shares, ploughing almost HK$150 billion (S$26 billion) into the financial…
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Paragon Reit posts 10.4% lower H2 DPU of S$0.0233
THE manager of Paragon Real Estate Investment Trust (Paragon Reit) on Tuesday (Feb 11) posted a distribution per unit (DPU) of S$0.0233…
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Stocks to watch: Paragon Reit, GuocoLand, Keppel
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (Feb 11): Paragon Real Estate…
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Huawei boosts smartwatch sales by registering them as medical devices
HUAWEI Technologies has found an unlikely way to boost sales of its latest smartwatches in the face of sluggish consumer spending in…
